BARGUNA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called a daylong hartal in the district after police detained district Jamaat Ameer on Saturday noon.The leader is Nayeeb-e-Ameer of the party Abu Jafar M Saleh.The Jamaat leader was arrested from Kathaltali area under Pathar Ghata upazila of the

HILI (DINAJPUR): Some 23 BNP men, including the municipality BNP president, were sued on Saturday on charge of vandalizing a truck and throwing petrol bombs to it in Hili area.A truck driver under filed the case under speedy trial act.Two Chhatra Dal leaders were arrested immediately

CHITTAGONG: Opposition BNP Vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman on Saturday firmly criticized Pakistan’s stand over execution of war crimes convict Jamaat leader Quader Mollah.The BNP leader also termed the stance as wicked and out of diplomatic courtesy.He came up with the observation while

SIRAJGANJ: Activists of Jamaat and Shibir assaulted an Awami League leader at Bahuly village under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday.The injured is Awami League Shialkot Union Parishad unit law affairs secretary Abdul Wahab, 38, son of late Abdul Kuddus. He is also General Manager

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) police held Bajlul Karim Chowdhury Abed, acting president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of opposition BNP, on Saturday afternoon.A team of DB police detained the JCD leader from city’s Elephant Road area around 2:30pm while they were

BOGRA: Pickets went berserk in Shahjahapur area of the district and Jundah, Maheshpur areas of Palashbari of Gaibandha district during blockade hours on Saturday morning.At least 15 vehicles were vandalized and four others were torched by blockaders.Witnesses said the blockaders attacked

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Presidium Member Mujibul Haque Chunnu, also Youth and Sports Affairs, on Saturday said Jatiya Party (Rowshan) would join election to ensure constitutional continuity.He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after a meeting with JP presidium

LALMONIRHAT: Joint forces in a drive held three BNP activists from Patgram Upazila of the district on Saturday.The detainees are- Enamul Haque, Abu Saeed Mithu and Ekramul Hossain.Confirming the matter, Police Super Habibur Rahman told banglanews, “They were wanted in several cases

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir activists, the wing student of Jamaat-e-Islami, torched a covered van and a leguna in Kazla area of Jatrabari in capital on Saturday morning. Besides they exploded 8/10 cocktails, but no casualties were reported. Witnesses said to banglanews that at around 10:30am,

TANGAIL: District BNP is observing half day hartal in sadar upazila of the district on Saturday in protest against murder of Rafiqul Islam Faruqe, the UP chairman Dhaina and BNP’s vice president of the upazila.Besides 83-hour roads-rail-waterways barricade, called by 18-party alliance,

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails in several spots of the capital during the blockade of 18-party on Saturday morning.Witnesses said that miscreants blasted 10 cocktails in Ray Saheb Bazaar area in front of Labaid Hospital. Meanwhile, police opened fire to disperse them.Katwali thana

SIRAJGANJ: 18-party activists torched two goods-laden trucks on Bangabandhu Bridge west link road in the district early Saturday during their 83-hour blockade. Witnesses and police sources said that blockaders set fire in a paddy-laden Dhaka-bound truck at around 03:00am in the

CHITTAGONG: The first day of 83-hour long blockade, called by 18-party alliance, is underway in the port city on Saturday.Sources said that no picketers, procession or rally were seen. Besides, no untoward situation was reported.Meanwhile, Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border

DHAKA: Jatiya Party’s Kazi Zafar has been elected as new chairman and Golam Maseeh as secretary general unanimously.The decision was taken at a meeting presided over by Kazi Zafar at national press club on Friday afternoon.Kazi Zafar said that fearing any threat we won’t step

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: 18-party activists at least five vehicles on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Rupganj area of the district during their 83-hour blockade.At that time, they also set fire on road pouring petrol, triggering jam on both sides in the area.Later, police rushed to the spot and

DHAKA: The fresh 83-hour blockade of 18-party alliance is underway from 6:00am Saturday and will continue till 5:00pm Tuesday.On Thursday, BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan made the announcement.The alliance is observing the blockade demanding cancellation of schedule of

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, also former Prime Minister, expressed her sorrow at the demise of Awami League Advisory Council member Zohra Tajuddin, wife of first Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmed.In a condolence massage she said the nation will remember Zohra

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) presidium member GM Quader, also Commerce Minister of 9th Parliament, said HM Ershad was still firm on his decision of not participating in the upcoming general election.“For this reason, he won’t accept anything done without noticing him,” he added.He came

NILPHAMARI: Combined forces personnel, in different drives early Friday, nabbed seven Jamaat-Shibir men from various areas of sadar and Jaldhaka Upazilas of the district for their alleged involvement in the attack on car fleet of Asaduzzaman Nur MP.Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted three cocktails in the conference of self declared Jatiya Party chairman Kazi Jafar Ahmed at National Press Club in city on Friday noon.No causalities were reported immediately.Sources said that a series of three explosions occurred at around 02:00pm at Press