DHAKA:  Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is unveiling party’s 48-page manifesto for the upcoming 10th parliamentary elections keeping a target to make Bangladesh a developed country.She started reading the manifesto at 3:30pm Saturday.More to follow…AL Election Manifesto Trial

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Awami League, in its manifesto of upcoming 10th general election, is going to give importance on the continuation of the trial of war criminals.Party sources said that Awami League president Sheikh Hasina will declare the election manifesto at Bangabandhu

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Friday rejected the remand and bail pleas of opposition BNP Joint Secretary General Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan.Earlier in the afternoon, detective police produced him before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court and sought 10-day remand.After the hearing,

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said members of law enforcing agencies could not sit silently if their colleagues were being attacked by miscreants.She also warned that those, who are responsible for sabotage, would be restrained sternly. The Premier came up with the

DHAKA: A clash took place between the banned organization Hizb-ut-Tahrir and law enforcers in front of the National Press Club of the capital on Friday noon.Witnesses said that some 50-60 activists of Hizb-ut-Tahrir tried to bring out a procession at around 1:45pm and police protested

DHAKA: At least 87 leaders-activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami were held in joint forces drive in Jessore and Comilla districts between Thrusday midnight and Friday morning.Meanwhile, ten hand bombs were seized from the possession of the detainees in Jessore. In Jessore: Police in a

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League warned that the obstructists, who want to prevent January 5 election, would be prevented.She came up with the warning in a meeting with party activists at Shaheed Minar premises of Kotalipara in the district at

DHAKA: Members of Rapid Action of Battalion (RAB), Police and Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in drives nabbed 150 listed and accused persons from different thanas in capital’s Mirpur area between Thursday midnight and early Friday.They were detained from Mirpur, Darussalam, Rupnagar,

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena met wife of BNP chairperson`s adviser Abdul Awal Mintoo. Sources said that Mozena went to the residence of Mintoo, former president of FBCCI, at Gulshan Avenue on Thursday afternoon. US ambassador talked to Nasrin Awal Mintoo, the wife of Abdul

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed said Russia would not send any observer for the upcoming 10th parliamentary elections as they will observe holiday till January 11 for Christmas Day.CEC came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists after a meeting

DHAKA: A new political alliance named ‘National Democratic Front’ (NDF) has been formed led by Krishak Sramik Janata League President Bangabir Kader Siddique.Leaders of the alliance announced the formation of new political alliance in a press conference at Jatiya Press Club on

JESSORE: The members of law enforcement agency arrested district Jamaat General Secretary Master Nurunnabi on Thursday.He was arrested from Railraod area in the town on Thursday evening.Assistant Superintendent of Police (Sadar) Reshma Sharmin confirmed the matter to banglanews.Police

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah and Dhaka city BNP Convener Sadek Hossain Khoka were sent to jail after two-day remand in a case of instigating on May 5 Hefajat rally violence.Metropolitan magistrate Mustafizur Rahman passed the order on Thursday.Earlier in

DHAKA: Opposition BNP lawmaker Shammi Akhter and senior leader Sarder Sakhawat Hossain Bakul were sent to jail in a case of arson and vandalism.Metropolitan magistrate Maruf Hossain passed the order after hearing on the case on Thursday afternoon.The court also directed investigation

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency confined Nayapaltan office and Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s residence and her Gulshan party office in the city.On Wednesday, some senior leaders of the party among former BNP MP Sarder Sakhawat Hossain Bakul and BNP MP Shammi Akter were detained while they

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the government would not prevent ‘March for Democracy’ if it is nonviolent “The government does not have any objection on BNP rally if they stage their nonviolent rally approved by the election commission,” he said.The

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Joint Secretary General Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon was arrested in city’s Segunbagicha area on Thursday afternoon.   Detective Branch (DB) of Metropolitan Police held him around 4:20pm and he was taken to DB office in the city, said Joint Commissioner of DB

DHAKA: Joint forces held 220 people in their ongoing drives across the country during the time from Wednesday midnight to Thursday noon.In capital, they held 20 people from different spots of the city in a nightlong drive.In Gazipur, law enforcers, in 24-hour drives, nabbed 130 people

BAGERHAT: A leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was held by law enforcers from Puratan Bazar area of the district town on Thursday morning. The detainee was identified as Advocate Mostaim Billa, 41, secretary of Bagerhat municipal unit of Jamaat-e-Islami and resident of Baroipara union under Sadar

RAJSHAHI:  At least nine police men were injured as miscreants threw cocktails at a running police van in Sonadigi more area of the divisional city on Thursday noon.Amongst the injured—the condition of constables Siddartha, Shahariar, Ananda is critical while policemen Tuhid, Rafi,