KUSHTIA: At least 30 people were hurt in a fight between two groups of local Awami League in Kushtia sadar upazila over the lease of a bazaar in the district.The in-fight took place at Kamalapur Bazar in Ziarakhi union of sadar upazila.However, police detained 23 till this evening.

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to exchange greetings with eminent persons of Buddhist community of the country Sunday night.The meeting will be held on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the major festival of the community.The BNP chief’s press wing official Shairul Kabir

DHAKA: At least 147 people, including 29 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested in Chittagong and Satkhira districts on Saturday.Police arrested 96 people, including 23 Jamaat men, in overnight drives in Satkahania and Lohagara upazilas of Chittagong district.Besides,

DHAKA: Health Minister Mohammed Nasim Saturday claimed that the recently held elections in three city corporations were free, fair and neutral.He made the remark at a press conference at the political office of ruling Awami League president Sheikh Hasina in capital’s Dhanmondi area at

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet senior lawyers of her party on Saturday evening.The meeting is expected to be held at 8:00pm at BNP chief’s political office in city’s Gulshan area.A well-placed source confirmed the matter to banglanews.According to the source, Khaleda Zia

SIRAJGANJ: Police detained nine members of Al-Bayenat from Shahjadpur Upazila of the district on Friday while distributing leaflets opposing setting up a university named after Rabindranath Tagore.Police nabbed them in the afternoon and later, brought them to the office of the

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) will retake the votes for councilor posts in three suspended polling centers under Dhaka South City Corporation on May 11.EC deputy secretary Samsul Alam told banglanews said voting at three centers suspended following clash among rival councilor candidates

DHAKA: US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday.They meeting continued at Khaleda Zia’s residence ‘Firoza’ in capital’s Gulshan area from 4:30pm to 5:00pm.US Ambassador for Dhaka Marcia S Bernicat is accompanying her

DHAKA: US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Friday afternoon.BNP chairperson’s Media Wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the

GAZIPUR: Police submitted a charge sheet against 42 including Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor Professor MA Mannan on Thursday in a case filed with Joydebpur Thana.Gazipur Senior Judicial Magistrate Farzana Haque accepted the charge sheet and fixed May 12 as the hearing date.Court

DHAKA: At least 194 people, including seven activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, were arrested in Satkhira, Jhenaidah, Narail and Jessore districts.Police arrested 61 people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in overnight drives in Satkhira.The drives were conducted from Wednesday

DHAKA: At least 146 people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, were arrested in Satkhira and Jhenaidah districts.Police arrested 61 people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in overnight drives in Satkhira.The drives were conducted from Wednesday midnight to Thursday

DHAKA: At least 90 people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, were arrested in Satkhira and Jhenaidah districts.Police arrested 61 people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in overnight drives in Satkhira.The drives were conducted from Wednesday midnight to Thursday

DHAKA: A total of 42 candidates including five mayoral contenders forfeited their security money as they did not get minimum number of votes fixed de jure in the city corporations polls that ended on April 28.The five mayoral candidates are Mahi B Chowdhury, Zonaid Saki, Abdullah Al

DHAKA: Adarsha Dhaka Andalan, a pro-BNP organization, demanded the cancellation of Tuesday’s city corporation elections and resignation of all Election Commission (EC) officials.The organization’s member secretary Shawkat Mahmud read the writing statement placing the demands at a

DHAKA: The 23 eminent personalities submitted their written explanations before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on a rule why punitive actions would not be taken against them for the contempt of court by issuing statement against its order.The three-member ICT-2, headed by

SATKHIRA: Police arrested at least 95 persons including eight BNP-Jamaat men in overnight drives in Satkhira and Jessore districts.The drives were conducted from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday morning in different parts of the districts.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Satkhira

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) said that nearly 44 percent votes were cast in the Tuesday’s city corporations polls in Dhaka and Chittagong.According to the EC data, the lowest turnout was counted in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) while the highest was in Dhaka South City

SATKHIRA: Police arrested at least 54 persons including five BNP-Jamaat men in overnight drives in Satkhira.The drives were conducted from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday 10:30am in different parts of the district.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Satkhira district police special branch

DHAKA: The unofficial results of all 36 wards in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls have been declared early Wednesday.According to the unofficial results of 889 voting centers, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidates won 20 councilor posts.While BNP-backed candidates got only