Thursday, 24 Jul, 2025

Politics

Female JMB member held in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ: A female suicide squad member of banned extremist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was detained from Koddar Mor area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday (October 16). The arrestee was identified as Aklima, 25, daughter of Abdul Aziz hailed from Kazipur

Jubo League man killed in Rajshahi road crash

RAJSHAHI: A Jubo League activist was killed in a road accident at Amasho village under Tanore upazila of the district Saturday noon (October 15). The deceased was identified as Osman Gani, 25, son of late Shamsuddin Mandal of the upazila. Tanore Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mirza

JMB leader Asadul to hang Sunday

Bureau Editor KHULNA: Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Asadul Islam alias Arif is set to be hanged around 10:30pm Sunday (October 16) for Jhalkathi judges murder. Khulna Deputy Magistrate M Nur-e-Alam confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Saturday morning (October 15).

BNP’s polls boycott a ‘historic mistake’

DHAKA: Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda on Saturday (October 15) categorically said BNP made a historic mistake by not participating in the last general elections. He made the opinion as chief guest while addressing a roundtable on reforming the election

Khaleda urges China’s all-weather cooperation

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urged the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping for ceaseless cooperation in Bangladesh development programs. The BNP chief came up with this assertion while meeting with the China president at Hotel Le Méridien Dhaka on Friday evening (October 14).

15 countries' politicians to join AL council

DHAKA: Politicians from 15 countries will join the upcoming 20th National Council of ruling Awami League (AL). The council is scheduled to be held on October 22-23. Road Transport and Bridges minister and AL presidium member Obaidul Quader made the disclosure while monitoring the

Khaleda eyes deeper ties on Jinping visit

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday (October 14) greeted the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and expected the bilateral relation between Bangladesh and China will be deeper through the visit. She further said: “People of Bangladesh have always believed that the

48-hr hartal underway in CHT

RANGAMATI: A 48-hour hartal, enforced by five Bangali organizations, is underway in three Chittagong Hill Tracts districts on Thursday (October 13). They have called the strike protesting the parliament approval to Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission

UP member shot-dead in Jessore

JESSORE: Miscreants shot a Godkhali Union Parishad (UP) member to death in Jhikargacha upazila of the district on Thursday morning (October 13). The deceased was identified as Rahajjan Sardar, 40, a local leader of ruling Awami League, hailed from Mathbari-Gadkhali village of the

Khaleda greets Hindu community on Durga Puja

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday (October 10) expressed her greetings to Hindu community on Durga Puja. A message, signed by party joint-secretary general Advocate Moazzem Hossain Alal, expressed the greetings on the eve of Bijaya-Dashamai. In the message, BNP chief

4 neo-JMB men held in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA: Police detained four neo-JMB members from Sadar upazila of the district Sunday (October 9). They were identified as Faisal Khan Fagoon (17), son of Yusuf Khan; Nazrul Islam Khan (35), son of Abdul Wahab; Ashiqul Islam (16), son of Abdul Hamid Mia and Shahid Mia (11), son of

‘Major Zia to be arrested anytime’

DHAKA: Major (retd) Zia, the main mastermind of the terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant in Dhaka, is under close observation of the government as and will be arrested at anytime. Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal made the observation during a cloth

‘78,000 BNP men sent to jail in 2-yr’

GAZIPUR: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said as much as 78,000 BNP activists were sent to jail in last two years while 1,000 activists shot to death by police. More than 5,000 activists including BNP leader Ilias Ali, Laksam MP Parvez went missing for a long time and

5 Jamaat leaders arrested in Jhenaidah

JHENAIDAH: Police arrested five activists of Jamaat-e-Islam in sabotage case in Kotchandpur upazila of the district on Thursday (October 5). Kotchandpur Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Ahmed Kabir told Banglanews that acting on a tip-off police conducted the drives in several places under

Juba League man’s body recovered in Savar

DHAKA NORTH BUREAU (SAVAR): Police recovered body of an activist of local unit Jubo League, an associate body of ruling Awami League, from Savar upazila, on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital early Thursday (October 6). The deceased was identified as Al Arafat Sajal, 22, son of a

4 Hizb-ut Tauhid men held in Netrokona

NETROKONA: Detective Branches (DB) of police detained four members of extremist outfit Hizb-ut Tauhid from Netrokona municipality area early Tuesday (October 4). The detainees were identified as Moniruzzaman, 33, hailed from Shariatpur district sadar and his wife Sumaiya Akhter, 23,

Jamaat men among 55 held in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR: Police detained at least 55 people including a Jamaat-e-Islami local unit leader and seven drug peddlers in overnight drives in several places of the district on Tuesday (October 4). They also seized 255 bottles phynsidyl, two bottles foreign liquor, 235 liters local liquor

3 JMB brothers held in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ: District Detective Branch (DB) of police detained three brothers from Hatikumrul Goalchattar area of Shalanga Thana of the district on the wee hour of Tuesday (October 4). The trios are the member of banned militant outfit Jamaatul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The

JP election campaign begins

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman and also former president HM Ershad said that his party started campaign for upcoming national election on October 2. He made the disclosure to the media at Rangpur Circuit House in the district on Monday (October 3). “The campaign has begun

Sirajganj municipal BNP general secy arrested

SIRAJGANJ: Police arrested Sirajganj municipality BNP general secretary, Munshi Alam, from Railgate area of the district Sadar on Monday (October 3) in cases filed on charge of deterring police from discharging their duties and creating sabotage. Munshi Alam is the son of one late