DHAKA: A joint meeting of ruling Awami League will be held at party president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area on Friday.The members of parliament (MPs) of the metropolitans will attend the meeting slated to be held around 4:00pm.Thana level presidents and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Juba Dal president Moazzem Hossain Alal to jail after a five-day remand in two phases in a case over Bakshibazar clash. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Masud Ali Sheikh passed the order around 3:30pm.The court also denied the bail plea sought by

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad on Thursday claimed he did not snatch power after the murder of General Ziaur Rahman, the founder of BNP.“The power was bestowed on me to rule the country, I did not snatch it,” Ershad reiterated.He made the observations in a grand rally of

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday dismissed the defamation case filed against state minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki for her remarks against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.The Judge of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM)

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir activists hurled a petrol bomb in a passenger bus at Gabtoli in the capital as Jamaat enforced day-2 hartal on Thursday.Witnesses said Shibir activists brought out a sudden procession in the area at 10:10am and hurled a petrol bomb in a bus that left the bus on

DHAKA: Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Thursday as he suddenly fell sick at Habiganj prison. Earlier on Wednesday, the detained mayor was admitted at Habiganj Sadar Adhunik Hospital around

DHAKA: The second-day’s daylong hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami is underway across the country in a relaxed mood on Thursday. The party, one of the key allies of BNP-led alliance,  is observing the shutdown protesting the death sentence awarded to its acting secretary general ATM

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday claimed that the national crisis created by the January 5 national elections is grave now.“The January 5 national election has turned into the greatest farce in the history of the country. The problem that was created through that election

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday alleged that the national crisis that was created by the January 5 national election is grave now.She made the allegation while addressing a press conference, the third after the January 5 general election, at her Gulshan political office in

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the hearing of charge framing against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 45 other BNP leaders till January 29 in vehicle torching case.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court's Magistrate

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday filed a general diary (GD) with Chakbazar Thana in the city, seeking additional security on the days of appearing before court in graft cases.Advocate Zakir Hossain, on behalf of Khaleda, filed the GD at 1:00pm.Khaleda’s lawyer Advocate

DHAKA: The first day of 2-day hartal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is underway amid sporadic violence Wednesday.Hartal supporters set fire to a covered van from a sudden procession at capital’s Gendaria at 9:15am and fled the scene.Picketers vandalized few vehicles at Rayerbagh area of

GAZIPUR: The first day of two days’ nationwide hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, is being observed on Wednesday amid stray incidents of violence including vandalism, blasts.Protesting the death sentence of ATM Azhar, one of the top leaders of the party, for war crimes in 1971, the

BARISAL: An activist of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, bit off a member of special branch of police on Wednesday morning as he obstructed picketing during hartal.Protesting death penalty of Jamaat’s assistant secretary general ATM Azharul Islam, the party is

DHAKA: The countrywide hartal called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting International Crimes Tribunal’s death penalty to party’s assistant secretary general ATM Azharul Islam began on Wednesday morning. The shutdown began at 6:00am to and it would end at 5:30pm.  Party’s

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a private car in Dainik Bangla Intersection of the city ahead of hartal called by Jammat-e-Islami protesting death penalty to ATM Azharul on Tuesday. Witnesses said some hartal supporters, chanting ‘hartal hartal’, brought out a procession in the area and

DHAKA: A case has been filed against 43 BNP leaders, including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Dhaka City convener Mirza Abbas, with Paltan Thana for vandalism and arson.Officer-in-Charge of Paltan Thana Golam Morshed confirmed the matter to banglanews on Tuesday evening.The others BNP

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on a two-day fresh remand in a case filed with Turag Police Station for creating anarchy in city’s Bakshibazar area.Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim passed

DHAKA: Two cases were filed against some 50 BNP-Jamaat men over killing a female teacher during the violence of BNP-led 20-party alliance called hartal in Noakhali district.Sudharam Thana Sub-Inspector Masud Alam filed the cases under Special Power Act on Tuesday.The teacher,

DHAKA: Gazipur district BNP President Fazlul Haque Milon got two weeks anticipatory bail in a case of vandalism during hartal in Gazipur district on Saturday.The High Court bench of Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice M Bodruzzaman passed the order on Tuesday.Advocate Khandaker