JESSORE: At least 20 people, including Jessore-5 constituency lawmaker Khan Tipu Sulatan, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), Officer-in-Charge, were injured in an attack of pickets during nationwide blockade on Saturday.The incident took place near Chalkidanga area of the Monirampur Upazila

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League central committee dissolved its Dhaka College unit BCL committee on Saturday. Apart from this, seven BCL leaders, including president and general secretary, of the committee were also expelled for violating discipline of the party.The disclosure came from

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Saturday sent BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi to jail in a case filed in connection with arson attack on a bus that left two dead and 17 burnt on Thursday.The court also fixed December 4 for remand hearing on the case.  Metropolitan Magistrate SM

DHAKA: The members of law enforcement agency held two BNP leaders, including Cantonment Thana BNP president Afazuddin Pradhan, from a procession in cantonment area in support of countrywide blockade on Saturday morning.The other leader is joint general secretary of the thana BNP Ismail

DHAKA: Former general secretary of Dhaka Lawyers Association Advocate Iqbal Hossain was detained from in front of BNP central office in the city on Saturday noon.Police picked up him at around 12:40pm while he along with other pro-BNP lawyers was entering into its Nayapaltan office to

DHAKA: Police on Saturday sought a 10-day remand of BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi for interrogation in connection with arson attack on a bus that left two dead and 17 burnt on Thursday.Inspector (investigation) MA Jalil, of Shahbagh Police Station, submitted a remand plea

JHENIDAH: BNP led 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kotchandpur and Moheshpur upazilas for Sunday protesting the death of Shibir activist Israil during blockaders -police clash.Kotchandpur upazila BNP president Sirajul Islam and Sura member of Jamaat-e-Islami Motiar Rahman

COMILLA: A Juba League leader was killed by miscreants in Patia area under Daudkandi upazila of the district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Miraj Khandaker, 39, of Donarchar area of the upazila. Locals said Miraj came out of home on Friday night after receiving a phone

JHENIDAH: An activist of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, was killed in a clash between blockade supporters and police in Kotchandpur upazila of the district on Saturday, the first day of 72-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance.The deceased was Israil Hossain, 20, son

RAJSHAHI: Blockade supporters set fire to four paddy-laden trucks and a medicine carrying microbus in Dewanpara area of the divisional city early Saturday, hours before the 72-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance.Witnesses said four paddy-laden trucks and a medicine carrying microbus

CHITTAGONG: A police constable sustain splinter injuries as blockaders hurled cocktails at a police van in front of Old Chandgaon Thana in the port city at 9:00am Saturday.Police chased the blockaders and held two of them and took them to custody.Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge

DHAKA: BNP’s national executive committee joint secretary general Salauddin Ahmed was made in-charge of the party office after the arrest of office secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.A responsible source of BNP confirmed the matter to banglanews.Previously, Salauddin Ahmed, also former

MAGURA: Two persons were killed and 20 others injured in a clash between two group of villagers in Malikgram under Sadar Upazila of the district early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Sagar, 22 and Noeem, 24.Sources said that the clash erupted centering death of a child and it

DHAKA: A student was killed and two other sustained bullet injury in Chhatra League infighting at Dhaka College in the capital on Friday midnight.The deceased was identified as Rakib Al Faruk, 4th year student of Psychology of the college.Sources said that supporters of Chhatra League

DHAKA: The countrywide 72-hour non-stop blockade, called again by opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway from 6:00am Saturday to press demand for caretaker government.The waterways, roads and railways will remain under the blockade programmes from 6.00am Saturday to 6.00am

DHAKA: Detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed and executive member Belal Ahmed from party’s Nayapaltan  office early Saturday.The law enforcers raided the office and seized documents, laptops and hard disk of computers

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance again called countrywide 72-hour non-stop blockade from 6:00am Saturday to press demand for caretaker government.BNP joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the blockade programme at around 9.30pm Friday.As per the announcement, the

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) on Friday announced party candidates to 299 constituencies for the upcoming 10th general election.As per the announcement, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad will compete in three constituencies; Lalmonirhaat-1, Rangpur-3 and Dhaka-17. Party sources said they did not

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) announced Friday the names of party candidates for the upcoming 10th parliament election.Party’s General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam made the announcement at AL Dhanmondi office in the evening. While addressing the press, he said the parliamentary board has

DHAKA: Opposition leader also BNP chairperson received a letter on Friday from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon which comprised urges to ease ongoing political gridlocks throughout the country.BNP Chairperson’s foreign affairs advisor Shamsher Mobin Choudhwry confirmed the