Saturday, 16 Nov, 2024

Politics

BNP stages procession at Nayapaltan Monday

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists brought out a procession supporting hartal on Monday dawn from party’s Nayapaltan office.Eyewitnesses said the procession led by BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi started from 4:45am and terminated within 15 minutes after parading the

Pickets torch Dania AL office

DHAKA: Hartal supporters torched Dania Awami League office and blasted 5-6 cocktails early Monday.Sources said picketers blasted several cocktails in front of Dania Awami League office in the dawn, the second consecutive day of hartal. Later they torched Awami League office.On

Shamsher met with Dannie Louis

DHAKA: An emergency meeting was held between US deputy ambassador to Dhaka John Dannie Louis and BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Choudhury.The meeting was held at Louis Gulshan’s residence on Sunday evening.Sources said various important issues including hartal, hartal violence, GSP

BNP-Jamaat terrorist coalition

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that BNP-Jamaat is a terrorist coalition as it blasting bombs and cocktails across the country during hartal.Joy came up with the observation in a status update on social network site Facebook on Sunday night. In his

Khoka among 23 BNP men sued

DHAKA: A case was filed against 23 BNP men including Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) former mayor and City BNP convener Sadeque Hossain Khoka in vehicles torch incident on Saturday night.Tejgaon Thana Sub-Inspector Kabir Raihan filed the case on Sunday night in Speedy Trial Act.Tejgaon Thana

Jubo Dal leader shot dead in Laxmipur

LAXMIPUR: A Jubo Dal leader was shot to death by miscreants at Dighuli village under sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.The victim is local Jubo Dal leader Nizam Uddin, 35, of Mandari union of sadar upazila.Sources said on Sunday around 11:00am miscreants abducted Nizam Uddin from in

Leguna torched in city, 4 burnt

DHAKA: Four people were injured as hartal supporters torched a leguna (passenger vehicle) at capital’s Dhanmondi-27 on Sunday night.The incident took place around 10:00pm.Eyewitnesses said two motorcyclists were poured petrol in front of leguna and fled the scene in a hurry, leaving

Hanif removed as PM’s spl asst

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, special assistant to the prime minister, was sacked as per the desire of Sheikh Hasina.  Public Administration Affairs Ministry issued an order in this regard on Sunday.Sources said the contractual appointment of

Polls must for democracy, says Matia

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Presidium Member Matia Chowdhury, also agriculture minister, on Sunday categorically said the election is a must for the democratic political practice in the country.The Awami League leader made the observation while talking to reporters at Dhanmondi office of

Dialogue offer exists still

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu said that the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s invitation to Opposition BNP Chairperson khaleda Zia for talks over interim government issues is still on progress. The Minister came up with the assertion while talking with reporters at

1 injured while hurling cocktails in city

DHAKA: A miscreant was injured himself while attempting to hurl cocktails aiming residence of Chief Justice (CJ) at Minto Road of the city on Sunday.The injured “miscreant” is identified as Sumon. Later, police rescued him and admitted at Dhaka Medical College

Fakhrul terms hartal mass upsurge

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday categorically said that mass upsurge took place across the country.The spokesperson for the party came up with the observation in a press briefing on the 60-hour hartal in the afternoon.Mirza Fakhrul

Cocktail blasts in front of EC office

DHAKA: Hartal supporters blasted two cocktails in front of election commission (EC) office in city’s Agargaon area on Sunday noon.Witnesses said two motorcycle riders blasted two cocktails in front of election commission office around 1:00pm and fled the scene in a hurry.On information,

BNP infighting kills 1 in Bogra

BOGRA: A BNP activist was killed and five others were injured in a factional clash between two groups of the party in Tin Matha intersection area under Gabtali upazila of the district on Sunday noon.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan 40, a local BNP activist.Witnesses said that the

Ball now at Khaleda’s court

DHAKA: Regarding resolving the ongoing political stalemate, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader categorically said the ball is now at BNP chairperson’s court.The ruling party lawmaker came up with the assertion in a press briefing regarding review on development works at his office

Hartal violence kills 6 in 6 dists

DHAKA: At least six people, including one activist of Jamaat-e-Islami and three BNP and two Jubo League men, were killed in separate hartal violence on Sunday, the first day of 18-party’s 60-hour hartal.The deceased were identified as Swapan Shil, resident of Balipara area of Pirojpur

BNP-AL clash injures 20 in Munshiganj

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 20 people were injured in a clash between Juba League and BNP activists on Dhaka-Mawa highway in Nimtala area of Sirajdikhan of the district on Sunday morning.Sources said that BNP activists brought out a rally led by Upazila BNP general secretary at around 08:00am in

Picketers-cops clash injures 10 in Bhola

BHOLA: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between picketers and police in Miarhat area of Daulatkhan of the district on Sunday during 3-day hartal of 18-party alliance.Sources said that Juba Dal activists brought out a rally while police protested them in the area which triggered

Jamaat man killed in Pabna clash

ISWARDI, PABNA: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a clash among BNP-Jamaat men and Juba League-Chhatra League men in Muladuli area under Iswardi upazila of the district.The deceased was identified as Julhas Uddin Munnaf, 35.Witnesses said leaders and activists of

38 cases filed in capital

DHAKA: Police filed a total of 38 cases against several hundred of BNP-Jamaat leaders and activists with various thanas of the capital for carrying Arms, explosives and attacking on duty police personnel on Saturday.Media Centre of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) confirmed the matter to