JESSORE & RANGPUR: Police, in nightlong drives, rounded up 112 suspected anarchists, including BNP-Jamaat activists from fifteen upazilas and other areas of the two districts.Jessore police control room source said among the 43 detainees, all but one BNP activist and one

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami carried out violence from a procession at Paltan in the capital supporting hartal Sunday.Witnesses said Jamaat men blasted six cocktails and vandalized three vehicles at 10:30am creating panic in the area.Law enforcers immediately rushed to

DHAKA: A fire broke out in Jatiya Party (JP) central office in Kakrail area of the city early Sunday.JP senior Joint Secretary General, also Jubo Sanghati president Razaul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.The fire originated at the ground floor of the office that blazed some

DHAKA: The fresh 72-hour hartal, sponsored by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led (BNP) 20-party alliance, has started across the country since Sunday morning.The seventh spell of shutdown began at Sunday 6:00am and is set to continue till Wednesday 6:00am, coupled with a nationwide

DHAKA: At least 10 people sustained injuries as miscreants blasted cocktails targeting Awami League processions in Shahtinagar, Karwan bazaar and Banani areas in the capital.Witnesses said miscreants hurled cocktails at a procession of Awami League heading towards the Suhrawardy

DHAKA: A Dhaka court granted 10-day fresh remand for Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Mannna in a sedition case.Metropolitan Magistrate Ataul Haq passed the order when police produced him before court after the end of 10-day remand in another case Saturday.Manna stood for himself

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League (AL) has begun its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday to mark the historic March 7.The rally started at 3:15pm with recitation from holy books of different religions.Top leaders of Awami League-led 14-party alliance are seen present on the

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance has called fresh countrywide non-stop 72-hour hartal from 6:00am Sunday.BNP joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed made the hartal announcement through a press release, sent to email on Saturday afternoon.He also declared to bring out mass procession in

DHAKA: Pro-BNP lawyer Rafique-Ul-Huq said that a referendum on mid-term election is needed to overcome the ongoing political crisis in the country. He made the comment at a meeting arranged by a canopy organization of several professional groups called Bangladesh Sammilita Peshajibi

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained 10 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Islami Chhatra Shibir across the city on charge of carrying out sabotages amid BNP-led 20-party alliance sponsored hartal and blockade. Of the detainees, 10 are BNP men and the

    DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday categorically said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia must face penalty once for killing people across the country. The premier, also the president of ruling Awami League, came up with remark while addressing a rally at Suhrawardy

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance only believed in discussion, dialogue and negotiation to end ongoing political turmoil in the country.BNP joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed made the remark in a statement through email on Friday (March 6) afternoon.Salah Uddin Ahmed said, “We

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained 12 suspected anarchists during separate anti-sabotage drives in the city in last 24 hours till Friday morning. Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media and public relations) of DMP, confirmed the matter to banglanews. Of the detainees,

JESSORE:  Police, in nightlong drives, rounded up 69 people from different places of the district for their alleged involvement in different wrongdoings.District police control room source said of the arrestees, one is the activist of Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) while rests are

BOGRA: A Juba League activist was chopped to death by some miscreants in Subgram intersection under Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday.The decease was identified as Maniruzzaman Manik, 28, son of Tofazzel Hossain of the area.Bogra Assistant Superintendent of Police (SP) and also

DHAKA: A sedition case was filed against Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna and BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka with Gulshan Thana in city on Thursday night.Gulshan Thana operation officer Sheikh Sohel Rana filed the law suit.Gulshan Thana Inspector (investigation) Firoz

DHAKA: Law enforcers released Advocate Tajul Islam, lawyer of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders who are facing war crimes trial, after two hours of detention from city’s Paltan area on Thursday.Another lawyer of Jamaat-e-Islami Shishir Mohammad Monir told banglanews that Paltan Thana police

DHAKA: A traffic police sergeant was injured as a group of miscreants blasted cocktail at Science Laboratory intersection in the city Thursday evening.The victim is identified as Masud.Witnesses said that splinters of the cocktail hurt the sergeant but no one was held in this

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members recovered 12 petrol bombs in Mir Hajirbagh in city’s Jatrabari area on Thursday evening.On tip-off, the law enforcers recovered the bombs left abandoned on roadside.Confirming the matter to banglanews, RAB headquarters media wing assistant

DHAKA: Road, Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the angry BNP is burning people to death failing to get their support to its movements.He made the observation while visiting the burn victims who are under treatment in the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College and