BARGUNA: Miscreants set fire to a bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in front of Sonia Cinema Hall in municipality area of the district early Saturday.  Bus helper Abdul Kaiyum told banglanews that the vehicle was parked there and he was sleeping inside it. A group

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday asked the government to take initiative for dialogue immediately to hold fresh election in free and fair manner.  She also announced that the ‘peaceful’ movement will continue until a logical solution is achieved. Addressing a press

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif claimed that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia wanted to snatch people’s right to vote halting January 5 national election. He made the accusation in a press conference in AL president’s political office in city’s

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia blamed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the grave crisis in the country. The BNP chief made the remark in a press conference at BNP political office in city’s Gulshan area on Friday afternoon. Khaleda Zia said, “Our country is in deep crisis and

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) will form human chain and stage protest program in all educational institutions across the country on Saturday. BCL president HM Badiuzzaman Sohag declared the program at a human chain in front of city’s National Press Club on Friday. They will

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday declared that  the ‘peaceful’ movement would continue until it yields a logical consequence. She came up with announcement at an hour-long press conference, starting from 4:45pm, at her Gulshan office.  Urging her supporters to join the

DHAKA: The additional security forces have been deployed around BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office of the city on Friday.The security measures have been beefed up as the BNP chief is scheduled to address a press conference in afternoon at her Gulshan political

DHAKA: The additional security forces have been deployed around BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office of the city on Friday. The security measures have been beefed up as the BNP chief is scheduled to address a press conference in afternoon at her Gulshan political office.

JESSORE: Police, in overnight drives, rounded up 48 people, including two activists of BNP, from different places of eight upazilas of the district. District Police Control Room sources said among the detainees two are BNP men and others are accused in several cases. They were scheduled

MYMENSINGH: Unidentified assailants shot a local leader of BNP to death at his residence in Datta Bazar area under Gaffargaon Upazila of the district early Friday.The victim was identified as Abdul Mannan, president of Datta Bazar union Ward No 2 BNP unit.Badrul Alam, Officer-in-charge

DHAKA: BNP chairperson and also 20-party alliance leader Khaleda Zia will hold a press conference Friday afternoon.A press release, signed by Maruf Kamal Khan, press secretary to BNP chairperson, said that the conference will be held at 4:00pm at Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political

DHAKA: Court has fixed April 2 as the date for recording deposition against 89 BNP leaders and activists including its joint-secretary general Amanullah Aman and former JCD president Sultan Salahuddin Tuku in two vandalism case filed with Savar Thana. Acting additional chief judicial

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said his ministry has been investigating the disappearance of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed.On the incident, the state minister commented that this is not clear to them whether the BNP leader is abducted or

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Thursday issued a rule upon government to explain why directions should not be given to find out BNP joint secretary general Salauddin Ahmed and produce him before it within March 15 (Sunday).The HC bench comprising Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man while blasting a cocktail in front of BGB No 4 gate in Pilkhana of the city on Thursday.BGB Public Relations Officer Mohsin Reza confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the BGB members detained him from the road near Dhanmondi Lake

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in sedition case.Bikash Kumar Saha of Dhaka Chief Magistrate Court (CMM) passed the order after the hearing of the plea filed by Manna’s lawyer Abdul Mannan Khan.Earlier, the

DHAKA: The High Court deferred the hearing on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s pleas seeking transfer of the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trusts graft cases and a stay order on arrest warrant against her.The HC bench of Justice M Rezaul Haque and Justice Bhismadeb Chakrobarti passed

JESSORE:  Police, in nightlong drives, rounded up 79 people, including 10 leaders-activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir from different places of the district.    Of the detainees, eight are the activists of Jamaat-e-Islami while two are Chhatra Shibir men,

NOAKHALI: Police recovered a Jubo Dal leader’s body from South Deliai village under Chatkhil upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as M Israfil, 25, president of Jubo Dal Kashipur ward unit and son of Makbul Ahmed of Kashipur village under Laxmipur Sadar

DHAKA: Police detained 11 BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and it’s student wing Islami Chhattra Shibir men in 24-hour drive at different parts of the city until Thursday morning.Masudur Rahman, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy commissioner (media and public relation department) confirmed