DHAKA: A Dhaka court placed BNP’s two former lawmakers Ashraf Uddin Nizam and Nazim Uddin Ahmed on a three-day remand in vandalism and torching cases.Metropolitan Magistrate M Tasruzzaman passed the order after the hearing on Wednesday, in response to a remand plea by Motijheel

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted five-day fresh remand to Mosaddek Ali Falu, adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in a cocktail blast case filed with Mirpur Police Station in the city.Metropolitan Magistrate Tareq Mainul Islam Bhuiyan passed the remand order in the afternoon

GAIBANDHA: Members of joint forces arrested 23 leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in nightlong drives across the district.Additional police super (ASP) Mosharraf Hossain said that the law enforcers conducted drives from Tuesday night to Wednesday

DHAKA: Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu said that they will think about the proposed dialogue to address the current situation, if BNP-led 20-party alliance stops violence.The minister made this remark in response to the eminent citizens’ letter to the President, Prime Minister and

BRAHMANBRIA: Police, in separate drives, detained 105 people, including six leaders-activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir at different places of the district.The six BNP-Jamaat-Shibir men were picked up for their alleged acts of sabotage during nationwide hartal and

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained a total of 12 suspected anarchists during separate anti-sabotage drives across the city in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning.Of the detainees, nine are the leaders-activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and three are

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch (DB) of police detained an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir, students’ wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, with six cocktails in Tim Ghoshpara area of the city on Tuesday.The detainee was identified as Shamsad Bin Jubaer, 18, son of Ahmed Bin Jubaer.Assistant

DHAKA: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert W Gibson is expected to meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at latter’s Gulshan political office in the city on Wednesday afternoon.The meeting is scheduled to begin around 5:00pm.BNP media wing officer Shamsusddin Didar confirmed the

DHAKA: The hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) -led 20-party alliance, has entered the fourth day across the country on Wednesday, supplemented by nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade.No acts of sabotages and arson attacks have yet been reported in the city and

DHAKA: Rejecting any possibility of political consensus, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday said any discussion would not be held with the political villains.“There may be a discussion over the trial of the killers after they surrender stopping violence,” he said.The

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed BNP Joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on a 5-day remand in an arson case.Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Haque passed the remand order in the evening after Sub-Inspector (SI) Siddiqur Rahman of Jatrabari Thana produced him before the court

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance Tuesday extended its ongoing countrywide hartal for 48-hour more. As per new decision, the hartal will now continue till 6:00am Friday.Joint Secretary General of BNP Salahuddin Ahmed made the announcement through a press release on Tuesday afternoon.

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained a total of 22 people during separate drives across the city in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning.Of the detainees, 17 are the leaders-activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and 5 are Jamaat-e-Islami.DMP deputy commissioner

DHAKA: The fifth session of 10th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) is scheduled to be resumed Tuesday afternoon after five days’ adjournment.The 14th day’s proceedings of the parliament will start at 4:30pm.On February 4, Deputy Speaker M Fazle Rabbi Mia adjourned the session till 4:30pm of

MYMENSINGH: Miscreants torched two passenger buses by hurling petrol bombs at them in Tarakanda and Trishal areas of the district on Monday night and early Tuesday. Tarakanda Police sources said that a gang of miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a passenger bus, Shymoli Bangla Paribahan,

DHAKA: Two rickshaw pullers were injured as miscreants blasted a cocktail in city’s Chawk Bazar area on Monday.The injured are identified as Rubel and Saddam.Police sources said that miscreants blasted cocktails around 7:00pm in the area, leaving them injured.However, the injured were

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday categorically said the anti-government movements would continue until the government steps down. The spokesperson for the party made the forewarning in a press release issued in the afternoon. He also urged the Prime Minister

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday categorically said prevailing anti-government movements would continue until the fall of the incumbent government. The spokesperson for the party made the forewarning in a press release issued in the afternoon. He also urged

DHAKA: Two local leaders of the ruling Awami League were slaughtered in Noakhali and Bogra districts on Monday.The deceased were identified as Babul, 55, upazila AL member and also Member of Charmatua Union Ward No-2 under Sadar upazila in Noakhali and Shamsul Haque, 50, AL

DHAKA: At least 128 leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami were detained in nightlong drives in six districts.Banglanews district correspondents on Monday report:Mymensingh: Police detained 15 leaders and activists of Jamaat’s student front Islami Chhatra Shibir