DHAKA: BNP will place their formal statement on Friday (January 27) over search committee to reform Election Commission (EC). BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Thursday (January 26). Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP

DHAKA: Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed remarked that BNP will be in danger if they oppose newly formed Search Committee. The minister came up with this assertion while talking to reporters after a meeting with Japanese Ambassador at secretariat Thursday morning (January 26). BNP

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (January 26) issued an arrest warrant against BNP’s senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman for not appearing before the court in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 issued the order after cancelling

GAIBANDHA: A district court on Wednesday (January 25) placed union parishad (UP) member Rezaul Islam Liton alias Dish Liton, an accused in the Gaibandha-1 (Sundarganj) lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton murder case, on three-day remand. The court of an additional chief judicial magistrate

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League will not recommend any name from the party people for the President-prescribed Search Committee in a bid to reform the Election Commission (EC).  Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader made the remark at an accord signing event in city’s

DHAKA: AL general secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP violated the secrecy by revealing their proposal placed before the President on Election Commission (EC) reformation. Obaidul, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, came up with this assertion while speaking at a program at

CHITTAGONG: A lawsuit has been lodged under section 57 of ICT Act against one Haji Mohammad Ali for his alleged derogatory posts against Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Facebook. Awami League (AL) leader Haji Mohammad Iqbal

GAIBANDHA: Police on Monday morning (January 23) detained a counselor of local union parishad on suspicion of his involvement with the murder of Gaibandha-1 (Sundarganj) lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton. The detainee was identified as Rezaul Islam alias Dish Liton, 36, a counselor of Ward

BARISAL: Police detained three leaders of Barisal unit of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday night (January 22). The detainees were identified as former secretary of Barisal city Jamaat Mizanur Rahman and Jagua union parishad leaders Tofazzal Talukder and Majed Laskar. Barisal

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) suspended 19 leaders and activists of Dhaka College unit including its convener over a clash to create supremacy. BCL president Saifur Rahman Sohag and general secretary SM Zakir Hossain confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Sunday (January 22).

DHAKA: The 14th session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad begins on Sunday afternoon (January 22).  President Abdul Hamid had convened the session of the National Parliament in line with the Article 72 (A) of the Constitution. He is expected to deliver a speech in the first parliament winter

DHAKA: Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader warned the BNP saying that the government will take action if their movement turns violent. The AL secretary general came up with this assertion while visiting the BRTA mobile court in city’s Manik Miah Avenue on Saturday

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed his suspicion of using Digital Voting Machine (DVM) instead of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the polls. He made this remark at a conference of the Zia Parishad’s representatives’ meet in city’s Engineers

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed said there will be no option left for the people but to move in action, if dialogue with the President over Election Commission (EC) reformation fails. He made the remark while speaking as chief guest in a meeting at the VIP

GAIBANDHA: Police detained 52 people including 38 BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists from different areas in the district. The drive was conducted from Thursday night (January 19) to Friday morning (January 20). Police force detained two BNP and 36 Jamaat men from

DHAKA: BNP vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman has called for a fair and helpful government that is supportive for a free and neutral election. He made the demand at a discussion titled “Ways to bring back fair trend in politics” organized by Bangladesh New Generation Party (BNGP) in

GAIBANDHA: Police on Thursday (January 19) arrested 10 members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including an accused in the murder case of Gaibandha-1 (Sundarganj) lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton from Sundarganj and Palashbari upazilas of Gaibandha district. The accused in the murder case

DHAKA: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday upheld cancellation of Kader Siddique’s candidacy for Tangail-4 (Kalihati) constituency by-election. The full-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice S K Sinha rejected his appeal against a High Court verdict that had upheld

MADARIPUR: A local leader of Bangladesh National Party (BNP) was killed in a road accident in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur Wednesday morning (January 18). The deceased was identified as Abdus Samad Molla, hailed from Madborerchar in the upazila. Shibchar police station

SATKHIRA: Police detained two people in connection with the murder of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Satkhira unit leader Hasibul Islam Emon on Tuesday noon (January 17). The detainees are Murad and Biplob, hail from the same area of the district.  Earlier around 11:00am Tuesday,