DHAKA: A delegation of BNP, led by party’s standing committee member Dr. Abdul Moin Khan, held a meeting with US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat on Monday morning (May 16). The meeting was held at Marcia Bernicat’s Gulshan residence in city. A competent

RANGPUR: Three chargesheeted Jamaat-e-Islami members among 95 people arrested from eight upazilas of the district from early Sunday (May 15) to morning. Mithapukur Thana officer-in-charge (OC) M Humayan Kabir told banglanews the Jamaat leaders M Rafiqul Islam Ripur, 40, son of late

DHAKA: BNP has announced 15-day program to mark 35th death anniversary of its founder and also former president Ziaur Rahman. The program will begin from May 24. The party’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement to the media after a joint meeting

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia faced a defamatory suit on Sunday (May 15) for her recent remark on 300 million dollars in Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s account. Jananerti Parishad president AB Siddiqui filed this case with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court. Earlier, on May 1, the

NATORE: Police detained an UP member with a foreign revolver and 5 round bullets from Naldanga of the district on Sunday (May 15) morning.  The detainee was identified as Nuruzzaman Suruj Ali, 32. Naldanga Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Saiful Islam informed banglanews that Suruj was

GAZIPUR: Unidentified miscreants hacked an Awami League leader among two to death in Ershadnagar area in Tongi of the metropolitan city. The deceased were identified as Sharif Uddin, 32, local Swechchhasebok league leader and Jummon Mia, 35.  Police recovered their bodies from a

DHAKA: Police detained seven Swechhasebok Dal leaders from Paltan area in city on Saturday afternoon (May 14). Paltan Police Station sub-inspector (SI) Dulal confirmed the matter to banglanews. He said the Swechhasebok Dal men were detained while they brought out a procession

DHAKA: Metropolitan Bangladesh National Party (BNP) will hold a protest rally in city on Monday (May 16) protesting charge sheet against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and other 51 party men. BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas made the disclosure at Bhashani Bhavan in Naya Paltan

COMILLA: A local unit Jubo League leader was chopped to death by some miscreants in Manoharganj upazila of the district on Friday (May 13). Deceased 33-year-old Jahangir Hossain, who was former president of the party of Word No 7 and son of Ahsan Ullah of Dakhhin Batabaria village,

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday (May 13) declared two-day program in protest of filing spate of lawsuits against party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the programs in a press conference at party’s Nayapaltan

RAJSHAHI: In an overnight drive, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) personnel detained 52 people including 27 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from various areas of the town on Friday (May 13). Confirming the matter, RMP spokesperson

BOGRA: In an overnight drive on Thursday (May 12), police arrested 16 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, from five upazilas of the district. Of the arrestees, four Shibir men were from Nandigram, three Jamaat men from

DHAKA: Police detained five Jamaat men from several places during Jamaat’s hartal on Thursday (May 12). Ashulia Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohsinul Kadir told banglanews that police conducted drive in several places on apprehension of sabotage during hartal hours.  The

DHAKA: The nationwide 24-hour hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the execution of party’s Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami for his crimes against humanity and war crimes, has begun from Thursday morning (May 12). The general strike has begun from 5:00am and will

DHAKA: Police on Wednesday submitted two separate charge-sheets against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia among 51 people in sabotage cases filed with Darus Salam Thana. Dhaka CMM court respective thana GRO Jahangir Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews saying that sub-inspectors Shahidur

SATKHIRA: Police detained seven activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir during their secret meeting at Tiyanshi office of an MLM company in the district on Wednesday (May 11). The detainees were identified as Hafizul Islam, Mofizul Islam, Abul Bashar, Abul Kalam, Hafizur, Khairul and Nazmul

RAJSHAHI: Police detained at least 59 persons including the Rajshahi unit acting ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Abul Hashem for several crimes in the district on Tuesday night (May 10). Rajshahi metropolitan police spokesman and also assistant commissioner Ifte Khayer Al informed the matter

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called 24-hour hartal from Thursday morning (May 12) protesting the execution of party’s Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami for his crimes against humanity and war crimes. The nationwide general strike will be observed from Thursday 5:00am to Friday 5:00am,

PIROJPUR: Police have arrested secretary of Bhandaria upazila unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Tamij Uddin Mia (48). He was caught from the municipality area in the upazila in Pirojpur district on Tuesday afternoon (May 10). Bhandaria Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mohammad Qamruzzaman

MOULVIBAZAR: At least six people sustained bullet injuries as Bangladesh National Party (BNP) leader opened gun fire at Rajnagar of the district on Tuesday (May 10). The injured were identified as Atikur Rahman, 40, Sohel Mia, 35, Juwel Mia, 33, Ziaur Rahman, 34, Belal Ahmad, 33 and