DHAKA: Detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed and executive member Belal Ahmed from party’s Nayapaltan  office early Saturday.The law enforcers raided the office and seized documents, laptops and hard disk of computers

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance again called countrywide 72-hour non-stop blockade from 6:00am Saturday to press demand for caretaker government.BNP joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the blockade programme at around 9.30pm Friday.As per the announcement, the

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) on Friday announced party candidates to 299 constituencies for the upcoming 10th general election.As per the announcement, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad will compete in three constituencies; Lalmonirhaat-1, Rangpur-3 and Dhaka-17. Party sources said they did not

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) announced Friday the names of party candidates for the upcoming 10th parliament election.Party’s General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam made the announcement at AL Dhanmondi office in the evening. While addressing the press, he said the parliamentary board has

DHAKA: Opposition leader also BNP chairperson received a letter on Friday from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon which comprised urges to ease ongoing political gridlocks throughout the country.BNP Chairperson’s foreign affairs advisor Shamsher Mobin Choudhwry confirmed the

DHAKA: Two cases were filed against over 50 Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal leaders and activists including joint secretary general of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi with Paltan Thana on charge of throwing cocktails at police and attempt to murder them.Sub-Inspectors (SI) of Paltan Thana Monibur Rahman

DHAKA: Another youth, who suffered burn injuries when miscreants hurled petrol bomb in a bus at capital’s Matsya Bhaban area during 18-party’s nationwide blockade on Thursday, died on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Robin, 22, cousin of Nahid Morol, who was burnt to

DHAKA: Police filed two cases against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam among 16 opposition leaders & activists with Shahbah Thana bringing allegations of murder & instigating arsons.Sub-Inspector Sohel Rana filed the cases at 3:30pm Friday.Officer-in-Charge Sirajul Islam

DINAJPUR: Opposition BNP-led 18-party called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday in the district protesting attack, shops looting incident during blockade.District BNP General Secretary declared the programme at a press conference on Friday morning.Meanwhile, District BNP president Lutfar

CHITTAGONG: BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Sunday for protesting the arrest of BNP chairperson’s adviser Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin and its organizing secretary Golam Akhber Khandaker.BNP vice-chairman Abdullah Al-Mamun made the announcement after joining the `Ghaibana

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the election commission to cancel the schedule for next general elections declared on November 25.He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists before joining the `Ghaibana Namaz-e-Janaza` (funeral prayers

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a BRTC bus in front of Mirpur Bangla College in the city on Friday noon.Witnesses said that pouring petrol some youths set fire to the Abdullahpur-bound bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) at around 1:00pm and fled the scene.Darus Salam Thana

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Mohammad Ershad categorically said his party would not join the upcoming 10th general election if fair election environment was not created. He came with the observation in a view-exchange meeting with party nomination seekers at Emanuels Convention

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP declared to stage countrywide protest on Saturday demanding cancellation of declared election schedule; release of detained leaders and protesting cocktails blasts in front German Embassy.A reliable source in the party confirmed the matter to banglanews

PIROJPUR: At least three people were injured in a clash between police and hartal supporters in Milbari area under Zianagar upazila of the district on Friday during the 18-party enforced hartal.Sources said that in support of hartal, picketers brought out a hartal procession in the area

BOGRA: Main opposition BNP-led 18-party has called non-stop 36-hour hartal from 6:00am Sunday in Bogra which will disconnect northern districts from Dhaka.Bogra BNP president Saiful Islam called the hartal at 11:00am Friday demanding enlisting Tarique Rahman & national leaders of the

COX’S BAZAR: Main opposition BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday in the district. District BNP unit made the hartal announcement on Thursday night following death of Chakaria Jubo Dal organizing secretary Abdul Halim, who died in hospital after release from police

NARSINGDI: Two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were killed in an attack launched by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) men in Ghorashal Municipal area on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain Anu, 26, member of municipal unit BCL and Shamsul Haque Masum,

CHITTAGONG: Opposition BNP Chairperson Adviser Mir M Nasir Uddin was arrested from Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport on Thursday night.A team of police arrested him from the airport around 9:00pm while he was leaving Chittagong for Dhaka.Earlier in the day, a case was filed against BNP

DHAKA: At least 18 people including journalist, police and lawyer, sustained burn injuries as blockaders torched a passenger bus in front of Mathshya Bhaban in the capital on Thursday evening.The incident took place around 6:15pm.Sources said some miscreants got up and set fire to the bus