DHAKA: The 72-hr rail-roads-waterways blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway for second straight day in the country on Wednesday amid clash with police, arson.In Narayanganj, BNP leaders and activists locked into clash with law enforcers at around 7:00am, in Pachrukhi

DINAJPUR: Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, is observing daylong hartal Wednesday in the district amid setting fire on highway. The activists of Shibir brought out a procession in front of Sadar Upazila Parishad on Dinajpur-Dhaka highway at around 7:45am. Later,

RANGPUR: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by a faction of Jatiya Party (JP), is underway in eight districts of the division on Wednesday.The party is observing the lockdown demanding the release of its chairman HM Ershad.Mostafa group took position in south side of divisional city from

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of foreign ministry in Segunbagicha area of the city on Tuesday evening.The incident took placed around 7:30pm.Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh Thana Sirajul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 2103 HRS, DEC 17, 2013Edited by: AM

KHULNA: Jatiya Party (JP) called daylong hartal in the division for Saturday protesting arrest of party Chairman HM Ershad.The announcement of the shutdown came after a JP protest rally in city’s Dakbangla intersection on Tuesday evening.JP Khulna city unit President Abdul Gaffar

DHAKA: Blockaders and law enforcers locked into a clash at the first day of blockade enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance called from 6:00am Tuesday in city’s Paltan area.Witnesses said blockaders brought out a procession and vandalized vehicles in the area at 7:00pm. They also hurled

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party called 48-hour hratal for Wednesday and Thursday in Rangpur district demanding release of party chairman HM Ershad and protesting false cases charged against JP activists.JP district convener committee Secretary Member, Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa announced the

DHAKA: A legal notice has been issued to the government on Tuesday against “illegal arrest” of Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad.Bakhtiar Uddin Khan Iqbal, JP organizing secretary and personal advocate of Ershad issued the legal notice by senior advocate Barrister Rafique-ul Haque

DHAKA: State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Quamrul Islam on Tuesday said Awami League does not care any foreign threats.The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with the assertion while addressing a programme at the National Press Club in the noon. He said,

DHAKA: The National Assembly on Monday passed a resolution against hanging of Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh leader Abdul Quader Mollah for his ‘loyalty’ with Pakistan during the events of 1971.The resolution moved by JI’s Sher Akbar Khan on the anniversary of the fall of Dhaka also

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Tuesday granted bail to three top leaders of BNP and Swechhasebak Dal, in one case field against them.The leaders are ASM Hannan Shah, BNP standing committee member, Swechhasebak Dal general secretary Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu, and its organizing secretary Shafiul Bari

NOAKHALI: Some 10,000 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir of the district were sued for their alleged involvement in obstructing police from discharging their duties.Assistant Sub-Inspector of Companiganj Thana Shishir Kumar Biswas filed two lawsuits with

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami alleged the government has been oppressing their leaders and activists across the country and threatened to avenge every drop of blood.Acting secretary general of the party Dr Shafikur Rahman, in a statement on Monday night, issued the threat to the government.The

MEHERPUR: Police held at least five women activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from a house in bus stand Para area of the district on Monday night. The detainees were Rozina Khatun,40, wife of Janbar Ali ,Monwara Khatun ,40, wife of Abdus Mannan, Salina Khatun,32, wife of Solayman Hossain,

JOYPURHAT: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami, who sustained bullet injuries during clash with police in Haltri area under Sadar upazila, succumbed to his injuries early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 45.He breathed his last at a private clinic in the capital around

DHAKA: The rally of Awami League at Suhrawardu Uddyan, which was scheduled to be arranged on Tuesday as a part of Victory Day Programme, was postponed.This was disclosed in a statement on Monday night, signed by party’s office secretary Abdus Sobhan.The statement said due to various

DHAKA: BNP-led 18-party alliance has called fresh non-stop 72-hour countrywide blockade from 6:00am Tuesday.The announcement came from a press briefing on Monday evening.BDST: 1818 HRS, DEC 16, 2013Edited by: Abul Kalam Azad, Senior Newsroom Editor

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency detained seven activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in the capital Monday. Police sources said that Jamaat men were detained from Jatiya Press Club around 10:00am where they came to join in a discussion.The detained were handed over to Shahbagh Thana.BDST: 1105

SATKHIRA: At least five Jamaat-Shibir activists were killed in separate clashes with law enforcers in various places in the district.Sources said a joint force comprising Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police operated a special drive in various places of the district on Sunday night.At

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of opposition BNP paid tribute to the late president also founder of the party Ziaur Rahman’s Mazar premises to commemorate him on the occasion of country’s 43rd Victory Day.BNP standing committee member lieutenant General Mahabubur Rahman, Chairperson