DHAKA: The law and order committee meeting of Election Commission (EC) with the law enforcing agencies over the upcoming three city corporation elections to be held on April 19.The meeting is set to be held at National Economic Council (NEC) seminar room at 11:00am on the day to be

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance announced protest program across the country on Wednesday together with ongoing blockade.BNP joint secretary general Barkat Ullah Bulu issued a press release announcing the program on Tuesday.In the statement, he also urged the alliance leaders and

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) leaders urged Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to join the upcoming city corporation elections with politicians who are not involved in ‘terrorism’.Some ministers and AL leaders came up with this assertion while speaking at an extended party meeting

DHAKA: Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, now in prison, collected nomination paper for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral election.One of his supporters, Atiqur Rahman, collected the nomination paper on behalf of Manna from Returning Officer’s office in West

JESSORE: A group of miscreants blasted at least 12 cocktails aiming at the house of former Member of Parliament from Jessore-3 Khaledur Rahman Tito on Tuesday noon leaving the MP’s son Mehedi Hasan Babu injured.Sources said that the victim was given first-aid.Jessore Kotwali Model Thana

RANGPUR: Police, in 24-hour drives till Tuesday noon, arrested 58 people from different upazilas and metropolitan areas of the district.Rangpur Detective Branch of Police officer-in-charge (OC) Shariful Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said among the arrestees, nine are

DHAKA: Law enforcement agencies detained 95 people including 16 activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different places of four districts across the country.They were held from Chitagong, Jessore, Joypurhat and Rajshahi districts during 24-hour drives till Tuesday

DHAKA: A total of 980 aspirants collected nomination papers till Monday for the posts of mayors, councilors and reserved councilor for woman to contest in the upcoming polls at Dhaka South and North city corporations. Of them, 344 took forms for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) while

DHAKA: A third day of fresh spell of 72-hour hartal, sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance, to realize their demands including ‘restoration of the people’s rights,’ is underway across the country on Tuesday.Began at 6:00am Sunday, the shutdown is set to end at 6:00am Wednesday,

DHAKA: A group of miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in city’s Shahbagh area on Monday evening.Sources said that an airport-bound passenger bus was torched in front of BIRDEM hospital at 7:15pm on the day in Shahbagh area.Confirming the incident, fire service duty officer Nilufar

DHAKA: Two pedestrians were injured as miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of Raju Bhaskarja in Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Dhaka University campus in city on Monday evening.The victims were identified as housewife Rehana (30) and a Daffodil University student Sabiar Hossain

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, will stage demonstrations across the country on Tuesday demanding the safe return of missing party leaders and release of the arrestees.JCD president Rajib Ahsan and general secretary Akramul Hasan announced the program

JESSORE: Law enforcers arrested 56 persons in overnight drives conducted in different parts of the district.Jessore district police control room sources said that the drives were conducted from Sunday midnight to Monday early morning.The arrestees are accused of different cases, the

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, rounded up 24 activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir from Sitakunda, Satkania and Lohagara Upazilas.District Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday

JOYPURHAT: Police detained Joypurhat town unit Jamaat-e-Islami secretary from Komorgram area of Sadar upazila of the district early Monday.The detainee is Abdul Kaiyum, 50, hails from Khetlal Upazila of the district.Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Joypurhat Sadar Thana Khairul Islam

DHAKA: A second day of fresh spell of 72-hour hartal, sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance, to realize their demands including ‘restoration of the people’s rights,’ is underway across the country on Monday.The shutdown, starting from 6:00am Sunday, will end at 6:00am Wednesday,

DHAKA: A group of miscreants set fire to a double-decker passenger bus in city’s Farm Gate area on Sunday evening.On information, two fire service units rushed to the spot to douse the flames.Fire service control room duty-officer Ataur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST:

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia reiterated the demand of her party’s joint-secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed’s return to his family or producing him to the court.A statement, sent by BNP chairperson’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel, asserted the demand on Sunday.In the

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed April 5 to hear the contempt charge against advocate Tajul Islam and five leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir for making adverse comment over its judgment.The accused leaders are Jamaat’s acting Ameer Makbul Ahmed, acting

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has removed his special adviser Bobby Hajjaj from his post a day after the latter’s announcement to contest in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) elections.Ershad’s press and political secretary Sunil Subharoy Chowdhury said as special