DHAKA: The Election commission (EC) has issued a written instruction to restrict the act of the journalists to cover the upcoming municipal election.EC Public Relations Department director SM Asaduzzaman sent this direction to the returning officers saying that the journalists would

BOGRA: Detective Branch (DB) of police detained four Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) people, including father and son, conducting drives in Chhilimpur area of Bogra district town.The detainees included Fazle Rabbi (58) and his son Ahammad Saifullah Sadiq, student of Carmichael

PATUAKHALI: At least 15 leaders and activists of BNP were injured as a group of local unit activists of ruling Awami League (AL) reportedly attacked on a motorcade of former home minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district on Tuesday.The injured also

DHAKA: A BNP delegation, led by its standing committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan, will meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad Tuesday afternoon.Party’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews this morning.He also said the delegation

DHAKA: Police detained six alleged Chhatra Shibir activists from several areas of Rampura in city early Tuesday.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rampura Police Station Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said acting on tip-off police conducted the drive in several

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has imposed a ban on motorcycle plying from midnight of December 27 to 6am of December 31 for municipal polls.Moreover, all types of vehicle plying will be restricted from midnight of December 29 to midnight of December 30 and vessel plying will also be

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday demanded deployment of army during the imminent municipal polls in the country.Khaleda Zia was addressing a rally of freedom fighters at Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in city in the evening.Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal organized

DHAKA: A Dhaka court set December 31 for further hearing on Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others.Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge's Court-3 setup on Alia Madrasa premises at Bakshibazar in city fixed the date on Monday (December

SATKHIRA: Joint forces have arrested at least 30 people, including three activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, from eight upazilas of Satkhira district.The drives were conduced between Sunday night and Monday dawn. Of the arrestees, two were activists of Jamaat and one of BNP while the

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has sought assistance from the Prime Minister for holding the upcoming municipal elections free and fair.Election commissioner Mohammad Shahnewaz made the comment while talking to the media at his office in city Sunday afternoon.It is a great responsibility

JHENAIDAH: At least five people, including a woman, were injured as a group of miscreants attacked on BNP’s mayoral candidate Khalilur Rahman in Shailkupa upazila in Jhenaidah district.Moreover, they also vandalized Khalilur’s motorbike during the attack.The incident took place at the

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) suspended returning officer in Kolaroa municipality M Abul Hossian for misuse of power and violation of law in discharging election duty.EC senior assistant secretary M Sabed Ur Rahman issued the order in this regard on Sunday (December 20).According

DHAKA:  BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before court in the hearing of Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust Graft cases on Monday.With this, she will skip the court appearance for fourth time after return of home from London.Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge's

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah raised question to upcoming fair municipal polls by blaming that the returning officers for their partiality to the ruling party candidates.BNP has taken the polls as a challenge and it will be the last chance

LALMONIRHAT: Police arrested 42 people, including 36 activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir during drives in different parts of Lalmonirhat district.The drives were conducted from Saturday noon to Sunday early morning.Lalmonirhat police

DHAKA: Among the mayoral candidates in the upcoming municipal elections, so far 36 have been facing murder cases.Of them, seven candidates are from ruling Awami League, 15 from BNP and 14 candidates belong to independent and other political parties.Total lawsuits against the mayoral

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Police arrested Bholahat upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Kabir Golap on Saturday afternoon in three sabotage cases.The law enforcers arrested the Jamaat leader from Ghaibari village of the upazila around 4:30pm.Bholahat Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Mohsin Ali

JHENAIDAH: A group of miscreants slaughtered Barobazar unit Jubo Dal leader in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah district on Saturday afternoon.The victim has been identified as Mintu Mandal (40), son of Atiar Mandal of Subarnasara village.Mintu was former organizing secretary of Barobazar

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said country’s ongoing situation ahead of municipal election does not deserve army deployment.He made the comment while briefing the media on Saturday (December 19) after the meeting of Election Commission (EC) with law

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said BNP-led 20-party alliance will carry out the campaign jointly in the forthcoming municipal election, slated for December 30.He made this disclosure after a meeting of secretaries general of 20-party arranged at BNP