DHAKA: BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, who has been living in London for nine years, has joined the BNP National Executive Committee Meeting through videoconferencing Saturday (February 3). The meeting began at 11:05am, at Le Meridien hotel in Dhaka, with BNP Chairperson

DHAKA: Chaired by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the meeting of the National Executive Committee of BNP began at Le Meridien Hotel in Dhaka Saturday (February 3). Khaleda Zia joined the meeting at the hotel ball room at 11:05am. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir,

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached Le Meridien Hotel, the venue for her party’s executive committee meeting on Saturday (February 3). The motorcade of the BNP chief reached there at around 11:02am. BDST: 1127 HRS, FEB 3, 2018 SI

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached Le Meridien Hotel, the venue for her party’s executive committee meeting on Saturday (February 3). The motorcade of the BNP chief reached there before the hotel at around 11:02am. More to follow.. BDST: 1127 HRS, FEB 3, 2018 SI

DHAKA: Police detained the former president of Hazaribagh thana unit of Chhatra Dal and another leader of BNP in Dhaka Friday night (February 2).  Mohamad Ullah Palash, the ex Chhatra Dal leader and Mamun, the other detainee, were nabbed from Hazaribagh area at around 10:30pm, said

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Aman Ullah Aman and the party’s Executive Committee member Nazim Uddin Alam in a case filed over carrying out attack on police and vandalizing prison van near the High Court recently. RAB Media Wing

SYLHET: Five people were shot in a factional clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) centering a cricket match in Sylhet on Friday evening (Feb 2). The clash occurred around 7:00pm between Rocky-Pinky group and Alai group in Khadimpara’s Bisic industrial area.

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the government is moving towards another January-5-like controversial election leaving many issues untidy. The BNP leader made the remark at a press conference in BNP’s Naya Paltan office on Friday morning (February 2).

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Friday (February 02) said that inclusive election is not possible without participation of the BNP. “The party (BNP) is holding important position in the political arena. So, there will not be participatory polls without the

DHAKA: Incumbent President Md Abdul Hamid has collected nomination paper to contest the presidential election slated for February 18. Chief Whip in the 10th Parliament ASM Feroz on behalf of the President collected the nomination paper from Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul

SATKHIRA: At least 56 people, including 28 leaders and activists of the BNP and its key ally- Jamaat-e-Islami, were detained in a special police drive in Satkhira. The special drive was conducted in different parts of the district from Thursday night (February 01) to Friday morning

BRAHMANBARIA: BNP’s Brahmanbaria district unit joint secretary ABM Mominul Haque and two others were detained in a special drive conducted by police. The police arrested Mominul Haque and Juba Dal leader Sharif Hossain from Power House area in the district town, while another youth

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has granted remand in different terms for 58 BNP activists and leaders including party’s information secretary Azizul Bari Helal in three separate cases filed with Ramna and Shahbag police stations.  Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ahsan Habib passed the

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said his party will not announce any confrontational programs centering BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.  However, Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, warned that befitting reply

DHAKA: The hearing in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia was adjourned till February 25. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Special Judge Court-5 in Dhaka’s Bakshibazar area fixed February 25 and 26 for the next hearing. On Thursday (February 1), Khaleda

DHAKA: Ruling 14-party alliance called a meeting on Monday (February 5). A press release sent by Awami League Office Secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap on Thursday (February 1) that the meeting will be held at AL President’s political office in Dhanmondi, at 2:00pm.  It is being

DHAKA: BNP’s central information affairs secretary and former president of Jatiyatabai Chhatra Dal (JCD) Azizul Bari Helal was detained by detective branch (DB) of police on Wednesday (January 31), claimed his family members. Police, however, said that they have no information in

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader warned that the opposition BNP will be met with a befitting reply if they try to ‘play with fire’ centering the forthcoming verdict of Zia orphanage Trust case against Khaleda Zia.  Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has sent BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy to jail denying his bail appeal.  Judge Mahmudul Islam of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court passed the order on Wednesday (January 31). Advocate Sanaullah Mia moved for Goyeshwar’s bail

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that the people who attacked police Tuesday are not BNP men but infiltrators.  He made the claim at a press conference in BNP’s Naya Paltan central office on Wednesday (January 31). The BNP leader said “Even we