DHAKA: Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik League (BSPSL) on Thursday issued an ultimatum to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to withdraw the nationwide blockade within January 24 otherwise its leaders and activists would go for staging hunger strike.BSPSL general secretary Insur Ali came up

SYLHET: Miscreants set two passengers buses on fire on Sylhet-Zakiganj road in Golapganj area of the district on Thursday, the 17th day of BNP-sponsored nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade for indefinite period.Witnesses and passengers of buses told banglanews that a group of people

DHAKA: Transport workers, drivers and leaders-activists of Projonmo League carrying banners and posters were marching towards BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in the city on Thursday morning.  Another part of anti-blockade people are gathering in front of National

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives for holding dialogue between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to end the ongoing crisis.Advocate Yunus Ali Akand filed the public interest litigation in the concerned unit of the HC on

DHAKA: At least 137 people, mostly leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami, have been detained in nightlong drives in six districts.They were detained from Khulna, Satkhira, Magura, Manikganj, Chittagong and Noakhali in the drives conducted from Wednesday evening

CHANDPUR: Miscreants set fire to the district Awami League (AL) unit’s office on Comilla Road of the town on Thursday morning.Chandpur Sadar Model Thana Sub-Inspector Nandan Sarkar told banglanews that they were staying on Shapath Chattar in the town after finishing nighttime patrol

DHAKA: A college student, who was injured in cocktail attack carried out by blockaders, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Tanzid Hossain Ovi, 19, son of Delwar Hossain of Rokonpur of Dholaikhal in the city.

DHAKA: The second day of the 36-hour hartal is being marked by sporadic incidents of violence as activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance blasted cocktails and carried out violence in different districts of Dhaka and Khulna divisions Thursday.Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its

DHAKA: The 36-hour hartal, separately enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its student’s wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), has entered 2nd day in Dhaka and Khulna divisions on Thursday.Besides, nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade is also underway. Thursday is the

CHITTAGONG: At least four traffic police personnel were injured as blockade supporters hurled crude bombs aiming them at Chandgaon area of the port city on Wednesday evening.Of the injured, three were identified as Ripon Barua, 36, Farid Uddin, 35 and Ramij Uddin, 35.Duty officer of

DHAKA: A group of miscreants torched a bus and blasted 3/4 cocktails on Kazi Nazrul Islam road in city’s Mohammadpur area on Wednesday.Sources said some miscreants chanting ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan suddenly came from a roadside area and started throwing brickbats at the bus.At one stage,

NARAIL: Law enforcers on Wednesday detained the Nayeb-e-Ameer of Kalia upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami Dabir Hossain for his alleged involvement in creating anarchy during hartal and blockade.Officer-in-Charge of Kalia Thana Matiar Rahman told banglanews that they held the Jamaat leader

BOGRA: Local unit of BNP-led 20-party alliance called 24 hours hartal in the district for Thursday.A statement signed by BNP office secretary Mahfuzur Rahman Razu, said on Wednesday.According to the statement, the hartal is called as a protest of arresting the leaders and activists of BNP

DHAKA: Railway Minister Mujibul Haque on Wednesday claimed that BNP is a new militant organization of the country.The railway minister made the remark in a signing ceremony of procuring 120 broad-gauge passenger coaches on Indian credit in city’s railway ministry office. Mujibul said,

DHAKA: Disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Wednesday categorically said there is no other way left but arresting BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.He told the audience at an anti-hartal and blockade rally, organized by 22 front organizations of ruling

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Swadhinota Forum President Abu Naser Mohammad Rahmat Ullah from his Lalmatia residence in the city Wednesday noon.Sources told banglanews that police took the leader of pro-BNP platform to the Dhanmondi Thana around 1:45pm from his residence.BDST: 1536 HRS, JAN 21, 2015

DHAKA: At least 29 people were killed and many injured in last 16 days of nonstop blockade across the country enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.Moreover, some 55,217 people sustained injuries so far during the period across the country.The data was made public from a report of

DHAKA: The government declared Tk 1 lakh bounty for help in arresting anarchists, arsonists and bomb attackers.Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu made the disclosure while talking ti journalists at his secretariat office in the capital Wednesday.Earlier on Tuesday (January 20), State

DHAKA: At least 237 persons, including leaders and activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami, have been detained in seven districts on Tuesday night.The districts are Rangpur, Chandpur, Satkhira, Bogra, Chittagong, Meherpur and Jessore.Banglanews correspondents said that the

JESSORE: At least 78 persons, including 36 local leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, have been detained here on Tuesday night.The identity of the detainees could not be known yet.Sources told banglanews that police, in a night long drive, held them from different places of