DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Lt. Gen. (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Monday said that his party will welcome India Prime Minster Narendra Modi, who is set to visit Bangladesh.‘Modi will come to Bangladesh on June 6. We welcome him,’ he added.The BNP leader made the assertion while

DHAKA: Tabith Awal, who contended the Dhaka North City Corporation election for mayoral post, met BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed at Shillong Civic Hospital in Meghalaya state of India. Tabith’s family and BNP leaders confirmed the matter to banglanews.However, the senior

NATORE: A district court on Sunday sent eight leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its district unit amir Mostafizur Rahman.Judge Nadia Sultana of Senior Judicial Court-3 passed the order at noon after denying a bail plea.Case statement said that there was an incident of

DHAKA:  Opposition leader of the parliament Raushan Ershad said they would discuss with party’s decision-making forum on whether party lawmakers to resign from the cabinet.She addressed a view exchange meeting with journalists in Jatiya Sangshad media center on Sunday afternoon.Raushan

JHENAIDAH: A district court on Sunday sent four BNP men, including its district unit general secretary Abdul Maleque to jail in the case of creating violence.The court of Judge Bishwanath Mandal denied the bail plea submitted at Jhenaidah Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-2.Court sources

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia appointed lawyer Joynul Abedin Mezbah to fight Dandy Dyeing Ltd loan default case.The first money loan court Judge Fatema Ferdous also fixed June 30 to submit Khaleda’s response and form issue in response to the time plea of defendant’s lawyer.The

DHAKA: The report submission date has been deferred till June 18 in the case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its three other leaders ‘in connection with killing people’ during the hartal blockade. Sunday was scheduled for the submission of the report. Dhaka Metropolitan

DHAKA: Commerce Minster and also ruling Awami League (AL)’s advisory council member Tofail Ahmed said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been developing the country by fulfilling the incomplete works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The minister made this observation at a

MEHERPUR: Police arrested seven activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, and its student front Islami Chattra Shibir from Monakhali village under Mujibnagar Upazila of the district early Sunday.Sub-Inspector (SI) Mofidul Islam, acting Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Mujibnagar Thana, confirmed the matter

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday afternoon urged people not to vote the killers, pointing to BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami.The PM in her speech at a mass rally in Chapainawabganj Government College playground made the appeal to the audience.She said

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) has chalked out a weeklong program to celebrate Prime Minster and also AL president Sheikh Hasina’s returning home that falls on Sunday (May 17).However, AL and its associate organizations started celebrating the day from Saturday. A discussion will be

JESSORE: Law enforcers arrested 50 persons conducting overnight drives in different parts of Jessore district.Jessore district police control room sources said that the arrestees are accused in different cases including of creating violence.The arrestees are set to be produced before

DHAKA: Liberation War Affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque commented that branding the war of independence of Bangladesh in 1971 as ‘India-Pakistan war’ is a lie.The minister came up with this assertion while inaugurating a facebook page on the history of Bangladesh at Sagor-Runi

DHAKA: Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Raushan Ershad will address a press conference on Sunday to clear her party’s stance on several enduring issues in the country.The press conference will be held at her Gulshan residence in city at 4pm in the day.JP presidium member Tajul

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit the district on Saturday with the view to inaugurating 10 developmental projects, including some completed ones, worth Tk 600 crore.Later, she will address a rally at Chapainawabganj Government College ground in the

DHAKA: Family members of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, who is currently undergoing treatment at Shillong civil hospital in Indian state of Meghalaya, are waiting to get their Visas to meet him there.In the meantime, BNP’s assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony has

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be accorded a civic reception in the city on May 29 for the passage of Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) bill in Indian parliament. The reception will be held under the banner of Jatiya Nagrik Committee, a platform of noted personalities, in city’s

DHAKA: BNP has chalked out a 14-day program to commemorate former president and also BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.The program will include discussions, placing wreaths on Zia’s grave, distributing foods among destitute people, keeping party flag half-mast and wearing black-badge.BNP

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday categorically said that the ‘missing’ BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was found in Indian state of Meghalaya, would be brought back to the country following legal process.Kamal made the assertions while talking to

DHAKA: Interpol’s Dhaka unit has sent a red notice to India, requesting it to arrest the man who claims to be BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed.Since Ahmed had no valid papers, identity proof or travel permit, he was arrested by Meghalaya police and booked under the Foreigners Act as he was