CHAPAI NAWABGANJ: A local activist of ruling Awami League was chopped to death by miscreants in Dhobra Bazar area under Shibganj upazila of the district Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abul Kalam, 30, son of Abdus Salam of the area. Police sources said a gang

DHAKA: The 14-party alliance announced to stroll across the country on March 8-10 protesting the killing people hurling petrol bombs and creating sabotages during hartal and blockade enforced by BNP-led alliance. Health Minister Mohammed Nasim, also spokesperson of the 14-party, made the

DHAKA: The BNP-led 20-party alliance has called for a fresh 72-hour long nationwide hartal from Sunday morning.Moreover, the 20-party alliance will also bring out protest processions across the country on Monday.Joint Secretary General of BNP Salahuddin Ahmed made the announcement through

FENI: The district unit of BNP has called a spell of 3-day shutdown in the district from Sunday morning protesting the arrest of its acting president and general secretary.Feni BNP Office Secretary Sirajul Islam made the announcement through a press release on Friday noon.Earlier, the

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not pay tribute in person to the language movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar on Saturday, on the occasion of 'Amar Ekushey' and International Mother Language Day.BNP senior leaders led-by its standing committee member Lieutenant General

DHAKA: Apollo Hospitals physician M Muzibur Rahman Bhuiyan visited BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office in the city.The physician, a professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology department, reached the BNP chief’s office at 9:15pm and was back from the office

DHAKA: BNP has chalked out its programs for 21 February as Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day.The party’s joint-secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed informed the media through a press release on Thursday.According to the release, they will place floral wreath at Central

DHAKA: A group of blockaders torched a passenger bus in city’s NABISCO area on Thursday night.None was reportedly injured in the incident.A witness rickshaw-van puller Mohammad Karim said that some blockaders set fire to a ‘Balaka’ bus while it was crossing NABISCO

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a double-decker student bus of Dhaka University in city’s Mirpur area on Thursday afternoon.The Mirpur-bound student bus, Chaitali, came under the arson attack around 3:45pm, said a spot account of the incident.Confirming the matter to banglanews, DU proctor

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained six BNP leaders, including two former female members of the parliament (reserved), from in front of Gulshan political office of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday noon.The detainees are Syeda Nargis Ali and Laila Begum, Dhaka City Mohila Dal leaders

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) rounded up 24 leaders-activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from different places in the city on charges carrying out sabotages.Of the detainees, five are activists of BNP and 19 others are Jamaat-Shibir men.Masudur Rahman,

LAKSHMIPUR: Police recovered the body of a leader of Jubo Dal, youth front of BNP, from a canal of Neyamatpur Dolakandi area under Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as M Babul, 25, assistant organizing secretary of Bhangakhan Union unit Jubo Dal

DHAKA: The extended hartal sponsored by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led (BNP) 20-party alliance has rolled into the last day on Thursday.The shutdown began at 6:00am on Sunday, coupled with a nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade for indefinite period. Later on Tuesday, the alliance

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of Holly Cross School and College in city’s Tejgaon area on Wednesday evening.Tejgaon Thana Officer-in-Charge Mazhar Hossain said that they did not get any information yet on the matter.Police will take necessary steps regarding the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against 23 BNP leaders and activists, including joint secretary general Amanullah Aman and one of its top leaders Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, for vandalism and creating anarchy.Sources said that additional chief judicial magistrate

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday claimed that the government has started a publicity war tagging people’s democratic movement as “terrorist and extremist activities”.The spokesperson for the party also alleged that AL’s hypocrisy about attracting

SUNAMGANJ: Law enforcers detained Sadar upazila unit Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islmai Maulana Anwar Hossain on charge of plotting for sabotage.He was detained from the Book-point intersection of the town around 4:00pm.Officer-in-Charge of Sunamganj Sadar Model Thana Maqbul Hossain Molla

DHAKA: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister  Advocate Anisul Haque said the draft of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 (amend) with necessary changes to try an organization for war crimes would be placed before the cabinet meeting on Monday. He came up with

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers detained 14 leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in nightlong drives conducted in different areas of the district.The detainees include three BNP men and 11 Jamaat men and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir.Chittagong district

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in several drives, nabbed 10 leaders-activists of BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir from different places of the capital for their alleged involvement in ongoing sabotages.Confirming the matter, Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (Media) of