DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Friday morning (April 07) on a four-day state-visit to India. The VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, BG-1097, carrying the prime minister and her entourage members will take off from the Hazrat Shahjalal

SATKHIRA: Police claimed to have arrested at least 65 people, including seven leaders and workers of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, in Satkhira district.   Police inspector of special branch (SB) of Satkhira Mizanur Rahman said that police arrested the people in an overnight special

DHAKA: Netherlands Ambassador in Bangladesh Leoni Margaretha Cuelenaere called on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office in Dhaka Wednesday evening (April 5). BNP sources said they talked about bilateral issues and put emphasis on strengthening the diplomatic

CHITTAGONG: A district court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on framing charges against Abdur Rahman Bodi, ruling Awami League lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency, in a graft case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).   MP Bodi appeared before the court of Chittagong

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul joined office again on Wednesday (April 5), three days after his suspension on April 2.   RCC secretary Khondker Mahbubur Rahman handed over the mayoral responsibilities to him around 11:30pm.  Earlier on

MEHERPUR: Police claimed to have detained at least 24 leaders and workers of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from a clandestine meeting in Meherpur. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Meherpur sadar police station Ikbal Bahar Chowdhury told Banglanews that they detained the Jamaat men from the

COMILLA: Police have arrested Muradnagar Jubo Dal unit Joint Convener Masud Rana (35) from Muradnagar Bazar in the district on Monday (April 3) night. Officer-in-Charge (OC) SM Bodiuzzaman of Muradnagar Police Station told Banglanews that an arrest warrant was issued against him.

DHAKA: The High Court has stayed the suspension of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury. The HC bench of Justice Syed Dastagir Hossain and Justice Ataur Rahman passed the order on Monday (April 03) following a writ petition. Earlier in the morning, Ariful Haque

DHAKA: The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has included two countries in its body as member of the IPU, raising the total number of members to 173. The two new member countries are-- Tuvalu and Central Africa Republic. The IPU on Sunday (April 02) approved the membership of the two

GAZIPUR: Two cases have been filed against over 100 leaders and workers of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, over Saturday’s infighting. Joydebpur police confirmed the matter to the Bangalnews on Sunday (April 02). The cases were

HABIGANJ: Mayor of Habiganj municipality GK Gaus has been suspended again within eleven days after he had taken charge. The local government ministry’s suspension order reached the office of deputy commissioner (DC) of Habiganj on Sunday afternoon (April 02).   Deputy director of

RAJSHAHI, SYLHET: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury were removed again on Sunday (April 2). RCC Mayor Bulbul was suspended within 10 minutes after he had taken charges while SCC Mayor Ariful

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting with members of the party's standing committee, the highest policy-making body of the party, on Sunday evening (April 02). The meeting would be held at her political office at Gulshan in the city at 8:00 pm. BNP

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal pointed out that the militants are now using home-made explosives. He said: “We are investigating the sources from where the militants are collecting the domestic explosives.” The minister was talking to reporters after inaugurating a

TANGAIL: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two alleged members of an extremist organization from Daina area in Tangail Sadar upazila on Saturday (April 1). The arrestees were identified as Md Sobhan, hails from Kathua Jugni village and Joynal from Daina Uttor Para. A foreign

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon MPs of the world as well as the global leaders to face the new crisis like militancy together. “Militancy is a global challenge. We have to face the challenge collectively,” she has said. She was addressing the inaugural session

DHAKA: Some 81.8 per cent women MPs across the world are the victim of harassment and oppression anyway. Of them, 44.4 per cent face sexual harassment. Many of the women MPs even receive threat of death and kidnap. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) revealed the research study on the

DHAKA: Some 81.8 per cent women MPs across the world are the victim of harassment and oppression anyway. Of them, 44.4 per cent face sexual harassment. Many of the women MPs even receive threat of death and kidnap. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) revealed the research study on the

GAZIPUR: An additional superintendent of police (ASP) and at least nine others have been injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Bhawal Badre Alam Government College in Gazipur. ASP Sakhawat Hossain is the injured. Police have arrested at least 12

DINAJPUR: Police on Saturday (April 01) arrested ameer of Dinajpur district unit of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and another Jamaat leader from Haripur Bazar under Nawabganj upazila in the district.   Officer-in-charge (OC) of Nawabganj police station Abdul Hakim said that they arrested