SYLHET: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called 36-hour hartal in the district from Saturday morning in protest against ‘confinement’ of the party chief Khaleda Zia.Convener of district 18-party alliance MA Haque, also president of the city BNP, made the announcement of the

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered huge firearms and ammunitions from Awami League rival candidate Sayeedur Rahman Shaheed alias Shaheed commissioner early Thursday.Sources said that acting on a tip off, RAB conducted a two-hour long drive at his Gendaria residence

DHAKA: Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque Thursday said that BNP urged intervention of speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury to restore the protocol of opposition leader, also BNP chairperson Khaldea Zia.“During the meeting with the house speaker, we expressed our concern about the

CHANDPUR: The half-day hartal, called by 18-party alliance, is underway in the district on Thursday.The movement of all internal and long-route busses was halted but rail services remained normal.    No untoward incident was reported yet. Earlier, 18-party called half day hartal for

MAGURA: BNP-led 18- party alliance started observing a 36-hour hartal in the district from Thursday morning in protest against the confinement of Khaleda Zia and demanding release of their central leaders.    Any picketing, procession or rally, in support of hartal, was not seen in the

DHAKA:  A fire broke out at passenger bus of Bihanga Paribahan in Sony Cinema Hall area at Mirpur section-1 in the capital on Thursday morning.The incident took place at 10:00am.But police and witnesses gave separate description of the fire incident.Witnesses said miscreants intercepted

DHAKA: Awami League and Jatiya Party are set o deliver their election-speech on Bangladesh Television (BTV), the state owned television channel, on Thursday evening ahead of the 10th national elections.Besides, four-parties-----Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF), Bangladesh Workers Party,

DHAKA: The indefinite blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway across the country for the second straight day on Thursday amid stray incidents of cocktails explosion.Miscreants exploded a pair of cocktails at Topkhana road near to the secretariat on Thursday morning, the

DHAKA: Some activists of Dhaka city (east) unit of Chhatra Shibir, a student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, brought out a brisk procession in support of indefinite blockade called by 18-party alliance in Shipahibagh area in the capital early Thursday.Later, they tried to create panic among

KALIAKOIR, GAZIPUR: Three people sustained serious burn injuries as blockaders hurled petrol bombs at a vegetable-laden truck in Safipur Bazar area under Kalialoir Upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The ill-fated persons are---Moksed Ali, 31, Alamgir Hossain, 40 and Lokman

DHAKA: A delegation of BNP parliament party led-by opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque is set to meet Jatiya Sangshad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Thursday morning.The meeting will be held at Jatiya Sangshad Bhaban around 10:30am.  During the meeting, postponement of the

DHAKA: Miscreants exploded a pair of cocktails at Topkhana road near to the secretariat on Thursday morning, the second day of indefinite blockade called by BNP-led 18-party alliance.Witnesses said two cocktails were blasted in front of Boishakhi Restaurant of Topkhana road at around

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir activists and blockaders blasted several cocktails in city’s Shahbagh and Uttara on Wednesday night.In Shahbagh: Witnesses said a group of Shibir activists riding motorbike hurled seven cocktails in front of BIRDEM hospital at 7:30pm. Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh

MAGURA: District BNP-led 18-party alliance called for 36-hour hartal from 6:00am Thursday to 12:00 noon Friday in the district in protest against the confinement of Khaleda Zia and demanding release of their central leaders.District BNP president Kabir Murad made the announcement on

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said opposition BNP chairperson “Khaleda Zia is eating chicken soup in her room by calling hartal and blockade”.The premier, also Awami League president, made the remark while addressing rally at Rabindra Saroni of Uttara Azampur, the

DHAKA: Chiefs of six parties have been given chance to deliver their election-speech on Bangladesh Television (BTV), the state owned television channel.As per the principles, Information Ministry has given 40 minutes to Awami League, 20 minutes to Jatiya Party, and 15 minutes each to

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Wednesday said Khaleda Zia is not house arrested as the government did not issue gazette notification in this regard.Inu, also Jatiya Somajtantrik Dal (JSD) president, came up with the assertion at Bangabandhu Avenue party office on Wednesday

GAIBANDHA: BNP-led 18-party alliance called daylong hartal in the district for Thursday protesting of besiege of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her residence. District convener of 18-party alliance, also district president of BNP Anisuzzaman Khan Babu confirmed the matter to banglanews on

MEHERPUR: Jamaat-e-Islami is observing day long hartal in the district without any picketing on Wednesday.The movement of all internal and long-route busses remained stopped of the district and most of the shops and markets were closed.Police Super of the district A.K.M Nahidul Islam told

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena held a meeting with BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury on Wednesday morning.Sources said that the US ambassador went to the residence of Shamsher Mubin Chawdhury in capital’s Banani area at around 11:30am.They talked on different issues