RANGPUR: District BNP called a daylong hartal in eight districts of Rangpur division for Wednesday protesting the arrest of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.District BNP organizing secretary Asadul Habib Dulu made the announcement in a press conference in

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also special envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, called for dialogues to overcome the prevailing political crisis in the country peacefully.A statement signed by his political and press secretary Sunil Shubha Roy, said on Tuesday.In the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi termed the arrest of their party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as ‘shameful’.This incident will be a terrible example in history, he added.Rizvi, who is admitted to

DHAKA: Miscreants torched another bus in front of Hockey Stadium in Gulistan area of the city on Tuesday.Duty officer Shahjadi Sultana of Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters confirmed the matter.She said some miscreants torched the bus around 5:15pm.On information, two fire

THAKURGAON: District BNP started observing hartal in Thakurgaon immediately after Detective Branch (DB) of police detained BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday afternoon.The hartal would be observed till Wednesday 6:00pm.Earlier, the BNP senior leader was

DHAKA: Law enforcing agencies detained 284 people from 12 districts across the country from Monday evening to Tuesday noon to avoid possible sabotage amid BNP’s ongoing nationwide blockade.In Sylhet, police detained 23 leaders and activists of BNP and its front originations in

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a bus of Shikar Paribahan at Shahbagh in the capital on Tuesday afternoon.Two passengers and the bus driver sustained injury while getting down hurriedly from the bus.The driver said someone set fire after crossing Shahbagh intersection around 3:45pm.BDST: 1735

DHAKA: BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was detained from the National Press Club area on Tuesday afternoon.Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested the BNP leader moments after his motorcade went out the press club premises at 4:10pm.He was taken to the DB office

DHAKA: A writ has been filed with High Court seeking its directive to media of the country not to broadcast or publish any speech of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.Supreme Court lawyer Nasrin Siddique Lina filed the writ petition in the High Court on Tuesday.Tarique Rahman,

DHAKA: Miscreants set fire to three buses on Tuesday noon as countrywide blockade of BNP underway.Two buses were torched in front of RAJUK office and another at Tantibazar.Confirming the matter to banglanews, fire fighter Ziaur Rahman said four units were sent to douse the fire.BDST: 1445

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia criticized and protested the arrest of private satellite television channel Ekushey TV (ETV) chairman Abdus Salam.She condemned the arrest in a statement sent to the media on Tuesday.The statement said that freedom of

DHAKA: A person was detained while leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, locked into clashes with police in Shajadpur area of the city on Tuesday.The detainee was identified as Nazrul, a Shibir activist.Witness Shahadat Hossain Sumon told

SYLHET: A group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists, student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), locked into clashes with law enforcers in South Surma upazila in Sylhet.The clashes took place Tuesday morning on Sylhet-Dhaka highway in Telia area of the upazila.Witnesses

DHAKA: Dawn-to-dusk hartal in three districts—Rajshahi, Natore and Chapainawabganj—enforced by local units of BNP is underway on Tuesday.Banglanews24.com’s district and staff correspondents sent news items in this regard.Rajshahi: District BNP enforced the day-long hartal protesting

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Tuesday hinted that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia might be arrested if any murder case were filed against her.He also said that the home ministry was probing into the matter.BDST: 1301 HRS, JAN 06, 2015

DHAKA: More than 60 more pro-BNP lawyers were sued for attacking on police and injuring police constable at High Court premises on Monday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Shahbagh Thana Officer-In-Charge (OC) Sirajul Islam told banglanews that police filed the lawsuit with the Thana

RAJSHAHI: Chhatra Shibir activists beat up two law enforcers at Shalbagan area in city on Tuesday.Two critically injured constables Amjad and Shafiqul were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital in this regard.Quoting witnesses, spokesperson of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that incumbent Awami League government is trying to kill his party’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia.Rizvi, who is now undergoing treatment at city’s Apollo Hospitals, was talking to banglanews over telephone in the

NARAYANGANJ: At least 10 BNP leaders and activists, including district unit president of the party Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker, sustained injury as they locked into chase and counter-chase with law enforcers Tuesday morning.During the clash, Police detained five people, said a spot

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is confined at her Gulshan political office for the third consecutive day on Tuesday as law enforcers kept the exit gate locked up.She failed to come out of her office after trying reiteratedly on Monday afternoon. During the time, she fell sick as