Thursday, 16 Jan, 2025

Politics

Rizvi on 3-day fresh remand

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on three-day remand in a vandalism and arson case filed with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on city.Metropolitan magistrate Mostafizur Rahman passed the remand order when the investigation officer

8 BNP-Jamaat men held in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: Police detained eight leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in accusation of creating violence in Chittagong.The detainees include five from Jamaat and 3 from BNP.District additional police super (Special Branch) Mohammad Naimul Hasan told banglnews

22 fresh cocktails recovered in C’nawabganj

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Law enforcers recovered 22 fresh cocktails from a graveyard area in Char Ghorapakhia in Sadar Upazila on Tuesday morning.Shibganj Thana Officer-in-Charge Mainul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Quoting locals, he told banglanews that on information, police

Slack hartal underway

DHAKA: The 48-hour, called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led 20-party alliance, is underway across the country on Tuesday – second day of the shutdown – in a relax mood.Began at 6:00am Monday, the shutdown is set to continue till 6:00am on Wednesday, coupled with ongoing

14-party meeting Tuesday

DHAKA: A meeting of ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance has been convened at Sheikh Hasina’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area.The meeting is scheduled to be held at 12:00pm on Tuesday.AL presidium member, also 14-party alliance spokesperson and also health minister

BNP candidates waiting for party green signal

DHAKA: Candidates from BNP in the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections are waiting for the party’s green signal in commencing their campaigns.Competent party sources told banglanews that the candidates are waiting for the signal

20-party calls for fair city polls

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance demanded the government and Election Commission (EC) as well for free and fair elections in Dhaka and Chittagong.A press release signed by BNP joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu made the demand on Monday.According to the statement, the nation and the

Muggers attack wife of minister’s brother

DHAKA: A group of snatchers attacked on Rebeka Sultana, wife of Nazimuddin Bhuiyan, a brother of liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq, on Dhaka University campus in the city Monday noon.Rebeka said that she was going to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) by a rickshaw

164 held in 4 districts

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained at least 164 people, including seven BNP-Jamaat men, in overnight anti-violence drives conducted in Narail, Jessore, Satkhira and Gaibandha districts on Monday.Banglanews Jessore correspondent reported that 56 persons were arrested in drives, conducted from

48-hr hartal underway

DHAKA: The fresh spell of 48-hour hartal, called by BNP-led 20-party alliance, is underway on Monday across the country, coupled with ongoing nationwide blockade.Dhaka and Chittagong Metropolitan cities remained out of purview of the two-day shutdown due to city corporation elections.The

3 BCL men shot in Feni

FENI: A group of miscreants shot three people of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) local unit in Panchgachhiya in Feni town on Sunday evening.The bullet-shot injured were identified as BCL Feni sadar upazila unit leader Riaz Shikdar, and two activists Manjur Ahammad and Shahid.Witness said

Pintu, Mintoo, Salam submit nomination forms

DHAKA: BNP leaders Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, Abdus Salam and Abdul Awal Mintoo submitted their nomination papers as mayoral aspirants for the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporations on Sunday. Nasima Akter, wife of former BNP MP Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, and Fatema Salam, wife of city BNP former

48-hr hartal from Monday

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance called fresh spell of 48-hour hartal from Monday across the country, coupled with ongoing nationwide blockade.The shutdown will be enforced from 6am Monday and continue till 6am on Wednesday.  BNP joint secretary general Barkat-ullah Bulu disclosed the

Syed Khokon submits nomination form

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League-backed mayoral post aspirant Syed Khokon submitted his nomination papers for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Sunday.After submission of nomination form to regional returning officer Mir Sarwar Ali Morshed at 12:30pm, he said, “With bless of the

57 accused arrested in Jessore

JESSORE: Police, in overnight drives, rounded up 57 people from eight upazilas of the district between Saturday night and Sunday morning for their alleged involvement in different crimes.Jessore police control room sources said all the arrestees are accused in different cases with

52 people held in Narail

NARAIL: Police, in several drives, detained 52 people including a BNP leader from different upazilas of the district till Sunday morning.District Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakibul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Narail police control room sources said the law enforcers’

178 submit nomination papers for DCCs polls

DHAKA: A total of 178 candidates including seven mayor contenders submitted nomination papers for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections.DNCC election returning officer M Shah Alam said 28 candidates for mayoral post, 823 candidates for

20-party extends support to Manjur

CHITTAGONG: BNP-led 20-party alliance lended its support to M Manjur Alam in Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) polls.However, the outgoing mayor Manjur will contend the upcoming corporation polls under the banner of ‘Chattagram Unnayan Andolan’.The port city BNP president Amir Khasru

4 JMB members remanded

DHAKA: A court on Saturday placed four members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on six-day remand.The Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jahangir Hossain passed the order Saturday afternoon, in response of 10-day remand plea by Dakkhin Khan Thana

‘Police know Salauddin’s whereabouts’

DHAKA: Eminent lawyer Barrister Rafiqul Haque claimed that police know the whereabouts of ‘missing’ BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed.The veteran lawyer came up with this assertion while visiting the ‘missing’ leader’s wife Hasina Ahmed at her Gulshan residence of the