DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students wing Islami Chhattra Shibir staged demonstration in the city on Saturday morning.Protesting the Supreme Court’s verdict on Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee, they brought out a brisk procession and held a short

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers, in a night-long drive, nabbed 23 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir from various spots of the district on Friday night. Amongst the detainees, five were held from Sadar Upazila, three from Kalaroa, eight from Shyamnagar, four from

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance will hold a secretary general level meeting to discuss the country’s ongoing political situation and to fix next course of action plan on Saturday afternoon.  The meeting will be held at the BNP’s Nayapaltan office around 5:00pm.  With BNP acting

DHAKA: A joint meeting of Awami League Central Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the ruling party and its advisory council, is going to be held on Saturday afternoon.  The meeting will start at 5:00pm Gono Bhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim opined that the incumbent government passed the 16th amendment to make Supreme Court Judges spotless.  The Minister came up with the assertion while addressing a program titled ‘International Homeopathy Conference-14’ at

FENI: Some 65 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir were sued for their alleged involvement in obstructing police from discharging their duties and vandalism during Hartal in the district. The case was filed with Feni Model Thana on Thursday night.

KHULNA: Police detained a women leader of Jamaat-e-Islami and six activists of Chhatra Shibir from Sonadanga Thana road area of the district on Friday morning.  The detainees are - Mohammad Nagar Mahila Kamil Madrasa principal also Jamaat’s women leader Humayra Begum, Shibir activists

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers, in separate drives at different upazilas of the district, detained six activists of Jamaat-Shibir including Tala upazila unit Jamaat secretary Maulana Mafidul Islam early Friday. Of the detainees, two including Maulana Mafidul Islam from Tala, one from Debhata,

DHAKA: The Detective Branch officials of Dhaka Metropolitan Police early Friday detained seven people, including Tasnim, the acting Ameer of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned Islamic outfit. Deputy Commissioner of DMP Media Center Masudur Rahman confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Basiri will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday. BNP chairperson’s media wing official Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews. He said that the envoy would pay a courtesy visit to Khaleda Zia at her

FROM NATIONAL PARLIAMENT: Third session of the 10th National Parliament will end Thursday. Thirteen bills were tabled in the parliament during the session and five of those, including the much-talked-about the 16th Amendment Bill to Constitution were passed.  After the amendment,

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to visit Jamalpur on September 27 instead of September 25. Chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday afternoon. Party sources said Khaleda Zia would address a rally, organized by

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case of torching and obstructing police to perform their duty in the city. Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Alamgir Kabir passed the order after the BNP leader

DHAKA: Long tailbacks were seen at different areas of the capital while there was no picketing during first six hours of Thursday’s hartal.The hartal, enforced by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, protesting Supreme Court appeal verdict that sentenced Delawar Hossain Sayedee to

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s rally in Brahmanbaria district, which was scheduled to be held on September 22, has been rescheduled. The rally will now be held on September 23, says a party press release on Thursday.The release signed by BNP assistant-office secretary Asadul

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay tribute at the grave of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also founding President of Bangladesh, at Tungipara here on the National Mourning Day on Friday.A helicopter carrying the premier will land here at 10:00am.Jahangir Alam,

SYLHET: Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students’ wings Islami Chattra Shibir brought out brisk processions, vandalized vehicles here on Thursday morning moments after a 24-hour hartal commenced.The party enforced a countrywide 24-hour hartal beginning from 6:00am

NARAYANGANJ: Activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, vandalized at least 10 vehicles here on Thursday morning during 24-hour hartal.They, however, were also seen locked into clashes with police at that time after which the law enforcers detained

SATKHIRA: Police detained some 18 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students’ wing Islami Chhattra Shibir from different places of the district early Thursday.Of the detainees, eight were held from Kalaroa upazila, five at Sadar, and two each at Shyamnagar and

GAZIPUR:  Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir set fire at pile of cotton on rail track and blasted cocktails in front of Sadar thana gate in the district.The party is observing nationwide hartal from 6:00am on Thursday protesting Supreme Court verdict that sentenced