DHAKA: At least 21 political parties out of 40 registered with the Election Commission are expected to participate in the first-ever partisan elections to the positions of union parishad (UP) chairmen.Among the registered parties, the 21 parties have sent letters to the EC about their

DHAKA: A city court on Thursday (February 18) summoned BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy for making defamatory remarks against country’s martyred intellectuals.Metropolitan Magistrate Nuru Mia passed the order after taking the investigation report in cognizance.The BNP

DHAKA: Police have arrested five activists of BNP’s youth wing Jubo Dal from the party’s central office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Thursday afternoon (February 18).They were arrested over a vandalism case.Paltan Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Morshed Alam confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) asked the Election Commission (EC) to provide annual financial reports submitted by political parties following the appeal of any citizen without taking consent of the party concerned.A High Court bench Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Izarul Huq Akand on

SATKHIRA: Police have arrested 51 accused, including six activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, in different cases from different places of Satkhira district.The drives conducted in eight thanas of the district between Wednesday night and Thursday dawn.The arrestees have been sent to court

DHAKA: A city court granted six-day remand for each six members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI), including its regional commander Sajjadul Alalm.Court of additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Alamgir Kabir Raj passed this order on Wednesday (February

DHAKA: A court in Dhaka on Wednesday has deferred the indictment hearing in the Niko graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others.Dhaka special judge-9 Amirul Islam set April 12 as next date in response to time petition filed by lawyer of seven accused, including

DHAKA: BNP has chalked out a two-day program to mark the Amar Ekushey National Mourning Day and International Mother Language Day that falls on February 21.Acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced this at a press conference after the party’s joint meeting at BNP

DHAKA: BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been authorized to nominate the party candidates for upcoming Union Parishad elections.BNP joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made this announcement to the media after meeting Election Commission (EC)

LAKSHMIPUR: Police detained 13 leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami on suspicion of creating violence in Lakshmipur district.The law enforcers nabbed them from Mandari area of sadar upazila of the district early Tuesday (February 16). Confirming the matter,

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers arrested 43 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different areas of Satkhira district early Tuesday (February 16).Satkhira district police information officer and sub-inspector (SI) Kamal Hossain told banglanews that there are sabotage cases

DHAKA: The secretaries general of BNP-led 20-party alliance will meet the press at photojournalist association’s auditorium in city on Tuesday (February 16).The conference will be held at 11:00am.BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) has made its president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the authority for recommending aspirants from the party for forthcoming Union Parisad elections.AL information and research affairs secretary Afzal Hossian informed the matter to reporters at Election

DHAKA: The Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division has adjourned till Tuesday placing the arguments for war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali in the hearing on his appeal that filed challenging the death penalty.A 5-member full bench of the Appellate Division, headed-by

DHAKA: The Supreme Court (SC) appellate division dismissed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s plea seeking cancelation of deposition of plaintiff in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.An SC bench, led by Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the order on Sunday (February 14).Lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan

DHAKA: The stalemate of ruling Awami League (AL)’s Dhaka city committee might get unknotted before the national convention of the party. Sources concerned said that Dhaka Mahanagar AL committee would be declared before its national convention scheduled for March 28.This time, the city

SATKHIRA: Police arrested 19 activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in accusation of creating violence in Satkhira district on Sunday (February 14).The arrest drives were conducted from the wee hours of Sunday to early morning in different parts of the district.District police

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is ready to participate in the upcoming Union Parisad elections, scheduled to begin from March 22 in a partisan manner.Informing the matter, BNP standing committee member lieutenant general (retd) Mahbubur Rahman urged the Election Commission to

DHAKA: Elections for 4,275 Union Parisads (UP) will be held in six phases, starting from March 22.Election Commissioner (EC) Shah Newaz made the disclosure while talking to reporters at his office in Election Commission secretariat in city on Thursday (February 11).He further said the

DHAKA: Visiting European Parliament (EP) delegation made a courtesy call on BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Thursday afternoon (February 11).The hour-long meeting was held at BNP chief’s political office in city’s Gulshan area.After the meeting, BNP standing