DHAKA: BNP central executive committee member and also Faridpur district unit senior vice-president MM Shahriar Rumi has resigned from BNP.He made the announcement by sending press release to the media on Sunday.According to the release, the resignation paper has been sent to the BNP

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested 112 accused in several cases, including sabotage, from different upazilas of Chittagong district.Chittagong additional superintendent of police (special branch) Mohammad Naimul Hasan told banglanews that of the 112 arrestees, 26 were accused in regular cases

KHULNA:  Police, in special drive, detained 53 people, including leaders-activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Jubo Dal, at different places of the district on Saturday night.Of the detainees, four are identified as Munshi Jakir, organizing secretary of Sona Danga Thana Jubo Dal, Babul

BANDARBAN: Police detained Bandarban district unit Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Abdus Salam Azad in allegation of creating sabotage.He was picked up from his residence located in Chairman Para of the district town. Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Rafiq Ullah told banglanews that district unit

CHITTAGONG: At least 50 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir were held in special drives conducted in Satkania and Lohagara upazilas of Chittagong district.A special team of law enforcers conducted the drives from Friday night to Saturday

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia expressed her deep condemnation over the Friday terror attacks in Paris that claimed over 150 people and left over 200 injured.A statement, signed by BNP spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon, said on Saturday.Khaleda Zia said, ‘I express my concern and

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal categorically said that nobody, involved in the gruesome seven-murder in Narayanganj, will get spared.He made this assertion to the media after a seminar at Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) auditorium in city on

RUPGANJ (NARAYANGANJ): A group of miscreants hacked a Mahila League activist Halima Begum Jarina to death in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district.The incident took place in Tengrartek area of Galakandail union of the upazila sometime in early Saturday.The victim, daughter of Rashid

PATUAKHALI: Police arrested Islami Chhatra Shibir district unit president Mahfuzur Rahman in accusation of creating violence in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali district.Bauphal Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Masuduzzaman told banglanews that Mahfuz, son of Kuddus Mia, was planning to carry

CHUADANGA: Joint forces comprising Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police have detained Chuadanga municipality unit Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Mofizur Rahman on allegation of sabotage.He was picked up from his residence in Gulshanpara are of the district town around 2:00am of

DHAKA: A Dhaka court set November 19 for further hearing on Zia Orphanage and Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others.Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge's Court-3 setup on Alia Madrasa premises at Bakshibazar fixed the date on Thursday.During

DHAKA: The appellate division canceled the High Court (HC) order that asked Tangail-3 constituency MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana and his brother Tangail municipality mayor Shahidur Rahman Mukti to surrender before court in freedom fighter Faruk killing case.The three-member bench of the

DHAKA: At least 34 leaders and activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami were detained in accusation and on suspicion of creating violence in Satkhira and Jhenaidah districts on Thursday.The law enforcers conducted joint drives from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.Satkhira

JHENAIDAH: Police, in overnight drive, detained seven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, from several areas of the district on charge of their involvement with sabotage.Jhenaidah additional superintendent of police Azbahar Ali Sheikh

KOLKATA: India government is expected to deport Narayanganj gruesome 7-murder case accused Nur Hossain in December.Earlier on Wednesday (November 11), Bangladesh government handed over India separatist United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) one of the top leaders Anup Chetia to the Indian

TANGAIL: District unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has called a half-day hartal at Tangail district town for Thursday as a protest of detention of its local unit president.District JCD general secretary Safiqur Rahman Safiq told banglanews on Wednesday noon.He said that the shut-down

DHAKA: A city court on Tuesday issued arrest warrant against 16 BNP leaders including the party’s standing members MK Anwar and Barkatullah Bulu in a case under special power act for vandalism.Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah took contingence of the case and passed

DHAKA: A city court has granted a two-day remand for 11 members of outlaw militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujaheedin (JMB).Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court additional magistrate Alamgir Kabir granted the remand around 3:00pm on Tuesday.Earlier at noon, Detective Branch (DB) of

NARAIL: Narail Sadar Upazila Parishad chairman and also BNP sadar upazila unit general secretary Monirul Islam has been suspended from his parishad post.The order reached Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) office in Narail sadar on Tuesday.A notification signed by local government, rural

JAMALPUR: Police detained at least 149 people, including 42 leaders and activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami conducting special drives in different parts of Jamalpur district.The drives were conducted from Monday night to Tuesday morning.Jamalpur police super (SP) Nizam