DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina couldn’t reach Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia, also BNP Chairperson over phone as two red phones of her were out of service.Opposition Leader’s media wing member Sairul Kabir Khan told journalists on behalf of   her personal secretary Saleh Ahmed

LALMONIRHAT: Two cases were filed against 200 BNP leaders and activists with Hatibandha Thana on Saturday noon on charge of vandalizing upazila Awami League office and attacking police and obstructing during discharging their duties.Sub-Inspector of Hatibandha Thana Riazul Islam and

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to talk with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over phone on Saturday evening.Special Secretary to the Prime Minister Mahbubul Haque Shakil and Khaleda Zia’s special secretary Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas confirmed the matter to

LAXMIPUR: Law enforcers filed a case against 500 leaders and activists of the opposition BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami of Ramganj municipality area of the district on the allegation of vandalism during a clash with Awami League supporters.Sub-Inspector of Ramganj Thana Sheikh Shawkat Ali filed

DHAKA:  Ruling 14-party alliance announced that they would hold dialogue if the opposition called off their scheduled hartal.After emerging from 14-party meeting, Awami League presidium member Tofael Ahmed came up with disclosure in a press briefing at Dhanmondi AL president’s office

DHAKA: Unidentified miscreants torched couple of vehicles in different parts of the capital on Saturday.In Kalabagan, a private car was torched in city’s Kalabagan area on Saturday noon.Police sources said that unidentified miscreants set on fire at a parked private car in the area at

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that some eight activists of 18-party alliance were killed and 650 injured in last few days.He came up with the allegation while addressing a press briefing at party’s Nayapaltan central office on

DHAKA: Unidentified miscreants blasted some cocktails in front the houses of environment minister Hasan Mahmud and Supreme Court Justices SK Sinha, Jinat Ara and 2 other city points on Saturday morning.Three cocktails were exploded in front of Forest and Environment Minister Hasan

DHAKA:Jamaat-e-Islami men, from a procession, blasted two petrol bombs in capital’s Magbazar area on Saturday morning.Sources said activists of Ramna thana unit of Jamaat brought out a brisk procession in the area at around 10:30am.They chanted slogans in support of the October 27-29

DHAKA: Unidentified miscreants blasted three cocktails in front of office of DMP Matijheel Zone Additional Deputy Commissioner in the capital’s Kakrail area on Saturday morning. Witnesses said that the blasted incident took place in the area at around 9:55am. Later, law enforcers, in

CHANDPUR: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by BNP of, is underway in Faridganj Upazila of the district on Saturday.The party and its associate organizations are observing the lockdown protesting the killing of four BNP activists.Sources said that all types of vehicle service remained

DHAKA: Several chaotic incidents had scratched the city as a number of bomb blasts, blaze and arson took place in different points in the capital on Friday. In Mohammadpur, at least three cocktails were blasted in front of Mohammadpur Graphics Institute at around 7.15pm. In High court

DHAKA: Opposition BNP’s joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi claimed that six leaders and activists of their party were killed during countrywide violence.He claimed this in a press briefing at the Nayapaltan BNP office on Friday evening.Among others religion affairs secretary of

CHANDPUR: Two people were killed and 25 others were injured including three cops and a journalist in a triangular clash near bus-stand area under Faridganj Upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Sharif Hossain, 30, a Juba Dal activist and Arif, 24, son

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League has rejected BNP-led 18-party’s hartal for October 27-29.Awami League leaders and activists chanted slogan against hartal immediately after Khaleda’s hartal announcement and brought out procession from party’s Bangabandhu Avenue office on Friday

DHAKA: At least six people were killed and hundreds others injured in sporadic clashes between BNP-Jamaat activists and Police-Awami League activists in three districts centering 18-party’s rally Friday.In Cox’s Bazar, at least two people killed and many others injured at Chakaria

CHITTAGONG: Sporadic violence triggered in the city by BNP-Jamaat activists after the 18-party alliance rally at Ispahani intersection of Lalkhan Bazar on Friday.The violence triggers with rapid vandalisms at Lalkhan Bazar and adjacent areas of the gathering place.Law enforcers took the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urged party men not to obey Awami League government after October 27.She came up with the urge while addressing a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Friday afternoon.Khaleda Zia said, “Ruling government is illegal as its tenure ended on October 24. After

DHAKA: Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) Chief Shafiul Alam Pradhan categorically said Khaleda Zia is head of Interim government from now and Awami League should take permission from her instead of police. He made the assertion while addressing 18-party rally at city’s Suhrawardy Udyan

GAZIPUR: A fierce clash between Awami League and BNP took place in Sripur municipality centering rally at Muktamanchha on Friday afternoon.Sources said that supporters of local BNP and Awami League locked into clash at 3:30pm centering holding rally at same time and venue at Mukta