THAKUGAON: Police, in a drive, have detained 4 Allah’r Dal members including, their leader in Thakurgaon on Monday (February 13). The detained are Fakrul Islam Babu, 31, Arif Hossen, 22, Rabbani Haque Fajlu, 24, Mojibul Islam Miron, 32, resident of Atgharia under Pabna, Krishnapur

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday (February 13) expressed willingness to hold talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the election-time government. The BNP senior leader expressed the willingness while talking to

MUNSHIGANJ: An activist of Jubo League, a front organization of ruling Awami League, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Munshiganj Sadar upazila early Monday (February 13). The deceased was identified as Shahjalal Mizi, 28, an accused in 22 cases and had warrant against him

DHAKA: A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate district court on Sunday rejected the remand appeal for two Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders on Sunday (February 12) over brandishing firearms during a hawker eviction drive in the capital's Gulistan on October 27, 2016. Magistrate SM

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday (February 11) said the newly constituted KM Nurul Huda-led Election Commission will never be able to play a neutral role in discharging its duties. “I am once again telling that the Election Commission headed by

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia called for a meeting with the party’s vice-chairmen on Saturday night (February 11). The meeting is scheduled to begin at her Gulshan political office in Dhaka around 9:30 pm. Party’s press wing confirmed about

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Police detained four activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir while holding a clandestine meeting at a madrasa under Shibganj upazila of the district early Saturday (February 11). Shibganj police station officer-in-charge (OC) Ramzan Ali told

DHAKA: Considering the suffering of people, ruling Awami League (AL) said it will not organize rallies and processions in Dhaka to observe historic March 7, 17 and 26. AL general secretary and also road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader came up with the disclosure at a

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday (February 10) called on newly selected chief election commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda to step down from the constitutional position. He made the call during addressing a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (February 9) set February 16 as the next date for deposition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases. The makeshift court of third special Judge Abu Ahmed Jomader in Bakshi Bazar, Dhaka granted an

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appealed with the High Court on Wednesday (February 8) seeking its directives to change the trial court for Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. She also sought a stay order on the proceedings of the trial of the case. Currently, the case is under trail

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia convened an emergency meeting with the vice-chairmen of the party. Chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan told Banglanews that the meeting will be held at her Gulshan political office in Dhaka around 8:30

SIRAJGANJ: A district court issued arrest warrant against 40 BNP leaders and activists including, central party leader Saidur Rahman Bachchu and zila BNP joint secretary Rashedul Hasan Ranjan. Senior judicial magistrate of the court Morshed Alam passed the order on Sunday (February 5)

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the death of Awami League leader and former minister Suranjit Sengupta, MP. They remembered Suranjit’s contributions to strengthening parliamentary democracy and also framing the country's first

GAIBANDHA: A district court remanded 10 leaders and activists of Jamaat in MP Liton murder case for one day each. The court of Gaibandha additional chief judicial magistrate Moynul Hasan Yusuf passed the order on Sunday (February 5) noon. Earlier on December 31 in 2016, unknown

CHITTAGONG: Detective Branch of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) detained 24 leaders and activists of Islami Somaj from Pahartali area of Chittagong on Friday night (February 03). Deputy Commissioner of CMP Paritosh Ghosh told Banglanews that acting on a tip-off they detained them

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) on Friday (February 3) expelled Chandpur’s Haimchar upazila Chairman Nur Hossain Patwary for walking on human bridge made of school students. AL general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader made the announcement in Tongibari

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Friday (February 3) placed 28 female leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, who were detained from Mohammadpur in Dhaka, on two-day remand each in a case filed under special power act. The court of the chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka Delwar

SIRAJGANJ: A journalist, who sustained gunshot at the head during covering infighting of ruling Awami League in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj district, died on the way to Dhaka from Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital on Friday (February 3). The deceased was identified as

KUSHTIA: A clash between two factions of Awami League in Kushtia has left one person dead and at least 10 others injured on Friday (February 3). The deceased was identified as Idris Ali, 45, son of late Gofur Member. According to locals, there was a longstanding dispute between