RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) detained 38 men including four Jamaat-e-Islami men from different areas of the district. The law enforcers of Boalia, Rajpara, Motihar and Shah Makhdum thanas and DB police conducted the joint drives from Wednesday night (August 31) to early

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tribute to former president and also founder of the party Ziaur Rahman by placing floral wreaths at his grave in city on Thursday morning (September 1). She paid the tribute on the occasion of 38th founding anniversary of the party. BNP

KHULNA: Miscreants chopped an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, front organization of ruling Awami League, to death in Khulna early Thursday (September 1). The deceased was identified as Saikat Hasan Rohan, 25, an activist of Majid Memorial City College unit BCL and hailed from

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami observed a dawn-to-dusk hartal across the country from Wednesday morning (August 31). They imposed the strike as a protest of the death sentence of its leader Mir Quasem Ali upheld by the Supreme Court. However, the hartal was seen ineffective as

KHULNA: Police arrested 45 people including five activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in a drive in several areas of the district. The drive was conducted from Tuesday night (30 August) to early Wednesday (31 August). Additional deputy assistant commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police

DHAKA: A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam protesting the death sentence of its leader Mir Quasem Ali upheld by the Supreme Court, is underway across the country from Wednesday morning (August 31). However, the hartal was seen ineffective as many passenger

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set up several programs to mark its 38th founding anniversary on Thursday (September 1). BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia along with central leaders will place wreath to the tomb of late President Ziaur Rahman around

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set up several programs to mark its 38th founding anniversary on Thursday (September 1). BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia along with central leaders will place wreath to the tomb of late President Ziaur Rahman around

DHAKA: Expressing concern about her security during the hartal, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before the court on Wednesday (August 31). She was asked to appear before court in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases but denied on Tuesday (August 30)

DHAKA: A city court on Tuesday (August 30) summoned BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia over her false birthday documents case. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mazharul Islam passed the summon order after taking the case in cognizance. Earlier in the day, Dhaka Union of Journalists former

DHAKA: A case has been filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on an allegation of harming many people by celebrating her birthday on the basis of fake documents. Former joint general secretary of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Gazi Zahirul Islam filed the case with Dhaka Chief

DHAKA: A youth platform Ganajagaran Mancha spokesman Imran H Sarkar on Tuesday opined Bangladesh has taken another step forward to ban Jamaat-e-Islami in the country through Supreme Court’s upholding the death sentence of the party’s leader Mir Quasem Ali. He came up with the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday (August 31) protesting the upheld of death penalty of its leader war criminal Mir Quasem Ali for his war crimes during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. Acting secretary general of Jamaat, Shafiqur

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday (August 30) dismissed the review petition and upheld the death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for his crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. A five-member

DHAKA: The final decision on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali will be delivered on Tuesday (August 30). The cause-list of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) was published on Monday

DHAKA: US Secretary of State John Kerry met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and discussed about the way to establish democracy in the country and prevent terrorism. BNP secretary general Fakhrul Islam Alamgir briefed media about the discussion at Khaleda Zia’s resident in city’s

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will announce its decision on BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s verdict leak case on September 15. Bangladesh Cyber Crimes Tribunal Judge KM Shamsul Alam passed the order on Sunday (August 28) as the accused failed to be present in

DHAKA: The final decision on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali will be delivered on Tuesday (August 30). A five-member full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha conducted the

KHULNA: A group of miscreants hacked dead a local unit BNP leader in the district on Friday night (26 August). He was identified as Abul Kalam Fakir (40), vice-president of Bhandarpara union unit BNP under Dumuria upazilla. He died at Khulna Medical Hospital under treatment on

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Four activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit have been suspended for their misbehavior with journalists. They also have to response within seven days why they should not be suspended permanently from the party. A