Friday, 04 Apr, 2025

Politics

Khaleda urges youths to join demo

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urged the youths of the country to join the movement to oust incumbent government.She made the remarks in a view exchange meeting with the leaders of Facebook based online activists’ organization ‘Blue Band Call’ at her political office in

Fakhrul, 25 others charge hearing Dec 24

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday deferred the charge hearing till December 24 against 26 BNP leaders, including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in vandalism and torching case.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Judge Tareq Moinul Islam Bhuiyan passed

53 accused arrested in Sylhet

SYLHET: A total of 53 accused of different cases were arrested from different areas of the district in a special drive between Saturday morning and Sunday morning. Police did not disclose the identities of the arrestees. According to a press release sent in the evening, they are accused

Daylong hartal in Manikchhari Monday

KHAGRACHHARI: Locals under the banner of ‘Sarbodoliyo Sochetan Nagorik Committee’ called a daylong hartal for Monday in Manikchhari upazila of the district.They will observe the hartal protesting the killing of a school teacher on Saturday night in the upazila.Manikchhari Upazila

20-party threatens non-stop demo

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance threatened of waging non-stop movement if the government hikes price of power and gas.After a secretary generals level meeting of the alliance, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the forewarning while talking to journalists on

Canadian envoy to meet Khaleda Monday

DHAKA: The Canadian High Commissioner Heather Cruden will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night. The meeting will be held at BNP chairperson’s political office in city’s Gulshan at 8:30pm. BNP press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews

Habiganj AL leader crushed under train

HABIGANJ: A ruling Awami League leader Murshed Kamal Moshahid (36) was crushed under the wheels of an inter-city train at Harashpur Railway Station in Madhabpur of the district on Sunday. The accident took place at 10:45am on Dhaka-Sylhet railway track. Moshahid was joint-secretary of

Latif Siddique denied bail

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday denied bail petition of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed against him for hurting religious sentiment.The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order after hearing on his bail petition.  Earlier in the day, Lawyer

20-party secretary-level meeting Sunday

DHAKA: A meeting of secretary-general level of 20-party alliance is scheduled to be held at BNP's Nayapaltan central office on Sunday.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will chair the meeting to be begun at 1:00pm in the day.The 20-party alliance include

‘Khaleda may be arrested anytime!’

DHAKA:  BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday expressed apprehension that party chairperson Khaleda Zia may be arrested anytime.The BNP senior leader was addressing a discussion organized by ‘Deshnetri Parishad in city’s National Press Club to mark the

Outgoing Saudi envoy meets Khaleda at 8pm

DHAKA: Outgoing Saudi ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi is set to meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night. Sources told banglanews that the meeting will be held at Khaleda Zia’s residence in city’s Gulshan area at 8:00pm. Confirming the matter, BNP

3 JCD men hurt in cocktail blast

DHAKA: Three activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in cocktail blast in front of BNP central office at capital’s Nayapaltan on Saturday noon. Some unidentified miscreants blasted two cocktails in the area and fled the scene, leaving the trio injured, said witnesses.

41 arrested in Habiganj

HABIGANJ: Police, in special drives, arrested a total of 41 accused in different cases across the district between Friday midnight and Saturday morning. Assistant superintendent of police (Habiganj Sadar)Masudur Rahman Monir confirmed the matter to banglanews. Of the arrestees, 38

Cocktail exploded in front of BNP office

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted a cocktail in front of BNP central office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Saturday. Sources told banglanews that the explosion took place around 11:30am. Someone, who couldn’t be identified during the blast, hurled the cocktail there, a spot account said.

Fakhrul terms PM speech indecent

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the speech of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban press briefing is indecent and offensive. The BNP leader on Saturday made the comment at a press conference at BNP

UP member stabbed dead in Patuakhali

PATUAKHALI: A Union Parishad (UP) councilor was stabbed to death by some miscreants in Basak Bazar area of Sadar upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased was identified as M Nasir Hawlader, 38, Madarbunia UP councilor and local Awami League leader, hailed from Pakhiya village of

BNP calls press conference Saturday

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will address a press conference on Saturday. The conference will be held at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office in city around 11:00am. The senior party leaders also will attend the conference. The

Khaleda terms democracy unsafe

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday claimed that the democracy earned by the sacrifice of hundreds of martyrs, is not safe yet. She also slammed the government saying the activities of incumbent government are showing characteristics of autocracy and partiality. Khaleda Zia

No hartal in Islami Andolon progs

DHAKA: Islami Andolon Bangladesh leaders on Friday announced different programs from December 9, 2014 to March 18 in 2015, though they have no plan for hartal. Party Ameer and Chormonai Pir Mufti Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim declared the program from a rally after Jumma prayers. Earlier,

Fakhrul terms Hasina ‘neo-autocrat’

DHAKA: Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ‘neo-autocrat’, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged countrymen to take oath not to spare her and force her to arrange a universally acceptable election. The senior BNP leader made the assertions in a