DHAKA: The additional security forces have been deployed around BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office of the city on Friday.The security measures have been beefed up as the BNP chief is scheduled to address a press conference in afternoon at her Gulshan political

DHAKA: The additional security forces have been deployed around BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office of the city on Friday. The security measures have been beefed up as the BNP chief is scheduled to address a press conference in afternoon at her Gulshan political office.

JESSORE: Police, in overnight drives, rounded up 48 people, including two activists of BNP, from different places of eight upazilas of the district. District Police Control Room sources said among the detainees two are BNP men and others are accused in several cases. They were scheduled

MYMENSINGH: Unidentified assailants shot a local leader of BNP to death at his residence in Datta Bazar area under Gaffargaon Upazila of the district early Friday.The victim was identified as Abdul Mannan, president of Datta Bazar union Ward No 2 BNP unit.Badrul Alam, Officer-in-charge

DHAKA: BNP chairperson and also 20-party alliance leader Khaleda Zia will hold a press conference Friday afternoon.A press release, signed by Maruf Kamal Khan, press secretary to BNP chairperson, said that the conference will be held at 4:00pm at Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political

DHAKA: Court has fixed April 2 as the date for recording deposition against 89 BNP leaders and activists including its joint-secretary general Amanullah Aman and former JCD president Sultan Salahuddin Tuku in two vandalism case filed with Savar Thana. Acting additional chief judicial

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said his ministry has been investigating the disappearance of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed.On the incident, the state minister commented that this is not clear to them whether the BNP leader is abducted or

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Thursday issued a rule upon government to explain why directions should not be given to find out BNP joint secretary general Salauddin Ahmed and produce him before it within March 15 (Sunday).The HC bench comprising Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man while blasting a cocktail in front of BGB No 4 gate in Pilkhana of the city on Thursday.BGB Public Relations Officer Mohsin Reza confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the BGB members detained him from the road near Dhanmondi Lake

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in sedition case.Bikash Kumar Saha of Dhaka Chief Magistrate Court (CMM) passed the order after the hearing of the plea filed by Manna’s lawyer Abdul Mannan Khan.Earlier, the

DHAKA: The High Court deferred the hearing on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s pleas seeking transfer of the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trusts graft cases and a stay order on arrest warrant against her.The HC bench of Justice M Rezaul Haque and Justice Bhismadeb Chakrobarti passed

JESSORE:  Police, in nightlong drives, rounded up 79 people, including 10 leaders-activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir from different places of the district.    Of the detainees, eight are the activists of Jamaat-e-Islami while two are Chhatra Shibir men,

NOAKHALI: Police recovered a Jubo Dal leader’s body from South Deliai village under Chatkhil upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as M Israfil, 25, president of Jubo Dal Kashipur ward unit and son of Makbul Ahmed of Kashipur village under Laxmipur Sadar

DHAKA: Police detained 11 BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and it’s student wing Islami Chhattra Shibir men in 24-hour drive at different parts of the city until Thursday morning.Masudur Rahman, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy commissioner (media and public relation department) confirmed

DHAKA: The hartal, enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance, is underway on Thursday across the country.Started at 6:00am Sunday, the shutdown was is set to end at 6:00am Wednesday, which was later expended to Friday 6:00am, coupled with a nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade for

DHAKA: Two police constables were injured in a cocktail blast in front of Eden College in city’s Azimpur area Wednesday evening.The injured were identified as Abdul Mannan, 45, and M Zakir, 32.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Lalbagh Thana Maniruzzaman said some miscreants blasted a cocktail

DHAKA: Law enforcers including Detective Branch of police and RAB personnel on Thursday night detained BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed from Uttara in city.A press release signed by BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, was issued from Gulshan political office 22

JESSORE: Police in separate drives arrested 44 people from eight upazilas of the district early Wednesday.District police control room sources said among the arrestees one is BNP activist and two are Jamaat-e-Islami men.The arrestees are accused in several cases and they were produced

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule upon government to explain within four weeks why its inaction to repair cyclones Sidr and Aila affected dam should not be declared illegal. An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi M Ijarul Haque issued the rule

DHAKA: The fifth JS session of the 10th Parliament that commenced January 19 will continue till April 2. Earlier, the first session of the year was scheduled to end on March 12.Before the next budget session, another session was scheduled to be convened, said sources concerned. But