DHAKA: At least 17 cocktails were blasted at different spots of the capital on Sunday during early hours of 60-hour hartal called by 18-party alliance.In Dhanmondi: Eight cocktails were exploded at Dhanmondi in the city at around 05:30am.Witnesses said that 10/15 picketers suddenly came

SAVAR, DHAKA: Some 20 people were injured in a clash between picketers and police during the first day of 60-hour hartal, called by the 18-party alliance, in Savar-Ashulia area on Sunday morning. Meanwhile hartal supporters torched five vehicles in different places of the upazila.

COMILLA: Some six cocktails were blasted by the hartal supporters in front of the residence of Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed and other important places of Comilla city on Saturday night.Confirming the matter to banglanews Kotwali Thana Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Samsuzzaman

DHAKA: Police held four people as they blasted two cocktails in Dhaka University campus on Saturday night.The detainees are Chhatra Dal activist Sohel Bhandaria, DU student Asaduzzaman, Garment worker Majedul Karim and Ibrahim.Witnesses said that miscreants blasted two cocktails in front

JATRABARI: Miscreants set on fire at office of Awami League’s ward no.48 unit in the capital’s Jatrabari area on Sunday morning.Witnesses said that the incident took place at around 6:15am and after setting fire miscreants fled the scene in a hurry.Meanwhile, the furniture of the

JATRABARI: Miscreants set on fire at office of Awami League’s ward no.48 unit in the capital’s Jatrabari area on Sunday morning.Witnesses said that the incident took place at around 6:15am and after setting fire miscreants fled the scene in a hurry.Meanwhile, the furniture of the

FARIDPUR: A Jubo Dal activist was shot dead in a clash between hartal supporters and cops in Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur.The deceased was identified as Maruf Hossain, 22, son of Rabu Sheikh, of Nagarkanda municipal area.Faridpur’s additional police super Bijoy Bosak told banglanews

DHAKA: Miscreants torched six buses of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) at capital’s Gabtali bus stand early Sunday ahead of the 3-day hartal called by 18-party alliances.Sources said that crossing boundary wall of BRTC bus depot, some youths set fire in buses at around

DHAKA: The 60-hour nonstop nationwide hartal, called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, began on Sunday morning amid stray incidents of violence. The opposition alliance is observing the shutdown despite the Prime Minister’s request to withdraw it.The hartal will continue till 6pm

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League will organize a rally at the Suhrawardy Udyan of the city on November 3.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, will address the rally.A competent source from the party confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday night. “It will be a

DHAKA: Miscreants torched scores of public and private vehicles in different part of the city on Saturday ahead of 60-hour hartal called by BNP led 18-party alliance.A bus and a truck were set fire near Tejgaon College in Farmgate area around 12:30pm, the fire service and civil defense

DHAKA: Hartal supporters blasted two cocktails in front of residence of law minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Saturday evening.Witnesses said that 4/5 miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of the city’s Indira Road residence of the minister around 7.30pm.Deputy Police

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said her party is ready for talks anytime after hartal scheduled to be enforced from Sunday morning.“There is no chance to withdraw the movement programmes at this moment and after the programme we are ready to sit anytime for

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party activists unleashed vandalism, arson and cocktail blasts on Saturday ahead of 72-hour hartal in the capital. Many cocktails were blasted not only on the roads but also at the premises of residence MPs, VIPs, and Justices and offices of high police

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invited Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia on Monday to sit for discussion over polls-time government. The premier came up with the plea while talking to the BNP Chairperson over phone on Sunday evening. The Prime Minister also urged the former Prime

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia over phone to talk for reaching consensus over polls-time government on Saturday.They started phone talks after 6:00pm, said a competent source.Earlier, opposition BNP requested Sheikh Hasina to call Khaleda

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina couldn’t reach Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia, also BNP Chairperson over phone as two red phones of her were out of service.Opposition Leader’s media wing member Sairul Kabir Khan told journalists on behalf of   her personal secretary Saleh Ahmed

LALMONIRHAT: Two cases were filed against 200 BNP leaders and activists with Hatibandha Thana on Saturday noon on charge of vandalizing upazila Awami League office and attacking police and obstructing during discharging their duties.Sub-Inspector of Hatibandha Thana Riazul Islam and

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to talk with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over phone on Saturday evening.Special Secretary to the Prime Minister Mahbubul Haque Shakil and Khaleda Zia’s special secretary Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas confirmed the matter to

LAXMIPUR: Law enforcers filed a case against 500 leaders and activists of the opposition BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami of Ramganj municipality area of the district on the allegation of vandalism during a clash with Awami League supporters.Sub-Inspector of Ramganj Thana Sheikh Shawkat Ali filed