MEHERPUR: At least 12 people, including law enforcers, were injured in an attack of Awami League activists over ballot box snatching incident at Bhabanipur polling center under Gangni upazila in the district on Thursday.Local sources said that activists of ruling Awami League beat police

MUNSHIGANJ: Some five people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP men centering upazila polls at Bhattacharyarbagh Primary School polling center under Sadar upazila in the district on Thursday.Local sources said that the activists of both the party locked into a clash over

SAVAR: Election Commission (EC) withdrew nine presiding officers appointed for second phase of fourth upazila parishad polls, for their alleged connection with Jamaat from Savar on Wednesday afternoon.Assistant Returning Officer of Savar upazila M Nazim Uddin, also upazila elections

SATKHIRA: Election Commission (EC) withdrew 11 Presiding Officers from Shyamnagar upazila of the district on Wednesday.Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Shyamnagar upazila confirmed the matter to banglanews.They were withdrawn after the order from the Election Commission. “We do not know

DHAKA: The 11th day of first session of the current parliament resumed at 4:54pm Wednesday.   The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.         Prime Minister along with opposition leader attended the session.         Earlier, deputy

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission summoned Dhaka -14 constituency MP Akslamul Haque to query on the allegation of earning illegal wealth.ACC on Wednesday has sent the notice to the address of the lawmaker asking him to appear before its head office on March 5.ACC deputy director

DHAKA:  The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) -1 ordered to place fresh argument on March 10 in the case against Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami.Three member-ICT led by new chairman M Enayetur Rahim passed the order on Wednesday.Earlier on November 13 last, International

DHAKA: The Election Commission has canceled nomination paper of Bongobir Kader Siddique to vie for Tangail-8 constituency by-polls on Wednesday morning due to loan default.Returning officer and regional election officer of the by-poll Md Khurshid Alam confirmed the matter to

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch of police held president of Rajshahi city unit Chhatra Shibir, the student unit of Jamaat-e-Islami, from Shiroil lbus stand area on Tuesday night.The detainee is Anisur Rahman Biswas.Shibir’s Assistant publicity secretary Jamal Uddin confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The parliament session was adjourned till Wednesday afternoon.      Deputy Speaker Advocate Fazley Rabbi Mia made the adjournment the House at 8.55pm.  The parliament session will resume at 4:45pm on Wednesday.BDST: 2125 HRS, FEB 25, 2014

DHAKA: After one-week break, the first session of the current parliament resumed at 4:53pm Tuesday.The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.       Prime minister along with opposition lawmakers attended in the session.        Earlier deputy

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division ordered to submit case summery of war criminal Abdul Alim within March 11.The appellate division consisting of five members, led by Chief Justice Mozammel Hossain, passed the order on Tuesday.On November 7 in 2013, Abdul Alim’s lawyer Advocate

DHAKA: A qulkhani and doa mahfil of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of former president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will be held after Jumma prayers at Azad Masjid in city’s Gulshan area on Friday.A family source confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: Police detained 22 persons including BNP and Jamaat-Shibir men in a 24-hour drive in different parts of the city.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) media and publication relations department deputy police commissioner (DC) Masudur Rahman said

DHAKA: A Dhaka court granted 2-day remand against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu in a case filed for sabotage.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur passed order when police produced him before the court on Wednesday morning.The case was filed with

BRAHMANBARIA: Police detained 113 people, including 10 activists of BNP, in nightlong drives across the district.Of them, 10 BNP men were shown arrested in different cases related to sabotages during blockade and hartal hours while rest of them were accused of other regular

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the verdict of BDR killing cases was not appropriate.He came up with the allegation to journalists after placing floral wreath at former president Ziaur Rahman’s grave on Tuesday

COMILLA: District (South) BNP withdrew dawn-to-dusk hartal for Tuesday in the district protesting sending of 11 Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal leaders and activists to lockup on Monday noon.Confirming the matter, general secretary of district (South) BNP Haji Aminur Rashid Yasin told banglanews

JAMALPUR: The law enforcers held fugitive Jama`atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Anwar’s father and his sister.    Anwar’s family members--Hamidur Rahman and Umme Habiba--were held from Jamalpur Sadar on Monday afternoon.  Officer-in-Charge of Jamalpur Sadar Police Station

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers arrested 27 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, front organization of Jammat, on charges of creating violence in a drive at Lohagora upazila in the city on Sunday night.Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Shahjahan of Lohagora Thana said they were shown