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

DHAKA: A Court here issued arrest warrant against 20 leaders of BNP including party’s chairpersons’ personal assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas and Barkat Ullah Bulu. They have been warranted on charges of Sabotage and bomb blasting cases. Dhaka Metropolitan and session

RANGPUR: Police arrested at least 130 people including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami by conducting drives in eight upazilas in the district on Wednesday (May 18). Rangpur additional police super (ASP) Mohammad Al Faruq informed banglanews that the arrestees were warranted and

JAMALPUR: Dewanganj upazila Awami League (AL) has suspended 10 chairman candidates on allegation of participating in polls without party’s decision and violating party discipline. The decision was taken in an urgent meeting of Awami League on Tuesday night (May 17). Dewanganj

DHAKA: BNP on Monday (May 17) alleged that the government drafted a drama about party’s joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury to hide the reserve heist incident. Party senior joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed raised the allegation in a press briefing at

DHAKA: Liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq said that Jamaat-e-Islami will be banned from June terming it a party of war criminals. The minister came up with this assertion while speaking at a discussion on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s homecoming day on May 17 at

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury and his personal secretary Asaduzzaman were placed on 7-day remand each over allegation of the former’s meeting with Israeli spy agency Mossad to conspire against incumbent government. Metropolitan Magistrate M Sharifuzzaman passed

DHAKA: A city court has ordered to send BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia to jail. The court passed the order on Monday afternoon (May 16) after denying Mia’s bail plea in 10 sabotage cases. Earlier in the day, Barrister Rafiq surrendered to the Chief

DHAKA: A delegation of BNP, led by party’s standing committee member Dr. Abdul Moin Khan, held a meeting with US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat on Monday morning (May 16). The meeting was held at Marcia Bernicat’s Gulshan residence in city. A competent

RANGPUR: Three chargesheeted Jamaat-e-Islami members among 95 people arrested from eight upazilas of the district from early Sunday (May 15) to morning. Mithapukur Thana officer-in-charge (OC) M Humayan Kabir told banglanews the Jamaat leaders M Rafiqul Islam Ripur, 40, son of late

DHAKA: BNP has announced 15-day program to mark 35th death anniversary of its founder and also former president Ziaur Rahman. The program will begin from May 24. The party’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement to the media after a joint meeting

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia faced a defamatory suit on Sunday (May 15) for her recent remark on 300 million dollars in Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s account. Jananerti Parishad president AB Siddiqui filed this case with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court. Earlier, on May 1, the

NATORE: Police detained an UP member with a foreign revolver and 5 round bullets from Naldanga of the district on Sunday (May 15) morning.  The detainee was identified as Nuruzzaman Suruj Ali, 32. Naldanga Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Saiful Islam informed banglanews that Suruj was

GAZIPUR: Unidentified miscreants hacked an Awami League leader among two to death in Ershadnagar area in Tongi of the metropolitan city. The deceased were identified as Sharif Uddin, 32, local Swechchhasebok league leader and Jummon Mia, 35.  Police recovered their bodies from a

DHAKA: Police detained seven Swechhasebok Dal leaders from Paltan area in city on Saturday afternoon (May 14). Paltan Police Station sub-inspector (SI) Dulal confirmed the matter to banglanews. He said the Swechhasebok Dal men were detained while they brought out a procession

DHAKA: Metropolitan Bangladesh National Party (BNP) will hold a protest rally in city on Monday (May 16) protesting charge sheet against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and other 51 party men. BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas made the disclosure at Bhashani Bhavan in Naya Paltan

COMILLA: A local unit Jubo League leader was chopped to death by some miscreants in Manoharganj upazila of the district on Friday (May 13). Deceased 33-year-old Jahangir Hossain, who was former president of the party of Word No 7 and son of Ahsan Ullah of Dakhhin Batabaria village,

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday (May 13) declared two-day program in protest of filing spate of lawsuits against party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the programs in a press conference at party’s Nayapaltan

RAJSHAHI: In an overnight drive, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) personnel detained 52 people including 27 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from various areas of the town on Friday (May 13). Confirming the matter, RMP spokesperson

BOGRA: In an overnight drive on Thursday (May 12), police arrested 16 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, from five upazilas of the district. Of the arrestees, four Shibir men were from Nandigram, three Jamaat men from