DHAKA: The law enforcers will start special drive against illegal weapons from 22nd December. Election Commission sources said that the Home Ministry will impose orders to ban all firearms from December 22 to January 7 in the country regarding security in upcoming national poll.Bangladesh

DHAKA: Prime Minister, also president of Awami League Sheikh Hasina said there could be 11th general election if they can reach in a consensus with the opposition BNP.She came up with the observation in a meeting of AL Executive Committee and Election Monitoring Committee at the Gano

DINAJPUR: Border Security Force (BSF) of India held a Bangladeshi national from Jamalpur of India other part of Dinajpur border on Thursday morning.The detainee was identified as Sujon, 26, son of Mojahar Ali, resident of South Daudpur village under Nawabganj upazila of the

DHAKA: Gonojagoron Mancha is set to stage protest processions and rallies across the country on Friday protesting police action on its activists during its programme Thursday afternoon.It will hold a protest rally at Shahbagh at 3:00pm Friday protesting the police attack on its Gulshan

DHAKA: The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Wednesday threatened to attack Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad as war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah had been executed in Bangladesh, Pakistan’s The Nation newspaper reported Thursday quoting reliable sources.Although security

DINAJPUR: Border Security Force (BSF) of India held a Bangladeshi national from Jamalpur area in India near Dinajpur border on Thursday morning.The detainee was identified as Sujon, 26, son of Mojahar Ali, a resident of South Daudpur village under Nawabganj upazila of the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance Thursday called for another spell of a 83-hour countrywide blockade from 6am Saturday to 5pm Tuesday, demanding cancellation of the schedule of the parliamentary polls and holding election under a non-party government.Party’s standing

SYLHET: A speedy trial tribunal on Thursday sentenced lifetime imprisonment to nine people for their involvement in the murder of two students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).  The court also fined Tk 20,000 to each of the convicted. Judge Dilip Kumar Debnath of

CHITTAGONG: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Mithachhara by-pass area under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as M Shahjahan, 50, and Fazlul Haque, 50.Police sources said a pick-up van

DHAKA:  Gonojagoron Mancha activists will besiege the Pakistan High Commission to Dhaka in Gulshan on Thursday afternoon if the government does not cut diplomatic relations with Pakistan before the end of 20-hour ultimatum.The protesters confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday

DHAKA: Security measures have been beefed up surrounding the secretariat area on Thursday, the third day of 72-hour nationwide blockade called by 18-party alliance.The movement of transports has been restricted through the roads in GPO Intersection, Paltan, beside the Jatiya Press Club by

DHAKA: Urmi Mahabub, Staff Correspondent of banglanews24.com, sustained injuries as muggers attacked her in capital’s Dhanamandi-27 area on Wednesday night.The incident took place at around 10:00am while she was returning home by rickshaw.Urmi Mahabub said that she got into a rickshaw

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, expressed his outrage over the resolution passed by Pakistani National Assembly against the execution of war crimes convict Quader Molla.He came up with the observation in his facebook status update at  3:00pm Wednesday .Joy,

DHAKA: The 72-hr nonstop blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway for third consecutive day across the country amid stray incidents of violence.Some Shibir activists brought out a brisk procession and blasted cocktails in capital’s Demra area at around 6:30am.Later,

DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday declared to donate his eyes posthumously for the use of medical researchers. The President made the announcement while attending the inauguration ceremony of Shandhani Bhaban here at city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium.President said: “I am

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Gausia market in New Market area of the city on Wednesday night.Sources said the fire broke out a shop of first-floor of the market around 8:30pm. On information, some five fire fighting units are trying to douse the fire.A source from fire fighting control room

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina strongly condemned the resolution passed in the National Assembly of Pakistan on December 16 over execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah.She came up with the condemnation while addressing a joint meeting at Ganobhaban on

FROM GULSHAN: The activists of Ganogajoron Mancho asked the government to cut up all sorts of diplomatic relations with Pakistan for their intervention of internal affairs of Bangladesh over execution of war crimes convict Quader Mollah.The leaders of the Ganojagoron Mancho made the plea

CHITTAGONG: Angry people set fire to the flag of Pakistan in Cheragi Pahar intersection in the port city on Wednesday noon protesting the intervention of internal affairs of Bangladesh over the execution of war crimes convict Quader Mollah. Meanwhile, they also burnt effigy of Pakistan

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday introduced two more battalions for Rangpur and Mymensingh districts.As per the RAB headquarters, the newly introduced battalions are RAB-13 for Rangpur and RAB-14 for Mymensingh.Previously RAB-5 and RAB-8 were undertaking security matters