DHAKA: Hearing of the petition for withdrawal of arrest warrant against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday.Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of makeshift court setup on Dhaka Alia Madrasa premises in city’s Bakshibazar area passed the order on Tuesday noon.Earlier on

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday filed a petition seeking withdrawal of the arrest warrant issued against her in Zia Orphanage and Zia Trust graft cases.Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Mia filed the petition with the Bakshibazar make-shift court in city.However,

DINAJPUR: Locals caught an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir red handed when he tried to set fire to an Awami League office in Fazilrpur under Sadar upazila on Monday night.Witnesses said locals nabbed the Shibir cadre while he was trying to hurl petrol bomb in a bid to torch the

SYLHET: Miscreants set fire to a covered van of beverage food manufacturing company Banoful and Company Limited by hurling petrol bomb in Jatarpur Residential Area of Mirabazar in the city Monday night.Witnesses said that goods were being unloaded from the covered van (Chittagong

DHAKA: The fresh 72-hour hartal, sponsored by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led (BNP) 20-party alliance, has entered the third day across the country on Tuesday. Began on Sunday 6:00am, the shutdown will continue till Wednesday 6:00am, coupled with a nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade

DHAKA: Expressing concern about her security, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before the court on Wednesday amid arrest warrant issued against her in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.Khaleda Zia’s panel lawyer Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Central committee members of ruling Awami League (AL) will meet the Members of Parliament (MPs) of Dhaka metropolitan areas.The meeting will be held at 3:00pm on Wednesday at the AL chief’s political office in Dhanmondi.A statement signed by AL office secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap

DHAKA: Two private cars were torched as alleged supporters of blockade and hartal hurled petrol bombs aiming the vehicles in city’s Bijoynagar area Monday afternoon.Fire Service and Civil Defence control room official Enayetur Rahim confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted four cocktails one after another at Gulshan-2 intersection in city Monday afternoon.Witnesses told banglanews that some miscreants blasted the cocktails in front of the flower shops around 3:00pm.Gulshan Thana operation officer Sohel Rana said none was reportedly

DHAKA: The High Court fixed Thursday for the hearing on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s plea seeking transfer of two graft cases in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trusts. The HC bench of Justice M Rezaul Haque and Justice M Khasruzzaman passed the order on Monday.Barrister

DHAKA: At least 202 vehicles were torched during the hartal and blockade programs the BNP-led 20-party alliance has been encoring since January 5. Moreover, miscreants attacked on 48 law enforcers while they were serving their duties.Police also nabbed 230 leaders and activists of the

DHAKA: Law enforcement agencies, in several drives, detained 34 men of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its students wing Chhatra Shibir in Dhaka, Chittagong and Chandpur districts.They were detained for their alleged involvement in ongoing sabotages in the areas.In city, Dhaka Metropolitan

DHAKA: Hartal and blockade supporters exploded eight cocktails one after another in front of traffic police post in capital’s Nadda area Monday morning.The crude bomb attack took place at 9:15am, said sergeant Ainul, In-charge of the outpost. He also said some five to six people

LAKSHIMIPUR: Two persons sustained bullet injuries in a ‘gunfight’ with police on Ramgoti-Lakshimipur road in Komolnagar Upazila of the district early Monday.The injured Mayn Uddin, 32, an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami and resided in Charkalkini vilalge and Arif Hossian, 24, an

PANCHAGARH: Two parked buses were set afire by miscreants in Mithapukur area on Panchagarh-Tentulia highway early Monday.Meanwhile, miscreants set fire to Awami League office in Jogdal Bazaar and Tunirhat under Sadar upazila between 4:00am and 5:00am.Panchagarh Fire Service Warehouse

DHAKA: Miscreants torched at least two passenger buses in city’s Judge Court and Banashri areas on Sunday evening.No one is reportedly injured in the incidents.Confirming the incident, fire service control room on-duty official told banglanews that a group of miscreants set fire to a

DHAKA: Four persons were injured as a group of miscreants blasted two cocktails in city’s New Market area on Sunday evening. The injured were identified as an Asian University student Asaduzzaman Khan Rony, private service holder Rafiul Islam and two apparel sellers Shahid and Kamal.

DHAKA: A Dhaka court ordered police to search the Gulshan office of BNP chief Khaleda Zia. Judge of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate issued the order Sunday in a case filed under Explosive Substances Act. BDST: 1749 HRS, MAR 01, 2015

DHAKA: Law enforcement agencies, in 24-hour drives, detained a total of 215 suspected anarchists, including 50 leaders-activists of BNP-Jamaat at different places in six districts, including the capital, of the country.Dhaka and Khulna Metropolitans police, four other districts police

HABIGANJ: Three people, including a woman and her daughter, sustained burn injuries when miscreants hurled petrol bombs at a passenger train near Shajibazar Rail Station under Madhabpur upazila of the district Saturday night.The injured were identified as Maya Begum, 45, wife of Kesli