KUSHTIA: Six members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Shibir were held among 67 people from seven thanas of the district. Police conducted the special drives in the thanas from Thursday night (June 9) to Friday morning (June 10). District additional Superintendent of police

JHENAIDAH: Four Jamaat-e-Islami members among 27 were detained from different areas under Maheshpur upazila of the district early Friday (June 10). Confirming the matter to banglanews, Jhenaidah additional superintendent of police (SP) Azbahar Ali Sheikh said Maheshpur Thana police

DHAKA: The by-polls of Mymensingh-1 (Haluaghat-Dhobaura) and Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) constituencies will be held on July 18. These seats become vacant as former state minister for social welfare Promode Mankin who was the MP of Mymensingh- 1 constituency died on May 11 and the MP of

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday (June 9) alleged that the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s speech at Ganabhaban on Wednesday will provoke the extremists to commit more crimes. The BNP leader was addressing a press conference at party’s Nayapaltan

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury has admitted his connection with Israeli intelligence agency MOSSAD. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner Monirul Islam made the disclosure in a press briefing at DMP officer in the capital on Thursday (June 9).

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League candidates have managed to get over 47 percent of total votes cast while BNP candidates bagged only around 19 percent in the recently ended union parishad polls in six phases. The independent candidates got around 30 percent of votes. After receiving

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented that people will have to bear the load of additional taxes to meet the revenue target of this year’s proposed budget. He made this remark while upholding BNP’s post-budget reaction at the party chairperson’s

BOGRA: A member of the banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was killed and two policemen got hurt in a gunfight at Shibganj upazila of the district on Wednesday (June 8). The deceased was identified as Kawsar (25). At the time, a foreign-made pistol, one

DHAKA: A total of 26 female candidates have been elected as chairman in the recently held ninth Union Parishad (UP) polls, a significant step towards women empowerment by their representation in grass-root politics. Some of them were elected as independent candidates and some won

BARISAL: Police arrested three activists of Chhatra Shibir during distributing anti-government leaflets at Kaunia area of the city on Tuesday (June 7). The arrestees were identified as Mizanur Rahman (22), Imran Hossain (20) and Mushfiqur Rahman (21). Barisal Metropolitan Detective

HABIGANJ: At least 40 people were injured in a post-election clash between the supporters of winning and defeated parties centering the chairmanship from Pail Union Parishad under sadar upazila of the district on Monday (June 6). Locals alleged that the supporters of defeated chairman

DHAKA: The death warrant of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali reached Dhaka Central Jail Monday evening (June 6). Dhaka Central Jail senior jail superintendent Jahangir Kabir and jailer Nesar Alam said the warrant and the copy of full verdict were received around 7:45pm and it would be sent

DHAKA: Police submitted chargesheets against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia among 78 people in three cases filed for creating sabotages. Darus Salam Thana sub-inspector (SI) Raihanuzzaman submitted the chargesheets to the Dhaka CMM court on Monday (June 6). Other accused included BNP

DHAKA: Incumbent finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday expressed his unwillingness to participate in the next national elections, scheduled to be held in 2019. ‘I want to stay in politics till 2019 and the ongoing 10th parliament will end my political life.’ The

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A district court on Sunday (June 5) ordered to send district unit BNP president professor M Shahjahan Miah to jail. Chief judicial magistrate court judge M Shafiqul Islam passed the order in the afternoon. Court sources said he was accused in three cases for his

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has coordinated the sixth phase election results of 668 Union Parishad’s (UPs) where ruling Awami League (AL) won in 403 and BNP won in 62 UPs. Moreover, 184 independent candidates were elected in the polls. EC election management branch

NOAKHALI: An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has succumbed to his bullet injuries in Newazpur union in Noakhali sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon (June 4). Earlier in the morning, the deceased, identified as Arafat, was shot during a clash between the supporters of two UP

DHAKA: Voting of the sixth and final phase of Union Parishad (UP) has ended and counting is underway on Saturday afternoon (June 4). Earlier, the voting in 698 UPs across the country started at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm uninterruptedly. Election Commission (EC) public

FENI: A man was killed and five others, including a police member, sustained gunshot wounds in a clash over elections in Charchandia union parishad under Sonagazi upazila of the district on Saturday (June 4). The deceased was identified as Nur Hossain Shipon, son of one Abdul Karim,

JHENAIDAH: Three BNP-selected chairman candidates on Saturday (June 4) boycotted ongoing 6th phase of union parishad polls on allegation of casting fake votes, rampant irregularities and barring supporters to come at polling centers. The three candidates made the announcement of