DHAKA: Three BNP men, including two Jubo Dal leaders, were killed in separate violence across the country during blockade enforced by 18-party alliance on Monday.Our Correspondents reports:Natore: A Jubo Dal activist was shot dead and 10 others sustained bullet injuries in a clash between

JESSORE: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Tuesday in Monirampur upazila of the district protesting law enforcers attack on opposition.The shutdown will start from 6:00am and will be continued till 6:00pm.District BNP general secretary Syed Saberul Haque

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A BNP activist was killed as Awami League supporters blasted cocktail at Shibganj upazila of the district on Monday.After the incident, local administration imposed section 144 in the upazila to avert further clash.The deceased was identified as Rubel, a driver by

DHAKA: A meeting between two top leaders of Jamaat and Alexander A Nikolaev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Dhaka,was held.The meeting was held at ambassador’s residence from 10:00am to 12:00pm on Monday.Jamaat assistant secretary general Barrister Abdur Razzak, Barrister Arman

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad is going to submit his nomination papers to election commission on Monday afternoon.Major (retd) Khaled Akter, personal secretary of Ershad, confirmed the matter to banglanews.JP presidium member SM Faisal Chishti will submit the nomination for

DHAMRAI: A Juba Dal leader was held with petrol bomb from Dhaka-Aricha highway under the thana on Sunday night.The detainee was identified as Anisur Rahman Anis, vice-president of Dhamrai Thana Juba Dal.Police sources said that Anis and his one fellow were preparing to create violence in

RAJSHAHI: At least 20 people including a cop were injured in a clash between picketers and law enforcers in the by-pass road area near Court Station of the city on Monday morning.Besides, blockaders torched a police van during the clash, banglanews correspondent reports.Witnesses said the

NATORE: A Jubo Dal activist was shot dead and 10 others sustained bullet injuries in a clash between Awami League (AL) and BNP, during hartal hours in the District on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Sujon, 28, son of Salamat of Kanaikhali area of the district.Locals said a

DHAKA: BNP-led 18-party extended the 72-hour countrywide blockade by 60 hours till Thursday evening.Joint Secretary General of BNP Slauddin Ahmed came up with the announcement on the third day (Monday) noon of blockade enforced by 18-party.He said that the blockade will continue till

DHAKA: Three cocktails were thrown aiming the car of Local Government & Rural Development, and Cooperative Minister Sayed Ashraful Islam by miscreants in the Hossain Market area under Tongi Thana of the district on Monday morning.Sources said that three cocktails were chucked to MP

DHAKA: The third day of the nationwide 72-hour road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway that was suddenly called by BNP’s joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.The blockade was enforced from 6:00am Monday to press home their demand for

JHENAIDAH: Mohespur Upazila Awami League called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Monday as immediate past lawmaker Shafiqul Azam Khan Chanchal did not get party nomination.Supporters of Shafiqul also blasted cocktails at Awami League leader Principal Nabi Newaz’s house as he got AL ticket for

DHAKA: Blockaders torched a passenger bus of Bandhu Paribahan in front of Karnaphuli Garden City at Kakrail in the city on Sunday night.The incident took place around 8:30pm.Confirming the matter, Ramna Thana sub-inspector Azizul Islam told banglanews that some blockaders torched the bus

MAGURA: Three police men and another one were injured as miscreants blasted bombs at district election commission office on Sunday evening.The injured sub-inspector Humaiyun Kabir said some miscreants hurled petrol and hand bombs at election commission office at around 7:00pm, leaving

DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is acting arrogantly sitting on power.The spokesperson for the party came up with the allegation in a statement issued in the evening while 18-party 72-hour countrywide

DHAKA: The hartal called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, five upazilas of Sylhet, two upazilas of Jhenidah, one upazila of Laxmipur and Dinajpur districts on Sunday observed amid stray incidents.Banglanews Chittagong bureau reports: The hartal observed amid

GAIBANDHA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal alongside the blockade in the district for Monday.The 18-party alliance coordinator and district BNP president Anisuzzaman Khan Babu made the disclosure to banglanews.The alliance called the shutdown protesting

SYLHET: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said the parliamentary polls would not affect if even European Union (EU) does not send observers. “There will be no affect in the next parliamentary elections   if the European Union does not send observers,” he said Muhith came up

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) on Sunday placed a six-point demand ahead of the 10th general polls.A JP delegation led by senior leaders reached election commission (EC) secretariat around 3.00pm. Sources said the party placed their six-point demands to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi

MYMENSINGH: At least 20 leaders-activists, six by bullet, were injured including Bhaluka upazila BNP president Fakhruddin Bachu in a clash with law enforcers in the upazila on Sunday, the second day of 72-hour blockade.Protesting this incident, upazila unit BNP called daylong hartal in