PABNA: Police have detained at least 63 persons on suspicion of creating violence in the district. Police control room informed the media on Tuesday (May 10). Sources said that police conducted a special drive in 11 Thanas and detained 63 persons. Police also arrested several

DHAKA: BNP has decided to participate in upcoming all phases of Union Parishad (UP) election. The decision was take in the standing committee meeting of the party on Monday night at Gulshan office of party chairperson Khaleda Zia, who presided over the meeting. BNP senor leaders

DHAKA: The Supreme Court verdict that rejected death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami’s review petition was read out to him at Dhaka Central Jail on Monday (May 9) night.  Earlier the verdict reached at Dhaka Central Jail on Monday evening. Five International Crimes Tribunal

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam has got bail in a sabotage case, filed with Paltan Thana in the capital. Metropolitan Magistrate Maruf Hossain granted him bail after he surrendered before the court on Monday. He is on bail from High Court in the same case. The case

CHITTAGONG: A Mobile court has sentenced city Chhatra League general secretary Nurul Azim Rony for 2 years of imprisonment on Sunday (May 8). Hathazari Thana duty officer SI Azizur Rahman confirmed this to banglanews adding Rony and other nine people were nabbed during a BGB raid by

DHAKA: A 24-hour hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the Supreme Court Verdict that upheld death penalty to their party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, is underway across the country on Sunday (May 8).  In a joint statement, Jamaat-e-Islami acting Ameer Mokbul Ahmad and acting

DHAKA: At least six people killed and over 100 injured in clashes at several districts during fourth phase Union Parishad (UP) polls on Saturday (May 8). Most of the clashes erupted among supporters of Awami League supported and rebel candidates. The deceased were from- Rajshahi,

DHAKA: Voting has been postponed in at least 11 centers on allegations of ballot box snatching, clashes and rigging in eight districts during fourth phase Union Parishad Election Saturday (May 7). The centers are- two in Kuliar Char of Kishoreganj, two in Lakshmipur, one in Dinajpur

DHAKA: A total of six chairmen runners, including three from BNP, have boycotted the union parishad polls in three districts on allegation of various irregularities including rigging and throwing their agents out of polling centers on Saturday (May 7). Our correspondents from Noakhali,

LAKSHMIPUR: At least 15 people were injured in a clash between supporters of two candidates during voting in Tumchar union Parishad (UP) under Sadar Upazila in the district.  The clashes occurred at a polling center of Tumchar Madrasa Government primary school on Saturday (May 7). 

COMILLA: A youth, named Tapash Chandra Das, was beaten to death during a clash between supporters of Awami League and party’s rebel candidates in Brahmanpara of the district. The clash erupted in front of north Chandala Government Primary School during voting Union Parishad election

MYMENSINGH: Voting has been postponed at Shapla Government Primary School in Fulbaria upazila in the district on Saturday (May 7). Source said, police has shot 8-round blank-fire while Awami League supporter tried to snatch ballot papers. And voting in the polling center was postponed

FENI: At least four people sustained bullet injuries in a clash between Awami League and BNP supporters over the union parishad (UP) polls at Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district Saturday morning (May 7). Chhagalnaiya Police Station OC Rashed Khan Chowdhury confirmed the matter to

BOGRA: Police has arrested some 15 Jamaat-Shibir men for vandalism in the district, firing and sabotage case, in the district on Friday (May 6). Among the arrestees one was counselor Jamaat leader Ruhul Kuddus Dulu of ward-21 of Bogra municipal. District Senior Assistant Police

RAJSHAHI: A Juba League leader has committed suicide after a quarrel with his wife in Rajarhata area of the city on Friday (May 6). The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam Apple 38, president of ward-11 of the metropolitan city who hanged himself with ceiling fan in his own

GAZIPUR: The family members met death row war crimes convict Jamaat leader Motiur Rahman Nizami at Kashimpur jail on Friday (May 6) morning. His wife, two sons, daughters and two daughter-in-laws met him at jail gate at 10:55am. Prashanta Kumar Banik, Super of Kashimpur Jail part

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday (May 5) filed a lawsuit against BNP senior leader Sadek Hossain Khoka on charge of misusing power to allot 138 shops of 10 markets in city. ACC deputy director Mahbubul Alam filed the lawsuit against the former mayor of Dhaka with

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has called countrywide 24-hour hartal from Sunday morning, protesting the Supreme Court verdict that upheld death penalty for their party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami. The hartal will begin at 6am, according to a press release issued soon after the

DHAKA: Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division has upheld death penalty to war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami rejecting his review plea. SC bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order on Thursday. On March 30, the prosecution filed an appeal with the Appellate

GAIBANDHA: Police detained 35 people including two Jamaat activists during night-long drives in several areas of the district on Wednesday. Sundarganj Thana Officer-in-Charge Israil Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews adding, the Jamaat men were warranted in sabotage case.