BOGRA: District Jamaat-e-Islami has called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Thursday protesting the arrest of district unit Ameer Principal Shahbuddin and many other party activists.District Nayeb-e-Ameer Moulana Alamgir Hussain declared the hartal on Wednesday noon.Earlier in the day, law

DHAKA: Additional security forces, which were deployed surrounding the residence of opposition leader Khaleda Zia, have been withdrawn.The additional police and RAB personnel were withdrawn on Wednesday noon.At present, one platoon of police and members of Chairperson Security Forces

RANGPUR: Joint forces, in separate drives, nabbed 21 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from different upazilas of the district between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.Officer-in-Charge of Rangpur Kotwali Thana Shabuddin Khalifa told banglanews that police are looking into whether

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday categorically said Jamaat-e-Islami is a terrorist organization as they attacked his residence.The minister came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at his secretariat office.He said, “I earlier termed that Jamaat is a

BOGRA: Police, in a 24-hour drive, held 77 leader of Jamaat-e-Islami including its district unit Ameer from various spots of the district between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.Sources said that the detainees were allegedly involved in different subversive acts including vandalism,

DHAKA: The 60-hour countrywide hartal, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance observed amid stray incidents of killing, picketing, chase and counter chase and blasts.The opposition alliance extended 48-hour hartal demanding cancellation of the result of tenth parliamentary elections by

DHAKA: A woman, who sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled petrol bomb at a passenger bus in capital’s Paribagh area, succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shahina Akhter, 45, wife of Fakhru Zaman hailed from

DHAKA: British High Commissioner Robert Gibson is set to meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday evening.The meeting will be held at Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence around 7:00pm.A competent source of BNP said ongoing political crisis of the country will be discussed in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday categorically said BNP-Jamaat would not foil the unity of people and alliance as their anarchic activism couldn’t stop the 10th parliamentary polls.  The premier, also Wami League president, made the assertion after a meeting of the

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, alleged that attack on minorities is the real face of BNP-Jamaat alliance.Joy came up with the observation in a status update on social network site, Facebook on Monday.He said, “BNP-Jamaat cadres have attacked minorities in

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said anarchists are not protecting democracy rather they are establishing terrorism in the country by creating violence.The CEC chief came up with the assertion while talking to reporters at Dhaka Medical College

DHAKA: Railway Minister Mujibul Haque on Tuesday categorically said Kaleda Zia’s directions made the country’s railway under threat. The minister made the allegation while addressing an inaugural programme of newly innovated ‘train information display system’ at city’s Kamalapur

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, met with the President Abdul M Hamid for one and half an hour on Tuesday afternoon.The meeting was held at Bangabhaban, the official residence of the President, at around 4:15pm and it continued till 5:50pm.Press secretary

RAMGANJ (LAXMIPUR): Seven cases were filed against some 2,000 leaders and activists of BNP-led 18-party alliance on Tuesday on charge of creating violence at Ramganj upazila of the district during the 10th parliamentary polls.Sources said police filed the cases with Ramganj Sadar Thana

DHAKA: BNP vice-chairman Selima Rahman was picked up by law enforcers hours after she declared to extend 48-hour by 12-hour.Detectives held the BNP leader from her residence at Gulshan in the capital on Tuesday evening.  2 BNP central leaders held BDST: 1925 HRS, JAN 07, 2013Edited by:

SYLHET: The law enforcement agency arrested district (North) Jamaat Ameer Anwar Hossain and secretary Islam Uddin on Tuesday evening.Members of Detective Branch (DB) of Police detained them from Anwar’s residence in city’s Pathantula area around 5.00pm.  Family sources confirmed the

DHAKA: Warning opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance, ruling Awami League presidium member Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said if the opposition parties don’t stop violence, the government would go on hard line.The communications minister came up with the forewarning in a press conference at

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, will hold a meeting with 14-party leaders on Tuesday evening.The meeting will be held at premier’s official residence at   Ganobhaban at 6:00pm.Sheikh Hasina has already met with President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban

BHOLA: District Jubo Dal has called daylong hartal for Wednesday protesting the arrest of Bhola district Jubo Dal president Yarul Alam Liton.Executive member of central Jubo Dal Abdul Kader told banglanews that police arrested Yarul Alam Liton from Government Boys High School area around

JESSORE: Joint forces, in separate drives, held 85 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from different places of the district for their alleged involvement in violence during the 10th parliamentary polls.Sources said they were held from Sadar, Monirampur, Chaugachha and