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

DHAKA: Police detained 11 persons from different parts of the city in drives conducted in past 24 hours.Among the detainees, eight were BNP activists while 2 from Jamaat-Shibir and one from Hijbut Tahrir.Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional commissioner (media) SM Jahangir Alam confirmed

DHAKA: On the sidelines of the conference, the visiting Danish Minister called on the Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali in the same venue. During the call on the Danish Minister thanked the Foreign Minister for his presence in the conference. He said that Denmark would like to expand the

DHAKA: BNP’s Dhaka metropolitan city unit will stage demonstrations in the city on Saturday demanding the safe return of the party’s joint-secretary general and also a former state minister Salahuddin Ahmed. Dhaka metropolitan city BNP convener Mirza Abbas and member secretary

DHAKA: A city court on Thursday awarded life term imprisonment to two convicted in Bikalpa Dhara leader Masum murder case.The Speedy Trial Tribunal no-1 Judge Shahed Noor Uddin passed the verdict.The two convicts are Shahadat and Babul. However, Shahadat is fugitive.The court also fined

DHAKA: Nagarik Oikya coordinator Mahmudur Rahman Manna was sent back to Central Jail on Thursday noon after his treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).He was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of the hospital following a chest pain on Wednesday night.DMCH medical

DHAKA: Seventeen militants of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) were jailed for 10 years in 2005 series bomb attack in Gazipur.Dhaka-4 Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Abdur Rahman Sardar passed the order and asked to serve one more year each in default of Tk 10,000 fine on Monday.Among the accused,

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday fixed August 27 as the next deposition recording date in the Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.Third Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of the Bakshibazar makeshift court setup at Alia Madrasa ground passed the order after the defendant completed partial cross

SAVAR (DHAKA): Police arrested five BNP men including suspended Savar mayor and also BNP municipality unit president Refat Ullah.Savar Model Thana police arrested him from Ullail Bus Stand at 10:00pm on Sunday.Law enforcers also arrested municipality unit BNP vice-president Nazim Uddin

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sought court order adjourning the trial proceedings in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust graft cases.On ground of their client’s illness, her lawyers on Monday filed the petition seeking six or seven week times.Khaleda Zia, the prime accused of

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division asked defense lawyers to complete their argument for death-row convict Salauddin Qauder Chowdhury by Tuesday.  Defense lawyers placed argument before the Applegate Division bench headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday for second day. Lawyer

DHAKA: Dhaka metropolitan unit of Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday brought out processions in different parts of the city demanding the release of its leaders and activists.A procession was brought out in city’s Mohakhali area at 8:30am.Jamaat’s Ramna Thana unit amir Dr Rezaul Karim,

DHAKA: BNP chairperson and also former premier Khaleda Zia is scheduled to hold a meeting with party’s senior leaders at her Gulshan political office in city.The meeting is expected to start at 9:00pm on Monday.BNP chairperson’s media wing member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court issued arrest warrant against 16 BNP leaders including Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia in a case filed with Pallabi Thana.Metropolitan Session Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order after accepting charges on Monday.BDST: 1312 HRS, July 6, 2015AKA/SMS

JOYPURHAT: A local leader of ruling Awami League (AL) was electrocuted in Panchbibi Upazila of the district on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Badsha, 35, son of Ibrahim Hossain of Nandi village of the upazila. He was a member of the convening committee of Mohammadpur Union

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before the court on Sunday for hearing in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases against her if authorities concerned provides her adequate security.  Khaleda Zia’s top lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, also the president of Supreme

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Thursday approved Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) as a party in the case filed against Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, for concealing wealth information.The bench of Justice Mohammad Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM