RAJSHAHI: Police, in an overnight drive, detained 35 people including five Shibir activists from Rajshahi metro on Monday (August 8). Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) spokesman and also Rajpara zone assistant commissioner (AC) Ifte Khair Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews. He

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrant against six razakars including Abdus Salam of Mymensingh. Three-member ICT tribunal, led by Justice Mohammad Anwarul Haq passed the order on Monday. Prosecutor Abul Kalam said war crimes cases have been filed

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has asked Awami League, BNP and eight other political parties to submit their annual reports on income and expenditure of 2015 by August 31. EC Public Relations Officer SM Asaduzzaman told Banglanews that 40 parities are registered and 10 of them have

DHAKA: Independent candidates have unofficially won in four municipalities while ruling Awami League (AL)-nominated candidates won three in elections held on Sunday (August 7). Elections in nine municipalities, including by-poll in one municipality, ended at 4:00pm. Independent

BANDARBAN: Five organizations including CHT Citizen Committee called dawn to dusk hartal on Wednesday (August 10) in Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari districts demanding the cancellation of amendment of the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission Act. The leaders and activists of

RAJSHAHI: Law enforcers detained 44 people including Jamaat-Shibir activists conducting drives in the city. They were nabbed after conducting drive from Saturday night to Sunday morning (August 7). Rajshahi Metropolitan Police spokesman Rajpara zone Assistant Commissioner (AC) Ifte

DHAKA: Voting in nine municipalities, including by-election in one municipality, of the country ended and counting is underway on Sunday (August 7). Voting that began at 8:00am, continued till 4:00pm. The elections were arranged at Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat, Nilphamari’s Domar,

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) fixed September 28 for the deposition against four accused from Noakhali’s Sudhapur area for their crimes against humanity during the country’s liberation war in 1971. The accused are Amir Ahmed alias Amir Ali, Abdul Kuddus, M Joynal Abdin

DHAKA: Voting in nine municipalities, including by-election in one municipality, of the country is underway on Sunday (August 7). Voting has begun at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm. The elections is being held at Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat, Nilphamari’s Domar, Rangpur’s

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) will arrange polls in nine municipalities of the country on Sunday (August 7). Voting will begin at 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm on the day. EC Public Relations Department director SM Asaduzzaman told banglanews that the election will be held

DHAKA: BNP announced a three-member Chittagong Metropolitan Convening Committee on Saturday (August 6). Dr Shahadat Hossain was selected as its president, Alhaz Abu Sufian as vice-chairman and Abul Hashem Bakkar as general secretary. Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam

RAJSHAHI: Two Jamaat-e-Islami men among 53 people were arrested from different areas of the district in separate drives from Friday night (August 5) to Saturday morning (August 6). Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) spokesperson and Rajpara Zone senior assistant police commissioner

DHAKA: BNP announced a 502-member executive committee on Saturday (August 6). The committee included 19 as standing committee members, 73 as party chairperson’s advisors and 35 as vice-chairmen. It also included seven as joint secretaries general. Party secretary general Mirza

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has declared a 19-member standing committee. Party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement in a press briefing around 12:00pm on Saturday (August 6). Former commerce minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and

RANGPUR: Police has arrested as many as 65 people including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in different cases in the district on Friday (August 5). The law enforcers conducted the drives in eight upazilas from Thursday night (August 4) to Friday morning (August 5). Senior

NOAKHALI: A union parishad level leader of Jubo League, a front organization of ruling Awami League, was shot to death by miscreants in COmpaniganj upazila of the district on Thursday night (August 5). The deceased was identified as Abu Sufian, 37, hailed from ward no-3 of Charparbati

DHAKA: Krishak Sramik Janata League president Abdul Quader Siddique on Thursday (August 4) declined to form political alliance with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. He further said: “I want to die following the political teachings of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.” Quader

LAKSHMIPUR: Police detained eight female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Charfalkan union under Kamalnagar of the district on Thursday (Aug 4). Kamalnagar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Kabir Ahammed told banglanews that the law enforcers conduct the drive in the area being tipped off

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will issue its order on BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s verdict leak case on August 14. On October 1, 2013, the ICT awarded Salauddin Quader Chowdhury death sentence for his crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war.

DHAKA: The next deposition of Zia Orphanage Trust case will be held on August 11. A makeshift court of 3rd special judge Abu Ahmed Zamadar, set up on the premises of jail department in city’s Bakshibazar area, passed the order on Thursday (August 4). However, Anti Corruption