DHAKA: Joint forces held 65 blockaders the second day of 83-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance while they were picketing on Sunday afternoon.Sources said that they were picked up by law enforcers from Dhaka-Bogra highway in Shahjahanpur area around 1:30pm.BDST: 1455 HRS, DEC 22,

DINAJPUR: Joint forces arrested 49 activists and leaders Jamaat-e-Islami, Chhatra Shibir and BNP form different areas of the district between Saturday midnight and early Sunday.Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) personnel, in nightlong drive, picked up

CHITTAGONG: Chhatra Dal, the student wing of opposition BNP, called dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Monday protesting the arrest of its acting president.City Chhatra Dal assistant general secretary SM Salauddin made the announcement in a protest rally in support of blockade in

LALMONIRHAT: Police held secretary of upazila unit Chhatra Shibir, the wing student of Jamaat-e-Isami, from Mohishkhocha bazar under Aditmari upazila of the district on Saturday morning. The arrestee was identified as Anwarul Islam Rana, 23, secretary of Aditmari upazila unit Chhatra

DHAKA: The 83-hour blockade of 18-party alliance is underway across the country for second consecutive day on Sunday amid stray incidents of picketing. The alliance is observing the blockade demanding cancellation of schedule of 10th general election.Blockaders blasted 10 cocktails in

DHAKA: Blockaders blasted 10 cocktails in capital’s Karwan Bazar area on Sunday, the second day of 83-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance.Witnesses said miscreants hurled the cocktails from the roof of a building located at west side of Karwan Bazar underpass at around 7:00am.None

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shut the door of consensus.The BNP leader made the allegation while talking to journalists at party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Ghulshan party office in the

BARGUNA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called a daylong hartal in the district after police detained district Jamaat Ameer on Saturday noon.The leader is Nayeeb-e-Ameer of the party Abu Jafar M Saleh.The Jamaat leader was arrested from Kathaltali area under Pathar Ghata upazila of the

HILI (DINAJPUR): Some 23 BNP men, including the municipality BNP president, were sued on Saturday on charge of vandalizing a truck and throwing petrol bombs to it in Hili area.A truck driver under filed the case under speedy trial act.Two Chhatra Dal leaders were arrested immediately

CHITTAGONG: Opposition BNP Vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman on Saturday firmly criticized Pakistan’s stand over execution of war crimes convict Jamaat leader Quader Mollah.The BNP leader also termed the stance as wicked and out of diplomatic courtesy.He came up with the observation while

SIRAJGANJ: Activists of Jamaat and Shibir assaulted an Awami League leader at Bahuly village under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday.The injured is Awami League Shialkot Union Parishad unit law affairs secretary Abdul Wahab, 38, son of late Abdul Kuddus. He is also General Manager

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) police held Bajlul Karim Chowdhury Abed, acting president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of opposition BNP, on Saturday afternoon.A team of DB police detained the JCD leader from city’s Elephant Road area around 2:30pm while they were

BOGRA: Pickets went berserk in Shahjahapur area of the district and Jundah, Maheshpur areas of Palashbari of Gaibandha district during blockade hours on Saturday morning.At least 15 vehicles were vandalized and four others were torched by blockaders.Witnesses said the blockaders attacked

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Presidium Member Mujibul Haque Chunnu, also Youth and Sports Affairs, on Saturday said Jatiya Party (Rowshan) would join election to ensure constitutional continuity.He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after a meeting with JP presidium

LALMONIRHAT: Joint forces in a drive held three BNP activists from Patgram Upazila of the district on Saturday.The detainees are- Enamul Haque, Abu Saeed Mithu and Ekramul Hossain.Confirming the matter, Police Super Habibur Rahman told banglanews, “They were wanted in several cases

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir activists, the wing student of Jamaat-e-Islami, torched a covered van and a leguna in Kazla area of Jatrabari in capital on Saturday morning. Besides they exploded 8/10 cocktails, but no casualties were reported. Witnesses said to banglanews that at around 10:30am,

TANGAIL: District BNP is observing half day hartal in sadar upazila of the district on Saturday in protest against murder of Rafiqul Islam Faruqe, the UP chairman Dhaina and BNP’s vice president of the upazila.Besides 83-hour roads-rail-waterways barricade, called by 18-party alliance,

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails in several spots of the capital during the blockade of 18-party on Saturday morning.Witnesses said that miscreants blasted 10 cocktails in Ray Saheb Bazaar area in front of Labaid Hospital. Meanwhile, police opened fire to disperse them.Katwali thana

SIRAJGANJ: 18-party activists torched two goods-laden trucks on Bangabandhu Bridge west link road in the district early Saturday during their 83-hour blockade. Witnesses and police sources said that blockaders set fire in a paddy-laden Dhaka-bound truck at around 03:00am in the

CHITTAGONG: The first day of 83-hour long blockade, called by 18-party alliance, is underway in the port city on Saturday.Sources said that no picketers, procession or rally were seen. Besides, no untoward situation was reported.Meanwhile, Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border