Thursday, 23 Jan, 2025

Politics

DMP permits AL, BNP to hold rally Jan 5

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authority on Monday gave permissions to both ruling Awami League (AL) and opposition BNP to organize rallies in front of their respective party headquarters on January 5, the second anniversary of 10th general elections.DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman

Khaleda sits with party leaders tonight

DHAKA: BNP chairperson will sit with top leaders of the party on Monday (January 4) night to fix next course of action in ongoing situation ahead of January 5 program.The meeting is scheduled to be held at party chairperson’s political office in city’s Gulshan area around 8:30pm, said

5 Jamaat leaders on 10-day remand

DHAKA: Five Jamaat leaders, who were arrested earlier from city’s Banasree area, are remanded for 10 days each.Metropolitan magistrate Yousof Hossain on Sunday (January 3) granted 10 days remand for each in two cases responding to the 20-day remand plea.Earlier, Rampura Thana police

Sayedee’s full verdict at jail

DHAKA: The full verdict of the war crimes case and other related documents of convict and also senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee have reached Dhaka Central Jail in city Sunday afternoon (January 03).The verdict will also be sent from International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)

Sayedee’s full verdict at tribunal

DHAKA: The International Crime Tribunal has received the full verdict of the war crimes case involving senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. Appellate Division assistant Registrar Mehedi Hasan  delivered the coy to tribunal registrar’s  personal assistant Jahurul Islam

Jamaat men among 23 arrested in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA: Police, in ongoing special drives, arrested 23 people, including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, from different places of the district.The drives were conducted in seven upazilas between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Gaibandha additional police super Faruk Hossain

30 BCL men sued for vandalism

COXSBAZAR: Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain lodged a case against 30 Chhatra League activists, mentioning two names, for vandalizing his hotel in Cox’s Bazar.The case was filed on Saturday night on allegation of vandalizing minister’s hotel named Hotel

Trishal mayor sued over Jubo League man murder

MYMENSINGH: Newly elected mayor (Awami League rebel candidate) of Trishal municipality ABM Asaduzzaman was made prime accused in Jubo League activist Parvez murder case.Victim’s father Mohammad Ibrahim filed the case around 10:30pm of Saturday (January 2), accusing 15 people. Trishal

5 Jamaat leaders held in city

DHAKA: Police detained five leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami from city’s Banashri area on Saturday afternoon.The detainees were identified as Giasuddin, Aminur Rahman, Abul Hashem, Sohel and Osman Gani.Moreover, materials for creating violence and over Tk1-crore were seized from their

‘BNP HQ occupation plan government’s blue print’

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday commented that the attack on party’s leaders and activists in front of its Nayapaltan central office was a blueprint of government’s conspiracy.The senior BNP leader made the comment while addressing a press conference

AL celebration procession on Jan 5

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) will organize a procession on January 5 to celebrate the second anniversary of 10th parliamentary election.AL organizing secretary AFM Bahauddin Nazim and office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap told banglanews Saturday evening.They said that their party

Clash over BNP HQ occupation

DHAKA: A clash between the BNP men and leaders and activists of ‘Asal BNP’ occurred centering the occupation of BNP headquarters in city’s Nayapaltan area on Saturday.Scores were injured in the incident that took place in front of the BNP central office around 4:00pm.Moreover,

Ex-KCC mayor Tayebur’s janaza held

KHULNA: The namaz-e-janaza of former mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and former forest and environment affairs secretary of BNP advocate Sheikh Tayebur Rahman was held on Saturday.The first namaz-e-janaza of Tayebur Rahman was arranged at Shaheed Hadis Park in Khulna around

BNP rally at Suhrawardi Udyan Jan 5

DHAKA: BNP will arrange mass rally at Suhrawardi Udyan in city on Tuesday to mark January 5 as ‘Democracy Killing Day’.The party also declared program of staging mass rally at district towns across the country on the day.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made

Jubo League man hacked dead in M’singh

MYMENSINGH: A group of miscreants hacked dead an activist of ruling Awami League’s youth front Jubo League in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district.The victim was identified as Parvez (30), son of Mohammad Ibrahim of Charpara of Mymensingh town.Locals said that the miscreants hacked

Mass rally for 195 Pakistanis’ trial

DHAKA: Antorjatik Juddaporad Gonobichar (International War Crimes mass trial) committee will hold mass rally and procession on Sunday (January 3) demanding trial of 195 Pakistani war crimes suspects.The rally will be held at Motijheel Shapla Chattar in the capital around 3:00pm on the

Achieve people’s trust: Khaleda

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday advised the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders to achieve trust of people by working among them.The BNP chief also declared that JCD leaders would be placed in the party posts at proper time.Khaleda Zia made the assertions while addressing

EC eyes on UP Election now

DHAKA: After arranging polls in 233 municipals in the country ‘successfully’, the Election Commission (EC) has been chalking the plan to arrange Union Parisad (UP) elections.Following the amendments brought in the electoral laws by the government, EC is preparing to arrange UP

Sramik Dal leader found dead

PATUAKHALI: Police recovered dead body of Patuakhali Sramik Dal vice-president Mizanur Rahman Babu near to Grameen Bank in Amtoli upazila on Friday. Amtoli Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Pulok Chandra told banglanews that the body of the leader bore injury mark in its neck. But family

Satkhira BNP gen secy arrested

SATKHIRA: Police arrested seven people, including Satkhira district unit BNP general secretary Abdul Alim and district Krisak Dal president Abu Jahid Dablu in regular cases on Friday morning.The duo was picked up from in front of Satkhira Press Club around 10:45am. They went to press club