DHAKA: A legal notice has been issued to the government on Tuesday against “illegal arrest” of Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad.Bakhtiar Uddin Khan Iqbal, JP organizing secretary and personal advocate of Ershad issued the legal notice by senior advocate Barrister Rafique-ul Haque

DHAKA: State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Quamrul Islam on Tuesday said Awami League does not care any foreign threats.The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with the assertion while addressing a programme at the National Press Club in the noon. He said,

DHAKA: The National Assembly on Monday passed a resolution against hanging of Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh leader Abdul Quader Mollah for his ‘loyalty’ with Pakistan during the events of 1971.The resolution moved by JI’s Sher Akbar Khan on the anniversary of the fall of Dhaka also

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Tuesday granted bail to three top leaders of BNP and Swechhasebak Dal, in one case field against them.The leaders are ASM Hannan Shah, BNP standing committee member, Swechhasebak Dal general secretary Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu, and its organizing secretary Shafiul Bari

NOAKHALI: Some 10,000 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir of the district were sued for their alleged involvement in obstructing police from discharging their duties.Assistant Sub-Inspector of Companiganj Thana Shishir Kumar Biswas filed two lawsuits with

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami alleged the government has been oppressing their leaders and activists across the country and threatened to avenge every drop of blood.Acting secretary general of the party Dr Shafikur Rahman, in a statement on Monday night, issued the threat to the government.The

MEHERPUR: Police held at least five women activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from a house in bus stand Para area of the district on Monday night. The detainees were Rozina Khatun,40, wife of Janbar Ali ,Monwara Khatun ,40, wife of Abdus Mannan, Salina Khatun,32, wife of Solayman Hossain,

JOYPURHAT: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami, who sustained bullet injuries during clash with police in Haltri area under Sadar upazila, succumbed to his injuries early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 45.He breathed his last at a private clinic in the capital around

DHAKA: The rally of Awami League at Suhrawardu Uddyan, which was scheduled to be arranged on Tuesday as a part of Victory Day Programme, was postponed.This was disclosed in a statement on Monday night, signed by party’s office secretary Abdus Sobhan.The statement said due to various

DHAKA: BNP-led 18-party alliance has called fresh non-stop 72-hour countrywide blockade from 6:00am Tuesday.The announcement came from a press briefing on Monday evening.BDST: 1818 HRS, DEC 16, 2013Edited by: Abul Kalam Azad, Senior Newsroom Editor

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency detained seven activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in the capital Monday. Police sources said that Jamaat men were detained from Jatiya Press Club around 10:00am where they came to join in a discussion.The detained were handed over to Shahbagh Thana.BDST: 1105

SATKHIRA: At least five Jamaat-Shibir activists were killed in separate clashes with law enforcers in various places in the district.Sources said a joint force comprising Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police operated a special drive in various places of the district on Sunday night.At

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of opposition BNP paid tribute to the late president also founder of the party Ziaur Rahman’s Mazar premises to commemorate him on the occasion of country’s 43rd Victory Day.BNP standing committee member lieutenant General Mahabubur Rahman, Chairperson

Bangladesh never saw such political bloodshed in the past. The country earlier experienced anti-government movements--hartal, demonstration and procession--but it did not see the instance of brutality of burning people alive. It did not see killing people throwing bombs in a moving bus

PABNA: At least 15 people were injured in a clash between leaders and activists of Awami League and BNP-led 18-party alliance in Koladi-Jamtala area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday evening.Witnesses said that the leaders-activists of 18-party brought out a procession which

DHAKA: At least seven people including five Chhatra Shibir activists and one Awami League leader were killed in three separate incidents in Lalmonirhat and Joypurhat district on Sunday during dawn-to-dusk hartal called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.  Our Correspondent reports: IN

LALMONIRHAT: District Jamaat-Shibir called dawn-to-dusk hartal (shutdown) for Tuesday in the district protesting the killings of three Shibir men in a clash with police at Patgram upazila on Sunday.District Islami Chhatra Shibir President Sirajul Islam confirmed the matter to

LAXMIPUR: A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader was chopped to death by Jamaat-Shibir activists in Ludhua Bazar area under Raipur upazila of the district on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as M Mirazul Islam Miraz, 27, organizing secretary of Laxmipur district Chhatra League

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) senior leader Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud attended an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss country’s prevailing law-and-order situations.The meeting started at home ministry conference room at secretariat around 3:00pm on Sunday.Barrister Anisul Islam is the

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif warned that the counter actions will be taken after Victory Day against the violent activities conducted by BNP-Jamaat.The spokesperson for the party came up with the forewarning while addressing a meeting organized by