CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Metropolitan BNP postponed Sunday’s hartal due to Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) and admission test of Honours first year for the session 2013-14 of Chittagong University.Metropolitan BNP president Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Friday placed Swechchasebak Dal general secretary Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu and organinising secretary Shafiul Bari Babu on a 5-day remand each in a case field for allegedly creating violence and obstructing police from discharging their duties.Chief Metropolitan

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails at Women Awami League president and lawmaker Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf’s residence at around 6:00am Friday.Witnesses said that two miscreants riding on a motorbike blasted two cocktails targeting Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf’s house and fled the

LAXMIPUR: District Swechhasebak Dal called half-day hartal in the district for Sunday protesting arrest of Swechhasebak Dal central organizing secretary Safiul Bari Babu.The hartal will be enforced from 6:00am to 2:00pm.District Swechhasebak Dal general secretary Main Uddin Hamim

JESSORE: Terrorists killed a ward Awami League leader in Shuvorara Kheyaghat area of Avoynagar upazila by bomb blast on Thursday evening.The deceased is Jahidul Islam, 35, a local Awami League leader.Eyewitnesses said a political meeting was continuing at no-2 ward in the evening. At one

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam warned that election under political party will be resisted at any cost.He came up with the forewarning in a press release on Thursday night.In the press release Fakhrul castigated and protested arrest of Swechhasebak Dal

DHAKA: Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, hold a meeting for two hours with the US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Thursday evening.Diplomatic sources said that they discussed over the ongoing political situation and ways to resolve the political crisis of the

DHAKA: The members of law enforcement agency held Swechhasebak Dal General Secretary Mir Sarafat Ali Sapu on Thursday evening.A team of Detective Branch of Police held him from Banglamotor area of the city around 7:00pm.On the other hand, DB police raided the residence of Chhatra Dal

DHAKA: Opposition Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Thursday categorically said there is no scope of compromise with the illegal activities of the incumbent Awami League government.The former premier of the country came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at a view exchange

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia reached at the National Press Club around 5:15pm on Thursday.She will exchange views with senior journalists and intellectuals in the evening.After view-exchange Khaleda will visit BNP standing committee ailing member Tariqul Islam at BIRDEM

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said ministers can continue their office until the resignation letters are accepted by the President.The premier came up with the assertion while inaugurating Bijoy Ekattor, the newly built student dormitory of Dhaka University on Thursday

DHAKA: Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir brought out a brisk procession in capital’s Fulbaria and Rampura areas and blasted cocktails on Thursday morning.Witnesses said that 30/35 Jamaat-Shibir men took out the procession in Fulbaria area at around 8:45am.On information,

DHAKA: US assistant secretary for south and central Asian affairs Nisha Biswal will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in the capital on Sunday.    BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews.The meeting will be held at

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president is set to visit Sri Lanka on Thursday to join commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).A special flight of Bangladesh Biman carrying Sheikh Hasina will leave Shahjalal International Airport at 2:00pm for Sri

DHAKA: The BNP-led 18-party alliance will stage countrywide rallies on Saturday demanding immediate release of leaders-activists including four central leaders. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programme at chairperson’s Gulshan office after a

DHAKA: A number of Detective Branch (DB) Police in civil dress and police personnel were found in front of Gulshan office of opposition Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday evening.Witnesses said law enforcers along with DB police with plain cloth took position in front of Khaleda Zia’s

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus of S Alam Paribahan near Kamalapur Railway Station in the city on Wednesday evening.The incident took place around 5:15pm on Wednesday, the last day of 84-hour hartal called by 18-party alliance.Helper of the bus Monir said some pickets torched

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Wednesday urged the party-men to prevent the attack of the government.“Use body as bullet proof to prevent the bullets of enforcement agency ousting the government through movement,” he said.The spokesperson for

DHAKA: An Awami League leader died of cardiac arrest when he went to Bangabandhu Avenue Awami League central office to submit nomination form on Wednesday noon.The deceased was identified Abdul Baten Palowan, 69, senior vice-president of Kaliganj Upazila Awami League of Gazipur

BAGERHAT: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Wednesday said she can sacrifice her life for the welfare of the people of the country.“If it is necessary, I will sacrifice my life for my countrymen as my father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman did so,”