DHAKA: A writ has been filed with High Court seeking its directive to media of the country not to broadcast or publish any speech of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.Supreme Court lawyer Nasrin Siddique Lina filed the writ petition in the High Court on Tuesday.Tarique Rahman,

DHAKA: Miscreants set fire to three buses on Tuesday noon as countrywide blockade of BNP underway.Two buses were torched in front of RAJUK office and another at Tantibazar.Confirming the matter to banglanews, fire fighter Ziaur Rahman said four units were sent to douse the fire.BDST: 1445

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia criticized and protested the arrest of private satellite television channel Ekushey TV (ETV) chairman Abdus Salam.She condemned the arrest in a statement sent to the media on Tuesday.The statement said that freedom of

DHAKA: A person was detained while leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, locked into clashes with police in Shajadpur area of the city on Tuesday.The detainee was identified as Nazrul, a Shibir activist.Witness Shahadat Hossain Sumon told

SYLHET: A group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists, student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), locked into clashes with law enforcers in South Surma upazila in Sylhet.The clashes took place Tuesday morning on Sylhet-Dhaka highway in Telia area of the upazila.Witnesses

DHAKA: Dawn-to-dusk hartal in three districts—Rajshahi, Natore and Chapainawabganj—enforced by local units of BNP is underway on Tuesday.Banglanews24.com’s district and staff correspondents sent news items in this regard.Rajshahi: District BNP enforced the day-long hartal protesting

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Tuesday hinted that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia might be arrested if any murder case were filed against her.He also said that the home ministry was probing into the matter.BDST: 1301 HRS, JAN 06, 2015

DHAKA: More than 60 more pro-BNP lawyers were sued for attacking on police and injuring police constable at High Court premises on Monday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Shahbagh Thana Officer-In-Charge (OC) Sirajul Islam told banglanews that police filed the lawsuit with the Thana

RAJSHAHI: Chhatra Shibir activists beat up two law enforcers at Shalbagan area in city on Tuesday.Two critically injured constables Amjad and Shafiqul were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital in this regard.Quoting witnesses, spokesperson of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that incumbent Awami League government is trying to kill his party’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia.Rizvi, who is now undergoing treatment at city’s Apollo Hospitals, was talking to banglanews over telephone in the

NARAYANGANJ: At least 10 BNP leaders and activists, including district unit president of the party Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker, sustained injury as they locked into chase and counter-chase with law enforcers Tuesday morning.During the clash, Police detained five people, said a spot

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is confined at her Gulshan political office for the third consecutive day on Tuesday as law enforcers kept the exit gate locked up.She failed to come out of her office after trying reiteratedly on Monday afternoon. During the time, she fell sick as

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of ruling Awami League (AL) and its front organization have taken position on the city streets on Tuesday in a bid to resist the countrywide blockade program of BNP.On Monday night, AL issued a press release, signed by its office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday called day-long hartal in the port city for Tuesday in protest of the arrest of district (North) convener and vice president of district (South) with other leaders and activists.Chittagong Metropolitan Unit, Jubo Dal and North

DHAKA: Doctors have entered BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital with Oxygen cylinder after Khaleda Zia fell sick Monday night. Sources told banglanews that Dr Fawaz Shuvo, who has brought the Oxygen cylinder with him, entered BNP chief’s Gulshan political office around

DHAKA: Doctors have entered BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital with Oxygen cylinder after Khaleda Zia fell sick Monday night. Sources told banglanews that Dr Fawaz Shuvo, who has brought the Oxygen cylinder with him, entered BNP chief’s Gulshan political office around

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) and its front organizations will arrange peaceful programs across the country as a protest of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) called nationwide indefinite blockade program.Road Transport and Bridges Minister and also AL presidium member Obaidul

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has fallen sick on Monday evening after she was barred to go out of office.  A medical team led by her private physician Dr Shamim entered into her Gulshan political office to give her treatment at 7:30pm. Confirming the matter to banglanews, her

CHITTAGONG: Police held 70 more activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami in the port city Chittagong on Monday following clashes. The detainees include Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chittagong unit president Aslam Chowdhury and Chittagong district (south)

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi district BNP called a daylong hartal for Tuesday in the district in protest against killing a party-man on Monday.Office Secretary of the district BNP made announcement of the hartal in the evening.Earlier in the day, a man named Moziruddin, 45, was killed in a clash