Saturday, 11 Jan, 2025

Politics

Khaleda reaches Brahmanbaria

FROM KHALEDA’S MOTORCADE: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson, also chief of 20-party alliance, Khaleda Zia reached Brahmanbaria on Tuesday to attend a party rally. The BNP chief is scheduled to address the rally at Niaz Muhammad High School playground around 4:00pm.

‘Khaleda-Tareque won’t be exempted’

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu categorically said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia nad her elder son Tarique Rahman won’t be exempted for the grenade attack on August 21. “Today or tomorrow, they will be considered as the collaborators who tried to kill PM Sheikh Hasina,”

Khaleda Zia on way to B’baria

DHAKA: BNP chairperson, also leader of 20-party alliance, Khaleda Zia has started her journey from Gulshan residence at 11:40am to participate the rally at Brahmanbaria.Khaleda’s motorcade is scheduled to reach at Brahmanbaria circuit house around 3:00pm via Farmgate-Naya

Khaleda Zia on way to B’baria

DHAKA: BNP chairperson, also leader of 20-party alliance, Khaleda Zia has started her journey from Gulshan residence at 11:40am to participate the rally at Brahmanbaria.Khaleda’s motorcade is scheduled to reach at Brahmanbaria circuit house around 3:00pm via Farmgate-Naya

Khaleda to visit B’baria Tuesday

BRAHMANBARIA: BNP chairperson, also leader of 20-party alliance, Khaleda Zia will visit the district on Tuesday to attend a party rally here.The BNP chief will address the rally at Niaz Muhammad High School playground at 3:00pm.Local unit of BNP have taken all-out preparation to make

PM wasting state money, says Fakhrul

DHAKA: BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been wasting state money by taking 180-member delegation with her to participate in the General Assembly of United Nations (UNGA).The spokesperson for the party

Compensation from 2 secys, 3 judges demanded

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon sent a legal notice to two secretaries and three judges demanding compensation for ‘unlawful’ 8-day imprisonment for setting fire on a bus.Mentioning a claim of Tk 5 core, the notice said legal action would be taken

BNP-cop chase, counter chase hurts 5

CHUADANGA:  At least five people were injured in chase and counter-chase between police and BNP leaders-activists in Chuadanga on Monday centering pro-hartal procession.Sources told banglanews that at least five BNP men were injured at that time while police detained more

Deposition against Khaleda adjourned till Oct 13

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday adjourned the recording of deposition against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia until October 13 in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.Justice Basudeb Roy of the court Special Judge-3, the makeshieft court set up at Alia Madrasa ground, passed

Youth sustains bullet injury in city

DHAKA: A youth sustained bullet injury in police firing during the countywide hartal called by 20-party alliance on Monday.The injured was identified as M Hanif Jony, 25, live in Kadamtala Basabo area in Rajarbagh.Hanif said he went to the BNP possession with his friend in Madartek Bazar

Review 16th amend bill

FROM NAYA PALTAN: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) urged President Abdul Hamid not to sign the Constitution (16th amendment) Bill and send it to the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) for reconsideration.During the BNP-led 20-party alliance called countrywide hartal, BNP joint-secretary general

36 BNP-Jamaat men held in Jessore

JESSORE: Police, in separate drives, detained 36 activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami from separate areas including the town on Monday.Assistant Superintendent of police Reshma Sharmin of Jessore district said law enforcers detained the people from

Khaleda’s trial deferment plea rejected

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday rejected the time petition, filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, seeking deferment of the recording deposition in the two cases, Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust graft cases.Justice Basudeb Roy of the court Special Judge-3 ordered to continue to take

Stray incidents mark 20-party hartal

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance observed daylong hartal across the country amid stray incidents on Monday.The alliance enforced the nationwide strike from 6:00am to 6:00pm protesting restoration of the Parliament’s authority to impeach judges of the Supreme Court.In support of

7 Chhatra Dal activists held in DU

DHAKA: Police detained seven activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Dhaka University area on Monday morning during the BNP-led 20-party’s daylong hartal. The detainees are- Shafiqul Islam, 25, Khorshed Alam, 38, Riadh, 23, Tanjilul Rahman Labib, 22, Mostafiz, 22, Soikat

12 trucks vandalized in C'nawabganj

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Hartal supporters vandalized at least 12 trucks in new truck terminal area of the district early Monday morning.The incident took place in the area around 12:30pm during Jamaat-e-Islami’s last phase 24-hr hartal. Drivers of the trucks told banglanews the goods-laden

Blasts in Sylhet JCD procession hurt 5

SYLHET: Five people were injured in multiple cocktail blasts during a clash between two fractions of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) in the divisional city on Monday morning.Spot account said a clash ensued between newly-formed JCD committee and deprived Chhatra Dal leaders when

3 held from JCD possession in city

DHAKA: Police detained three Chhatra Dal activists from a hartal possession of 20-party alliance at Shahbagh and Dhaka University Arts faculty area on Monday.Sub-inspector (SI) Subrata Haldar of Shahbagh Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.The BNP-led 20-party alliance have been

Jamaat’s hartal ends, 20-party hartal begins

DHAKA: The final phase of 48-hour hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, ended across the country on Monday morning amid stray incidents while the daylong hartal called by BNP-led 20-party alliance, began from this morning.The alliance is enforced the nationwide strike protesting restoring

Alimuddin wins Fulgazi by-polls

FENI: Ruling Awami League backed candidate Alimuddin won in the by-election of Fulgazi upazila in the district on Sunday.AL candidate bagged 47,264 votes with the symbol ‘Pen and Ink’ while his nearest BNP-backed candidate Mahtabuddin Chowdhury Minar got 2,089 votes with