SATKHIRA: Police detained 10 Jamaat-Shibir activists including Satkhira Cadet Madrasa principal Nurul Amin conducting drives at eight upazilas of the district. The drives were conducted from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning (July 27). They have been held over sabotage case.

JHENAIDAH: Police arrested two including the Jhenaidah municipality unit Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Abdul Qaium in an overnight drive in Kaliganj and Court Chandpur upazilas early Tuesday. Another arrestee was identified as Hafizur Rahman, son of one Golam Khan, hailed from Choto Ghighati

DHAKA: Polls will be arranged in nine municipalities on August 7. The Election Commission (EC) on Monday (July 25) declared the schedule and asked the Budget and Publication Section to print ballot papers for the upcoming elections. According to the schedule, the polls will be held

DHAKA: An urgent meeting of ruling Awami League’s parliamentary party will be held on Tuesday (July 26) at government party’s room in the Parliament. The current political situation and recent terror attacks in the country will be discussed in the meeting to begin around 4:00pm.

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrant against nine BNP leaders including its senior joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed and Shimul Biswas in a sabotage case of Pallabi Thana.  Judge of Metropolitan Session Judge’s Court Ruhul Amin passed the order on Monday (July 25, 2016)

RANGPUR: Police arrested some 51 people including three Jamaat activists conducting drives at several areas of eight Upazilas of the district. The drive was conducted from Sunday late night to Monday morning (July 25). Rangpur Senior Assistant Police Super (ASP B-Circle) Saifur

DHAKA: Eden Mohila College authorities handed over five Chhatri Sangstha activists after raiding hostel on Sunday night. Lalbagh Thana duty officer Sub-Inspector (SI) Asadur Rahman confirmed the matter adding, college authorities conducted drive at Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall and

BOGRA: District BNP will observe a half-day hartal on Monday (July 25) protesting the High Court verdict of the party’s senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman. President of Bogra District unit BNP president Saiful Islam made the declaration at an urgent meeting at Nabab Bari party

DHAKA: BNP’s youth front Jubo Dal will organize a protest program in city on Tuesday (July 26). The program will arrange as a protest of the High Court verdict against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman. A press release signed by Jubo Dal joint secretary general Kazi Rafiq

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 Monday, according to the cause-list of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC). The cause-list was published on Sunday

SIRAJGANJ: Detective Branch (DB) police members detained four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Masumpur Uttarpara under municipal area of the district. The detainees were held after conducting drive on Sunday (July 24). Sirajganj DB

GAIBANDHA: Police detained seven people including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami conducting special drive in the district. The drive was conducted from Saturday night to Sunday morning (July 24). District Police Control Room in-charge Ashaduzzaman Asad informed banglanews that two

PABNA: A local leader of Swechhasebok League, front organization of ruling Awami League, was chopped to death by miscreants at his office in central bus terminal area of the Sadar upazila on Saturday night (July 23). The deceased was identified as Amin Uddin, publicity secretary of

RAJSHAHI: Police arrested 16 members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir among 41 in special drives in four thanas of the district. Police and its Detective Branch conducted the joint drives from around 9:00pm Friday (July 22) to Saturday (July 23) 6:00am in

DHAKA: A team of detective branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained three activists of banned extremist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, including its Dhaka metro (south) president Maulana Nazim Uddin from city’s Mirpur area. Confirming the matter, DMP deputy commissioner

JHENAIDAH: Police detained five activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir at Shailakupa and Kotchandpur of the district on Saturday (July 23). The detainees were held from several places during separate drives. Jhenaidah Additional Police Super (ASP) Azbahar Ali Sheikh confirmed the matter

DHAKA: BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, also son of party chairperson Khaleda Zia, is unqualified to participate in the 11th general elections of the country in 2019. The situation arose as the High Court handed down seven year of imprisonment and fined Tk 20 crore to him on

RANGPUR: Police arrested four Shibir activists and a Jammat–e-Islami leader among 55 people during drives in eight upazilas of the district early Friday (July 22). Pirgachha Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Aminul Islam confirmed the arrest of Jamaat-Shibir men accused in sabotage cases.

DHAKA: BNP will demonstrate in districts and metropolitans across the country on Saturday (July 23) protesting the verdict of BNP senior vice president Tarique Rahman. Senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed declared the program in a press briefing at BNP central office

DHAKA: BNP will not take any tougher program as a protest of the High Court (HC)’s verdict of seven-year imprisonment to the party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). The decision was taken at a meeting of the