More than 200 of BNP leaders and activists including BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Party Vice Chairman Amanullah Aman have been arrested from Naya Paltan today (Dec 7). The Detective Branch of police arrested them from in front of the party office around 5:30

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has locked in a clash with law enforcement agencies in Nayapaltan of the capital. Several people, including journalists, were injured, Banglanews correspondent reports. The clash ensued between BNP men and police this afternoon after the party

Security has been beefed up at Nayapaltan in capital ahead of Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) December 10 divisional mass rally. Additional members of the law enforcement agencies, including a few platoons of police, have been deployed near BNP's central party office on

Awami League Advisory Council member, freedom fighter and Prime Minister’s former political adviser SA Malek passed away. He breathed his last in the course of receiving treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital Tuesday night.  He was

A Dhaka court today (Dec 6) issued arrest warrant against 33 leaders and activists of BNP including former president of Jubo Dal Saiful Islam Nirob, in a case lodged for allegedly vandalizing vehicles and traffic police box in the capital.   Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan

The Election Commission (EC) will hold a re-election in Gaibandha-5 constituency on January 4 next year. The EC made the decision at a meeting, presided over by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal, at the commission office in the capital's Agargaon this morning (Dec 6).

The 30th National Council of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, has begun at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the council around 11:30pm on Tuesday. Chhatra League

The 30th national council of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, will be held at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital tomorrow. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the 30th National Council of Chhatra

Law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the Shahjahanpur residence of BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas since Monday morning. His wife Afroza Abbas confirmed the matter to Banglanews. She, however, did not inform the online portal about the reason behind it.

Four journalists were attacked and then injured by Jagannath University (JOBI) Chhatra League unit leaders while collecting news on Sunday (Dec 4). The incident happened in front of the main gate of the University and in front of Victoria Park. The injured journalists were

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to hold an emergency press conference on Sunday (Dec 4) afternoon at the party's Nayapaltan central office in Dhaka.  BNP chairperson's media wing member Shamsuddin Didar confirmed the matter.  Sources said

Police set up a check post outside BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s home at Gulshan in the capital ahead of much-talked rally on December 10 in Dhaka.  Shairul Kabir Khan, a staff of the chairperson's media wing, confirmed the matter.  Police set up the checkpoint

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) started its divisional mass rally in Rajshahi on Saturday (Dec 03).  The rally has formally begun at Haji Mohammad Mohsin School Ground in Rajshahi city around 9:30 through recitation from the Quran. However, the main part of the rally will begin

Minister of Road Transport and Bridges and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that Dr. Kamal Hossain has converted black money into white by evading taxes and smuggling money abroad.  Obaidul Quader said that the people of Bangladesh want to know how much

A Dhaka court today (December 1) set December 15 for holding a hearing on charge framing in two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, lodged against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Today was fixed for

A Dhaka court today (December 1) granted the petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking re-investigation in a money laundering case against BNP leader and former MP Mosaddek Ali Falu. Dhaka Divisional Special Judge Syed Kamal Hossain granted the application this

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today (Nov 30) stayed till December 5 a High Court order that allowed Jatiya Party Chairman Ghulam Muhammad (GM) Quader to conduct normal party activities. Justice M Enayetur Rahman of Appellate Division Chamber Judge Court passed the

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) announced a 388-member full-fledged committee for its Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit. BCL made the announcement in a press release signed by its central President Al-Nahean Khan Joy and General Secretary Lekhak Bhattacharjee on Tuesday night. The

The High Court today (Nov 29) stayed till January 3 the lower court directive that upheld an injunction order asking GM Quader to refrain from party activities.  The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal passed the order on Tuesday following a revision petition filed by Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (Nov 27) said that if BNP men try to play game with fire and sticks, we along with the country's people will give them a befitting reply.  Quader said while speaking virtually at the triennial conference of Pirojpur