DHAKA: Terming BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s interim government proposal as backward, ruling Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Monday said there is no any potential in her proposal. In an immediate reaction after Opposition Leader’s proposal Prime Minister’s

DHAKA: Some 26 activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir were held from Mirpur National High School at Mirpur-2 in the city on Monday evening.The members of law enforcing agency nabbed them in the evening.  However, the identity of the activists couldn’t be known

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Monday said they would reply Tuesday on the proposal over interim government made by opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.The information minister came up with the assertion while addressing a programme of inauguration of 12 transmitters

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Monday said the outline of interim government made by Khaleda Zia “is not acceptable”.“The discussion can be held only on the proposal made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he said.The spokesperson for the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday proposed the outline of the interim government for holding the next general elections.“The interim government will be formed by the 10 members from the advisors of the caretaker government of 1996 and 2001 as per the proposal of

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said her party would form a “government by the people” in the next.  The former prime minister of the country made the assertion while addressing a press conference at a city hotel in the afternoon.The opposition leader also

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is briefing the media at capital’s Westin Hotel Monday. She is talking on present political crisis of the country.Khaleda will also express her reaction to Friday’s speech of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the nation.BDST: 1615

DHAKA: The main opposition chairperson Khaleda Zia and the present US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena will meet at Khaleda’s Gulshan office in the capital on Monday evening. Gulshan office media wing officer Shamsuddin Ahmed Didar confirmed the matter to banglanews.On the other

SIRAJGANJ: District BNP called half-day hartal for Tuesday protesting harassment and arrest of BNP leaders in the district.The hartal will be enforced from 6:00am to 1:00pm, sources said.BNP chairperson’s advisor and Sirajganj district president Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku Confirmed the

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad termed Syed Ashraful Islam’s Sunday’s speech false and baseless.On Sunday night, in a joint press briefing with JP Secretary General, Syed Ashraf said that Awami League and Jatiya Party would participate separately in the election under interim

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad will brief media about his party`s stand on the country’s ongoing political stalemate over the election-time government. The press briefing will be held at his Banani office on Monday noon.Ershad may highlight the outcome of his Sunday’s meeting

LAXMIPUR: A BNP activist was killed and seven others injured in a clashes with Awami League activists in Shaharpara village under Ramganj upazila of the district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Faridul Islam Farid, 27, a local Juba League activist, son of Shaheed

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson and Opposition leader Khaleda Zia reiterated that her party would participate in the national election if it is held only under a non-party government.Khaleda Zia came up with the assertion rejecting apparently Prime Minister’s recent proposal on formulation of

DHAKA: Opposition BNP staged countrywide protest rallies Sunday against recent ban on gatherings in the capital and torture on its leaders-activists.The rallies staged in many districts, upazilas and thanas including Ashulia, Bagerhat, Gangni (Meherpur), Rajshahi, Khagrachari, Magura,

DHAKA:  Opposition BNP-backed Sommilito Peshajibi Parishad’s convention began at city’s Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) with former DU VC Professor Emajuddin Ahmed in the chair at around 3.15pm Sunday. After a spell of uncertainty due to cancellation of booking by

CHITTAGONG: Ruling Awami League will hold rallies at Laldighi ground in the port city on October 24 and 25 to protest anarchy and subversive acts.AL’s Chittagong unit president ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, also former mayor of the city corporation, came up with announcement in a press

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called a press conference at capital’s Westin Hotel on Monday to talk on present political crisis of the country.Khaleda will also express her reaction to Friday’s speech of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the nation.BNP

DHAKA: Huge numbers of law enforcers surrounded Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence as she determined to join a pro-BNP programme at Bangabandhu Conference Center on Sunday afternoon.Sources said that on information of Khaleda Zia’s joining at the programme of Sommilito Peshajibi

DHAKA: Pro-BNP-Jamaat lawyers brought out a procession in capital’s Judge Court premises on Sunday noon violating the prohibition of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on holding on types of gatherings.The hearing on the case against acting editor of Daily Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman was

CHITTAGONG: Police in a drive held the president of Chittagong city unit of Labor Party from Chandranagar residential area under Baizid Bostami Thana early Sunday.The detainee is Alauddin Ali, 40, president of Chittagong city unit Labor Party, an ally of 18-party alliance.Sources said