DHAKA: The names of BNP’s seven joint secretaries general and eight organizing secretaries, endorsed by party chairperson Khaleda Zia, have been announced on Saturday (April 9).   BNP senior joint secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the names at a press conference at party

NARAIL: A local unit ruling Awami League (AL) leader has been hacked dead in an in-fight during a Union Parishad (UP) poll campaign in sadar upazila of the district on Friday (April 8).   Moreover, at least 15 people were injured in the incident. The deceased has been identified

DHAKA: As many as 25 candidates of ruling Awami League (AL) were elected uncontested in as many union parishads (UP) in the third phase of UP elections.   Sources from the election commission (EC) confirmed the matter to banglanews. A field report, coordinated by EC on Thursday

DHAKA: An alliance of progressive students called countrywide hartal for April 25 as a protest of student Tonu murder and Banshkhali killing.   The alliance informed the media on Thursday (April 7) by sending press release. According to the release, earlier this noon, members of

GAZIPUR: Six members, including wife, daughter and two sons, met death raw convict war criminal and also Jamaat-e-Isalmi ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami at Kashimpur Jail in the district.   They met the Jamaat leader around 12:45pm on Thursday (April 7).   Kashimpur Jail Part-2

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) rejected a writ petition, filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of appointing investigation officer in Zia Chairitable Trust graft case.   An HC bench comprising Justice Ruhul Kuddus and Justice Mahmudul Haque passed the order on

TANGAIL: A court here took into cognizance the charge-sheet filed against Tangail-3 lawmaker Amanur Rahman Rana among 10 in freedom fighter Faruk Ahmad murder case.   Senior Chief Judicial Magistrate Aminul Islam passed the order on Wednesday (April 6). The court also issued

DHAKA: Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division upheld the death sentence to Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) militant Masumul Islam.   However, he was sentenced to death in a case over bomb attack at District Judge Court in Lakshmipur district in 2005. A five member appeal bench, led by

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed left Dhaka along with his wife by a Bangladesh Biman jet on Tuesday (April 5) for medical treatment in Singapore.   He will take the treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital there. Barrister Moudud’s PS Mominur Rahman

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday morning (April 5) was granted bail in five cases after she had appeared before the courts with bail appeals. Besides, one of the courts released her from the obligations of appearing before it in person. The courts pronounced the

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before the court on Tuesday morning (April 5) with an appeal for bail in five cases filed against her. Of the cases, two were filed on charge of killing passengers by a petrol bomb attack in a bus in Jatrabari area in city, a sabotage case

DHAKA: National council of Jatiya Party (JP) will be arranged on the premises of Institution of Engineers Bangladesh on May 14.   JP secretary general Ruhul Amin Howlader made this announcement at a press conference at party central office in city’s Banani area on Monday (April 4).

DHAKA: Newly appointed Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Fazle Kabir thanked the delegation of BNP for submitting a report on how to recover the heist money from the BB reserve.   BNP’s former financial affairs secretary Abdus Salam made this assertion while talking to journalists

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member and also the party’s Dhaka metropolitan unit convener Mirza Abbas has got released on bail.   The BNP leader was released from BIRDEM Hospital, where he was under treatment, around 8:00pm on Sunday (April 3).   However, he will also

DHAKA: BNP has demanded the cancellation of ongoing Union Parishad (UP) elections as well as resignation of the Election Commission (EC). The party’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the demands at a press conference at its central office in city Nayapaltan area

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has filed a charge-sheet accusing Barrister Shakila Farzana and 33 Hamza Brigade members in a case filed over militant-financing. Ruhul Amin, investigation officer of RAB-7, submitted the charge-sheet before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Munshi

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will surrender before trial court on Tuesday in five cases of violence. Her lawyer Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday. He said Khaleda Zia will appeal for bail after surrendering before court on the day. BDST: 1407 HRS,

DHAKA: Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division has granted one week time to war criminal Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami for hearing on his plea of review death penalty. An SC bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order in response to six week time plea by Nizami on Sunday

DHAKA: An Election Commission (EC) report on Friday (April 01) said that ruling Awami League (AL) and opposition BNP earned 76 percent and 11 percent respectively in the recently ended 2nd phase of Upazila Parishad (UP) polls. Meanwhile, independent contestants earned 30 percent of

DHAKA: At least six people were killed, dozens injured in several clashes in some districts during second phase voting of Union Parishad election on Thursday. Three people killed in Sandip of Chittagong, one each in Lalpur, Jessore and Keraniganj of Dhaka. The elections started at