DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails targeting Ganojagoron Mancha at Shabagh around 6:30pm on Thursday.Witnesses said miscreants blasted several cocktails targeting Ganojagoron Mancha activists while they are chanting slogan demanding speedy execution of war convict Quader

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed said army has been kept on alert and ready for deployment anytime.The CEC came up with the assertion while talking to journalist at commission’s secretariat on Thursday evening.He told the journalists: “Army on alert

DHAKA: Convicted assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami Abdul Quader Mollah refused to seek mercy to the President.Authorities concerned of the Dhaka Central Jail confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday evening.The sources told banglanews that the authority is holding a

DHAKA: Some 11 family members of Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Mollah, convicted in war crimes cases, visited him for the last on Thursday evening.Hasan Jamil, son of Quader Mollah told banglanews he along with other family members—his two brothers, two

FENI: A covered van driver was burnt to death at Chittagong Medical College Hospital as Shibir activists set fire to his car in the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Mahbubul Alam 42, son of Belal Uddin of Amtali under Barguna district. Sources said Shibir activists

DHAKA: A “robber” was killed as angry mob beat him up in capital’s North Kafrul on Thursday noon.The deceased was identified as Rubel, 32.Sources said three robbers were taking preparations for robbery introducing police at Mamun’s house of Popular area of North Kafrul. Sensing

DHAKA: Ganojagoron Mancha activists brought out a joyous procession in city’s Shahbagh area on Thursday night just immediately after the execution war crimes convict Quader Mollah.The spokesperson of Shabagh protesters Imran H Sarker said, “Today the nation has been freed from stigma

DHAKA: The Supreme Court order dismissing Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah’s review plea reached to Home Ministry, Dhaka Central Jail and International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Thursday afternoon.A competent source of Law Ministry confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier, a full

SATKHIRA: The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Satkhira district Mollah Jahangir Hossain was closed to the police Headquarters on Thursday for allegedly failure to maintain law-and-order situation of the district.Additional Inspector General of Police (Media) of the Headquarters Jalal

DHAKA: Unabated illegal influx from Bangladesh has led the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to look for high-tech surveillance equipment, with the Centre mulling to introduce force multipliers such as Long Range Reconnaissance and Observation System and Battle Field Surveillance Radars

KUSHTIA: Miscrients hurled petrol bomb at the village home of Information Miniter Hasanul Haque Inu at Gopalnagar village under Bheramara upazila early Thursday.The incident took place at around 2:00am.Police said some police officials were patrolling the house at night. Some miscrieants

DHAKA: The full bench of the Supreme Court appellate division Thursday rejected the plea for filing review petition by the war crimes convict Quader Mollah.The five-member full bench led by Chief Justice M Mojammel Hossen passed the order after second day’s hearing. The other judges are

DHAKA: The hearing on whether convicted war criminal Quader Mollah to be allowed filing review petition ended on Thursday morning in the full bench of the Supreme Court appellate division. The five-member full bench led by Chief Justice M Mojammel Hossen is set to pass the order later.

LAXMIPUR: At least four people were killed and 30 others injured in a clash among activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, law enforcement agency and Awami League in Jhumur area of the district town on Thursday morning, the last day of week-long blockade called by 18-party alliance. Of the

DHAKA: Security measures have been beefed up in the Supreme Court area from Thursday morning centering the hearing on whether convicted war criminal Quader Mollah to be allowed filing review petition.Every suspected person is being allowed to enter the area after searching at Supreme

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Miscreants hurled couple of cocktails at the village home of Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, the chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1, at Chama village in the district sadar early Thursday. Sources said Locals heard big bang of five rounds of explosion at around 3:00am

DHAKA: United Kingdom`s Senior Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Sayeeda Warsi arrived in Dhaka on Thursday morning on an hours-long tour.British High Commission to Dhaka confirmed the matter to banglanews.As per the British HC, Warsi is scheduled to meet Prime

DHAKA: The last day of the week-long road-railways-waterways blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway on Thursday amid stray incidents of vandalism, arson and cocktail explosion.Shibir men hurled five cocktails at police in city’s Doyaganj area at around 8:15am. The

DHAKA: The hearing on whether convicted war criminal Quader Mollah to be allowed filing review petition resumed on 09:15am Thursday in the full bench of appellate division of the Supreme Court . The hearing is underway in the five-member full bench led by Chief Justice M Mojammel

DHAKA: Cricketer all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan met opposition BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at Gulshan residence on Wednesday night.Shakib along with his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir went to Khaleda’s home at around 09:40pm to invite her on the occasion of their post-wedding reception of the