DHAKA: The first day of the 72-hour hartal, called by BNP led 20-party alliance, is being marked on Sunday across the country amid stray incidents of blasts, vandalism and arson attacks, supplemented by nonstop blockade. The alliance called the shutdown protesting threats by ruling Awami

BRAHMANBARIA: Leaders and activists of BNP locked into a clash with police after a cocktail was hurled at Subarna Express Train on Sunday noon.Witnesses said BNP men hurled the cocktail, but none was hurt as all doors and windows of the train were closed.On information police rushed to

DHAKA: Two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, were caught red-handed while they attempted to set fire to vehicles in city’s Mirpur area.The incident took place at 8:00am on Sunday.Witnesses Alamgir Hossain and Sohrab Mia said that a group of

FENI: Pickets set fire to two vehicles and vandalized 10 more in the district town on Sunday morning, first day of the BNP-led 20-party alliance-enforced countrywide 72-hour hartal.Witnesses said that a group of the alliance supporters brought out a brisk procession on Trunk Road of the

DHAKA:  Law enforcers, in separate drives, detained at least 346 people, including 124 leaders-activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, in the capital and 10 districts across the country apprehending subversive activities during nationwide hartal.  In capital, police, in a 24-hour drive,

DHAKA: Police in a daylong drive detained 32 leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in the city in accusation of creating violence. The detainees include BNP cultural wing Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (JASAS) joint secretary. Dhaka Metropolitan Police

MEHERPUR: Miscreants exploded four hand-made bombs at the neighboring houses of two leaders of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami at Jorapukuria village under Gangni upazila of the district early Saturday. The explosion occurred around 2:00am at the houses of BNP leaders Tagar Ali

DHAKA: First day of the 72-hour hartal, called by BNP led 20-party alliance, is being marked on Sunday across the country protesting threats by ruling Awami League leaders to arrest BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and uproot her Gulshan political office. The fresh program of hartal started

COMILLA: Two passenger buses were torched by hartal-blockade supporters in Syedpur area under Burichong upazila of the district on early Sunday.Locals said that the hartal and blockade supporters set fire to two passenger buses in the area around 12:30am.The anarchists also blasted

SAVAR (DHAKA): At least 20 people were injured while two received burn injuries as hartal supporters torched a passenger bus in Ulail in Savar on Saturday night.The passengers of the bus said that a group of blockaders and hartal supporters set fire to the bus, Bikash Paribahan, in

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus in city’s New Market area on Saturday night amid the ongoing blockade led by BNP-led 20-party alliance.Fire Service sources said that a group of miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in the area around 7:45pm but no one was reportedly

GAZIPUR: The blockaders torched a covered-van in Tongi-Cheragali area of the district on Saturday night.Witnesses said that a gang of blockaders hurled a petrol bomb aiming at a covered-van in the area around 6:30pm.The van was caught fire and gutted soon.On information, the fire fighters

DHAKA: Police detained 13 female activists of BNP including six pro-BNP female lawyers from the gate of BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office on Saturday evening.Sources said that six pro-BNP lawyers were detained from the area around 6:30pm while they were coming out

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel handed over BNP joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed to Badda Thana police on Saturday afternoon.RAB media wing assistant director Maqsudul Haque told banglanews that RAB-1 handed over Rizvi to law enforcers around

DHAKA: Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday observed that effective dialogue is the only way to get rid of the prevailing political crisis.The former President made the observation while addressing a discussion meeting titled ‘National Talks to

DHAKA: Cable television and internet services at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office were disconnected this morning, hours after the power supply had been cut off on Saturday. The cable television connection was cut off around 11:00am, followed by the disconnection

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained 24 leaders-activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir from different places of the city. Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media Wing, confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained 24 leaders-activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir from different places of the city. Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media Wing, confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO) cut off power supply to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office of the city early Saturday. Generator has been being used since 4:00am as DESCO had cut off the electricity line at 2:42am. Confirming the matter to

DHAKA: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed from a house in city’s Baridhara area early Saturday. According to party sources, RAB picked up him around 2:30am. BNP chairperson’ press wing officer Shamsuddin Didar