DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia commented that construction of a coal-based power plant in Rampal by the Sundarbans will be an anti-state project. She made the comment while addressing a press conference at her Gulshan office in city on Wednesday (24 August). “If the project is

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) additional commissioner Monirul Islam said they would submit a proposal to home ministry recommending a ban on Ansar-Al-Ansar for its recent activities as an extremist outfit. He made the comment while addressing a press briefing at DMP media

NARAIL: Police detained eight leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir including four women from Narail municipality on Wednesday morning (August 24). Moreover, police also seized books and leaflets containing jihadist philosophy. Narail

GOPALGANJ: Police detained a member of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) from Khalishpur area of the district early Wednesday (August 24). The detainee was identified as Mujahidul Islam, 30, son of one AKM Nurul Haque, hailed from Ashutia village under

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday (August 24) deferred the hearing on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali to August 28 (Sunday). A five-member full bench of the Appellate

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to address an emergency press conference on Wednesday afternoon (August 24). The BNP chief’s media wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed this to banglanews on Thursday night. The conference will be held at

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad announced the names of central committee members to form central executive committee following its national council decision. The members are presidium member Mujibur Rahman Sentu (Natore), organizing secretary Sultan Ahmed Selim (Dhaka),

DHAKA: Hearing on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali will be held on Wednesday (August 24). The cause-list of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) was published on Tuesday afternoon (August

RANGPUR: Police, in an overnight drive, detained 39 people, including two activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from eight upazilas of the district early Tuesday (August 23). Rangpur senior assistant police superintendent M Saifur Rahman (ASP B-Circle) confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia held a meeting with the members of 20-party alliance on Sunday night (August 21). The two hour long meeting had began at her Gulshan political office in city around 8:45pm. This was Khaleda Zia’s first meeting with

JHENAIDAH: Police detained 21 members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from six upazilas of the district early Sunday (August 21). The law enforcers conducted the drives in the upazilas from Saturday night (August 20) to Sunday. Jhenaidah Additional

JHENAIDAH: Police detained 21 members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from six upazilas of the district early Sunday (August 21). The law enforcers conducted the drives in the upazilas from Saturday night (August 20) to Sunday. Jhenaidah Additional

DHAKA: A city court on Saturday (August 20) remanded 18 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organization Islami Chhatra Shibir for different terms. Islamic International School principal was also among the remand awardees. The court of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Judge passed

DHAKA: Ruling 14-party alliance has scheduled to gradually bring out rally against militancy in every district of the country to mitigate this crisis. Health minister Mohammed Nasim announced the program in a meeting at Awami League president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir remarked that eligible leaders will be included in new committee of the party. The senior leader came up with this assertion after paying tribute at former president Ziaur Rahman’s graveyard in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on

DHAKA: Police, in a special drive, detained 18 members of Jamaat-e-Islami from Merul Badda area of the city early Friday (August 19). The drive was conducted from Thursday midnight to Friday morning. Badda Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Abdul Jalil confirmed the matter to banglanews.

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested three Ansarullah Bangla Team members from different placed of the district early Friday. They are former student of Chittagong University and employee of Karnaphuli EPZ Farhad, former Chittagong Polytechnical Institute student Imran and Muradpur’s Shamoli

DHAKA: A Dhaka court asked the authorities concerned to send BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi to jail after denying his bail plea. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) on Thursday (August 18) denied Rizvi’s bail plea in five sabotage cases after his

DHAKA: A city court on Wednesday (August 17) remanded four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for five days each. Metropolitan Magistrate Pranab Kumar Hui passed the order The accused are Manarat University Pharmacy Department fourth-year

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to meet the newly announced standing committee on Thursday night (August 18) at her political office in city’s Gulshan area. She will also meet senior leaders of 20-party alliance on Saturday night (August 20) in the same place. BNP