DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad will celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha festival in his hometown in Rangpur while his wife Raushan Ershad, also opposition leader of the parliament, in her hometown in Mymensingh. However, Ershad, who had reached Rangpur on Friday, is expected

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League’s advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta suggested that the government should introduce the code of conduct for ministers.The senior AL leader said at a discussion meeting on current political situation, organized by a group of Awami League supporters

DHAKA: BNP joint-secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Saturday said incumbent ‘illegal’ government will not be spared after killing and torturing the leaders and activists of BNP. Rizvi made the remarks at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office of the

MUNSHIGANJ: Miscreants have hacked an activist of Jubo League, youth wing of ruling Awami League, to death in Baghra area under Srinagar upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Shamsu, 22, son of one late Soleman Pathan, hailed from the area. Local

DHAKA: BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that the whole nation was disappointed by the speech of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her press briefing on Friday afternoon.Pointing the speech of the premier, Fakhrul said that the premier did not tell

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) on Friday announced its Dhaka (South) new committee with Syed Abu Hossain Babla as the convener and Johirul Alam Rubel as the member secretary.HM Ershad, JP Chairman, formed the new committee dissolving the old one, said a party statement, signed by the

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir convened an urgent press conference to brief media about party reaction on Latif Siddique’s derogatory remarks on Hajj and PM’s New York tour.The press meet will be held at the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan

RANGPUR: At least 40 activists of Jatiya Party (JP) have been injured in clashes between two groups of district unit of the party in Rangpur Stadium area on Friday.Sources told banglanews that the clashes started in the morning centering welcoming Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad.The

JHALOKATI: Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Ministry dismissed Jhalokati municipality mayor Afjal Hossain, also organizing secretary of district Awami League, temporarily on allegations of various irregularities.A copy of the order of the ministry reached at

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange Eid greetings with eminent citizens, diplomats and people from all walks of life at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city on the Eid day that falls on Monday.Sources from the media wing of Khaleda Zia said the

DHAKA: Three Dhaka courts summoned Abdul latif Siddique, posts, telecommunications and information technology minister, again in four more cases for his derogatory comments on religion.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court’s magistrate Atikur Rahman on Thursday summoned

DHAKA: Hefajat-e-Islam will stage demonstrations across the country on Friday demanding the execution of posts, telecommunications and information technology minister Abdul Latif Siddique.Hefajat joint secretary general Mufti Faizullah made the announcement sending a statement to media

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury in a case of vehicle vandalism and obstruction in police duties.  Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Court Magistrate Hakim Ali Masud Sheikh passed the order after bail hearing.   Shamsher Mobin’s

DHAKA: BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday categorically said there is no time-frame for anti-government movement and dialogue. The spokesperson for the party came up with the assertion while taking to journalists at BNP Nayapalton office in the city.

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Joint Secretary General Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Wednesday said Abdul Latif Siddique, the minister of post, telecommunications and information technology, has been dropped from the cabinet.“Abdul Latif Siddique has been dropped from cabinet for his remarks

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called the expelled vice-chairman of the party Barrister Nazmul Huda.Nazmul Huda also has agreed to meet with Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office at 10:00pm Wednesday. Tareque Hossain, personal secretary to Nazmul Huda, confirmed the matter

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 20 people were injured, including five bullet-hit, in a clash between two groups of ruling Awami League in Hatlokkhiganj area of the district on Wednesday noon.The clash took place establishing supremacy in the area and extortion from sand-carrying dredgers on the

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance will conduct mass campaign across the country to make mass movement a success after Eid-ul-Azha.The alliance will launch the campaign to involve general people in movement scheduled to be enforced in December to oust the government and hold election

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to sit with his party chairperson Khaleda Zia to make the country stable.The spokesperson for the party made the call while addressing a protest rally organized by

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance demanded immediate arrest of post, telecommunications and information technology minister Abdul Latif Siddique for his controversial remarks.They also demanded his suspension from all government and party posts as well as a stern punishment.BNP acting