DHAKA: Law enforcers removed two sand-laden trucks from in front of BNP Chairperson Khaleda’s Gulshan house on Thursday evening.For last five days, police kept five trucks including two sand-laden trucks in front of the roads of opposition leader’s house to obstruct haulage.Law

PIRGANJ (RANGPUR): Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Thursday afternoon urged the people of Rangpur to cast their votes for the electoral symbol of Awami League ‘Boat’ for country’s continuous betterment.While addressing a public meeting in Pirganj as part of

DHAKA: Some unidentified miscreants blasted four crude bombs in front of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence.The incident took place around 7:00pm on Thursday.BDST: 1918 HRS, JAN 02, 2013Edited by: Golam Rosul, Newsroom Editor

DHAKA: At least five people were injured as several crude bombs were exploded at the election rally of Awami League (AL) candidate Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin, at city’s Islambagh on Thursday afternoon.  Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Ward no. 24 unit Awami League president M Ekramul Sarwar

BOGRA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called 48-hour hartal in the district from Saturday morning protesting confinement of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.District 18-party alliance convener Saiful Islam made the announcement after a protest rally on Thursday afternoon.The shutdown

RAJSHAHI: Blockaders hurled four cocktails aiming motorcade of Awami League Presidium Member Mohammad Nasim on Thursday noon.Witnessed said the cocktails were exploded near the motorcade around 12:15pm while the AL leader was going to Charghat of the district to join an election

DHAKA: A delegation of BNP parliamentary party has got appointment to meet President M Abdul Hamid on Friday afternoon. Confirming the matter, opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque said the President office has given them time to meet at 4:00pm.On Thursday morning, a delegation of

SYLHET: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called 36-hour hartal in the district from Saturday morning in protest against ‘confinement’ of the party chief Khaleda Zia.Convener of district 18-party alliance MA Haque, also president of the city BNP, made the announcement of the

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered huge firearms and ammunitions from Awami League rival candidate Sayeedur Rahman Shaheed alias Shaheed commissioner early Thursday.Sources said that acting on a tip off, RAB conducted a two-hour long drive at his Gendaria residence

DHAKA: Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque Thursday said that BNP urged intervention of speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury to restore the protocol of opposition leader, also BNP chairperson Khaldea Zia.“During the meeting with the house speaker, we expressed our concern about the

CHANDPUR: The half-day hartal, called by 18-party alliance, is underway in the district on Thursday.The movement of all internal and long-route busses was halted but rail services remained normal.    No untoward incident was reported yet. Earlier, 18-party called half day hartal for

MAGURA: BNP-led 18- party alliance started observing a 36-hour hartal in the district from Thursday morning in protest against the confinement of Khaleda Zia and demanding release of their central leaders.    Any picketing, procession or rally, in support of hartal, was not seen in the

DHAKA:  A fire broke out at passenger bus of Bihanga Paribahan in Sony Cinema Hall area at Mirpur section-1 in the capital on Thursday morning.The incident took place at 10:00am.But police and witnesses gave separate description of the fire incident.Witnesses said miscreants intercepted

DHAKA: Awami League and Jatiya Party are set o deliver their election-speech on Bangladesh Television (BTV), the state owned television channel, on Thursday evening ahead of the 10th national elections.Besides, four-parties-----Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF), Bangladesh Workers Party,

DHAKA: The indefinite blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway across the country for the second straight day on Thursday amid stray incidents of cocktails explosion.Miscreants exploded a pair of cocktails at Topkhana road near to the secretariat on Thursday morning, the

DHAKA: Some activists of Dhaka city (east) unit of Chhatra Shibir, a student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, brought out a brisk procession in support of indefinite blockade called by 18-party alliance in Shipahibagh area in the capital early Thursday.Later, they tried to create panic among

KALIAKOIR, GAZIPUR: Three people sustained serious burn injuries as blockaders hurled petrol bombs at a vegetable-laden truck in Safipur Bazar area under Kalialoir Upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The ill-fated persons are---Moksed Ali, 31, Alamgir Hossain, 40 and Lokman

DHAKA: A delegation of BNP parliament party led-by opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque is set to meet Jatiya Sangshad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Thursday morning.The meeting will be held at Jatiya Sangshad Bhaban around 10:30am.  During the meeting, postponement of the

DHAKA: Miscreants exploded a pair of cocktails at Topkhana road near to the secretariat on Thursday morning, the second day of indefinite blockade called by BNP-led 18-party alliance.Witnesses said two cocktails were blasted in front of Boishakhi Restaurant of Topkhana road at around

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir activists and blockaders blasted several cocktails in city’s Shahbagh and Uttara on Wednesday night.In Shahbagh: Witnesses said a group of Shibir activists riding motorbike hurled seven cocktails in front of BIRDEM hospital at 7:30pm. Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh