Wednesday, 23 Jul, 2025

Politics

16 BNP-Jamaat men among 95 held in 4 districts

DHAKA: Law enforcement agencies detained 95 people including 16 activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different places of four districts across the country.They were held from Chitagong, Jessore, Joypurhat and Rajshahi districts during 24-hour drives till Tuesday

980 aspirants collect nomination forms

DHAKA: A total of 980 aspirants collected nomination papers till Monday for the posts of mayors, councilors and reserved councilor for woman to contest in the upcoming polls at Dhaka South and North city corporations. Of them, 344 took forms for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) while

72-hr hartal enters 3rd day

DHAKA: A third day of fresh spell of 72-hour hartal, sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance, to realize their demands including ‘restoration of the people’s rights,’ is underway across the country on Tuesday.Began at 6:00am Sunday, the shutdown is set to end at 6:00am Wednesday,

Bus torched in Shahbagh

DHAKA: A group of miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in city’s Shahbagh area on Monday evening.Sources said that an airport-bound passenger bus was torched in front of BIRDEM hospital at 7:15pm on the day in Shahbagh area.Confirming the incident, fire service duty officer Nilufar

7 cocktails blasted in city, 2 injured

DHAKA: Two pedestrians were injured as miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of Raju Bhaskarja in Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Dhaka University campus in city on Monday evening.The victims were identified as housewife Rehana (30) and a Daffodil University student Sabiar Hossain

JCD nationwide demo Tuesday

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, will stage demonstrations across the country on Tuesday demanding the safe return of missing party leaders and release of the arrestees.JCD president Rajib Ahsan and general secretary Akramul Hasan announced the program

56 arrested in Jessore

JESSORE: Law enforcers arrested 56 persons in overnight drives conducted in different parts of the district.Jessore district police control room sources said that the drives were conducted from Sunday midnight to Monday early morning.The arrestees are accused of different cases, the

24 BNP-Jamaat men held ‘over sabotage link’

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, rounded up 24 activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir from Sitakunda, Satkania and Lohagara Upazilas.District Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday

Jamaat leader held in Joypurhat

JOYPURHAT: Police detained Joypurhat town unit Jamaat-e-Islami secretary from Komorgram area of Sadar upazila of the district early Monday.The detainee is Abdul Kaiyum, 50, hails from Khetlal Upazila of the district.Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Joypurhat Sadar Thana Khairul Islam

72-hr hartal enters 2nd day

DHAKA: A second day of fresh spell of 72-hour hartal, sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance, to realize their demands including ‘restoration of the people’s rights,’ is underway across the country on Monday.The shutdown, starting from 6:00am Sunday, will end at 6:00am Wednesday,

Double-decker bus torched in city

DHAKA: A group of miscreants set fire to a double-decker passenger bus in city’s Farm Gate area on Sunday evening.On information, two fire service units rushed to the spot to douse the flames.Fire service control room duty-officer Ataur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST:

Khaleda demands Salahuddin’s return

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia reiterated the demand of her party’s joint-secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed’s return to his family or producing him to the court.A statement, sent by BNP chairperson’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel, asserted the demand on Sunday.In the

Hearing on Tajul, 5 Jamaat leaders Apr 5

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed April 5 to hear the contempt charge against advocate Tajul Islam and five leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir for making adverse comment over its judgment.The accused leaders are Jamaat’s acting Ameer Makbul Ahmed, acting

Ershad’s adviser Bobby Hajjaj removed

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has removed his special adviser Bobby Hajjaj from his post a day after the latter’s announcement to contest in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) elections.Ershad’s press and political secretary Sunil Subharoy Chowdhury said as special

25 hurt in baton charge on 20-party rally

TANGAIL: At least 25 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance were injured as police baton-charged the alliance people in Tangail municipality area on Sunday morning.Five among the injured were admitted to hospital while the rest took first-aid treatment at Tangail Medical

25 hurt in baton charge on 20-party rally

TANGAIL: At least 25 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance were injured as police baton-charged the alliance people in Tangail municipality area on Sunday morning.Five among the injured were admitted to hospital while the rest took first-aid treatment at Tangail Medical

Truck kills Koyra Jubo Dal president

KHULNA: A leader of Jubo Dal, the youth wing of BNP, was killed in a road accident at Par House intersection in the city on Sunday. The deceased was indentified as Mizanur Rahman Dhaali, 35, president of Koyra Upazila unit Jubo Dal.Khulna city BNP information and technology affairs

104 arrested in 2 districts

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers arrested at least 104 persons including six activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in Satkhira and Jessore districts.Sixty-seven persons including six activists of BNP-Jamaat were held in accusation of creating violence in Satkhira.The arrestees were

104 arrested in 2 districts

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers arrested at least 104 persons including six activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in Satkhira and Jessore districts.Sixty-seven persons including six activists of BNP-Jamaat were held in accusation of creating violence in Satkhira.The arrestees were

Pabna ex-MP Amzad passes away

PABNA: Former Member of Parliament of Pabna-5 constituency Amzad Hossain passed away at Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra on Sunday.He was 84.The freedom fighter breathed his last at the hospital around 6:00am due to old-age complications.The former lawmaker left his