DHAKA: Miscreants chopped SM Yasir, member secretary of Rangpur city unit of Jatiya Party, in front of his home in the city early Wednesday. City unit convener Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa alleged that supporters of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives state minister Mashiur

SATKHIRA: Police in overnight drives detained a total of 49 people including 13 men of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students’ wing Islami Chhattra Shibir across the district Tuesday. District superintendent of police (SP) Syed Modasser Ali confirmed the matter to banglanews. The

PABNA: Police in special drives detained a total of 67 people including 10 men of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students’ wing Islami Chhattra Shibir across the district Tuesday.District superintendent of police (SP) Miraz Uddin Ahmed confirmed the matter to banglanews.The SP said, they

DHAKA: Indicating the incumbent government, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that evil forces grab the country.The senior BNP leader came up with the observation while addressing a discussion titled “October 28 tragedy,

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury left for India on Tuesday to join a three-day long workshop in India’s Chandigar.She is visiting India with the parliamentary delegation for the first time after being elected as chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

BHOLA: Law enforcers on Tuesday detained two Shibir men, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, while pasting posters and distributing anti-government leaflets in Daulatkhan.The detainees are upazila unit Shibir President Anwar Hossain, 28, son of Abdul Khaleque, of Charshuvi village and

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said former posts, telecommunications and information technology minister Abdul Latif Siddique would be arrested soon after he returns home.The home minister was talking to journalists at the secretariat in the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah on Tuesday alleged that a vested quarter in India has been conspiring against Bangladesh and its leaders.He made the allegation while addressing a human chain formed by

DHAKA: Bangladesh holds its head high as a ‘highly respected member’ of the world community for the achievement of incumbent government, said Sazeeb Wajed Joy on Tuesday. Joy, the son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said different countries and nations have come up with

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed Wednesday for pronouncing its verdict in war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami. ICT-1 Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim will lead the three-member tribunal. The other two members are Justice Anwarul Haque and

CHNDINA (COMILLA): The formalities of the marriage of Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque and Advocate Hanufa Akhter Rikta have started on Monday. The formalities started by bridegroom’s sending of auspicious objects of ‘Gaye Holud’ to the bride Rikta’s house at Mirakhola village in

PABNA: Miscreants chopped dead a local leader of ruling Awami League in Dublia Bazar area at Ataikula upazila of the district on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Iqbal Hossain, 45, the president of Ward-4 of Bharara Union of Sadar upazila.Sources said a gang of 4/5

DHAKA: Opposition BNP again sought permission to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for holding a mass rally at Suhrawardy Udyan to observe ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on November 7.BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to be present in the rally as chief guest.A

DHAKA: Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam on Monday categorically said Bangladesh will export 50,000 metric tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka.The government fixed price of rice US$ 450 per tonne.  The retail prices of rice, however, will be Tk 35, he added while talking to journalists at

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday deferred till December 31 the hearing of charge framing against BNP acting general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 45 leaders of 18-party alliance in vehicle torching case. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court's Magistrate Ataul Haque passed

GAIBANDHA: Miscreants chopped a leader of ruling Awami League (AL) to death in Koilatikar area of Gobindaganj upazila of the district.Victim Rabiul Islam, 45, was general secretary of Kamdia union parishad ward no- 8 unit Awami League.Police said some miscreants hacked Rabiul randomly

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court framed charge against BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed for defamation and threatening Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Metropolitan Magistrate Ataul Haq passed the order at 11:00am Monday and also fixed January 22 next for

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted a cocktail again in front of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Nayapaltan Central Office at 8:00am Monday. No one was reportedly hurt. Tension mounting in the area from last night after it was heard that post-deprived leaders and activists would occupy

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif asked Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to deliver speech carefully.He advised the BNP leader after a joint meeting at AL president Sheikh Hasina’s political

DHAKA: The BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to meet the BNP backed upazila chairmen, vice-chairmen and municipality chairmen from Barisal and Khulna divisions on Monday.The view exchanging meeting will be held at Khaleda’s Gulshan political office around 8:30pm on the day.BNP