JOYPURHAT: Police detained Joypurhat town unit Jamaat-e-Islami secretary from Komorgram area of Sadar upazila of the district early Monday.The detainee is Abdul Kaiyum, 50, hails from Khetlal Upazila of the district.Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Joypurhat Sadar Thana Khairul Islam

DHAKA: A second day of fresh spell of 72-hour hartal, sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance, to realize their demands including ‘restoration of the people’s rights,’ is underway across the country on Monday.The shutdown, starting from 6:00am Sunday, will end at 6:00am Wednesday,

DHAKA: A group of miscreants set fire to a double-decker passenger bus in city’s Farm Gate area on Sunday evening.On information, two fire service units rushed to the spot to douse the flames.Fire service control room duty-officer Ataur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST:

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia reiterated the demand of her party’s joint-secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed’s return to his family or producing him to the court.A statement, sent by BNP chairperson’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel, asserted the demand on Sunday.In the

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed April 5 to hear the contempt charge against advocate Tajul Islam and five leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir for making adverse comment over its judgment.The accused leaders are Jamaat’s acting Ameer Makbul Ahmed, acting

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has removed his special adviser Bobby Hajjaj from his post a day after the latter’s announcement to contest in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) elections.Ershad’s press and political secretary Sunil Subharoy Chowdhury said as special

TANGAIL: At least 25 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance were injured as police baton-charged the alliance people in Tangail municipality area on Sunday morning.Five among the injured were admitted to hospital while the rest took first-aid treatment at Tangail Medical

TANGAIL: At least 25 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance were injured as police baton-charged the alliance people in Tangail municipality area on Sunday morning.Five among the injured were admitted to hospital while the rest took first-aid treatment at Tangail Medical

KHULNA: A leader of Jubo Dal, the youth wing of BNP, was killed in a road accident at Par House intersection in the city on Sunday. The deceased was indentified as Mizanur Rahman Dhaali, 35, president of Koyra Upazila unit Jubo Dal.Khulna city BNP information and technology affairs

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers arrested at least 104 persons including six activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in Satkhira and Jessore districts.Sixty-seven persons including six activists of BNP-Jamaat were held in accusation of creating violence in Satkhira.The arrestees were

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers arrested at least 104 persons including six activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in Satkhira and Jessore districts.Sixty-seven persons including six activists of BNP-Jamaat were held in accusation of creating violence in Satkhira.The arrestees were

PABNA: Former Member of Parliament of Pabna-5 constituency Amzad Hossain passed away at Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra on Sunday.He was 84.The freedom fighter breathed his last at the hospital around 6:00am due to old-age complications.The former lawmaker left his

DHAKA: Dhaka Money Loan Court-1 Sunday issued summon against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, late Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife and their daughters in the Dandy Dyeing loan default caseActing judge Ruksana Parvin Happy of the court, in its order, asked them to appear before on April 12, the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday rejected any link between militancy and religions including Islam.She said, “There is no connection of militancy with not only Islam but other religions. As militants are terrorists, terrorism is their religion. There is no room for the

DHAKA: A total of 70 aspirant mayor and councilor candidates of Dhaka North city corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South city corporation (DSCC) have collected nomination papers.The returning officers of DNCC and DSCC confirmed the matter to banglanews Saturday afternoon.DNCC returning officer

DHAKA: A 72-hour fresh hartal, sponsored by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led 20-party alliance, has begun across the country since Sunday morning.The shutdown started 6:00am of the day and is set to continue till 6:00am Wednesday, coupled with a nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade for

MAGURA: Nine persons received burn injuries on Magura-Jessore Highway in Maghidal area Saturday night as a group of miscreants blasted a petrol bomb aiming at a workers-carrying truck.The victims were rushed to Magura Sadar Hospital while conditions of five among them are critical.Magura

DHAKA: A vendor was hurt as miscreants blasted a cocktail near Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Dhaka University campus on Saturday evening.Witnesses said that the miscreants riding on a motorcycle made the blast at 7:10pm and fled the spot immediately.The blast destroyed a roadside

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained 84 persons including BNP-Jamaat activists from Jessore and Satkhira districts.The drives were conducted from Friday midnight to Saturday morning.A Jessore district police control room source said that the detainees, accused in several cases, were produced to

DHAKA: Alleged hartal-blockade supporters set fire to a passenger bus in front of Bangladesh Television (BTV) Bhaban in Rampura in the city on Saturday afternoon.The incident took place immediately after BNP-led 20-party alliance announced a fresh spell of 72-hour countrywide