DHAKA: Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Barrister Abdur Razzak on Monday categorically said violence would increase if all the political parties do not join the parliamentary elections.  The Jamaat leader came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after a

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance extended blockade till 6:00am Friday.BNP Joint Secretary General Salahuddin Ahmed Ahmed made the disclosure on Monday.As per previous announcement, the blockade was scheduled to end by 6:00pm Monday.BDST: 1427 HRS, DEC 09, 2013

SIRAJGANJ: A 12-year-old boy was killed in a clash between opposition BNP-led 18-party people and law enforcers in Bahuli Bazar area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased could not be known immediately.Local sources said 18-party leaders and activists blocked

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday rejected the bail plea of BNP standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah, BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Executive Committee member Belal Ahmed.The court also rejected the remand plea of the three BNP leaders and

NARAYANGANJ: At least three people sustained bullet injuries and 10 other were injured in a clash between Jubo Dal activists and police during the third day of countrywide blockade called by 18-party alliance and half-day hartal called by local Juba Dal in the district town.Witnesses said

DHAKA: The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal (shutdown) called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is underway amid violence on Monday, protesting the “planned political killing of the government”.Acting Secretary General of the party Dr Shafiqur Rahman Sunday said the International Crimes

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir activists locked into a clash with law enforcers in city’s Badda Nayanagar area in the morning of the third day (Monday) of blockade.Sources said that a group of 25-30 Shibir men brought out a procession at around 8:30am in the area.Meanwhile, Shibir men vandalized

DHAKA: Jubo Dal activists set fire on Tejgaon rail line area at the morning of the third day (Monday) of roads, rail and waterways blockade enforced by the opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday morning.Witnesses said Tejgaon Thana Jubo Dal activists set fire to tires in the area

KUSHTIA: A BNP leader also a Union Parishad (UP) chairman was shot dead by miscreants at Jagannathpur union of Kumarkhali upazila under the district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Munshi Rashidur Rahman, joint general secretary of Kumarkhali upazila BNP and Jagannathpur UP

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called dawn-to-dust hartal (shutdown) across the country for Monday in protest against the “planned political killing of the government”.Acting Secretary General of the party Dr Shafiqur Rahman made the disclosure in a press release on Sunday

DHAKA: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Chhatra Dal, student wing of BNP, was observed in nine districts including Dhaka and Chittagong on Sunday. in protest against the arrest of its president and Dhaka (north) unit senior vice president.The districts are Dhaka, Chittagong,

DHAKA: Secretary General of Jatiya Party ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader on Sunday said the resignation letters of party’s polls-time cabinet members would be be sent by post to the premier.The leader of the party came up with the assertion in response to queries from journalists after a

DHAKA: Opposition BNP and its front organizations called hartal (shutdown) in four districts for Monday to press home their demand of reinstating non-partisan caretaker government and immediate release of the party leaders. The shutdown will be enforced in Barisal, Barguna, Jhenidah and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Sunday sent acting editor of the Daily Amar Desh to jail after 6-day remand in two cases filed with Tejgaon Thana. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Salam passed the order.On April 11, the court granted 13-day remand of Mahmudur in three cases. After completion of his

DHAKA: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP, is underway in 10 districts including Dhaka and greater Chittagong for Sunday in protest against the arrest of its president and Dhaka (north) unit senior vice president.Earlier, the spokespersons of the

NOAKHALI: District BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Monday demanding the release of party leaders including BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Joint general secretary Barkatullah Bulu.District unit BNP general secretary and Municipal Mayor Harunur

DHAKA: Oscar Fernández Taranco, UN assistant secretary general for political affairs, is holding meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in second phase on Sunday noon.Taranco entered Prime Minister’s Office, in capital’s Tejgaon area at around 12:30pm.Earlier in the day, the

DHAKA: The copy of the full verdict given by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court awarding death penalty to Jamaat leader Quader Mollah was handed over to International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday. Supreme Court officials handed over the copy to tribunal registrar AKM Nasir

DHAKA: Commerce Minister also senior presidium member of Jatiya Party GM Qauder categorically said ministers of Jatiya Party are set to resign from the poll-time interim cabinet by Sunday.He made the disclosure after emerging from the meeting with a four-member UN team led-by Oscar

KHULNA: District and Metropolitan unit Swechachasebok Dal called a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Monday demanding release and withdrawal of cases filed against party leaders. The announcement came from an statement signed by Metropolitan Committee Joint Convener Jamal Hossain Talukdar and