DHAKA: At least 157 people, mostly leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami, were detained in different districts including the capital for their alleged involvement in ongoing sabotage.The BNP-Jamaat men were held in special drives led by the law enforcers from

DHAKA: Some 216 platoons Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members are deployed across the country to avert sabotage during BNP-led 20-party’s hartal and blockade.In the meantime, 78 platoons more have been ready to be deployed anytime if situation goes out of control.Public Relations

SAVAR: Two persons were injured as blockade and hartal supporters blasted five cocktails aiming at two passenger buses in front of Jahangirnagar University in Savar on Monday morning.Witnesses said that the hartal and blockade supporters hurled five cocktails targeting two passenger

PABNA: Hartal and blockade supporters torched a truck and vandalized another truck and auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Pabna highway on Monday, the second and final day of 36-hour hartal enforced by BNP led 20-party alliance.On the other hand, law enforcers, in a nightlong special drive,

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party called 36-hour entered into the second day on Monday amid its ongoing violent blockade campaign.The law enforcers were seen in alert position in several important places of the city. However, no violent activities have been reported yet from the

DHAKA: Diplomats of different countries visited BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in city’s Gulshan area to console BNP chief following the death of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko. Foreign diplomats of started coming to meet Khaleda from 4:10pm and singed the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) declared a three-day mourning program from Monday to Wednesday following the death of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the program in a statement signed by

BRAHMANBARIA: At least 20 people, including 12 police personnel, were injured in a clash between BNP activists and law enforcers in Sarail Shaheed Minar area of the district on Sunday.Of the injured, Sarail Thana Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Abdul Haque and a journalist Shafiqur

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Rajshahi district unit Chaatra Dal president Shafiqul Alam Samapta on Sunday afternoon. Police sources said that the Chhatra Dal leader was held from the gate of Rajshahi central jail around 2:00pm when he went to meet BNP central

BRAHMANBARIA: Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong-Sylhet routes halted due to derailment near Paghachang railway station at 2:15pm Sunday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Cabin Master Jasim Uddin said five compartments of Joyontika Express derailed in the area, halting rail

DHAKA: At least 251 people, mostly leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami, were detained in different districts including the capital for their alleged involvement in ongoing sabotage.Members of joint forces, in a nightlong special drive, detained six suspected

DHAKA: The first day of the 36-hour hartal, called by BNP-led 20-party alliance, is being marked across the country on Sunday amid stray incidents of arson attacks and vandalism. The alliance is observing the shutdown protesting power price hike, government’s ‘conspiracy of

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was sued for instigating Friday’s arson attack that left 29 passengers of the bus badly burnt in Jatrabari.Sub-inspector KM Nuruzzaman filed the lawsuit with Jatrabari Thana on Saturday afternoon mentioning names of 18 BNP leaders as ‘planners’

DHAKA: A non-stop 36-hour countrywide hartal, called by the BNP-led 20-party alliance protesting power price hike, government’s ‘conspiracy of sabotages’ and arrest of their 10 thousands leaders and activists, has began on Sunday dawn.The shut down, starting from 6:00am, will

DHAKA: Congregational prayers of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who died at a hospital in Malaysia, will be held on Sunday and Monday.Bangladesh Nationalist Party is going to arrange ‘Korankhani’ and ‘Dua Mahfil’in all mosques of the country on

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, returned without visiting BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia as she was “sleeping” as per the advice of her physician. The premier reached at Khaleda’s political office at Gulshan in the city around 8:30pm Saturday

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special envoy and also Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday threatened to stage a hunger strike demanding the end of ongoing political turmoil.Dhaka Metropolitan (South) Jatiya Party will organize a symbolic mass hunger strike in front of

RANGPUR: The law enforcers held 59 people, including the activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, from different places of the district on Saturday.Rangpur DB police sources said that 17 Jamaat men and two BNP activists were held by law enforcers in a special drive on charge of arson

DHAKA: Security has been beefed up around BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office at Gulshan in the city on Saturday after her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko died in Malaysia.Additional police personnel have been deployed in the area. Moreover, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)

JESSORE: Police detained 70 people, including seven activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, in a nightlong drive conducted across the district.Jessore police spokesperson and also Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Reshma Sharmin told banglanews that, of the detainees, six are