FROM SUHRAWARDI UDYAN: Prime Minister and also ruling Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina said that father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic speech on March 7 in 1971 was delivered to liberate the nation.‘His speech still inspires the nation. It is one

DHAKA: The mass rally, arranged by ruling Awami League (AL), has begun at Suhrawardi Udyan in city on Monday marking the historic March 7.AL presidium member and deputy leader of the parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury is presiding over the rally, starting from 2:45pm.Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division will deliver its verdict on Tuesday (March 8) on appeal of war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.A 5-member full bench of the Appellate Division, to be headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, will pronounce its final decision on the

DHAKA: BNP chief Khaleda Zia has been elected again as chairperson and her son Tarique Rahman as senior vice-chairman for three years without any contest.BNP standing committee member and also election commission (EC) chairman Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar came up with the announcement in

DHAKA: A court in Dhaka framed charge against Bakhtiar Alam Rony in the case filed for shooting two drivers to death in city’s Eskaton area.The court also set April 11 as the date for recording of witness deposition. Dhaka second additional metropolitan session judge Shamsunnahar on

DHAKA: As many as 62 chairmen have been elected uncontested in the first phase of upcoming Union Parisad elections.Senior secretary Farhad Hossian of Election Commission (EC) management department informed the matter to banglanews on Sunday (March 6).He said 3,034 candidates will vie

RAJSHAHI: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained three activists of banned militant outfit Jamatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) raiding a house in Bagmara early Sunday.RAB-5 Media Wing Officer ASP Shaymol Kumar Chowdhury confirmed the matter to banglanews.Seven petrol bombs, 16 cocktails and

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, who has been staying at Shillong in India since May last year for ‘illegal entry’ to the country, would be made vice chairman of the party.It will be the recognition of unlimited sacrifice for the party, for becoming victim of

MEHERPUR: Law enforcers detained nine activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, and seized four hand grenades from their possession at Govipur village under sadar upazila on Friday (March 4).Confirming the matter, sadar thana officer-in-charge (OC) Iqbal Bahar

DHAKA: The nomination forms of the incumbent BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman have been submitted for the re-election in the same posts during upcoming party council.On behalf of Khaleda Zia, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi submitted

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad directed law enforcement agencies to prevent any irregularities in upcoming Union Parisad (UP) elections till the last bullet in their guns.He issued the order during a meeting with different law enforcing agencies held at

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (March 3) asked BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before the court on April 10 in a case filed for her derogatory remarks on numbers of liberation war martyrs.Today (March 3) was the court appearance day for Khaleda Zia. But her lawyer advocate

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) gave time to BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman till March 16 for surrender before the trial court.The bench of HC Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Amir Hossain will deliver its further order regarding the matter on the aforesaid date.Khurshid Alam Khan

DHAKA: The national council of BNP is scheduled to be held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in city on March 19.Party joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed disclosed the matter in a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central political office on

GAIBANDHA: Police arrested Jamaat-e-Islam’s Sandarganj unit secretary Rafiqul Islam (45), who is one of the accused in the four-police murder case.He was arrested from Sandarganj's Pashchim Jhinia Bazar area on Wednesday (March 2). He is the inhabitant of Pashchim Jhinia

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) will arrange a mass rally to celebrate historic March 7 speech of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The rally will be held in city’s Suhrawardi Udyan area, where father of the nation delivered the speech.AL general secretary and also

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) will arrange a mass rally to celebrate historic March 7 speech of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The rally will be held in city’s Suhrawardi Udyan area, where father of the nation delivered the speech.AL general secretary and also

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan commented that the Election Commission (EC) is still in the claws of the government.‘Government controls the election through administration. Constitutionally it is EC’s duty to arrange polls, but, in reality, it is still in

PANCHAGARH: Elections in four union parisads (UP) adjacent to recently defunct enclaves in Boda upazila of Panchagarh district have been postponed.  The UPs are Kajoldighi Kaliaganj, Boroshishi, Mareya and Moidandighi of Boda upazila.Panchagarh district election office sources said the

DHAKA: A delegation of BNP is set to meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Wednesday (March 2) afternoon to discuss on upcoming Union Parisad polls.Party’s media wing officer Shairul kabir informed the matter to banglanews this morning.The team led by BNP