RANGPUR: Police on Monday night (October 24) arrested former president of Mithapukur upazila unit Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from his residence in the upazilla. The arrestee was identified as Shafayat, son of one Siddiqur Rahman of the upazila.

DHAKA: Government has decided to arrange Zilla Parishad elections in the last quarter of December next. Local government has already sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) in this regard. Ministry deputy secretary Zobaida Nasreen confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Monday

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday (October 24) commented that ruling Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina’s speech is a threat to democracy. Fakhrul made the comment while addressing the 15th death anniversary of former lawmaker Afsar Ahmed

THAKURGAON: Police detained a district unit president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from Thakurgaon sadar town on Monday afternoon (October 24). The detainee was identified as Rajiur Rahman Raju, president of Thakurgaon district unit Chhatra

LAKSHMIPUR: Police detained at least seven Jamaat-e-Islami men including a metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami secretary from Nutun Bazar area under Raipur Thana of the district on Sunday (October 23). Locals said Jamaat secretary Kamal Uddin, along with hundreds of Jamaat activists, was

DHAKA: Prime Minister and also ruling Awami League president has unanimously been reelected as the party president for eighth time in the party’s 20th national council. Besides, road transport and bridges minister and also AL presidium member Obaidul Quader has been made the

DHAKA: A 14-member presidium committee of ruling Awami League (AL) has been announced on Sunday (October 23), the second and concluding day of the party’s national council. The newly elected presidium members are Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Matia Chowdhury, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim,

DHAKA: BNP on Sunday (October 23) congratulated the newly elected members of ruling Awami League (AL) national committee. The party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam in an immediate reaction expressed his greeting to the AL committee. Earlier in the evening, the councilors

DHAKA: Prime Minister and also ruling Awami League president has unanimously been reelected as the party president for eighth time in the party’s 20th national council. Besides, road transport and bridges minister and also AL presidium member Obaidul Quader has been made the

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that his party did not join ruling Awami League (AL) national council as the ruling party continuing suppression on the opposition. He made the assertion on Sunday (October 23) while talking to the media after his release

DHAKA: The closed-door council session of 20th National Council of ruling Awami League is underway at The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on the second day on Sunday (October 23). The session began around 9:40 am with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the party president,

DHAKA: The visiting China delegation met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in city Saturday afternoon (October 22). Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members Lieutenant General (Retd) Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman and Khandaker Mosharraf

DHAKA: The visiting China delegation will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in city Saturday afternoon (October 22). Chairperson’s media wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to Banglanews. The meeting is scheduled to begin around 4:30pm. They

DHAKA: BNP has yet to send any delegation to join the 20th national council of ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) at Suhrawardi Udyan in Dhaka on Saturday (October 22). Earlier in the morning, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling AL, inaugurated the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League, inaugurated the 20th National Council of the party at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital of Bangladesh on Saturday morning (October 22). Hasina inaugurated the two-day event by releasing balloons and pigeons

DHAKA: The 20th National Council of ruling Awami League (AL) is set to begin at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital of Bangladesh on Saturday morning (October 22). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League, will inaugurate the two-day program around 10:00 am here.

DHAKA: BNP announced a 10-day program to celebrate ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ that falls on November 7. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the program schedule at party’s Naya Palton central office in city after a joint meeting on Thursday

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) has sent an invitation letter to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its general secretary Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir to join their 20th national council. A five-member team, led by AL deputy office secretary Advocate Mrinal Kanti Das, handed over the letter

KHAGRACHARI: The second day hartal called by five Bangali organizations is underway in Khagrachari district. Hartal is being enforced as a protest of the approval of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission (amended) Act 2016 by the cabinet. Picketing

KISHOREGANJ: An Awami League (AL) leader was crushed under a train at Bhairab Rail Station of the district Wednesday afternoon (October 19). The deceased was identified as Mahfuzul Haque Farhad, 37, general secretary of upazila AL unit Ward No 9 and son of late Sirajul Haque of