LAXMIPUR: District unit BNP observed a half day hartal in the district on Saturday demanding the release of missing Union Parisad Chairman.No untoward incidents were reported from anywhere of the district.Long route vehicles started to leave the district after hartal ends.Centering the

DHAKA: Charging Awami League with killing democracy first in 1975, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says democracy was murdered again by Awami League on January 5 when farcical elections took place. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the acting Secretary General of the party, made the

LAXMIPUR: The half day hartal, called by district BNP, demanding the release of missing Union Parisad Chairman, is underway in the district on Saturday morning. No picketers were seen on anywhere of the district. On the other hand, no long route vehicles left the district. Centering

CHITTAGONG: An activist of Juba Dal, the youth wing of BNP, was chopped to death by miscreants in west Muradpur village of Muradpur union under Sitakunda Upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sajeeb, 32. Sitakunda Thana Officer-in-Charge Aminul

DHAKA: Law enforcers arrested shibir president of Pabna town Rafiqul Islam alias Sajal from Shalgariya area under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.Confirming the matter Pabana Sadar Thana Officer-in-Charge Kazi Haniful Islam told banglanews that Rafiqul was nabbed by

LAXMIPUR: A Juba Dal leader was shot dead in Chandragram west Bazar under Sadar Upazila of the district on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Abu Hossain, former ward Juba Dal president of the union. Sources said that there was a longstanding dispute between Zisan group and Nasir

DHAKA: BNP office secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that ruling Awami League assumes power by the grace of foreign assistance.He came up with the observation while addressing a meeting as chief guest at National Press Club in the capital on Friday.Rizvi said: “The government is

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League has failed to stop rebel candidates from challenging candidates backed by the party for the upcoming first phase of the fourth Upazila elections on February 19. And that’s why the party is determined to field only one candidate per seat for the remaining

DHAKA: BNP, the party that boycotted last general election, has a new headache. There is more than one BNP candidate in many upazilas and a cold war is brewing with its ally Jamaat.BNP is focusing on upazila polls to boost the confidence of leaders and activists alike. Party joint

DHAKA: Three months after their last meeting, BNP standing committee held a meeting at the Naya Paltan office on Thursday night.This was also the first meeting of the committee after January 5 general elections.Party sources said that the committee members emphasized on the needful

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday placed six leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Mirpur Bangla College unit on a one-day remand in an arm case.    Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Tareque Mainul Islam Bhuiyan granted the remand after Sub-Inspector Sheikh Tajuddin Ahmed of

MAGURA: Police nabbed 67 people who were charged in several cases and seized drugs from different places of the district early Thursday.Police sources said all the detainees were charged in several cases. Furthermore, law enforcers seized drugs from the district after leading a special

DHAKA: Elections to 83 upazila parishads will be held in the third phase on March 15.Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz announced the schedule for the third phase of the fourth upazila polls at the media centre of the EC secretariat on Thursday afternoon.The last date for filing nomination

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday categorically said new investigation would be conducted against BNP Chairperson if needed.The minister came up with the assertion while addressing a reception ceremony organized by Ideal Commerce College in the city

DHAKA: Airport customs authorities held a man with two-and-a-half Kilogram gold from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Thursday noon.The detainee is Didarul.Customs Assistant Commissioner Abdul Alim told banglanews, “A gang of

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, brought out procession in support of hartal in Khilgoan area of the capital on Thursday morning. Sources said the hartal supporters brought out the sudden procession in the area around 8:00am and then set fire on

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, criticized Khaleda Zia and her party saying that shame on Khaleda Zia and the BNP-Jamaat. She’s no longer a national leader. She is a leader of terrorists.He came up with the comment in a post on his facebook page on

DHAKA: The day-long hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway across the country from 6:00am Thursday amid stray incidents of cocktail explosion and bringing out brisk processions. The party is observing the countrywide shutdown protesting the death penalty against its Ameer Motiur

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, exploded three cocktails in Shahjadpur area in the city on Thursday morning. Some 15-20 leaders-activists of the organization, led-by its Dhaka city (north) secretary Foysal Parvez and publicity secretary Kamrul

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Police arrested Rajshahi University unit Chhatra League vice-president Delwar Hossain for his alleged involvement in recent mayhem on general students.  Motihar Thana police held him from Beripara area around 4:30pm Wednesday.  He was shown arrested in four cases