LALMONIRHAT: Joint forces in separate drives held 22 activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir from various spots of Patgram Upazila of the district on Friday.The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately.Confirming the matter, Lalmonirhat Additional Police Super

TANGAIL: A Union Parishad Chairman, also Sadar Upazila BNP vice-president was shot to death by miscreants in Battola area of the district town in Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam Faruk, 55, Chairman of Dainya Union under Sadar upazila. Witnesses said some

DHAKA: Information and Cultural affairs minister of the poll-time government Hasanul Haque Inu categorically said that Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad was not arrested.He came up with the observation in a press briefing at the secretariat on Thursday.Inu said, “It is a holy duty of the

DHAKA: The election monitory committee of ruling Awami League will hold a meeting at Gonobhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday.The meeting will start at around 6pm. The disclosure came from a press release signed by office secretary of Awami League

BAGERHAT: A leader of opposition BNP was chopped to death by miscreants at Bathbonina village under Morelganj thana of district Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Afzal Khan, vice-president of Baharbonia union unit BNP and son of Kazal Khan.  Local sources said that

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League aspirant for the upcoming 10th general election from Dhaka-15 constituency Kamal Ahmed Majumder was fined on Wednesday for violating the electoral code of conduct.An Executive Magistrate Tasnia Jaigirder fined the ruling lawmaker Tk 25,000 and jailed three

DHAKA: Law enforcers held joint convener of Dhaka city BNP Anwaruzzaman and recovered 10 fresh cocktails from his possession from city’s Mohammadpur area on Wednesday afternoon.The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 detained him around 3:00pm.Additional Police Super of RAB-2

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the government to quit for the sake of nation and its people.“Quit soon for the sake of nation without wasting a single moment and hand over power to non-partisan government and arrange 10th

DHAKA: Doctor Manabendra was nominated as Assistant Secretary of central sub-committee of ruling Awami League. In a letter signed by Awami League Office Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap confirmed the information on Tuesday night.The letter said Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has

KUSHTIA: District Swechhasebak Dal and Jatyatabadi Chhatra Dal called a half-day shutdown in the district for Thursday demanding release of Swechhasebak Dal central leaders.The shutdown will be observed from 6.00am to 12:00 noon.The front organizations of opposition BNP convener Advocate

DHAKA: Two Dhaka courts on Wednesday rejected the 20-day remand prayers for interrogating BNP Vice-Chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka in two cases filed with Sutrapur and Paltan Thanas.Metropolitan magistrates Maruf Hossain and  Tarek Moinul Islam Bhuiyan in two Metropolitan courts passed the

JESSORE: BNP is observing half-day hartal in the district on Wednesday amid bringing out protest procession and staging rally at key points of the town. Besides, the 72-hour roads-rail-waterways blockade, called by 18-party alliance, is underway simultaneously.Kotwali Model Thana

NARAYANGANJ: BNP leader and activists locked into clash with law enforcers in Araihazar upazila of the district on Wednesday morning, the second day of 72-hour nationwide blockade, called by 18-party alliance. Sources said BNP activists brought out a procession and tried to do subversive

DHAKA: The 72-hr rail-roads-waterways blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway for second straight day in the country on Wednesday amid clash with police, arson.In Narayanganj, BNP leaders and activists locked into clash with law enforcers at around 7:00am, in Pachrukhi

DINAJPUR: Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, is observing daylong hartal Wednesday in the district amid setting fire on highway. The activists of Shibir brought out a procession in front of Sadar Upazila Parishad on Dinajpur-Dhaka highway at around 7:45am. Later,

RANGPUR: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by a faction of Jatiya Party (JP), is underway in eight districts of the division on Wednesday.The party is observing the lockdown demanding the release of its chairman HM Ershad.Mostafa group took position in south side of divisional city from

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of foreign ministry in Segunbagicha area of the city on Tuesday evening.The incident took placed around 7:30pm.Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh Thana Sirajul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 2103 HRS, DEC 17, 2013Edited by: AM

KHULNA: Jatiya Party (JP) called daylong hartal in the division for Saturday protesting arrest of party Chairman HM Ershad.The announcement of the shutdown came after a JP protest rally in city’s Dakbangla intersection on Tuesday evening.JP Khulna city unit President Abdul Gaffar

DHAKA: Blockaders and law enforcers locked into a clash at the first day of blockade enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance called from 6:00am Tuesday in city’s Paltan area.Witnesses said blockaders brought out a procession and vandalized vehicles in the area at 7:00pm. They also hurled

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party called 48-hour hratal for Wednesday and Thursday in Rangpur district demanding release of party chairman HM Ershad and protesting false cases charged against JP activists.JP district convener committee Secretary Member, Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa announced the