DHAKA: The BNP has demanded fair investigation into the incidents of the arson attack on houses of Chakma community at Longdu upazila in Rangamati and murder of the local Juba League leader. The party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demand at a press

RANGAMATI: The local administration has withdrawn the ‘Section 144’ from Langdu upazila in Rangamati, as the situation created after arson attack on tribal peoples’ home has been normalcy.   The ‘Section 144’ was withdrawn from Saturday noon (June 03) following a meeting of

RANGAMATI: The local administration has distributed relief among the cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ hit victims in Rangamati on Saturday (June 03). The district administration distributed a bundle of tin to each of 20 victims, while cash money and 20kg of rice were given to each of 100

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Authority of Dhaka University (DU) expelled eight students including DU unit Vice-president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of the ruling party, over physically assaulting a student.  Bijoy Ekattor Hall Provost Professor AJM Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan told

BANDARBAN: Police in a drive detained district Chhatra Shibir president Ruhul Amin on Friday (June 2). Ruhul was nabbed from his house at Fire service area in the town, in the evening. Bandarban Sadar Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Rafiqullah confirmed the matter to banglanews.

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has termed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year as ‘budget for looting’. Speaking at an Iftar party on Thursday (June 01), she said that the government has proposed a huge budget with a view to looting money. “Finance minister does not know

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that the 2017-18 fiscal year budget won’t bring any good for the people of the country. The BNP leader made the comment at a function held in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the city on

KHULNA: Vice-chairman of Koyra Upazila Parishad in Khulna and BNP leader Sheikh Abdur Rashid has been arrested. Police arrested him from his office at the Upazila Parishad on Wednesday noon (May 31).   Officer-in-charge (OC) of Koyra police station Enamul Haque told Banglanews that

DHAKA: The BNP men locked in a factional clash and created chaos at a function of the party chief Khaleda Zia in the capital city on Wednesday (May 31). The hassle and roughhousing of the party men took place at about 12:30 pm at Bat-tola intersection of Rabindra Sarani at Sector No. 3

DHAKA: Like previous years, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has invited Awami League’s president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to join her Iftar party scheduled for June 5. A BNP delegation handed over the invitation letter at Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi office in the capital city on

DHAKA: Jatiya Party’s presidium member and MP Kazi Firoz Rashid has once again expressed annoyance over the role of his party in the Parliament. He told the Parliament on Tuesday (May 30) that the people don’t consider the Jatiya Party as an opposition in the Parliament. “Why

DHAKA: The budget session for this year, which is also the 16th session of the 10th Parliament, began at about 11:00 am on Tuesday (May 30) with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will place the budget proposal for 2017-2018 fiscal in

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia paid homage to the party founder and former president Ziaur Rahman, marking his 36th death anniversary on Tuesday (May 30). Accompanied with some top leaders of the party, Khaleda placed floral wreaths at the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia paid homage to the party founder and former president Ziaur Rahman, marking his 36th death anniversary on Tuesday (May 30). Accompanied with some top leaders of the party, Khaleda placed floral wreaths at the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday (May 29) hosted an Iftar party at Hotel Westin in the capital city in honor of foreign diplomats working in Dhaka. Before taking the Iftar, Khaleda Zia along with her party’s senior leaders went round the tables of invited guests and

DHAKA: The budget session for this year, which is also the 16th session of the 10th Parliament, will begin on Tuesday (May 30). The session will begin at 11:00 am. This will be fourth budget session of the current Parliament. President Moahmmad Abdul Hamid on May 14 convened the

DHAKA: Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Amir Sheikh ul-Islam Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi termed the reinstallation of Greek goddess Themis idol in the Supreme Court premises as frustrating. Shafi expressed displeasure in a statement on Sunday (May 28) following re-erection of the statue before

DHAKA: The appellate division has upheld BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury’s bail ordered by the High Court in a sedition case. A four-member appeal bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order on Sunday (May 28) rejecting a petition filed by state. Barrister

DHAKA: The Appellate Division on Sunday (May 28) upheld the High Court order that declared the case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for corruption in Barapukuria Coal Mine legal. As a consequent, now there is no obstruction for trial in the case at judge court, said lawyers.

NARAYANGANJ: Awami League’s general secretary Obaidul Quader has commented that Prime Minsiter Sheikh Hasina did not surrender to anybody except Almighty Allah.    He made the comment while talking to journalists during his visit at Kanchpur in Narayanganj on Saturday (May 27). He