The government has decided to suspend councillor of Dhaka South's ward No 30 Irfan Salim from his post a day after a mobile court sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment for the unlawful possession of liquor and walkie-talkie sets. While talking to reporters at Secretariat on

Abui Jahir, lawmaker from Habiganj-3 constituency, has tested positive for coronavirus. Jahir, also president of district unit Awami League, himself confirmed the matter to Banglanews over phone on Tuesday morning. He said he submitted his sample for a COVID-19 test on Sunday and

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) sentenced Irfan Salim, a councilor of ward 30 of Dhaka South City Corporation and son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, to 18 months imprisonment for possessing liquor and illegal electronic devices including walkie-talkie sets. 

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in a drive, recovered foreign liquor, beer, firearm and illegal wireless communication devises from the residence of Irfan Salim, who was taken into custody for beating up a Navy officer and his wife last night. RAB members, led by Executive Magistrate

A leader of Parbatya Chattagram Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), a student front of Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS), was killed in a reported gunfight between two rival groups of the political party in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati. The gunfight took place between MN Larma (Reformists)

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order that granted anticipatory bail to former Awami League lawmaker AKM Awal and his wife Laila Parvin in two corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). An Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice Syed

A leader of Swechchhasebak League, Masudur Rahman Shuvro, was hacked to death by miscreants in Gauripur upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday night. The incident occurred at around 10:30 pm in Madhyabazar area.  Shuvro, a resident of Kalipur area of Gauripur municipality, was the

Awami League candidates Kazi Monirul Islam and Md Anwar Hossain Helal have won the by-elections to Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 constituencies. In Dhaka, Monirul Islam bagged 45,642 votes while his nearest rival the BNP’s Salahuddin Ahmed received only 2,926 votes. In Naogaon, Anwar

Local administration slapped section 144 in Faridpur sadar upazila headquarters on Saturday to fend off any untoward incident as two groups called meetings at the same venue and time. The restriction will remain in force until 9 am on Sunday, said Purobi Goldar, Sadar Upazila Nirbahi

Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council (BGSRPC) has split after declaring its joint convenor M Rashed Khan and former DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur unwanted.  The council, however, formed a 22-member new committee at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club on

Election Commission (EC) has filed a case against independent lawmaker of Faridpur-4 constituency Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury alias Nixon on charges of violating electoral code of conduct. Faridpur district election officer Nawabul Islam filed the case with Charbhadrasan police station on

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was admitted to a Dhaka hospital after he had a cardiac arrest at the party office in Paltan on Tuesday noon. He was admitted to Labaid Cardiac Hospital's Coronary Care Unit (CCU), confirmed BNP chairperson's Media Wing

Five more leaders of Swecchasebok Dal and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal have been expelled for their involvement in the attack on the residence of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.  Office secretaries of Swecchasebok Dal and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal made the disclosure

Twelve BNP leaders (thana level) of Dhaka north have been expelled in the incident of attack on the residence of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. ABM Razzaque, office secretary of Dhaka north of BNP confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Monday.   The party

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam and his wife Dr Shayla Shagufta Islam tested positive for COVID-19. Moreover, the mayor's assistant personal secretary Rishad Morshed also tested positive for the virus. The public relations office of the City Corporation

BNP has picked SM Jahangir Hossain and Md Selim Reza as its candidates to contest the upcoming Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 by-elections respectively.  BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the candidates at a press briefing held at party Chairperson Khaleda

Police have arrested a local Awami League leader in Sonagazi upazila of Feni for allegedly raping his 14-year-old niece. Tomij Uddin Nayan, 50, president of local ward unit of Awami League under Motiganj union, was arrested around 11:00 pm on Thursday.  The arrestee is a cousin

Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak has tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19). Dabirul, also the president of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, is now receiving treatment at his Baliadangi residence. Masudur Rahman Biplob,

Nurjahan Begum, mother of Awami League Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, died from Covid-19 infection at a city hospital on Friday morning. She breathed her last at around 7:00 am at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Combined Military Hospital (CMH) while undergoing treatment

A Sylhet court on Wednesday placed another accused Mahfuzur Rahman on a five-day remand in a case filed over the gang rape of a woman in a dormitory of Sylhet Murari Chand (MC) College. Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court-2 passed the order after Inspector of Shah Poran police station