DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before the court on Monday for hearing in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases against her if she is assured of getting adequate security. Khaleda Zia’s adviser and lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, also the president of Supreme

DHAKA: A joint meeting of the ruling Awami League-backed members of parliament (MPs) of Dhaka and its adjacent districts will be held on Monday.AL district unit presidents and general secretaries will also attend the meeting at AL president’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area

JESSORE: Police in overnight drives arrested 88 persons from different areas of Jessore district on Sunday.Sources of the district’s police control room confirmed the matter to banglanews.All of the arrestees will be produced before the court by the noon, according to the sources.BDST:

CHITTAGONG: Police in special drives detained at least 123 people, including four activists of Jamaat-e-Isalmi and its student wing Islami Chharta Shibir from different parts in Chittagong.Moreover, police also seized 129 liters of liquor.Sources said that law enforcers detained a Jamaat

DHAKA: The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authority on Saturday expelled five Chhatra League activists permanently for their involvement with sexual assault and mugging.The decision came from a syndicate meeting in the night.JU registrar Abubakar Siddique confirmed the matter to

RANGAMATI: At least seven people were injured as two groups of ruling Awami League’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) locked into clashes in Barkal upazila of Rangamati district on Saturday.The injured included district unit BCL joint general secretary Aktaruzzaman, upazila

DHAKA: Mentioning to the three-month violence recently carried out by the BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami alliance, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the countrymen to be aware of such inauspicious power so that they can never rise.The premier was addressing a program before inaugurating

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs of India Kiren Rijiju on Saturday categorically said the trial of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed will be held under illegal immigration act.Kiren Rijiju made the observations while addressing the 2-day sixth ‘Bangladesh-India

JHENAIDAH: Police on early Saturday morning drives detained 21 among a local BNP leader in Jhenaidah district.BNP Shailakupa municipality unit vice-president Thandu Mia was nabbed from his Natun Courtpara area, in accusation of creating violence.Besides, six people were detained from

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, detained 109 people including four Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Shibir men from several upazilas of the district early Saturday.The law enforcers also recovered a LG gun and a round of kartus and 2,090 pieces of yabaAdditional

DHAKA: BNP Vice Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury became free on bail from Kashimpur jail Friday noon.BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Press Wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the BNP vice chairman freed from the jail around 1:45pm.Mobin was arrested

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, arrested 110 people including four Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Shibir men from several thanas of the district early Friday.Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) in Chittagong Mohammad Naimul Hasan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Rajshahi district unit BNP president Nadim Mustafa was freed from Dhaka Central Jail in city on Thursday noon.The leader’s personal secretary Masud Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews regarding the matter.Earlier on January 19, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that BNP leader Shalahuddin Ahmed will be brought back and tried at home in accusation of creating violence in the country during BNP-enforced nationwide blockade.The minister made the comment at a Bangladesh Secretariat

JESSORE: Police in overnight drives arrested 95 persons from different parts of Jessore district on Thursday.Jessore district police control room sources confirmed the matter.The sources said that the arrestees, who are accused in different cases, will be produced before the court.BDST:

JESSORE: Police in overnight drives arrested 95 persons from different parts of Jessore district on Thursday.Jessore district police control room sources confirmed the matter.The sources said that the arrestees, who are accused in different cases, will be produced before the court.BDST:

JHEAIDAH: Police have arrested 25 persons, including five activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami conducting drives across the district.The drives were conducted from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.Jhenaidah police control room on-duty policeman Shafiqul Islam said that the

NOAKHALI: Police on Wednesday recovered body of a slaughtered activist of ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district.The victim has been identified as Mohammad Akbar (32), son of Hakim Ali, hailed from Karimpur village of Choumuhani

DHAKA: A Dhaka court rejected bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases filed with city’s Paltan Thana for torching, vandalizing and sabotage.Rejecting remand plea, the court also ordered police to interrogate the senior BNP leader at the jail

PABNA: At least 15 persons were injured following a clash between the supporters of ruling Awami League and opposition BNP in Bera upazila of Pabna.Moreover, two houses were also vandalized during the clash.Among the injured, Matin (30), Asadul (23), Janab Ali (40) and Saheb (35) were