DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad categorically said that the municipal elections should be held by December 30.He made this assertion to the media after his separate meetings with political parties on Sunday.The CEC said that several political parties asked

DHAKA: BNP demanded the Election Commission (EC) to avoid the inclusion of Members of Parliament (MPs) from campaigns of upcoming municipal elections.BNP chairperson’s adviser Dr Osman Faruq informed the media after a meeting with the chief election commission at the EC secretariat in

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) demanded the provision of Members of Parliament (MPs) to join upcoming municipal polls campaign.AL joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif informed the media after a meeting with Chief Election Commission (CEC) at the Election Commission (EC) in city

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP), the key ally of ruling Awami League (AL), has demanded of the Election Commission (EC) to defer the upcoming municipal elections by 10 days.Besides, the party sought opportunities for Members of Parliament (MPs) and ministers to take part in poll campaign.JP

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) ordered returning officers (RO) to take necessary steps for arresting the listed criminals to avert any untoward situation during upcoming municipal elections.EC deputy secretary Shamsul Alam has already sent the instructions to ROs, asking them to take

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will surrender before trial court in the Niko graft case on Monday as per the High Court order. Khaleda’s lawyer advocate Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews.She will seek bail upon surrender to the court of Dhaka special judge-9 Amirul

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad has kept the authority of selecting municipal candidates, who would contest in the impending polls, from his party under his belt.He sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday in this regard.Party joint secretary

JESSORE: Police, in overnight drives, arrested 78 people, including 12 leaders-activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir, from different places in eight upazilas of the district.Jessore district police control room on duty police official Mizanur Rahman confirmed the development to

DHAKA: BNP spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon said BNP-led 20-party will join the upcoming municipal election if voting day is deferred for 15 days.He was addressing a press conference at BNP central office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Friday.Several leaders of BNP central committee were

DHAKA: BNP led 20-party alliance took decision in principle in joining the local government elections with party symbols and nomination.The decision came from a meeting of alliance leaders, held at Gulshan office on Thursday night, with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the chair.Meeting

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet 20-party alliance leaders on Thursday night.The meeting is scheduled to be held at 9:00pm at BNP chief’s political office in city’s Gulshan area.BNP press wing official Shayrul Kabir Khan told banglanews.Regarding the meeting, one of the

SATKHIRA: Joint forces have arrested 27 including 10 activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami in accusation of planning subversive attack in Satkhira district.The arrest drives were conducted from Wednesday night to Thursday morning in different parts of the district.Satkhira

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Thursday issued two arrest warrants against 10 accused, including former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Abdul Aziz alias Ghoramara Aziz, of Gaibandha and Moulvibazar for their crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971.Of the

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police early Thursday detained five members of banned extremist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for allegedly attacking police at Ashulia and Gabtali check-posts and bomb blast at Hussaini Dalan in city.DMP DB deputy commissioner Masrukur

DHAKA: BNP is yet to take any decision over their participation in the local government elections, said party spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon after party top leaders meeting with Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday night.Ripon came up with the observations in a press briefing after the

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) convened meeting of members of its parliamentary board and central working committee on Thursday evening.The meeting will be held at Ganabhaban, PM official residence, around 6:00pm with Prime Minister and also Awami League president Sheikh Hasina in the chair.AL

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia convened a meeting of top leaders of her party, including its Standing Committee members, on Wednesday night.The meeting is set to begin at party chairperson’s political office at Gulshan in the city around 8:30pm, said BNP standing committee member Lt

DHAKA:  Though returned home from London after two and half months stay there, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before court in the hearing of Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust Graft cases to be held on Thursday.  The hearing will be held at the Special Judge's Court-3 of

DHAKA: Police detained an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami named Abdul Haque from city’s Tejgaon area for alleged issuance of death threat to eminent persons of the country.Tejgaon Thana police sources informed the development on Wednesday morning.BDST: 1143 HRS, NOV 25, 2015RS/SMS

GAIBANDHA: A district court on Tuesday extended the interim bail till December 8 granted earlier to Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton in a case of shooting to a boy named Sourav.Gaibandha Amoly Adalat (Sundarganj) judge Moniruzzaman Shikder passed the order, rejecting a petition filed