CHITTAGONG: Chairman of Shikolbaha Union Parishad at Karnaphuli in Chittagong Jahangir Alam, who along with his men armed with sticks allegedly swooped on Victory Day celebration program and foiled it, has been suspended. He was suspended in line with an order issued by the Local

FENI: A mobile court has sentenced two youths to imprisonment on charges of illegal activities during voting at a polling station at Mahamay union of Chhagalnaiya upazila in Feni. Judge and executive magistrate of the mobile court Sohel Rana conducted the mobile court and delivered the

DHAKA: At least 25 leaders, workers and supporters of the BNP were detained from the High Court area in the city on Thursday (December 28). The arrested BNP men came to the area to show their support to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia who appeared before a special court, the makeshift

DHAKA: The defence in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP chief Khaleda Zia started presenting its argument for the fifth day. Khaleda Zia reached the special court installed on the premises of jail department's parade ground in city's Bakshibazaar area after

CHITTAGONJ: Former President and Jatiya Party’s Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad has said that although his party is a factor for the next general elections, it is not possible for him to predict about the polls. He said this while talking to reporters at the hotel- Radisson Blu

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith has come down heavily on the leftist parties, particularity the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), for holding the siege program of Bangladesh Bank. Talking to the journalists at Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday (December 27), AMA Muhith said

DHAKA: The defense lawyers of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia placed their closing arguments before the court on Wednesday (December 27) in presence of the BNP chief.   They presented the arguments for the fourth consecutive day before the

COMILLA: Voting at 15 Union Parishads (UP) under four upazilas of Comilla will be held on Thursday (December 28). Meanwhile, candidates have completed their campaigns. For the first time, elections are going to be held under respective party symbols in UP. For this reason, an

DHAKA: The defence in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP chief Khaleda Zia started presenting its argument for the fourth day. Khaleda Zia reached the special court installed on the premises of jail department's parade ground in city's Bakshibazaar area at

SHARIATPUR: Police on Tuesday (December 26) arrested Arif Hawlader in a case filed with Bhedarganj Police Station in Shariatpur for allegedly raping women and spreading video footages on the internet. Arif was arrested from Saikka Bridge area near Jointika River at Gosairhat upazila of

DHAKA: The defense lawyers of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia placed their closing arguments before the court on Tuesday (December 26) in presence of the BNP chief. They placed the arguments for the third consecutive day in the graft case.

BHOLA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said that the next general elections will be held under the incumbent government. The current Parliament won’t be dissolved during the polls, he added.   He said this while talking to reporters after a meeting of district Awami League in

DHAKA: Shafin Ahmed, vocal-bassist and founding member of popular rock band Miles, is going to compete in the mayoral by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). He will run for the mayor post, from National Democratic Movement (NDM).    NDM Founder-Chairman Bobby Hajjaj

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before a special court installed on the premises of jail department's parade ground in city's Bakshibazaar area, in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases on Tuesday (December 26). Khaleda, the prime accused,

PATUAKHALI: Former President and also Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad said the next general election must be held under the Sheikh Hasina government.  Moreover, his party is ready to take part in the next election independently, he added. Ershad made the remarks to reporters

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has claimed that only the ruling Awami League and their people are enjoying the outcomes of the country’s independence. “Other people are hardly allowed to talk,” she added.  The BNP leader made the remarks while addressing a rally organized

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member and health and family welfare minister Mohammad Nasim has said that the BNP would join the next parliamentary elections and accept the polls result. He said this while talking to reporters after joining a function of the Child Parliament, a platform

DHAKA: Prime Minister also the Awami League President Sheikh Hasina asked her party leaders to unearth the reasons behind the large-margin defeat of AL-nominated mayoral candidate in Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election. Besides, Sheikh Hasina directed the central AL leaders to

DHAKA: Independent MP of Pirojpur-3 constituency Dr Md Rustam Ali Farazi has again joined former President HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party. The joining ceremony was held at Jatya Party chairman’s Banani office in the city on Saturday (December 23). Rustam Ali Farazi joined the party by

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has placed Bangladesh Kalyan Party’s Secretary General MM Aminur Rahman, who has been arrested nearly four months after he reportedly went missing, on a four-day remand in a case filed with city’s Gulshan police station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debabrat