DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Saidur Rahman Shaheed alias Shaheed Commissioner with three foreign made pistols, 62 rounds bullets and three magazines from Gendaria area of the city early Tuesday.Operation officer of RAB-10 Fazle Rabbi confirmed the matter to banglanews.He

  RU: Chhatra League central committee formed an investigation committee to probe into the matter of Chhatra League’s attack on general students of Rajshahi University (RU). Vice president of Chhatra League central committee Joydev Nandi was made as chief of the 5-member committee.

DHAKA: BNP-led 19-party alliance Chief Begum Khaleda Zia, also chairperson of BNP, called for a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.The meet will be held at Westin hotel in Gulshan area of the city around 4:00pm.Maruf Kamal Khan, press secretary of BNP Chairperson, confirmed the matter

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid announced on Monday that the government would not spare those who indulged in violence at Rajshahi University on Sunday.  The minister gave the assurance while speaking to reporters in his secretariat office.     Nahid said, “I am ashamed

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold a press conference on Tuesday to brief journalists over several issues and next course of moment programs of the party. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, also former prime minister of the country, will speak at a press conference at Westin

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers held 10 Jamaat-Shibir activists from several places of Lohagora upazila of the district on Sunday.The detainees were accused for attacking Dr Abu Reza Mohammad Nezamuddin Nadvi on Friday last and creating violence in the police station.However, police held some

DHAKA: The High Court Monday granted eight weeks bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases over polls-time sabotage and vandalism.     An HC bench comprising Justice Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order after hearing on the

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers held 10 Jamaat-Shibir activists from several places of Lohagora upazila of the district on Sunday.The detainees were accused for attacking Dr Abu Reza Mohammad Nezamuddin Nadvi on Friday last and creating violence in the police station.However, police held some

DHAKA: The High Court Monday granted eight weeks bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases over polls-time sabotage and vandalism.     An HC bench comprising Justice Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order after hearing on the

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Monday quizzed BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed at Kashimpur Jail gate in a case filed against him for allegedly capturing a government abandoned house.     He was interrogated for grabbing a land worth Tk 300 crore in

JAMALPUR: A Juba Dal activist succumbed to his injuries at Mymensingh Sadar Hospital early Monday. The deceased was identified as Sujan, 30, son of Chan Khan and resident of Bhatara union under Sharishabari upazila of the district. Family sources claimed that Bhata union Awami League

DHAKA: The BNP-led 19-party alliance is set to hold protest rallies and processions in every thana units of the capital on Tuesday instead of Monday.BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi disclosed the programe schedule in a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan party office

DHAKA: A city leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed as a bus rammed him during a clash between members of Jamaat-Shibir and police at Sangbadik road in city’s Pallabi area on Monday morning. Belal Hossain, 50, was the Ameer of Jamaat’s Darus Salam Thana unit, banglanews correspondent

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Sunday rejected bail to BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed and advisor to Chairperson Khandaker Mahbub Hossain in a graft and explosive case respectively.    Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge M Jahurul Haque denied their bail petition after hearing. 

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) decided to investigate wealth acquired by former lawmaker also BNP leader Shahiduddin Choudhwry Anny following the allegations of illegal assets. The anti-graft watchdog decided to quiz BNP leader in a regular meeting on Sunday.ACC deputy

CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, will visit Satkania upazila of the district on March 1 to address a rally.District (South) Awami League general secretary Mofizur Rahman made the disclosure in a press conference at Chittagong Press Club on

SYLHET: Law enforcers, in special drives, nabbed 88 people from different areas of the district on charge of several allegations early Sunday.Additional Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police M Zidan Al Musa said the law enforcers detained some 14 from metropolitan area, 26

CHITTAGONG: At least 54 more member Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir were held form Chunati area under Lohagara upazila of the district for their alleged involvement in attacking ruling Awami League lawmaker Nadvi.Sources said that joint forces in a nightlong drive held them from the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has formed 56 committees to strengthen the spirit of the party members. The committees have been instructed to make a list of the persons who were active before and after the January 5 national election and people, who were killed and wounded

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir appeared before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Sunday in two cases filed for vandalism, arson and cocktail explosion. Fakhrul’s lawyer Joynul Abedin Mejbah confirmed it to banglanews. Metropolitan magistrate Shamsul