BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). BNP Chairperson's press wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter on Tuesday (Jan 11). Sources said that Mirza Fakhrul and his wife Rahat Ara

The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being observed in the country today (January 10). The supreme commander of the country's Liberation War Bangabandhu returned liberated Bangladesh via London and New Delhi on January 10 in 1972,

The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed in the country on Monday (Jan 10). The supreme commander of the country's Liberation War Bangabandhu returned liberated Bangladesh via London and New Delhi on January 10 in 1972,

The fifth phase of the local government elections at 708 union parishads (UPs) in 48 districts ended on Wednesday (Jan 5). The polling started 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm. Meanwhile, incidents of violence, killing, and torching of campaign offices have become widespread,

A man was killed in a clash between supporters of opposing candidates in the union council polls in Anwara Upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ankur Dutta, 35, son of Nepal Dutta. Thana election officer Syed Md Anwar Khaled confirmed the matter. The

The authorities of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) expelled four students, including university unit BCL general secretary Sadman Nahian Sejan, over the unnatural death of Professor Dr Md Selim Hossain. The other three are Abu Hasan Abdullah Kaiyum, Md

Taimur Alam Khandaker, who is contesting for mayoral post in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Polls, has been removed from the Advisory Council to the BNP Chairperson. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi confirmed the development to the media on Monday. Taimur

The BNP has decided not to join the dialogue with President Abdul Hamid over forming the new Election Commission. The party leaders discussed the issue in detail at a virtual meeting of its standing committee on Monday night (December 27), Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Joynal Hazari, Awami League Advisory Council member and a former lawmaker from Feni, passed away on Monday afternoon. He was 76 He breathed his last around 5:30 pm while undergoing at Labaid Hospital in the capital. His personal political assistant Shakhawat Hossain Bhuiyan

After 12 days of treatment, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader was discharged today (Dec 26) from the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka. Obaidul Quader, also the Awami League General Secretary, however, reached his ministry from the hospital

Jamalpur's Dewanganj Municipality Mayor Shah Newaz Shahanshah was suspended for allegedly slapping an upazila secondary education officer during a Victory Day programme on December 16. A notification, signed by Farzana Mannan, deputy secretary of Local Government Division, was

A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the government so that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can travel abroad for advanced medical treatment. Supreme Court lawyer Md Eunus Ali Akond submitted the public interest litigation (PIL) plea on Monday, arguing

Former Member of Parliament Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf died in the capital on early Sunday. He was 75. He breathed his last at 1:30am while undergoing treatment at United Hospital. Shahidul Islam Babul, general secretary of Krishak Dal, confirmed the matter to Banglanews. BNP

The health condition of Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is improving, confirmed by his physicians here on Wednesday (Dec 15).   "The physical condition of Obaidul Quader is comparatively better than Tuesday," said Professor Dr Sharfuddin, Vice

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader was taken to a hospital in the capital on Tuesday (December 14). He was admitted to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital as he fell sick, said Awami League’s Office Secretary Barrister Biplob Barua.

Bangladesh Awami League nominated Dr Selina Hayat Ivy again as its mayoral candidate to contest the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election slated for January 16.  Besides, the ruling party picked Khan Ahmed Shuvo as its MP candidate for Tangail-7 parliamentary by-polls

A Dhaka court on Sunday set January 20 for holding hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others. The hearing was supposed to take place today (Dec 1). But Begum Khaleda Zia failed to appear before the court because of

Nurul Islam Jihadi, the secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, died at a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday. He breathed his last at around 11:40 at Labaid Specialized Hospital. Hefazat's publicity secretary Maulana Muhiuddin Rabbani confirmed the matter to Banglanews. On

Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia has been diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, said her doctor Dr. Samsul Arefin. He said: "There is no treatment for this disease in the country, though it is being treated in some specialized

The election to 1,000 union parishads is underway on Sunday in the third phase. People were seen casting their votes at the polling centres of the union parishads defying winter after the voting started at 8am.  The polling will continue till 4:00 pm without any break.