DHAKA: Jatiya Party’s presidium member and MP Kazi Firoz Rashid has once again expressed annoyance over the role of his party in the Parliament. He told the Parliament on Tuesday (May 30) that the people don’t consider the Jatiya Party as an opposition in the Parliament. “Why

DHAKA: The budget session for this year, which is also the 16th session of the 10th Parliament, began at about 11:00 am on Tuesday (May 30) with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will place the budget proposal for 2017-2018 fiscal in

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia paid homage to the party founder and former president Ziaur Rahman, marking his 36th death anniversary on Tuesday (May 30). Accompanied with some top leaders of the party, Khaleda placed floral wreaths at the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia paid homage to the party founder and former president Ziaur Rahman, marking his 36th death anniversary on Tuesday (May 30). Accompanied with some top leaders of the party, Khaleda placed floral wreaths at the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday (May 29) hosted an Iftar party at Hotel Westin in the capital city in honor of foreign diplomats working in Dhaka. Before taking the Iftar, Khaleda Zia along with her party’s senior leaders went round the tables of invited guests and

DHAKA: The budget session for this year, which is also the 16th session of the 10th Parliament, will begin on Tuesday (May 30). The session will begin at 11:00 am. This will be fourth budget session of the current Parliament. President Moahmmad Abdul Hamid on May 14 convened the

DHAKA: Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Amir Sheikh ul-Islam Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi termed the reinstallation of Greek goddess Themis idol in the Supreme Court premises as frustrating. Shafi expressed displeasure in a statement on Sunday (May 28) following re-erection of the statue before

DHAKA: The appellate division has upheld BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury’s bail ordered by the High Court in a sedition case. A four-member appeal bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order on Sunday (May 28) rejecting a petition filed by state. Barrister

DHAKA: The Appellate Division on Sunday (May 28) upheld the High Court order that declared the case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for corruption in Barapukuria Coal Mine legal. As a consequent, now there is no obstruction for trial in the case at judge court, said lawyers.

NARAYANGANJ: Awami League’s general secretary Obaidul Quader has commented that Prime Minsiter Sheikh Hasina did not surrender to anybody except Almighty Allah.    He made the comment while talking to journalists during his visit at Kanchpur in Narayanganj on Saturday (May 27). He

JHENAIDAH: The local administration has imposed ‘Section 144’ in Jhenaidah sadar for dawn-to-dusk on Saturday (May 27) after two rival groups of the Awami League called a meeting at a same venue. Upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Jhenaidah sadar Mostafizur Rahman told Banglanews

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed said that the decision of removing the sculpture of Lady Justice from Supreme Court premises came from the Chief Justice himself, not the government. He made the remark while addressing a protest rally demanding BNP

DHAKA: Police have arrested some 25 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami while they were holding a secret meeting at Huq Chamber building in city’s Panthapath area on Friday afternoon (May 26). Acting on tip-off, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police conducted the drive at the building around 4:00pm

FARIDPUR: Police foiled a demonstration rally of the BNP in Faridpur and arrested at least five leaders and workers of the party on Thursday (May 25). The BNP men began the rally at Adalat Para in the district town at about 10:00 am as part of their countrywide demonstration program.

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday (May 24) granted permanent bail for Comilla City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku, in a case filed over gaining illegal wealth beyond known income and hiding property information. Responding Sakku’s plea, the court of Dhaka Senior special

DHAKA: The BNP on Wednesday (May 24) announced of staging demonstration across the country on Thursday (May 25). The party made the announcement after it failed to get permission for holding a rally in the city's Suhrawardy Udyan. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir

DHAKA: BNP vice chairman Abdullah-al-Noman has said that their party won’t take part in the next Parliamentary elections without the election-time supportive government. The BNP leader said this while speaking at a rally at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity in the capital city on Tuesday (May

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday (May 23) deferred the date for taking self-defense statement from BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the prime accused in a case filed for corruption in Zia Orphanage Trust. The court of Dhaka Special Judge-5 Dr Akhtaruzzaman set the date June 1.  Khaleda

SHERPUR: Police arrested five people including a local leader of Jubo League, the youth front of ruling party, in Nalitabari upazila for violating a class-IX schoolgirl. Police sources and locals said that one Antor Hossain, 19, and Rana Mia, 19, tried to molest the girl while she was

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed May 28 to deliver order on the leave to appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for scrapping the trial proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against her. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division,