Monday, 20 Jan, 2025

Politics

Khaleda mourns pilgrims’ death in N’ganj

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, on behalf of her party, expressed her grief over the death of 10 Hindu pilgrims in a stampede in Langalbandh under Bandar Upazila in Narayanganj.BNP Chairperson’s Media Wing confirmed the matter to banglanews Friday afternoon.Khaleda Zia expressed

Manjur collects nomination paper after resign

CHITTAGONG: BNP chairperson’s adviser M Manjur Alam on Friday collected nomination paper Friday afternoon for the re-election in the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) after resignation from his mayoral post.He collected his nomination paper from the office of Returning officer Abdul

Mirza Abbas joins DSCC mayoral race

DHAKA: BNP presidium member, also Dhaka city unit convener, Mirza Abbas on Friday joined the mayoral race in the upcoming Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls, slated to be held on April 28.On behalf of the BNP leader, Advocate Shahjahan collected the nomination paper from DSCC

4 JMB men held with Arges grenade

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained four members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with Arges grenade, huge hand bombs, petrol bombs and huge amount of bomb making materials in city’s Uttara area early Friday.Details of the detainees could not be

Ctg BNP calls for campaigns for Manjur

CHITTAGONG: The BNP leaders of Chittagong unit on Thursday afternoon called for united campaigns so that the incumbent Chittagong city mayor M Manjur Alam can be reelected.   Earlier on Wednesday, they gave support to mayor candidate M Manjur Alam in Chittagong City Corporation (CCC)

5 BNP-Jamaat men held in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers detained five BNP and its key ally Jamaat-Shibir men in overnight drives conducted in different areas in Chittagong district on Thursday.The detainees include 2 BNP activists and 2 from Shibir and one from Jamaat.District additional police super (Special Branch)

Pro-BNP panel sweeps Rajshahi Bar election

RAJSHAHI: The pro-BNP-Jamaat lawyers swept the Rajshahi Bar Association (RBA) election 2015-16, wining 18 posts including president and general secretary.Pro-Awami League-left party lawyers won four posts in the election.Among the pro-BNP-Jamaat lawyers, Nazmus Sadat and Jamsed Ali were

Khaleda greets nation on Independence Day

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday greeted people of the country and Bangladeshis expatriates  in abroad on the occasion of the 45th Independence and National Day, to be marked Thursday.Khaleda conveyed her greetings in a press release, signed by her press secretary Maruf

BNP propose for time extension

DHAKA: A delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) proposed to extent time for nomination submission date of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC).BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser, also former Dhaka

Khaleda returns court summons

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday returned four summon letters, sent by a Dhaka court addressing her and three other family members in Dandy Dyeing Ltd loan default case.Three others are Khaleda’s younger son late Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife Sharmila Rahman and two

Salam, Mintu collect nomination forms

DHAKA: Nomination forms have been collected for BNP-backed Abdul Awal Mintu for Dhaka North and Abdus Salam for Dhaka South city corporations Wednesday.Mintu’s son Tafsir Awal and BNP activist Selim collected the forms from respective returning officers’ office in the afternoon.Tafsir

20 BNP-Jamaat men among 77 held in 3 dists

DHAKA: Law enforcers held at least 77 persons, including 20 leaders and activists, in drives conducted in Jessore, Chittagong and Bogra districts on Wednesday.Police arrested 55 persons conducting drives in Jessore.Jessore district police control room sources said that the drives,

BNP supports Manjur for Ctg city polls

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has given support to the incumbent Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor M Manjur Alam for the polls, to be held on April 28.The announcement officially came at a press conference, organized by ‘Chattagram Unnayan Andolan’, a BNP-back

13 Shibir men acquitted of murder charge

CHITTAGONG: A speedy trial tribunal on Wednesday acquitted 13 Shibir men of the charge of killing a Jatiyarabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Jamir Uddin.Judge of Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Reza Tarique Ahmed produced the verdict after 20 years of killing the former general

President invites Khaleda, 20 BNP leaders

DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid has invited 21 top leaders of BNP, including its chairperson Khaleda Zia, to attend a program marking Independence and National Day on March 26.Invitation letters of the President have been delivered to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political

Haji Selim’s no to DSCC polls

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League’s Dhaka metropolitan unit joint general secretary Haji M Selim, MP, will not participate in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election, scheduled to be held on April 28.Wishing anonymity, a close aide of Selim confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday

BNP-Jamaat men among 64 held in 2 dists

JESSORE: Law enforcers held at least 64 persons in nightlong drives conducted in Jessore and Chittagong districts on Wednesday.Police arrested 55 persons conducting drives across Jessore.District police control room sources said that the drives, starting from Tuesday midnight, ended on

9 BNP-Jamaat men held for ‘sabotage’

CHITTAGONG: Police detained nine leaders-activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different Thanas of the district for their alleged link in sabotages. During the overnight drive, the law enforcers rounded up three each from BNP, Jamaat and its student wing Chhatra Shibir

BNP delegation visits EC in afternoon

DHAKA: A delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by former Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Professor Dr Emaj Uddin Ahmed, is scheduled to meet the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in the afternoon.A K M Majharul Islam, personal secretary to CEC Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed

No hartal Wednesday, countrywide protest

DHAKA: Ahead of country’s Independence Day, March 26, BNP-led 20-party alliance has given a pause in enforcing countrywide hartal that the party was observing from Sunday to Thursday since February 1.Instead of the hartal, the alliance will arrange protest programs in all cities,