DHAKA: The Detective Branch officials of Dhaka Metropolitan Police early Friday detained seven people, including Tasnim, the acting Ameer of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned Islamic outfit. Deputy Commissioner of DMP Media Center Masudur Rahman confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Basiri will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday. BNP chairperson’s media wing official Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews. He said that the envoy would pay a courtesy visit to Khaleda Zia at her

FROM NATIONAL PARLIAMENT: Third session of the 10th National Parliament will end Thursday. Thirteen bills were tabled in the parliament during the session and five of those, including the much-talked-about the 16th Amendment Bill to Constitution were passed.  After the amendment,

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to visit Jamalpur on September 27 instead of September 25. Chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday afternoon. Party sources said Khaleda Zia would address a rally, organized by

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case of torching and obstructing police to perform their duty in the city. Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Alamgir Kabir passed the order after the BNP leader

DHAKA: Long tailbacks were seen at different areas of the capital while there was no picketing during first six hours of Thursday’s hartal.The hartal, enforced by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, protesting Supreme Court appeal verdict that sentenced Delawar Hossain Sayedee to

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s rally in Brahmanbaria district, which was scheduled to be held on September 22, has been rescheduled. The rally will now be held on September 23, says a party press release on Thursday.The release signed by BNP assistant-office secretary Asadul

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay tribute at the grave of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also founding President of Bangladesh, at Tungipara here on the National Mourning Day on Friday.A helicopter carrying the premier will land here at 10:00am.Jahangir Alam,

SYLHET: Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students’ wings Islami Chattra Shibir brought out brisk processions, vandalized vehicles here on Thursday morning moments after a 24-hour hartal commenced.The party enforced a countrywide 24-hour hartal beginning from 6:00am

NARAYANGANJ: Activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, vandalized at least 10 vehicles here on Thursday morning during 24-hour hartal.They, however, were also seen locked into clashes with police at that time after which the law enforcers detained

SATKHIRA: Police detained some 18 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students’ wing Islami Chhattra Shibir from different places of the district early Thursday.Of the detainees, eight were held from Kalaroa upazila, five at Sadar, and two each at Shyamnagar and

GAZIPUR:  Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir set fire at pile of cotton on rail track and blasted cocktails in front of Sadar thana gate in the district.The party is observing nationwide hartal from 6:00am on Thursday protesting Supreme Court verdict that sentenced

DHAKA: Countrywide hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami Supreme Court verdict that sentenced Delawar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment unto death for war crimes, underway Thursday amid violence.GAZIPUR:  Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir set fire at pile of cotton on rail

DHAKA: AK Khandaker, Deputy Chief Commander of the country’s war of independence and also former Awami League minister and former Air Vice-Marshal, resigned as Chairman of Sector Commanders Forum on Wednesday. Besides, he withdrew his membership from three other organizations. He sent

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday claimed that she was the first person to condemn the murder of former President Ziaur Rahman, founder of BNP. “I was the first one who gave statement condemning the murder of General Zia, also founding president of

HABIGANJ: At least 30 people, including cops were injured in a clash among Jamaat-Shibir men, police and incumbent Awami League activists at Nabiganj upazila of the district amid verdict against Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee on Wednesday noon. Of the injured, Nabiganj Thana

PABNA: At least 15 Jamaat-Shibir activists were injured in a clash between Jammat-Shibir men and Juba League and Chhatra League activists on Indira Road in the district on Wednesday. Witnesses said the Jamaat-Shibir activists brought out a procession in the area protesting the Supreme

RIYADH: A Juba Dal leader was killed in a road accident in Al Atif area of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified General Enam Ahmed, 40, hailed from Brahmanpara upazila of Comilla district, also Secretary of Saudi Arabia (West Zone) Juba Dal central committee.

BOGRA: Two police officials were injured in a clash between activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and police in CO Office Bus stand area on Naogaon-Bogra road in Dupchachia upazila on Wednesday. Riaz Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dupchachia Thana, told banglanews that the Jamaat

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the date of deposition for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on the two cases of money embezzlement in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The court also asked her to appear all the defenders of the