DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami expressed their utmost indignation and strong condemnation against confinement of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. The reaction came Sunday night from a statement of the party acting ameer Maqbul Ahmed.He alleged there that

SYLHET: At least 15 persons, including the university proctor, have been injured here in a clash between two rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) held at Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) Sunday night.Following the matter, the university authorities have suspended all the

LONDON (UK): Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged party-men to come on the street to ‘free’ his mother, Khaleda Zia, from the ‘cordoned’ condition.The elder son of BNP chief made the urge in the afternoon here at banquet hall

DHAKA: At least 11 trucks full of construction materials, including bricks, their chips and sand, have been placed in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in the capital early Monday.Sources told banglanews that at first, there were only four trucks till 12:00am,

SYLHET: Two rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student affiliate of the ruling Awami League, have been locked into clashes at Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) on Sunday.Sources told banglanews that the clashes started around 10:00pm.The followers of SAU Chhatra League

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League has decided that they will not stage rally in the city on Monday due to ban and the leaders and activists of the party will remain alert to avert any subversive situation.Publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud made the disclosure in a press

DHAKA: At least 14 buses were torched in different areas of the city on Sunday ahead of January 5 political programs and counter programs of BNP-led 20-party alliance and ruling Awami League.At Kamalapur, miscreants torched two buses in Titipara area around 8:20pm.Confirming the

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the people to stage demonstration across the country and observe ‘Democracy Killing Day’.He made the remarks in a press release issued by BNP deputy office secretary Abdul Latif Jony at Sunday noon.Fakhrul urged

DHAKA: Some miscreants torched a passenger-laden bus in front of Tejgaon Women College in the city on Sunday afternoon.However, none was injured in the incident at around 3:30pm as all passengers got down from the bus.The incident created great panic in the area and bars the vehicle

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia expressed strong determination on attending in Monday’s rally ignoring all barricades and obstacles.Her advisor Shawkar Mahmud made the remark to journalist after meeting her at Gulshan political office on Sunday afternoon.Huge numbers of police have

DHAKA: Riot police have been also added with the additional security forces in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office on Sunday noon.The security has been boosted up as BNP chairperson is scheduled to join the party programs declared to observe the day. Ruling Awami

DHAKA: Infuriated over Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) ban on gathering, leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) will take position and stay alert in every ward of Dhaka city.The party decided to hold no rally in the city on Monday due to DMP’s ban.AL Joint Secretary Mahbubul

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a bus of New Vision at Purana Paltan in the capital at 1:40am Sunday amid tensed situation.None was reportedly hurt but the bus gutted wholly before fire fighters rushed to the spot, said witnesses.BDST: 1407 HRS, JAN 04, 2015

DHAKA: Police detained at least 10 BNP activists following a clash with the BNP men in front of the party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office at city’s Gulshan area on Sunday.Five of the detainees are pro-BNP lawyers - Arifa, Jesmin Aktar, Eliza Akter, Nasrin and

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists will bring out procession and stage demonstration at in all wards of the city protesting foiling 20-party’s January 5 rally and besieging Khaleda Zia.Reliable sources in the party confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier on Saturday night, huge

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) police on Saturday night raided the rented house of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.Later police cordoned off the house at capital’s Uattara, though Fakhrul was not at home then.Caretaker of the house Abu Kalam Kazal told

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to be cordoned off at his Gulshan office till January 6.Sources said Khaleda opted to go to Naya Paltan central office on Saturday night on information of government plan to besiege her residence on January 4.As Khaleda’s plan was also

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) Police took BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi to hospital after he fell sick at Naya Paltan central office on Saturday mid night.Duty manager of Apollo Hospitals confirmed that Rizvi has been taken to there for treatment. Besides, police locked

DHAKA: Top BNP leaders went into hiding as police raided their residences on Saturday night ahead of January-5 rally.Meanwhile, huge number of law enforcers cordoned the Gulshan office of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia where she has been under high surveillance since Saturday midnight.

Dhaka: Huge numbers of law enforcers have cordoned the Gulshan office of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia where she has been under high surveillance since Saturday midnight.  Police men wanted to guide Khaleda up to her nearby Gulshan residence, but Khaleda wanted not to move with them.