DHAKA: Two cases were filed against over 50 Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal leaders and activists including joint secretary general of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi with Paltan Thana on charge of throwing cocktails at police and attempt to murder them.Sub-Inspectors (SI) of Paltan Thana Monibur Rahman

DHAKA: Another youth, who suffered burn injuries when miscreants hurled petrol bomb in a bus at capital’s Matsya Bhaban area during 18-party’s nationwide blockade on Thursday, died on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Robin, 22, cousin of Nahid Morol, who was burnt to

DHAKA: Police filed two cases against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam among 16 opposition leaders & activists with Shahbah Thana bringing allegations of murder & instigating arsons.Sub-Inspector Sohel Rana filed the cases at 3:30pm Friday.Officer-in-Charge Sirajul Islam

DINAJPUR: Opposition BNP-led 18-party called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday in the district protesting attack, shops looting incident during blockade.District BNP General Secretary declared the programme at a press conference on Friday morning.Meanwhile, District BNP president Lutfar

CHITTAGONG: BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Sunday for protesting the arrest of BNP chairperson’s adviser Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin and its organizing secretary Golam Akhber Khandaker.BNP vice-chairman Abdullah Al-Mamun made the announcement after joining the `Ghaibana

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the election commission to cancel the schedule for next general elections declared on November 25.He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists before joining the `Ghaibana Namaz-e-Janaza` (funeral prayers

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a BRTC bus in front of Mirpur Bangla College in the city on Friday noon.Witnesses said that pouring petrol some youths set fire to the Abdullahpur-bound bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) at around 1:00pm and fled the scene.Darus Salam Thana

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Mohammad Ershad categorically said his party would not join the upcoming 10th general election if fair election environment was not created. He came with the observation in a view-exchange meeting with party nomination seekers at Emanuels Convention

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP declared to stage countrywide protest on Saturday demanding cancellation of declared election schedule; release of detained leaders and protesting cocktails blasts in front German Embassy.A reliable source in the party confirmed the matter to banglanews

PIROJPUR: At least three people were injured in a clash between police and hartal supporters in Milbari area under Zianagar upazila of the district on Friday during the 18-party enforced hartal.Sources said that in support of hartal, picketers brought out a hartal procession in the area

BOGRA: Main opposition BNP-led 18-party has called non-stop 36-hour hartal from 6:00am Sunday in Bogra which will disconnect northern districts from Dhaka.Bogra BNP president Saiful Islam called the hartal at 11:00am Friday demanding enlisting Tarique Rahman & national leaders of the

COX’S BAZAR: Main opposition BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday in the district. District BNP unit made the hartal announcement on Thursday night following death of Chakaria Jubo Dal organizing secretary Abdul Halim, who died in hospital after release from police

NARSINGDI: Two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were killed in an attack launched by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) men in Ghorashal Municipal area on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain Anu, 26, member of municipal unit BCL and Shamsul Haque Masum,

CHITTAGONG: Opposition BNP Chairperson Adviser Mir M Nasir Uddin was arrested from Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport on Thursday night.A team of police arrested him from the airport around 9:00pm while he was leaving Chittagong for Dhaka.Earlier in the day, a case was filed against BNP

DHAKA: At least 18 people including journalist, police and lawyer, sustained burn injuries as blockaders torched a passenger bus in front of Mathshya Bhaban in the capital on Thursday evening.The incident took place around 6:15pm.Sources said some miscreants got up and set fire to the bus

DHAKA: German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Albrecht Conze on Thursday urged the government to release five top BNP leaders.He came up with the plea while talking to the journalists after a courtesy meeting with the newly appointed foreign minister AHA Mahmud Ali.He told the journalists:

RAJSHAHI: Law enforcing agency personnel filed a lawsuit against 400 city BNP leaders and activists with Boalia Model Thana on Wednesday on the charge of attacking police and obstructing them from discharging duties.Sub-Inspector of the thana Golam Rabbani filed the lawsuit, mentioning 35

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: A case was filed against 421 leaders and activists, including the upazila BNP president Kazi Moniruzzaman Monir, of opposition BNP-led 18-party with Rupganj Thana of the district on charge of arson and vandalism.Sub-Inspector Mohidul Islam filed the lawsuit with the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected bail to five top BNP leaders, including Barrister Moudud Ahmed, in two cases filed with Motijheel Police Station.Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Jahurul Haque passed the order in the afternoon.Earlier in the day, the further hearing on bail

CHITTAGONG: A case was filed against BNP leaders, including city BNP president Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, on charge of arson during blockade on Wednesday at the Chatteswari intersection of the port city.Sub-Inspector of Chakbazar Thana Touhidul Anwar told banglanews that Sub-Inspector