DHAKA: Habibur Rahman Mizan, councilor of ward no. 32 of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), was detained from Sreemangal on Friday (Oct 11) while he was about to flee to India, said Rab. Being tipped off, Member of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) picked him up from border area of

DHAKA: The physical condition of expelled Dhaka metropolitan South Jubo League President Ismail Hossian Samrat, undergoing treatment in National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, is now normal, said physicians of the hospital. The doctor said multiple medical tests of Samrat had

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP)-nominated candidate Rahgir Almahi Saad Ershad, who won the Rangpur-3 by-polls, took oath as member of the 11th parliament on Thursday (Oct 10). Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at 12:05pm at her office in the parliament. Raushan

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) acting president Al Nahian Khan said if BCL leaders-activists are found involved with any kind of offences, stern action will be taken against them. He issued the warnings to fellow leaders and activists at a press conference held at Mashur

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday (Oct 8) placed ten leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on a five-day remand, in BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order after hearing remand petition filed by police.

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader said no one would be spared if involved in misconduct, corruption and terrorism by using the party identity. He was addressing a press conference at the office of the Awami League president in

DHAKA: Two Dhaka Courts placed expelled Jubo League Dhaka South Organizing Secretary Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan on seven days fresh remand in two cases filed under anti-money laundering and narcotics acts. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury placed Khaled on four-day

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridge minister Obaidul Quader has said that the law enforcers have been directed to arrest those who were involved in beating the BUET student to death. He said this in reply to questions of reporters during the press

DHAKA: A Dhaka court again deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others in the Barapukuria coalmine graft case till November 12. The judge of the makeshift court, which set up at Dhaka central jail in Keraniganj, HM Ruhul Imran granted the

DHAKA: Jubo League has expelled its Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and vice president Enamul Haque Arman. General Secretary MdHarunur Rashid confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Sunday (October 6) noon. He said the president of the Dhaka South

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party (JP)-nominated candidate Rahgir Almahi Saad Ershad was unofficially declared win in Rangpur-3 by-polls. Saad Ershad won the Rangpur-3 by-poll bagging 58,878 votes, Regional Election Officer and Returning Officer (RO) for Rangpur-3 by-poll GM Sahatab Uddin

CHATTOGRAM: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said the state cannot compromise with corruption. “Khaleda Zia is imprisoned on charge of corruption. Since the state is for the case, therefore, state’s duty is to oppose her bail. If state resisted from opposition, then it would be

DHAKA: Counting of votes began as by-polls of Rangpur-3 constituency (Sadar upazila) constituency for the 11th parliament ended Saturday (Oct 05). Around 4.42 lakh people were expected to exercise their franchise during the polls that began at 9:00am and continued till 5:00pm without

DHAKA: British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq is rated among the most influential politicians of London, according to a London based newspaper. Evening Standard has ranked Sheikh Rehana’s daughter, a niece of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddiq’s name in the Westminster category on

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said countrywide corrective raid is meant to break down corruption circle in Bangladesh. Quader, also the Road, Transport and Bridges Minister made the remarks to journalists after distributing clothes among the destitute at

DHAKA: BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed said their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not bow down to anyone for her release (from jail). If not through judicial procedure, she will be freed through movement.   BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Friday (October 4) was

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left for Singapore for medical treatment on Thursday (Oct 3) midnight. Fakhrul along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Singapore in a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines around 11:55pm,

DHAKA: Information of the Bank accounts of Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury has been sought by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU). On Thursday (October 3), BFIU has sent a letter to the banks seeking the info of his accounts. BDST: 2103 HRS, OCT 3, 2019 RS/SMS

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Khaleda Zia will not be freed by anybody’s mercy.  “She’ll surely be released on bail as it’s her fair right to get bail,” Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, on Thursday (October 3), while addressing a human chain

RANGPUR: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been hospitalized after he met with a road accident in Rangpur on Monday afternoon (September 30). Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir fell off a pickup van while drumming up support for a BNP candidate in by-polls of Rangpur-1