PATUAKHALI: Law enforcers nabbed 18 leaders and activists of BNP-led 18-party alliance from various thanas of the district on Sunday, ahead of 60-hour hartal from 6.00am Monday.Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Thana Monirul Islam told banglanews that police held nine leaders and activists of

NARAYANGANJ: Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan on Sunday said the next parliament elections would be held as per the constitution.The ruling lawmaker also said if BNP does not join, the interim government would be formed comprising others political parties.He came up with the assertion in

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday urged the western countries to return convicts in the jail killing case for executing the verdict of the High Court.Joy came up with the plea in a facebook status on Sunday noon. In the status, he said, “It is

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Sunday urged Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia to withdraw hartal and the door is open for talks.“Withdraw hartal and the door is open for talks,” she said.     The premier came up with the plea while

DHAKA: The grand rally organized by ruling Awami League a grand rally began at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Sunday afternoon marking the Jail Killing Day.Through recitation from the holy Quran, the rally started around 2:30pm with Deputy Leader of the parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury

DHAKA: Hartal supporters torched office of Juba League in Uttara sector-3 area of the capital on Sunday morning.Witnesses said that ridding on motorbike some youths set on fire at the office at around 9:00am and fled the scene.Later, locals doused the fire.Uttara (west) police station

DHAKA: Khelafat-e-Islami Bangladesh Amir Maulana Abul Hasanat Amini, also vice chairman of Islami Oikya Jote urged the government to arrest the prime mover of anti-Islamic activities within the country Nurul Islam Babul, chairman of Jamuna Group.Otherwise, they will be compelled to

DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Saturday alleged that the government has pushed the country to atrocity.The BNP leader made the assertion in a press briefing at the party headquarters in the evening.He said, “The government has become an autocrat

DHAKA: Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Saturday categorically said ministers of the incumbent cabinet would submit resignation letters soon to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Suranjit came up with the disclosure in a discussion meeting organized by Bangabandhu Sangskritik

HABIGANJ: Home Minister MK Alamgir categorically said next general election would be held in proper time.He also warned that those who would interrupt the elections would be prevented.Awami League lawmaker came up with the assertions in a civil society rally at District Parishad

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday reiterated that the next parliament elections would be held under the interim government.The adviser to the premier came up with the assertion while addressing a view-exchange meeting with local Awami League at

RAJBARI: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia not to enforce any hartal during public examinations—JSC, JDC and PSC—to save the academic life of the students.The premier came up with the plea while addressing a mass rally at Pangsha

DHAKA: The full verdict given by the High Court declaring the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami illegal as political party was published on Saturday.The concerned department of HC made public the verdict after signing the all three justices who passed the verdict.Jamaat lawyer Barrister

DHAKA: Local Government and Rural Development minister Syed Ashraful Islam categorically said new government would be formed by January in next year. The general secretary ruling Awami League came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after attending a program marking “the

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called another 3-day non-stop nationwide hartal from Monday demanding election-time non-party neutral government.BNP acting secretary general Mirza FAkhrul Islam Alamgir came up with announcement at BNP Chirperson’s Gulshan office on

FROM JOY’S MOTORCADE: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, arrived in Khulna by road on Saturday morning.Joy, also the information technology adviser to PM, started his journey from Bangabandhu’s house in Tungipara of Gapalganj at around 9:30am.Sources said that the

KUSHTIA: Law enforcers nabbed some 20 BNP-Jamaat leaders and activists from different areas of the district on Thursday night.Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) in Kushtia Sohel Reza said law enforcers of seven upazilas of the district detained 20 BNP-Jamaat men for their alleged

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also former President, left for Singapore on Friday afternoon. The party chief left the country by a flight of Singapore Airlines around 12:45pm.Party sources said he would participate in some meetings over the country’s ongoing political

CHITTAGONG: A long tailback created as Jamaat-Shibir activists put a blockade on Dhaka-Chittagong highway protesting arrest of 19 activists of the party on Friday. Local sources said the activists of Jamaat locked into a fierce clash with police around 10:30 am as they vandalized 12

DHAKA: Tight security measures were taken surrounding the areas of national mosque ‘Baitul Mukarram’ in the city to avert any untoward situation ahead of demonstration of Hefajat-e-Islam on Friday.Law enforcers initiated rummage around the north and south entrance of the mosque and