DHAKA: Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayeed Khokon has said that Dhaka will stand beside the holy places-- Makkah and Medina if requires. He said this while inaugurating the building of the Jamyeet-e-Ahle Hadith Bangladesh at Jatrabari in the city on Saturday (April 08).

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has honored Indian martyrs, who sacrificed during Bangladesh War of Liberation in 1971. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now currently visiting India, conferred the honors to the relatives of the Indian martyrs at a function at the Manekshaw centre in New

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have jointly inaugurated a street in Indian capital New Delhi that was renamed after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They inaugurated the street after holding the tête-à-tête and bilateral

SYLHET: Police claimed to have detained at least seven leaders and workers of the Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student of the Jamaat-e-Islami, from a clandestine meeting in Sylhet. Shibir’s district unit president is among the detainees. Additional superintendent of police (ASP) of

THAKURGAON: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir smells rats at the initiative of singing defense treaty with India during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing New Delhi visit. “If India is our friend country, why it requires of signing defense treaty? Does India

SATKHIRA: Police early Saturday (April 8) arrested Satkhira district BNP organizing secretary Ashraf Hossain from his residence in Kalaroa upazila of the district. Kalaroa police station officer-in-charge (OC) Biplab Kumar Nath told Banglanews that they arrested him from his residence

BHOLA: Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad said that aside from party politics, views and ideologies, he wants to work in unity with a goal to achieve prosperity and development for Bangladesh. He made the remarks while addressing as the chief guest at the biannual conference

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented that no other deal or agreement rather than deal on Teesta will be accepted to the people. Fakhrul said these to reporters after paying homage to the memorial of BNP Founder Ziaur Rahman in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla

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