DHAKA: A court in Dhaka order law enforcers to take action after investigation into the sedition allegation filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for her ‘confusing’ remark over the number of liberation war martyrs.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atikur Rahman on Sunday passed the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia slammed the government for its online policy and for closing popular social media Facebook as well.She said that the government not only has ‘killed’ democracy in the country, it has closed Facebook and imposed restriction on television

DHAKA: The investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has completed the final probe report against two ‘Razakars’ M Liakat Ali and Aminul Islam alias Rajab Ali from Habiganj and Kishoreganj districts.In the report, several charges were brought against the duo for

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before court in Niko graft case on personal grounds.His lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews Sunday.On June 18, 2015, High Court cleared the way for trial proceedings to resume against Khaleda and others in the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was sued for her alleged ‘confusing’ remark over the number of liberation war martyrs. Lawyer and president of Bangabandhu Foundation Abdul Malek Mashiur Malek filed the case in a Dhaka court on Sunday morning. Court of Dhaka magistrate Atikur

JAMALPUR: BNP office of Sarishabari in Jamalpur came under attack allegedly by activists of ruling Awami League centering the municipal elections.Attackers ransacked the office located at Aramnagar Bazar in the upazila around 9:30pm of Saturday.Six motorcycles parked in front of the

JAMALPUR: BNP office of Sarishabari in Jamalpur came under attack allegedly by activists of ruling Awami League centering the municipal elections.Attackers ransacked the office located at Aramnagar Bazar in the upazila around 9:30pm of Saturday.Six motorcycles parked in front of the

CHITTAGONG: Detective Police busted a den of banned outfit Jama'at ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with the arrest of its three members, from Aman Bazar area of Hathazari Upazila in the district.During the raid at the hideout of armed commander of greater Chittagong, law enforcers

GAZIPUR: Police arrested a councilor candidate of Sreepur municipality poll and also Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mobarak Hossain Shyamal on Saturday morning.He was arrested from Channapara area around 9:30am while conducting a poll campaign.Sreepur Thana sub-inspector Mujibur Rahman said that

DAHKA: Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology affairs adviser Sajeed Wazed Joy outraged to hearing remarks of Khaleda Zia and the BNP who are campaigning against our War of Liberation during this Victory month. In his status on facebook, the popular social media, Joy

DHAKA: Miscreants shot a leader of Juba League, youth wing of ruling Awami League (AL), in Matikata area under Cantonment Thana of the city.The injured was identified as Ibrahim Hossain, 28, organizing secretary of ward-15 unit Juba League in the city. His friend Rony told banglanews that

DHAKA: A city court on Friday remanded six Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members for six days. They were arrested along with explosives from city’s Mirpur area Thursday.The court of metropolitan magistrate Muhammad Mazharul Islam passed the order in response to a 10-day remand

DHAKA: Metropolitan additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Sanowar Hossain said that the arrested JMB members of city’s Mirpur area used to supply bombs across the country.He made this assertion at a press briefing at Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) media center in city Friday afternoon

SATKHIRA: Police arrested 28 people including 11 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP conducting drives in different parts of Satkhira district on Friday.Among the arrestees, 10 were from Jamaat and one from BNP. The others were accused in several cases.Satkhira police sub-inspector (SI)

MEHERPUR: Police detained 21 activists and supporters of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami conducting overnight drives in Meherpur district on Thursday.Meherpur assistant police super Mostafizur Rahman said that they conducted the drive to keep the law and order situation under

DHAKA: Chamber Judge of Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division has put a stay order on High Court (HC) verdict over arranging municipal polls in Gafargaon of Mymensingh and Ranisankail of Thakurgaon.Court of Justice Mohammad Iman Ali on Thursday (December 24) passed the six-month stay

NARAIL: A case has been filed against BNP chairperson with a Narail district court on Thursday for casting doubts over the figure of death toll during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.Raihan Faruqui Imam, son of one Yusuf Ali, hailed from Chanpail village under Naragati Thana filed

DHAKA: Police have recovered a den of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned extremist outfit, during conducting a drive at Shah Ali Thana of Mirpur in city on Thursday morning.The law enforcers also detained two alleged members of JMB during the drive.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has identified 1,184 polling centres risky out of 3,403 across the country ahead of Municipal polls.EC made the list on the basis of a report from Home Ministry, said a source wishing anonymity.There 348 risky polling centres in Dhaka division, 118 in

JESSORE: Police arrested a upazila unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal president from Bagharpara of the district Wednesday night.The arrestee was identified as Nazmul Al Mamun, president of Bagharpara Upazila unit JCD.Confirming the matter officer-in-charge (OC) of Bagharpara Thana Choiruddin