DHAKA:  Transport workers-leaders threatened to besiege BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Gulshan political office on January 22 if hartal-blockade was not withdrawn by January 21.  They also demanded arrest of Khaleda Zia making her accused for instigating followers to create anarchy and

HABIGANJ: A Habiganj district court on Sunday denied bail petition of suspended mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury in a case of killing former finance minister Kibria.Habiganj district and session judge Mahbub-ul-Islam passed the order after bail hearing. Defense

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the situation has not been created for the deployment of army.He made the comment while answering to a journalist at home ministry in city on Sunday noon.He further commented that the violence during the ongoing

KHULNA: Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) in a night-long drive have detained 29 including five BNP-Shibir men from different parts of the area.The lawenforcers conducted the drives from Saturday evening to Sunday morning in eight thanas of the metropolital area.Sources said 24 arrestees

COMILLA: Four policemen were injured in a clash between leaders-activists of BNP and Awami League in Kandirpara area of the city on Sunday noon. During the half-an-hour long clash that erupted at 11:45am, leaders-activists of AL vandalized BNP office located at Ranir Dighirpar and BNP men

RAJSHAHI: A 36-hour hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is underway in a relaxed mood across eight districts of Rajshahi division since Sunday morning.Besides, Sunday is the thirteenth day of nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade called by BNP.Leaders and activists

DHAKA: Police once again locked BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office early Sunday.Police locked the main gate of the office at 12:40am, sources of Khaleda’s press wing confirmed the matter to banglanews.Along with several party leaders and her media wing’s

DHAKA:  At least five people, including three of family, sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled petrol bomb aiming at a passenger bus in city’s Mohammadpur area on Saturday night.Two more people were ianjured in this incident while trying to get down from the bus hurriedly,

DHAKA: At least five police personnel were injured as miscreants hurled petrol bomb aiming at a police van in city’s Ramna area on Saturday night.Of the injured, one received burn injuries in this incident, said a competent source.The injured are Sub-Inspector (SI) Abul Kalam Azad and

BHOLA: Police have nabbed BNP district unit general secretary Mohammad Faruk Mia in accusation of violence.The local BNP leader was held Saturday afternoon during a meeting in PTI area of the district town.Confirming the matter, Bhola police superintendent (SP) Mohammad Moniruzzaman said

RAJSHAHI: BNP-led 20-party alliance called a 36-hour nonstop hartal from Sunday in eight districts of Rajshahi division.The alliance called the hartal protesting the killing of Matiur Rahman, 25, vice-president of union unit Chhatra Dal.Earlier on Friday, he was killed in a

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained Dr Rezaul Karim, Ameer of Ramna Thana unit Jamaat-e-Islami, in the city on Saturday evening.Police held him from his Malibagh Chowdhury Para residence around 7:00pm.A competent source of police confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1955 HRS, JAN 17, 2015

FENI: The daylong hartal, called by BNP-led 20-party, was observed loosely in Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district on Saturday.However, no pickets were seen; no procession also was reported to be brought out in the upazila in support of the strike.Law enforcers were seen alert in Zero

NARAYANGANJ: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan alleged that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is involved in the conspiracy of killing Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president.He made the allegation Saturday noon while addressing the handover ceremony of a

DHAKA: Food Minister and also Dhaka city Awami League joint general secretary Quamrul Islam said that no more chance will be given to BNP to create violence in the name of rally as a religious group Hefajat-e-Islam did it earlier.He came up with the assertion in a discussion in

SATKHIRA: Police detained 38 people, including 19 BNP-Jamaat men, on suspicion of subversive activities in Satkhira.A press release from Special Branch of Police of the district informed the media on Saturday.Confirming the matter, district police information officer also Sub-Inspector

DHAKA: Local units of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) separately called daylong hartal in Noakhali and Rajbari districts respectively for Sunday and Monday.The shutdown, however, will be enforced in the districts protesting the confinement of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to her

DHAKA: Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain along with an eight-member delegation on Saturday left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia.He will hold separate bilateral meetings with the ministers of labour and health, crown prince and with the

KHULNA: Police detained 21 persons including three of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir in Khulna Metropolitan City of the district. They were held in several drives conducted from Friday evening to Saturday morning across the city. Police said that 18 of them were arrested in regular cases while

DHAKA: An armored personnel carrier (APC) has been deployed again in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office on the city Friday night. The APC took position on the southern end of Road No. 86 at 11:00pm Friday. Gulshan Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Joynal Abedin