DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed September 15 as the date of hearing for charge framing against 63 including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in an arson attack case.Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Alamgir Kabir Raj fixed the date following a plea

MAGURA: Ruling Awami League (AL)-backed candidate Rostam Ali has won the by-election for Magura Sadar Upazila chairman post on Tuesday.With the symbol of ‘Horse’, Rostam bagged 55,187 votes while his nearest BNP-backed candidate Ali Ahmed got 22,091 votes with ‘Motorcycle’

MAGURA: Counting in by-polls to Magura Sadar Upazila is underway as voting ended on Tuesday.The election started at 8:00pm and continued till 4:00pm without any break.Ruling Awami League (AL)-backed candidate Rostam Ali and BNP-supported are fighting with the symbols of ‘horse’ and

DHAKA: Newly promoted and appointed ministers and state ministers paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Tuesday.Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, expatriates’ welfare minister Nurul Islam, science minister Yeafesh Osman, state minister for post

MAGURA: Voting in by-election to Magura Sadar Upazila is underway on Tuesday.The election, started at 8:00pm, will continue till 4:00pm without any break.Presence of the voters was seen fewer in the morning. But the authorities concerned hope that the number will increase in late

CHANPAINAWABGANJ: Police recovered 12 cocktails and 10 petrol bombs from Mini Deep Tube-well house of Nachol upazila of Chanpainawabganj district on Tuesday morning.Confirming the matter to banglanews Nachol Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Tariqul Islam said that on tip-off police seized 12

DHAKA: Central committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) announced a two-day nationwide demonstration from July 21 as a protest of the arrest of its president Rajib Ahsan.JCD vice-president Nazmul Hasan made the announcement at a press conference at Nayapaltan central office in city on

DHAKA: Police arrested Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Rajib Ahsan from Lebukhali Ferry ghat in Patuakhali district on Sunday midnight.Alongside, four other accomplices of him were also arrested during the time.Patuakhali correspondent said Rajib Ahsan was taken to Patuakhali DB

NOAKHALI: An activist of Jubo Dal, the student wing of BNP, was shot dead by miscreants in Amishapara union Somaimuri upazila of the district.The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman Habib, 20, son of Suja Mia of Batabi village of the union.Upazila Juba Dal former general secretary

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia preferred to stage next movement after reorganizing her party.She made the remark after exchanging Eid greetings with eminent citizens, diplomats and politicians at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on Saturday.Khaleda Zia raised

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia exchanged Eid greetings with eminent citizens, diplomats and politicians at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on Saturday.The BNP chief started exchanging greetings from 10:45am where BNP standing committee members and senior leaders

NETROKONA: Jatiya Party (JP) presidium member Fakir Ashraf was buried in Challish Kahniya area under Barhatta Upazila of the district Friday afternoon.He was buried in his family graveyard after Asar prayer. Hundreds of people including district unit JP convener Advocate Liakot Ali Khan,

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy was release on bail from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur district Thursday evening.BNP chairperson’s media wing member Shairul Kabir Khan told banglanews that the BNP leader was release around 7:00pm.BDST: 2032 HRS, JULY 16,

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned to his Uttara residence from city’s United Hospital.Family members and close relations brought him to his residence from the hospital on Thursday noon.After the upcoming Eid, the BNP leader is expected to go abroad

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday expressed her greetings to all on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.In a statement, sent to the media, the BNP chief expressed her heart-felt greetings to the nation as well as Muslims of other countries saying ‘Eid Mubarak’.She said that

DHAKA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged journalists to be vocal against unethical journalism for the interests of their professions.She said that if you abuse the pen, once the truth will reveal.The premier came up with warning while distributing aid among insolvent journalists at her

DHAKA: Newly appointed state minister for post and telecommunications ministry Tarana Halim categorically said that she will not tolerate any incident of bribery in the office.‘No mercy on bribery,’ she vowed.Tarana made the vow when exchanging views with the ministry officials at

CHITTAGONG: An Awami League (AL) leader succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Chittagong district Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, 45, president of AL Nangalmora union of Hathazari upazila.Hathazari Thana officer-in-charge (OC) M Ismail told

SYLHET: Terming the killers of boy Shamiul Alam Rajon as demons, State Minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki said special tribunal will be formed to try the brutal killing.She made the remark while visiting Rajon’s family in Kumargaon Bade Ali village on Wednesday

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Kamal categorically said his incumbent government will continue to uphold the zero tolerance policy to terrorism and violence.The minister, who took oath as full minister on Tuesday, made the comment to the media on Wednesday morning while he went to place