DHAKA: Ruling Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim urged the opposition BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami to stop blasting cocktails and creating anarchy across the country in the name of hartal.He also said: “BNP Chairperson has now emerged as a leader of those who are war

DHAKA: Hartal supporters blasted three hand bombs in rail crossing of Gazipur town during the second day of 60-hour nonstop nationwide hartal on Monday.No was injured in the incident.Witnesses said that hartal supporters set fire to a passenger laden Tempo and vandalized a waste van of

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 Monday re-fixed  November 22 for issuing an order on indictment of Jamaat Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity in 1971.The three-member tribunal headed by Justice ATM Fazle

CHANDPUR: A teen-aged passer-by was killed and 20 persons were injured in sporadic clashes between ruling Awami League and BNP men at Old Baazar in the district town on Monday, second day of 60-hour hartal.The deceased was identified as Md Arju Hossain Paltu Mia, 16, son of Mukbul Hossain

GAZIPUR: Around 1500 people were sued in a connection with violence during 18-party’s 60-hour hartal in the district on Sunday.Police, however, held 25 people in last 24 hours’ drive.Three cases were filed with Jaydebpur police station while two with Kaliganj and one with Sreepur

COMILLA: At least 17 persons were injured in sporadic clashes between Police and BNP-Jamaat-Shibir men on the second consecutive day (Monday) of 18-party enforced 60-hour hartal in the District Sadar.Police nabbed five activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir in this connection.Sources said

JHENAIDAH: A leader of opposition BNP was killed in a bomb attack and firing by miscreants at Dakhalpur bazaar under Horinakunda upazila on Sunday noon.The deceased was identified as Abul Hossain, 56, the president of Harinakudi upazila unit BNP and Doulatpur Union Unit BNP.Witnesses

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the government to stop shooting leaders and activists of 18-party alliance immediately.He came up with the urge in a press briefing at the Nayapaltan central office on Monday.Mirza Fakhrul alleged that the

DHAKA: Five people, including Awami League activist, 2 BNP leaders, a truck driver and a teen-aged passer-by, were killed and 131 injured across the country as 18-party’s 60-hour hartal is progressing for second consecutive day.The deceased were identified as Shahjada, 28, and activist

CHITTAGONG: A truck driver was killed in an attack by hartal supporters on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway under Satkania upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Wasim 40, hailed from Cox’s Bazar.Police sources said that picketers started throwing

BHLOA: Two cases were filed against some 500 leaders and activists of the opposition BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami with Borhanuddin Thana of the district between Sunday night and Monday morning.Police sources said Sub-Inspector (SI) of Borhanuddin police station Abul Khair filed a

DHAKA: At least 20 people were injured in a clash between hartal supporters and law enforcers in Raj Fulbaria area under Savar upazila of the district on Monday morning.Witnesses said that picketers came out with a procession on Dhaka-Aricha highway and vandalized around 10 vehicles in

JAMALPUR: An Awami League activist was killed in a clash with BNP men at Islampur in Jamalpur on Monday morning as 18-party’s 60-hr hartal enters second consecutive day.The deceased was identified as Shahjada, 28.Officer-in-Charge of Islampur Thana Saidur Rahman confirmed the matter to

KISHOREGANJ: Three policemen among six people were injured in a fierce clash in Bhairab of the district on Monday morning. The injured are Bhairab Thana Officer-in-Charge Alamgir Hossain, Assistant Sub-Inspector Habibur Rahman, Sub-Inspector Mizanur Rahman, Sharif, Kawsar and

DHAKA: Police nabbed five hartal supporters from city’s Rampura and Gulshan area while they came out with processions and locked into clash with police on Monday morning.In Rampura, Chhatra Dal and Juba Dal activists brought out a procession on the road at around 7:30am.Witnesses said

NOAKHALI: 18-party alliance is observing the second consecutive day of 60-hour hartal amid vandalizing press vehicles, arson, cocktails blast, torching tires and obstructing roads by putting logs in the district Monday.Sources said that pickets vandalized a newspaper-carrying microbus on

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists brought out a procession supporting hartal on Monday dawn from party’s Nayapaltan office.Eyewitnesses said the procession led by BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi started from 4:45am and terminated within 15 minutes after parading the

DHAKA: Hartal supporters torched Dania Awami League office and blasted 5-6 cocktails early Monday.Sources said picketers blasted several cocktails in front of Dania Awami League office in the dawn, the second consecutive day of hartal. Later they torched Awami League office.On

DHAKA: An emergency meeting was held between US deputy ambassador to Dhaka John Dannie Louis and BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Choudhury.The meeting was held at Louis Gulshan’s residence on Sunday evening.Sources said various important issues including hartal, hartal violence, GSP

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that BNP-Jamaat is a terrorist coalition as it blasting bombs and cocktails across the country during hartal.Joy came up with the observation in a status update on social network site Facebook on Sunday night. In his