DHAKA: The law enforcers held three activists of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from city’s Gulshan area on Wednesday. The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately. Sources said that police held three Shibir activists from a sudden procession in the

DHAKA: Ruling 14-party alliance spokesperson Mohammad Nasim, also health and family welfare minister, accepted the Supreme Court verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee. “Their ruling alliance has accepted the verdict of imprisonment unto death for Sayedee for his

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division will pass its verdict any day on appeal of Jamaat leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman against International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 verdict that awarded him death penalty. Wrapping up the trial proceedings Wednesday, Judge passed the order keeping it

DHAKA: Lawyers of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) involved in scuffles on the premises of the judicial court that create deadlock in trial procedure on Wednesday noon.The scuffles took place after the hearing of the appeal for rescheduling the

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami called countrywide hartal for Thursday and Sunday in two phases protesting Supreme Court verdict that sentenced Delawar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment unto death for war crimes.The first phase hartal will begin at 6:00am Thursday and end at 6:00am Friday and

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is thinking to call 3-day countrywide hartal if Supreme Court in its verdict upholds death penalty to Delawar Hossain Sayedee. The party may observe the program with a day break, its leaders, who went hiding, told banglanews over cell phone.A

DHAKA: The security measures in city were tightened due to the verdict of war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee. The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Wednesday on the appeal filed by death row Jamaat leader Sayedee. DMP deputy police commissioner

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami demanded to release its Nayeb-e-Amir war crimes convict Delawar Hossain Sayedee. The Acting Nayeb-e-Amir of the party Moqbul Ahmed made the disclosure through a press release on Tuesday. The matter of twist is that the party did not call for a hartal in

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday sent a legal notice to ruling Awami League leader Mahbubul Alam Hanif for derogatory remarks against him (Tarique).  Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Kaisar Kamal sent the notice on behalf of Tarique.

NARAYANGANJ: Giving a 48-hour ultimatum to the government to release district unit BNP president Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker, BNP-led 20-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday in the district.  Member Secretary to 20-party alliance Maulana Moinuddin Ahmed made the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charge-sheet against five including Chhatra Dal president Abdul Quader Bhuiyan Jewel. They are charge-sheeted in a case for hurling cocktails aiming at information minister Hasanul Haque Inu’s residence. Judge Masud Parvez of Special Tribunal-10

SIRAJGANJ: A half-day hartal is underway in Sirajganj Purashova area amid picketing and procession. No rickshaw, battery and CNG-run auto-rickshaw are playing in the area. Majority of the shops and business establishments remain closed. Hartal supporters brought processions and were

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers on Monday night arrested Maulana Ohiduzzaman, former Nayeb-e-Ameer of Shyamnagar upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami of the district also principal of Biralakkhi Madrasa. He was arrested from Noabeki area of the upazila. Officer-in-Charge of Ahyamnagar Thana Aminul

JESSORE: The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Monday night detained General Secretary of Nawapara Municipality Awami League Abdul Wadud and recovered two pistols, five rounds of bullet and six crude bombs. Law enforcers detained Abdul Wadud from Bhangagate area of the municipality

DHAKA: A new committee of BNP’s students wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) is likely to be announced on Tuesday making Akramul Hasan it president, said a reliable source of the party.Decision on the committee was made at a meeting of BNP led by its chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party (JP) leader Moshiur Rahman Ranga claimed that he became chairman of the party’s Rangpur district and city units through a party council.Ranga, who has been removed from his presidium post, added that he holds the post until the next party council elects new

JHALAKATHI: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad said that his party is working to get some 151 seats in next national elections.He came up with the disclosure in a bi-annual meeting of the party in Jhalakathi on Monday.Mentioning no division in his party, Ershad said I am its chairman

DHAKA: BNP leader Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker was arrested in a shop occupying case from his office at Meherba Plaza in the city on Monday afternoon. Duty Officer of Paltan Thana Wahiduzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews. He also said, “One Ruhul Amin took a shop of

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed on Monday said the remarks of Joint Secretary General of the party Ruhul Kabir Rizvi over his latest book ‘Bangladesh: Emergency and the Aftermath: 2007-2008’ hurt him.“I am shocked because I always considered Rizvi like my

DHAKA: A Dhaka court here on Monday deferred till October 20 the charge framing hearing against BNP standing Committee Member MK Anwar in a case under Information Technology and Communication Act. Sources told banglanews that the court of Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Justice M