DHAKA: Islami Oikya Jote chairman Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini alleged the conspiracy is on against Islam and Islamic politics.“The ruling party, however, came to the power pledging not to formulate any law against Islam,” said Amini at a discussion Saturday.Islami Oikya Jote organised

DHAKA: The National Executive Committee of the main opposition BNP ended their daylong deliberations Saturday with a promise to strengthen the party by resolving inner-conflicts alongside gearing up their movement against “misrule”.The meeting started at 10:45am with Khaleda Zia in

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Saturday said the ruling government has only itself to blame for the current anti-government movement that she alleged was fuelled by its repressive measures. "Now the opposition has no alternative but to lead the anti-government movement as the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Saturday said the ruling government has only itself to blame for the current anti-government movement that she alleged was fuelled by its repressive measures. "Now the opposition has no alternative but to lead the anti-government movement as the

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s scheduled visit to Gopalganj for Saturday morning was postponed due to inclement weather. The next date of her visit will be announced later, PM’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad informed banglanews24.com.bd.During her visit, Prime Minister

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday accused the government of pushing the country into anarchy by restoring secularism and socialism in the Constitution.“Bangladesh is the third largest Islamic country in the world with 90 percent Muslim population. It is impossible to think that there

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Friday blamed government’s “wrong policy” for the “anarchy in the garment sector”. He made the comment after placing wreaths at the mazar of BNP founder and slain President Ziaur Rahman. Fakhrul accompanied

Dhaka: BNP leader ASM Hannan Shah Friday fulminated that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina intended a “political solution” of the BDR mutiny sidetracking a better option like military action as a fit remedy for the desperate malady.  “Chiefs of the three services were in front of Hasina

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits Gopalganj and Tungipara on Saturday. During the visit, she is expected to lay down foundation stone of Gopalganj 100 MW peaking power plant at Haridapur of Sadar upazila.She is scheduled to inaugurate the National Service scheme in the

DHAKA: After a lull of long five years, BNP convened its National Executive Committee meeting for Saturday in the process of reorganizing the party after the recent setbacks.The party will hold the meeting at Diploma Engineers’ Institute auditorium at 10am with BNP Chairperson Begum

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia called upon leaders and activists to put in their combined effort to bolster the party’s strength staying above all kinds of controversies.Khaleda made the call on Thursday night when party’s student union secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annee MP,

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday quashed a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former Home Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim.The High Court bench comprising Justice Dostagir Hossain and Justice AKM Jahirul Haque in the verdict scrapped the 13-year jail

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP`s Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed MP welcomed the Supreme Court verdict that finally proscribed the 5th Amendment to the Constitution and prescribed restoration of the fundamental state principles by retaining some provisions of the impugned

DHAKA: Two Dhaka courts Thursday placed Nayeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat Delwar Hossain Sayedee on four days’ remand in two cases, one on attempt to murder Prof Humayun Azad. Metropolitan Magistrate SK Tofael Hassan granted one-day fresh remand in the ‘attempt-to-murder’ case for the deadly

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Thursday kicked off weeklong countrywide demonstrations demanding release of its detained leaders and activists, the top four of them now facing war-crime trial.On Wednesday, Jamaat acting secretary-general ATM Azharul Islam announced the program at a

BANDARBAN: President and general secretary of the district Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) committee were selected before its council scheduled to be held on Friday next. According to the district JCD leaders and activists, Sabikur Rahman Jewel was selected as president and Doulatul Kabir

DHAKA: BNP Secretary-General Khandaker Delwar Hossain said Mannan Bhuiyan, his dissident predecessor in the party, is now beyond everything and that the countrymen and history would evaluate his political career in future.He made the guarded remark after attending the second janaza for

DHAKA: Police Tuesday detained a leader of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir who is also a university teacher who teaches business know-how.Mahmudul Hasan Fayeji, Lecturer of Marketing of Jagannath University, was held on the Dhaka University campus.      Dr Saiful Islam

DHAKA: Opposition BNP will stage a mass procession in the capital on August 9 as part of its ongoing anti-government movement.Party chairperson and opposition leader Khaleda Zia will lead the march that will kick-start from Paltan Maidan, the historic ground that was made off-limits to

DHAKA:  Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh threatened the ruling Awami League to disclose the names of AL leaders who were on wartime Peace Committee in 1971, now that its top leaders are in the dock on war-crime charges.The top leaders of Jamaat made the comment at an opinion-exchange meeting