JHENAIDAH: Police on early Saturday morning drives detained 21 among a local BNP leader in Jhenaidah district.BNP Shailakupa municipality unit vice-president Thandu Mia was nabbed from his Natun Courtpara area, in accusation of creating violence.Besides, six people were detained from

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, detained 109 people including four Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Shibir men from several upazilas of the district early Saturday.The law enforcers also recovered a LG gun and a round of kartus and 2,090 pieces of yabaAdditional

DHAKA: BNP Vice Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury became free on bail from Kashimpur jail Friday noon.BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Press Wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the BNP vice chairman freed from the jail around 1:45pm.Mobin was arrested

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, arrested 110 people including four Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Shibir men from several thanas of the district early Friday.Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) in Chittagong Mohammad Naimul Hasan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Rajshahi district unit BNP president Nadim Mustafa was freed from Dhaka Central Jail in city on Thursday noon.The leader’s personal secretary Masud Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews regarding the matter.Earlier on January 19, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that BNP leader Shalahuddin Ahmed will be brought back and tried at home in accusation of creating violence in the country during BNP-enforced nationwide blockade.The minister made the comment at a Bangladesh Secretariat

JESSORE: Police in overnight drives arrested 95 persons from different parts of Jessore district on Thursday.Jessore district police control room sources confirmed the matter.The sources said that the arrestees, who are accused in different cases, will be produced before the court.BDST:

JESSORE: Police in overnight drives arrested 95 persons from different parts of Jessore district on Thursday.Jessore district police control room sources confirmed the matter.The sources said that the arrestees, who are accused in different cases, will be produced before the court.BDST:

JHEAIDAH: Police have arrested 25 persons, including five activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami conducting drives across the district.The drives were conducted from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.Jhenaidah police control room on-duty policeman Shafiqul Islam said that the

NOAKHALI: Police on Wednesday recovered body of a slaughtered activist of ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district.The victim has been identified as Mohammad Akbar (32), son of Hakim Ali, hailed from Karimpur village of Choumuhani

DHAKA: A Dhaka court rejected bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases filed with city’s Paltan Thana for torching, vandalizing and sabotage.Rejecting remand plea, the court also ordered police to interrogate the senior BNP leader at the jail

PABNA: At least 15 persons were injured following a clash between the supporters of ruling Awami League and opposition BNP in Bera upazila of Pabna.Moreover, two houses were also vandalized during the clash.Among the injured, Matin (30), Asadul (23), Janab Ali (40) and Saheb (35) were

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Ministry Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the government is waiting for the decision of Indian government regarding the return of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed.The state minister came up with this assertion while talking to reporters in secretariat of the

DHAKA: BNP’s youth wing Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal senior vice-president Advocate Abdus Salam Azad has been made the party’s assistant organizing secretary.A press release, signed by BNP assistant office secretary Asadul Karim Shahin, told the media on Tuesday.However, BNP assistant

LAKSHMIPUR: Miscreants gunned down an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awami League, at Amani Lakshmipur village under Sadar Upazila of the district Monday night.The deceased was identified as Mamun Hossain, 25, a local BCL unit activist, son of Abu

BOGRA: A Bogra court on Monday sent Sherpur municipality mayor Swadhin Kumar Kundu, also town BNP organising secretary, to jail rejecting his bail pleas in a vandalism and arson attack case.Bogra Senior Judicial Magistrate Khandaker ATM Tofail Ahmed passed the order at noon.Inspector of

DHAKA: Criticising the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB), commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday said, “TIB cannot find anything good, rather it finds negatives only”.The minister was talking to journalists after holding a meting with visiting Indian commerce secretary

DHAKA: Barrister Sayedul Hasan Iqbal was appointed as new chairman of Bangladesh Islamic Party, an ally of BNP-led 20-party alliance.The matter was disclosed through a press release, signed by party organising secretary Muhammad Mahmudul Hasan, on Monday.The release said Hasan Iqbal was

GAIBANGHA: Law enforcers in special drives arrested at least 28 persons, including four activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami, in Gaibandha district on Monday.Later at noon, police produced the arrestees before the court.The court then send them to the jail.District additional

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court adjourned the prosecutors’ argument till May 24 on the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed challenging the death penalty for his wartime crimes.The four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief