RANGPUR: Police arrested 43 people including a Jamaat-e-Islami activist in several cases from Rangpur Sadar and Mithapukur upazilas on Thursday (May 26). District senior assistant superintendent of police (ASP, B circle) M Saifur Rahman told banglanews that the arrestees were sent to

DHAKA: Ballot counting has begun soon as voting ended in nine municipalities of the country on Wednesday afternoon (May 25). Earlier, voting began at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm uninterruptedly. Election Commission (EC) election management branch assistant secretary Rajib Ahsan

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday (May 25) asked the chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad to resign. A four-member BNP delegation, led by its outgoing central committee vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman, met the CEC and made the call. Terming

RANGPUR: Police arrested 45 people, including three activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, accused in violence cases filed with Mithapukur and Rangpur thanas of the district. The arrest drives were conducted from Tuesday midnight (May 24) to

DHAKA: The court has issued arrest warrant against 27 leaders including BNP chairperson’s assistant Shimul Bishwas, press secretary Maruf Kamal and joint secretary general Salah Uddin. Additional PP Tapas Kumar Paul of the court confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday (May

DHAKA: High Court has published full verdict terming Bara Pukuria coal mine graft case legal and asked BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to surrender in two months. An HC bench passed the order on Wednesday (May 25). Meanwhile, the trial is underway at the court of Dhaka-3 Special Judge

SYLHET: Police has sealed a press owned by Jammat-Shibir and detained five people at Zindabazar Al-Marzan market of the district on Tuesday (May 24). The detainees were identified as Sayid Baksh, Salman, Sohel Ahmed, Misbah-ul Karim and Monowar Hossain. Sylhet Metropolitan Police

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) is set to arrange polls in nine municipalities of the country on Wednesday (May 25). Voting will begin at 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm. A general holiday has been announced in the election areas on the day. EC election management branch

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday (May 24) sent BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury and his personal assistant Asaduzzaman Mia to jail after their seven-day remand on allegation of meeting with Israeli spy agency Mossad to conspire against the government. Judge Abdullah Al Masud

DHAKA: The election of nine municipalities of the country will be held on May 25 and the Election Commission (EC) issued a ban on any types of publicity from Tuesday (May 24) 12:00am. EC election management branch assistant secretary Rajib Ahsan said the election will be held in

JESSORE: An Awami League (AL) activist was beaten to death during Union Parishad (UP) polls campaign in Keshabpur upazila of the district on Sunday (May 22) night. The deceased was identified as Sumon Mondo, 22, son of Gopal Mondol of Mirzapur village. AL-backed candidate Golam

GAZIPUR: A court on Sunday (May 22) placed suspended Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor professor MA Mannan on a day remand in a sabotage case. Gazipur senior judicial magistrate court-2 judge N Shahidul Islam passed the order this afternoon in response to a 10-day remand plea.

RANGPUR: An Awami League (AL) ward president died on Sunday (May 22), two days after he was beaten severely at Sadar upazila of the district. The deceased was identified as Abul Hossain (55), also a local Union Parishad (UP) member. Locals said that Abul Hossain was badly beaten by

PABNA: A local unit Awami League (AL) leader was shot to death by his opponents in Gayeshpur Union of Sadar upazila in the district on Sunday (May 22). The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim (35), son of Jamshed Biswas and also nephew of Union Parishad (UP) member candidate Amzad

DHAKA: Prosecution has filed formal charges sheet against six razakars of Netrokona over their crimes against humanity during Liberation War 1971. The accused are- Abdul Mazid, 66, Abdul Khalek, 67, Kabir Khan, 70, Abdur Rahman, 70, Abdus Salam, 68 and Nur Uddin, 70. International

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: The full committee of Dhaka University (DU) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), consisting 201 members, has been declared in Madhur Canteen on the campus on Saturday (May 21). DU unit BCL president Abid Al Hasan confirmed the matter to banglanews this afternoon.

LAKSHMIPUR: Election Commission (EC) has postponed Union Parishad polls in Char Lorence and Char Martin under Kamalnagar upazila as per court order over demarcation issue.  Upazila election officer Jakir Mahmud confirmed the matter to banglanews on Friday (May 20).  The final

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with Buddhist leaders on the occasion of their religious festival ‘Buddha Purnima’ on Saturday (May 21). BNP chairperson’s press wing member Shairul Kabir Khan told banglanews that Khaleza Zia will meet the leaders around

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in city as he felt ill in Dhaka Central Jail on Thursday morning (May 19). Chief prison guard of the jail Shafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: British high commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake called on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday afternoon (May 18). The meeting was held at BNP chief’s Gulshan political office in city. Sources said they talked about various bilateral issues and ensuing condition in