DHAKA: Two former Muslim League leaders Obaidul Haque Taher and Ataur Rahman Nani were accused of four charges for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971.The four charges were mentioned against them after an

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the charge hearing till December 8 against 26 BNP leaders including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Barrister Moudud Ahmed in two different cases with Paltan Thana.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Judge Tareq Moinul Islam

MOULVIBAZAR: Police arrested here a Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chatra Dal (JCD) district leader on Wednesday.The detainee is identified as Alim Hossain Miru, son of a late Mofiz Miah, residing in Tailakbijoy village of Akhailkura union under sadar Upazila of the district.Sources told

DHAKA: The third-day hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the death sentence of its assistant secretary general Kamaruzzaman, is underway across the country on Wednesday amid sporadic violence.  The leaders and activists of Chhatra Shibir and Jamaat-e-Islami, brought out

BARISAL: Law enforcers on Tuesday night detained four local Jamaat leaders and activists including Babuganj upazila Ameer on allegation of planning sabotage during the third day of countrywide hartal.The detainees are- Babuganj upazila Ameer Maulana Ruhul Amin, acting Ameer of Agarpur

LAXMIPUR: An activist of Juba League, affiliate of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League, was hacked to death in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mohan Patwari, 28, son of Hasan Ahmed Patwari, living in Gopinathpur village of the upazila.Sources told banglanews that

MAGURA: A leader of ruling Bangladesh Awami League was murdered in Sreepur on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Pratap Saha, 55, president of Awami League's Kadirparha Union Unit of the upazila.Pratap’s brother, also the party's central-committee assistant secretary Pankaj Saha

DHAKA: A 48-hour hartal, called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting its two leaders’ death penalty, has begun from Wednesday morning.However, the fresh shutdown, beginning from 6:00am, will end on 6:00am Friday.Sources told banglanews that Jamaat declared the hartal on

RANGPUR: Law enforcers, in separate drives, arrested 508 people, including 32 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhattra Shibir across Rangpur division to prevent possible atrocities.Police nabbed them from different upazilas of the eights districts

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers, in special drives early Tuesday, arrested 22 leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir in cases of sabotage and violence in the district.Of the arrested, Akhtaruzzaman, Jamaat secretary of Bhurulia union unit in Shyamnagar upazila,

DHAKA: A 48-hour countrywide hartal, enforced by the Jammat-e-Islami, is relaxed and ended on 6:00pm Monday due to the Ashura.Previously, hartal was declared to last till 6:00am Tuesday as a protest of Jamaat ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami’s death sentence.Now, it has been relaxed for 12

DHAKA: Local government, rural development and co-operative minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Monday categorically said the four national leaders were killed after the order of BNP founding leader Ziaur Rahman.The minister made this assertion after paying his tribute to the four leaders

MOULVIBAZAR: Law enforcers on Monday detained president and secretary of Rajnagar upazila unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir when they were picketing in Konigram area of the upazila.The detainees were identified as of Rajnagar upazila unit Shibir president Misbaul Hasan, 38 and secretary

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has declared countrywide fresh hartal for Wednesday.However, as another hartal was announced earlier by Jamaat for Thursday, the strike will be observed till 6:00am Friday ultimately, beginning from 6:00am Wednesday.Deputy of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

DHAKA: The 48-hour countrywide hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting its Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami’s death sentence, is underway.Jamaat marked the first phase of the strike across the country amid stray incidents of picketing, beginning from 6:00am Thursday to

DKAKA: The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict on Monday on an appeal filed by Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman challenging death penalty awarded by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).Kamaruzzaman has been enlisted in Monday’s cause list of the verdict of the Appellate

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus in city’s Dhanmondi-15 area on Sunday night.Witnesses said pro-hartal activists set a bus on fire in the area around 7:30pm.However, none was reportedly injured in the incident.Earlier, on Wednesday, Jamaat-e-Islami enforced a 72-hour

DHAKA: Miscreants vandalized vehicles and blasted cocktails during hartal hours in city’s Nayapaltan and Roysaheb Bazar areas on Sunday evening.Witnesses said some 30/40 people brought out a sudden procession in Roysaheb Bazar area and blasted 7-8 cocktails; later, they vandalized

DHAKA: Miscreants vandalized vehicles and blasted cocktails during hartal hours in city’s Nayapaltan and Roysaheb Bazar areas on Sunday evening.Witnesses said some 30/40 people brought out a sudden procession in Roysaheb Bazar area and blasted 7-8 cocktails; later, they vandalized

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Ahmed Rizvi on Sunday said it was a mysterious matter that the country experienced 12-hour blackout Saturday.“This was a plot of the incumbent government,” he said.Rizvi made the allegation while addressing a press conference at BNP’s