KHULNA: Police arrested vice president of BNP Khulna district unit Kowser Ali Jomadder, 75, in a sabotage case of Friday night.He, also convener of Phultola upazila BNP, was arrested from Phultola bazaar around 8:00pm.Phultola Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Rafiqul Islam said Kowser Ali

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed has been admitted to Medanta Hospital in India with Kidney complications and pain in the spinal cord.He was admitted to the hospital in Haryana around 10:00am on Friday (March 11), said BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul

DHAKA: A speedy tribunal in Dhaka sentenced four members of Jamaa’tul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) to life imprisonment in a case for blasting bomb in TSC area of Bangladesh Agriculture University (BAU) in Mymensingh during series bomb attack on August 17 in 2005.Judge of Dhaka second

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh observed countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Wednesday (March 9) protesting the Supreme Court verdict that upheld death penalty to war criminal Mir Quasem Ali.From different spots of the city, Banglanews correspondents reported that the number of private

SAVAR (DHAKA): Police filed a case against 50, including Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Savar unit president Atiqur Rahman Atique, on charge of attacking detective branch (DB) of police in the area.Dhaka district (north) DB sub-inspector (SI) Zillu filed the lawsuit with Savar Model

DHUNAT (BOGRA): Police detained Dhunat municipality unit secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami on suspicion of creating violence in the area on Wednesday (March 9).The detainee, identified as Habibur Rahman (52), was detained from Dhunat Central Jame Mosque around 10:00am.Dhunat Thana

PIROJPUR: A supporter of BNP chairman candidate in the upcoming Union Parisad elections was killed in an attack of rival in Nazirpur upazila of Pirojpur district.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque Chhotto (27), joint convener of Nazirpur upazila Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)

SAVAR, DHAKA: Miscreants set fire to two passenger buses of Shyamali Paribahan in Savar, on outskirts of Dhaka city, at the beginning of daylong hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday.The incident took place in front to NR CNG Filling station at Boliapur on Dhaka-Aricha highway at

DHAKA: The nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh protesting the Supreme Court verdict that upheld death penalty to war criminal Mir Quasem Ali, is underway on Wednesday without any untoward incident.From different spots of the city, Banglanews correspondents

DHAKA: Activists of Jamaat-e-Islam Bangladesh and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir locked into clashes with police in between Moghbazar and Mouchak in city on Tuesday noon (March 8).Ramna Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Moshiur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.The OC said,

FROM SUHRAWARDI UDYAN: Prime Minister and also ruling Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina said that father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic speech on March 7 in 1971 was delivered to liberate the nation.‘His speech still inspires the nation. It is one

DHAKA: The mass rally, arranged by ruling Awami League (AL), has begun at Suhrawardi Udyan in city on Monday marking the historic March 7.AL presidium member and deputy leader of the parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury is presiding over the rally, starting from 2:45pm.Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division will deliver its verdict on Tuesday (March 8) on appeal of war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.A 5-member full bench of the Appellate Division, to be headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, will pronounce its final decision on the

DHAKA: BNP chief Khaleda Zia has been elected again as chairperson and her son Tarique Rahman as senior vice-chairman for three years without any contest.BNP standing committee member and also election commission (EC) chairman Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar came up with the announcement in

DHAKA: A court in Dhaka framed charge against Bakhtiar Alam Rony in the case filed for shooting two drivers to death in city’s Eskaton area.The court also set April 11 as the date for recording of witness deposition. Dhaka second additional metropolitan session judge Shamsunnahar on

DHAKA: As many as 62 chairmen have been elected uncontested in the first phase of upcoming Union Parisad elections.Senior secretary Farhad Hossian of Election Commission (EC) management department informed the matter to banglanews on Sunday (March 6).He said 3,034 candidates will vie

RAJSHAHI: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained three activists of banned militant outfit Jamatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) raiding a house in Bagmara early Sunday.RAB-5 Media Wing Officer ASP Shaymol Kumar Chowdhury confirmed the matter to banglanews.Seven petrol bombs, 16 cocktails and

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, who has been staying at Shillong in India since May last year for ‘illegal entry’ to the country, would be made vice chairman of the party.It will be the recognition of unlimited sacrifice for the party, for becoming victim of

MEHERPUR: Law enforcers detained nine activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, and seized four hand grenades from their possession at Govipur village under sadar upazila on Friday (March 4).Confirming the matter, sadar thana officer-in-charge (OC) Iqbal Bahar

DHAKA: The nomination forms of the incumbent BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman have been submitted for the re-election in the same posts during upcoming party council.On behalf of Khaleda Zia, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi submitted