DHAKA: A Dhaka court asked the government to publish a notice against BNP vice-chairman and Dhaka city’s former mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka and two others to appear before the court by March 29 in a case of bomb blast in front of Election Commission Secretariat.The other accused are

NATORE: At least four people, including district Sadar Thana Jubo Dal president Mamtaj, were injured in a blast while they were making petrol bombs in Nischintapur village of the upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The other injured are Jewel, Sajal, and Mahfuz. They are assistants of

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained at least 267 people, including BNP-Jamaat leaders and activists, from 14 districts in nightlong drives.Without disclosing the identities police claimed that the detainees were involved in recent violence.Banglanews24.com correspondents reports from their

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