DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a statement on Saturday urging Khaleda Zia to withdraw blockade as 3-day national mourning is being observed here to pay respect to demise great world leader Nelson Mandela.Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Ashraful Alam confirmed the

SYLHET: District 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday demanding release of party activists and leaders.Meanwhile, District and Metropolitan Chhatra Dal also called dawn-to-dusk hartal for the same day demanding the release of central president Abdul Kader Bhuiyan

DHAKA: A Shibir activist sustained bullet injury in a clash with law enforcers at capital’s Islampur on Saturday morning during the first day of 18-party called 72-hour blockade.Sources said that Shibir activists brought out a procession at around 08:45am and blasted cocktails aiming

DHAKA: Police held five Shibir men with cocktails from capital’s Banasree and Gabtali area on Saturday morning, the first day of 18-party called 72-hour blockade.Sources said that Jamaat-Shibir men tried to bring out a procession in Banasree area at around 07:30am.Meanwhile, police

DHAKA: Jatiyo Party chairman, also former president HM Ershad apprehended that he would be sent to jail during ongoing turmoil.“I will take 8/10 more people with him if I am sent to jail,” he warned.He came up with the apprehension while talking with party leaders and activists at

CHANDPUR: Former Home Minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Awami League candidate for 10th general elections was unofficially declared as winner from Chandpur-1 constituency on Friday afternoon.Chandpur Returning Officer M Ismail Hossain, also district magistrate, came up with the

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP has called 24-hour hartal in the capital Dhaka from 6:00am Sunday protesting arrest and demanding cancellation of cases against top leaders including Sadek Hossain Khoka.BDST: 1839 HRS, DEC 06, 2013

DHAKA: A Dhaka court placed Chhatra Dal president Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel and senior vice president of Dhaka (North) Chhatra Dal Sharif Uddin Jewel on a 3-day remand for police interrogation.Metropolitan Magistrate Tarek Moinul Islam Bhuiyan passed the remand order after a hearing when

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Secretary General Ruhul Amin Howlader said that talks with government was underway and trying to fix the issue of resignation and present political crisis.The spokesperson of the party came up with the observation at JP Chairman HM Ershad’s residence at city’s

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League advisory council member Suranjit Sen Gupta claimed that HM Ershad was in the election and he would participate in election in future. Suranjit came up with the observation while talking to journalists after a discussion at Jatiya Press Club on Friday the noon.

LAXMIPUR: A Juba League activist was chopped to death by miscreants at Maguri village under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Abdul Hannan Sumon 35, a local Juba League activist and son of Abdul Mannan.Locals said that a gang of miscreants chopped

SYLHET: Swechchhasebak Dal has called daylong hartal in four districts of the division protesting arrest and demanding release of BNP central and local leaders.Swechchhasebak Dal central vice-president Advocate Shamsuzzaman called the shutdown through a statement on Friday.Meanwhile BNP

BOGRA: 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Sunday protesting appeal decision of Anti-Corruption Commission in a verdict of money laundering case against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.District BNP president and 18-party convener Saiful Islam made the

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted 10 cocktails in front of Bangla Academy on Friday noon.Miscreants hurled 12 cocktails while two remained fresh.BDST: 1519 HRS, DEC 06, 2013

DHAKA: A `Gayebana Janaza (funeral prayer in absence of the dead body) for the opposition men killed in the nationwide blockade was held in front of the party’s Nayapaltan office on Friday.BNP-led 18-party alliance arranged the janaza after Juma prayers and prayed for salvation of those

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Kahleda Zia’s advisor Major General (retd) Ruhul Alam Choudhwry said central leaders of the party went into hiding as per directives of the party chief.Ruhul Alam Choudhwry made the assertion while addressing a programme organized by Jatiyatabadi Desh Bachao

DHAKA: Jamaat-Shibir men went berserk after Juma prayer at capital’s North Badda area on Friday noon.They torched four vehicles including police pickup van and vandalized 15 vehicles in the area.The people, who came out after 6-day-long blockade, got panicked and started running to &

PIROJPUR: Upazila unit of Juba Dal called a half-day hartal for Saturday in protest against the arrest, filing of false cases and harassment by police.The declaration of hartal was disclosed through a press release signed by Upazila Juba Dal general secretary Mizanur Rahman Ripon.  

DHAKA: Jatiyo Party chairman, also former president HM Ershad rejected the threat to commit suicide.On Wednesday midnight HM Ershad threatened that he would shoot himself to death if any attempt is made to arrest him.Over the matter, Ershad told journalists on Friday, “It is not true

DHAKA: President of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Abdul Quader Bhuiyan Jewel and senior vice-president (Dhaka North) Shahrif Uddin Jewel were held from capital’s Uttara area early Friday.A team of Detective Branch of police picked up them at around 4:15am.BNP chairperson’s media wing