Dhaka: Former state minister for foreign affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury said like Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he is also in favour of taking legal step against the World Bank (WB) over Padma Bridge issue. “But I’ve not yet taken any decision personally in this regard,” he said.

BOGRA: Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is trying in various ways to influence the false cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. BNP’s vice-chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu came up with the allegation at a preparatory meeting, held in Bogra on Saturday (February 18), about the

SUNAMGANJ: Police arrested Mahmudur Rahman Delwar, former president of Sylhet metropolitan unit Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from Sunamganj town Friday night (February 17). Sunamganj sadar thana officer-in-charge (OC) Harunur Rashid told Banglanews

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday (February 15) categorically said there won’t be any election in the country if the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia is sent to jail in any false case. He further said no countrymen will participate in any election if

DHAKA: Police arrested Union Parishad (UP) chairman of Gouripur upazila, Mymensingh on Wednesday (February 15) morning. The arrestee, Taibur Rahman Hiron, is also a Joint convener of BNP. Delwar Ahmed, Gouripur police station officer in charge (OC) confirmed the matter to

THAKUGAON: Police, in a drive, have detained 4 Allah’r Dal members including, their leader in Thakurgaon on Monday (February 13). The detained are Fakrul Islam Babu, 31, Arif Hossen, 22, Rabbani Haque Fajlu, 24, Mojibul Islam Miron, 32, resident of Atgharia under Pabna, Krishnapur

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday (February 13) expressed willingness to hold talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the election-time government. The BNP senior leader expressed the willingness while talking to

MUNSHIGANJ: An activist of Jubo League, a front organization of ruling Awami League, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Munshiganj Sadar upazila early Monday (February 13). The deceased was identified as Shahjalal Mizi, 28, an accused in 22 cases and had warrant against him

DHAKA: A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate district court on Sunday rejected the remand appeal for two Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders on Sunday (February 12) over brandishing firearms during a hawker eviction drive in the capital's Gulistan on October 27, 2016. Magistrate SM

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday (February 11) said the newly constituted KM Nurul Huda-led Election Commission will never be able to play a neutral role in discharging its duties. “I am once again telling that the Election Commission headed by

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia called for a meeting with the party’s vice-chairmen on Saturday night (February 11). The meeting is scheduled to begin at her Gulshan political office in Dhaka around 9:30 pm. Party’s press wing confirmed about

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Police detained four activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir while holding a clandestine meeting at a madrasa under Shibganj upazila of the district early Saturday (February 11). Shibganj police station officer-in-charge (OC) Ramzan Ali told

DHAKA: Considering the suffering of people, ruling Awami League (AL) said it will not organize rallies and processions in Dhaka to observe historic March 7, 17 and 26. AL general secretary and also road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader came up with the disclosure at a

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday (February 10) called on newly selected chief election commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda to step down from the constitutional position. He made the call during addressing a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (February 9) set February 16 as the next date for deposition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases. The makeshift court of third special Judge Abu Ahmed Jomader in Bakshi Bazar, Dhaka granted an

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appealed with the High Court on Wednesday (February 8) seeking its directives to change the trial court for Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. She also sought a stay order on the proceedings of the trial of the case. Currently, the case is under trail

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia convened an emergency meeting with the vice-chairmen of the party. Chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan told Banglanews that the meeting will be held at her Gulshan political office in Dhaka around 8:30

SIRAJGANJ: A district court issued arrest warrant against 40 BNP leaders and activists including, central party leader Saidur Rahman Bachchu and zila BNP joint secretary Rashedul Hasan Ranjan. Senior judicial magistrate of the court Morshed Alam passed the order on Sunday (February 5)

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the death of Awami League leader and former minister Suranjit Sengupta, MP. They remembered Suranjit’s contributions to strengthening parliamentary democracy and also framing the country's first

GAIBANDHA: A district court remanded 10 leaders and activists of Jamaat in MP Liton murder case for one day each. The court of Gaibandha additional chief judicial magistrate Moynul Hasan Yusuf passed the order on Sunday (February 5) noon. Earlier on December 31 in 2016, unknown