Monday, 23 Dec, 2024

Politics

People reject farcical polls, claims Khasru

CHITTAGONG: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Adviser Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury claimed that the people of the country rejected the 10th parliamentary polls.The city BNP president made the immediate reaction after 10th national polls on Sunday afternoon.  He said the

48-hr hartal from Monday morning

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance has called 48-hour nonstop hartal across the country from Monday morning alongside the indefinite blockade programme demanding the cancellation of the 10th parliamentary polls.Dr Osman Faruk, Adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, made the

Shibir activist shot dead in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: A Chhatra Shibir activist was shot dead in Bhobanipur area under Lohagora upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The details identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Police sources said that law enforcers shot the Shibir activist while he was snatching a

Countrymen reject polls, claims BNP

DHAKA: Opposition BNP claimed that the people of the country rejected the 10th parliamentary elections amid boycotting by 18-prty alliance.Acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the assertion in a statement on Sunday.In the statement, he congratulated and thanked the

BNP-AL clash kills 1 in Feni

FENI: A Jubo Dal activist was killed in a clash with Juba League men in Sonagazi of the district at 10:30am Sunday as voting for 10th parliament is underway.The deceased was identified as Shahid Ullah Musa, 28.Sources said that BNP activists tried to loot polling center while Awami League

Juba Dal man succumbs

LALMONIRHAT: A Juba Dal activist, who sustained injuries in a clash between Awami League-BNP on Saturday, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, 35, son of Khairul Islam in Rasulpur village of Baurar Union of the

Kaliakoir Jamaat Ameer among 9 held

GAZIPUR: Police, in 24-hour drive, held nine Jamaat men including Kaliakoir Upazila unit Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami from several Thanas of the district between Saturday night and Sunday morning in a case for killing a truck driver by petrol bomb.The detainees are---- Kaliakoir Upazila

Jamaat man killed in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI: A Jamaat activist was shot dead in a clash with police in Bepartali Alim Madrasa polling center under Khalisha Chapani Union of the district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 35, a lecturer of Khalisha Sotokhata Fazil Madrasa.Sourceses said that

BNP observing polls through TV

DHAKA: Senior leaders of opposition BNP were observing the overall election situation through watching television.Beside, through contacting with party leaders and activities over cell phone, the leaders are trying to make its vote-resist movements a success.A reliable source of BNP

Bomb blasted in 10 city vote centers

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails and bombs in 10 polling centers in seven constituencies in the capital early Sunday, just two hours before of voting starts.Witnesses said that the miscreants blasted cocktails at ten vote centers including Islambad Ashrafi high School, Rahamatganj

Cocktail blasted in 15 Sylhet centres

SYLHET: Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir activists blasted cocktails in 15 polling centres of Zaintapur and Biswanath upazilas of the district on Saturday night.Local sources said Shibir activists blasted cocktails at five centres of Zaintapur upazila at around 10:00pm and tried set fire to

Voting postponed in 4-centre of Comilla

COMILLA: Election Commission (EC) has postponed voting in four polling centres in Manoharganj upazila of the district as BNP-Jamaat activists’ attack destroyed election equipments here on Saturday night.The centres were Batabaria Primary School of Saraspur union, Boro Chandpur Primary

BNP leader killed in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR: A local BNP leader was killed in a clash with police while attacking a polling centre to take control of it in the sadar upazila of the district at around 1:00am Sunday.The deceased was identified as Babul Hossain, 40, president of ward-1 BNP of Chehelgazi union of the sadar

VVIPs stay away from polling booth

DHAKA: For various reasons, the crem de la crem of Bangladesh will not be able to cast their vote in the 10th national elections on Sunday. Among the VVIPs who will not be able to exercise their franchise are President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, BNP Chairperson Khaleda

Shibir attack injures 9 cops in Jessore

JESSORE: At least nine law enforcers were injured as Jamaat-Shibir men attacked a police van at Chandua village under Manirampur upazila of the district on Saturday night.Witnesses said a group of Jamaat-Shibir activists suddenly attacked and vandalized a police vehicle, while they were

Jamaat’s money behind int’l influences yields no result

DHAKA: Awami League government is not ready to spend money behind creating International opinion in favor of carrying on the trial of the war criminals.     “We don’t need to spend money in UK and USA because our leaders in those countries are enough to lobby with lords and

Cocktails blasted in city

DHAKA: At least seven cocktails were blasted by activists of Jamaat-Shibir in Lalmatia area of the capital on Saturday afternoon.Witnesses said a group of Jamaat-Shibir men blasted seven cocktails from a sudden procession in the area around 4:00pm and fled the scene.On information, police

8 polling centres torched in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA: Miscreants torched some eight polling centres in the district a day before the 10th parliamentary elections. The incidents took place around 11.00pm Friday to 1:00pm on Saturday.The tainted polling centres are Tindaho Primary School and Bangabandhu Girls’ High School of Sadar

Passenger bus torched in city

DHAKA: A passenger bus was torched by miscreants at Gabtoli Bus Terminal in the capital on Saturday afternoon.Witnesses said a group of miscreants set fire at a parked passenger bus in the area around 2:30pm and fled the scene.Within a short span of time, the locals and law enforcers

Cop-picketer clash in Bhola, hurt 10

BHOLA: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between law enforcers and hartal-blockade supporters in Charnoabad and Homeopath College area of the district on Saturday morning.Witnesses said that hartal-blockade supporters brought out a procession in the area and set fire to tyres on