DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) Dhaka city unit joint secretary Haji Mohammad Selim said he will meet the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of the party, to seek her support from the party as mayor candidate.The lawmaker came up with the assertion in an exclusive interview

DHAKA: Hartal and blockade supporters torched seven vehicles including one of Desh TV in different places of the city on Saturday evening.However, no one was reportedly injured in these incidents.Witnesses and police said that two vehicles, including one of Desh TV, were torched by

DHAKA: Two vehicles, including a vehicle of Desh TV, were torched by miscreants in city’s Mouchak area on Saturday evening.The vehicles came under an arson attack around 6:40pm.Two units of fire service rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.However, no one was held in this connection as

DHAKA: A physically challenged 12-year old girl was injured in a cocktail blast in city’s Kadamtala area on Saturday afternoon.The ill-fated girl has been identified as Dolon Akhter.Victim’s father Robiul said that a cocktail was blasted in the area around 4:00pm while she was

NARAYANGANJ: A passenger bus was torched at Golachipa intersection in the district town on Saturday evening.No one was reportedly injured in this incident as the passengers managed to get down from the bus instantly after the incident.The bus helper Bhutto Mia told banglanews that, a

DHAKA: Former telecom minister Abdul Latif Siddique, whose comment on religion stirred controversy, was shifted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Saturday morning. Sources told banglanews that the ruling Awami League leader, who was

DHAKA: The pro-BNP-Jamaat lawyers ‘Blue Panel' under the banner of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel (JAOP) swept the Dhaka Bar Association (DBA) election 2015-16, the second consecutive terms. Out of 25 posts 'Blue Panel' won 20posts, including president and general secretary, while

PATUAKHALI: A Juba league leader was killed in a road accident in Salehiyakhanka area under Mirzaganj upazila of the district Friday night.The deceased was identified as Juba league vice-president Khairul Kabir Khokon, 35.Traffic Inspector Faruk Hossain of Patuakhali confirmed the matter

DINAJPUR: A local leader of Jubo Dal (JCD) was shot to death in a clash between villagers and law enforcers in Tulsipur area under Punoti union in Chirirbandar Upazila of the district on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Rezwan, 25, a local Jubo Dal leader and son of local

DHAKA: Top US diplomat for South Asia on Thursday said her country hopes due process will be followed after an anti-corruption court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants for former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia.  Nisha Biswal, assistant secretary of state for South

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Friday placed BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on four-day fresh remand in a case filed for vandalism during ongoing blockade enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance.Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibul Haque passed the order at noon in response of the

DHAKA: Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam said that no dialogue will be held with ‘inhuman’ BNP as they are ‘killing’ people by hurling petrol bombs in the country.Even the foreigners’ call for arranging a dialogue with BNP would not be good enough to sit with the party,

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance has called fresh 72-hour hartal from 6am Sunday to 6am Wednesday.Besides, they will brought out processions in all districts, upazilas, municipalities, Thanas and every ward of city corporations on Sunday. A statement signed by BNP joint secretary

JESSORE: Police, in nightlong special drives, arrested a total of 38 accused in several cases in the district.    They will be produced before court on Friday afternoon, said control room official of Jessore district police.The official added: Teams of police conducted drives at

SUNAMGANJ: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith termed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia as an enemy of the country.He also said that Khaleda is leading her party by creating terrorism in the country.So, she is the ‘queen of terrors’, the minister added.He came up with the comment in a

DHAKA: BNP joint-secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed Thursday forewarned the government saying that they would go for tougher movements from March 1 if it does not step down to pave the way to an inclusive general election under non-party caretaker government.He made the call in a

DHAKA: A student of Chartered Accounting (CA) was injured as miscreants blasted a cocktail in front of city’s National Press Club on Thursday afternoon.The injured is identified Hendry Milu.The victim said that he received injuries on his arm as miscreants blasted a cocktail while he

KHULNA: Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif MP said that Khaleda Zia's politics is dead and she would have to spend her rest of life in the prison.The spokesperson for the party came up with the forewarning while addressing first session of triennial conference of

DHAKA: Awami League (AL)-led 14-party alliance will hold a meeting on Friday to discuss the prevailing political situation of the country.The meeting will begin at 11:00am at the AL president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area.AL office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan

DHAKA: An unidentified pedestrian was hurt as two cocktails were blasted in front of city’s National Eidgah area on Thursday. Witnesses said that miscreants blasted two cocktails in the area around 3:50pm, leaving a pedestrian injured. On information, law enforcers rushed to the spot