DHAKA: Some miscreants torched a passenger-laden bus in front of Tejgaon Women College in the city on Sunday afternoon.However, none was injured in the incident at around 3:30pm as all passengers got down from the bus.The incident created great panic in the area and bars the vehicle

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia expressed strong determination on attending in Monday’s rally ignoring all barricades and obstacles.Her advisor Shawkar Mahmud made the remark to journalist after meeting her at Gulshan political office on Sunday afternoon.Huge numbers of police have

DHAKA: Riot police have been also added with the additional security forces in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office on Sunday noon.The security has been boosted up as BNP chairperson is scheduled to join the party programs declared to observe the day. Ruling Awami

DHAKA: Infuriated over Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) ban on gathering, leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) will take position and stay alert in every ward of Dhaka city.The party decided to hold no rally in the city on Monday due to DMP’s ban.AL Joint Secretary Mahbubul

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a bus of New Vision at Purana Paltan in the capital at 1:40am Sunday amid tensed situation.None was reportedly hurt but the bus gutted wholly before fire fighters rushed to the spot, said witnesses.BDST: 1407 HRS, JAN 04, 2015

DHAKA: Police detained at least 10 BNP activists following a clash with the BNP men in front of the party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office at city’s Gulshan area on Sunday.Five of the detainees are pro-BNP lawyers - Arifa, Jesmin Aktar, Eliza Akter, Nasrin and

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists will bring out procession and stage demonstration at in all wards of the city protesting foiling 20-party’s January 5 rally and besieging Khaleda Zia.Reliable sources in the party confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier on Saturday night, huge

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) police on Saturday night raided the rented house of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.Later police cordoned off the house at capital’s Uattara, though Fakhrul was not at home then.Caretaker of the house Abu Kalam Kazal told

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to be cordoned off at his Gulshan office till January 6.Sources said Khaleda opted to go to Naya Paltan central office on Saturday night on information of government plan to besiege her residence on January 4.As Khaleda’s plan was also

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) Police took BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi to hospital after he fell sick at Naya Paltan central office on Saturday mid night.Duty manager of Apollo Hospitals confirmed that Rizvi has been taken to there for treatment. Besides, police locked

DHAKA: Top BNP leaders went into hiding as police raided their residences on Saturday night ahead of January-5 rally.Meanwhile, huge number of law enforcers cordoned the Gulshan office of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia where she has been under high surveillance since Saturday midnight.

Dhaka: Huge numbers of law enforcers have cordoned the Gulshan office of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia where she has been under high surveillance since Saturday midnight.  Police men wanted to guide Khaleda up to her nearby Gulshan residence, but Khaleda wanted not to move with them.

DHAKA: BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to address a discussion meeting in London over January 5 national elections.The BNP leader will address the discussion meeting titled ‘Democracy Murder Day’ in the Atrium London Auditorium around 6:00pm (London local time)

CHITTAGONG: Jatiya Party (JP) Secretary General (SG) Ziauddin Bablu has been taken to hospital in Chittagong after he faced a cardiac arrest.He was out of danger, said a competent source from the hospital.BDST: 2055HRS, JAN 03, 2014

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud commented that none but Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia had made herself ‘minus’ from politics.He made the statement Saturday noon while addressing a discussion titled

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is determined to join the January 5 street movement ignoring all kind of government restrictions. She will come out of her Gulshan residence this time and join the programme, said a competent source of the party. Khaleda Zia wants to stay besides the

DHAKA: The leaders of pro-BNP lawyers’ platform Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum (JAF), UK unit are apparently disobeying the orders of BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman on formation of a full committee of JAP. Tarique, also elder son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, asked the leaders

CHITTAGONG: An Awami League (AL) activist was shot dead by miscreants in Kanchana Fultala area under Satkania upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Jamal Uddin, 32, son of Badi Alam.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Satkania Thana Khaled Hossain told banglanews that four miscreants

FENI: At least 20 people including local traders were injured in a clash between Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and law enforcement agency personnel on Friday afternoon.Traffic plying on Shahid Shahidullah Kaiser road was halted for around two and a half hours due to the clash.Witnesses

DHAKA: Terming BNP leaders and activists as “Paper Tigers” incumbent Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif on Friday said they would not be in the field on January 5 though they are now threatening the government.He made the assertion while briefing the