DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to address a press conference at her Gulshan political office in city Tuesday afternoon.Sources said the conference was called to protest the attack on her motorcade and obstruction during campaigning at Karwanbazar area in city on Monday

DHAKA: Different mobile courts on Monday fined a total of 17 mayoral and councilor candidates of Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations.The courts fined them on charge of violating the electoral code of conduct with different amount ranging from Tk 500 to 20,000.A press release, sent by

BHOLA: Police detained district Jubo Dal general secretary Helal Uddin from Jugirghol area of the town on Monday night.Officer-in-Charge of Bhola Sadar Model Thana Mobassher Ali confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said a team of police detained from the area around 9:45pm.He is

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted six cocktails in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan headquarters and Nightingale intersection areas of city Monday night.Witnesses said one cocktail was blasted in front of Hotel Victoria, near BNP office and five were blasted consecutively at Nightingale intersection

DHAKA: A meeting of ruling 14-party alliance has been called on Wednesday.It is set to be held at Awami League (AL) president, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area at 10:00am on Wednesday.AL office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap made the

DHAKA: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh hosted the first ever ‘Youth Dialogue’ with the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayoral candidates at the Theatre Institute Chittagong (TIC) in the port city on Monday.Bangladesh country office of UNDP issued a

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) would take actions for obstructing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday during her election campaigns for Dhaka city corporations if it receives any complaints.EC secretary Sirajul Islam came up with the observation in a press conference at its media

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance Monday called countrywide daylong hartal for Wednesday protesting attack on motorcade of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Dhaka and Chittagong cities will be out of hartal purview due to campaign for upcoming polls. BNP standing committee member Barrister

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) secretary Sirajul Islam on Monday announced that the by-poll for Magura-1 constituency will be held on May 30.He made the disclosure at a press conference at EC Secretariat in city in the afternoon.According to the schedule, April 30 will be the last date

DHAKA: Motorcade of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia came under attack on Monday afternoon during campaign for Dhaka City Corporations polls at Karwanbazar in the capital.Three people were injured and five vehicles were vandalized during attack when the motorcade reached at Karwanbazar routing

DHAKA: Police personnel, who were on-duty in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence, were withdrawn again on Monday morning.Confirming the matter to banglanews, BNP chairperson’s press wing Shayrul Kabir Khan said a seven-member team of police, deployed in front of

DHAKA: BNP-supported Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas aimed to build the city globalization-friendly.An election manifesto of the candidate made the promise on Monday.In absence of the BNP leader, her wife Afroza Abbas announced the manifesto at National

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Monday dismissed its rule related to seeking court order on government to trace and produce missing BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed.The court also ordered the Police Headquarters authorities to continue search to trace the missing leader and

SAVAR: At least 15 people, among 50, received bullet injuries in a clash between two factions of Jubo League at Jamshing area of Savar municipality Sunday evening.Councilor Minhaj Uddin Molla Mina of Savar municipality, his wife Nargis and son Antar Molla are among the bullet injured.They

DHAKA: Election manifesto of BNP-supported Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas will be announced on Monday.The manifesto is set to be announced by his wife Afroza Abbas at 11:00am at National Press Club in city.Educationist Dr Emajuddin Ahmed will be present

DHAKA: BNP urged the Election Commission (EC) to take measures in stopping government grants, recruitments and development works before the city corporation polls scheduled to be held on April 28.Acting office secretary of the party Dr Asaduzzaman Khan, also party’s international

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia joined the city poll campaigns on the consecutive second day on Sunday.After coming out of her Gulshan residence, she went to city’s Uttara area around 4:30pm for seeking votes for BNP-back Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) contender Abith

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL)-supported candidate of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Anisul Haque said he does not feel any pressure though BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia joined city election campaigns for his competitor.He made the remark while campaigning at Paikpara Nutun Bazar in

DHAKA: At least 51 people including eight BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir men were arrested from Satkhira and Gaibandha districts early Sunday.Banglanews Satkhira Correspondent said the law enforcers arrested 36 people including six BNP-Jamaat men

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday afternoon surprisingly distributed leaflets for her party-backed Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) contender Tabith Awal.Party chief, without any prior announcement, came out of her Gulshan residence for Pink City Market in Gulshan-2. She