Saturday, 21 Dec, 2024

Politics

Khulna Jamaat Ameer, Secy held

KHULNA: The law enforcing agency Wednesday arrested three Jamaat men including Dumuria upazila Jamaat Ameer Abdul Gani Khan.Other arrestees are upazila Jamaat secretary Khan Ohidul Islam and activist Nasir Uddin.They were arrested from Chechuria area under the upazila this noon.Confirming

No decision of staging blockade

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday declined of taking decision over blockade from November 4 to 6 during JSC and JDC examinations.The spokesperson for the party claimed that the media is responsible for publishing such news and they

‘AL govt unleashes anarchy to stay in power’

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed alleged that incumbent government unleashed countrywide violence to stay in power illegally. He came up with the allegation while addressing a press conference at Party central office in city’s Nayapaltan on

Juba League man killed in Pabna

PABNA: Miscreants stabbed to death a Juba League man in Sahara club area of the district town on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Geda, 30, an activist of Juba League, hailed from Mandalpara of Municipal Sadar of the district, says Juba League district unit general

Next election by January 24, says Muhith

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith categorically said that next general election would be held within last week of December to January 24.He came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists after a meeting with Audit and accounts officers at his secretariat office on

Hartal underway in 2 dists, 2 upazilas

DHAKA: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by 18-party alliance, is underway on Wednesday in Chandpur, Jhenaidah districts and Madhupur Upzaila of Tangail, Mohammadpur Upazila of Magura district.Our district correspondents report: In Chandpur, the first day of 2-day hartal, called by a

Khaleda sits with CPB,BSD in evening

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson and opposition Leader in Parliament Khaleda Zia is scheduled to hold meeting with Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) on Wednesday.Sources said that the meeting will be held at Khaleda’s Gulshan political office at around

Countrymen to suffer more: Moeen Khan

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Moeen Khan categorically said that the people would suffer an ominous spell of autocracy if opposition political party’s is barred to practice political responsibility.The BNP leader made the assertion while addressing a press briefing at city’s

People to thwart Khaleda: Inu

DHAKA: Information and Cultural affairs minister Hasanul Haque Inu warned BNP Chairperson as she would be  thwarted  from politics if continues relation with war criminals, terrorists. He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion titled ‘Election and Security Concerns

Ignore obstructions, come Dhaka

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia through a video message on Friday urged countrymen to come to the Naya Paltan office on December 29 to join in the ‘March for Democracy’.In the meantime, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has denied 18-party to permit mass gathering in front

ASP among 5 injured in Satkhira

SATKHIRA: At least five people, including an assistant police super and a constable, were injured in a clash between Jamaat-Shibir and joint forces in Roichpur area in the district on Thursday morning. Besides, five people, including bullet-wound, were held from the spot. Assistant police

Hartal observed in Kushtia

KUSHTIA: Swechhasebak Dal observed half day hartal in the district on Thursday amid bringing out procession and staging rally at key points of the town.Besides, the 72-hour roads-rail-waterways blockade, called by 18-party alliance, is underway in the district simultaneously.

Shibir torch 3 vehicles in Chandpur

CHANDPUR: Activists of Jamaat-Shibir torched a passenger bus, a pick-up van and a CNG-run auto- rickshaw in Khazuria area under Cochoowa upazila of the district early Sunday. Saudia Poribahan’s bus driver Chand Mia and CNG driver told banglanws that “In support of hartal,

Cop-Shibir clash in city, 8 held

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, brought out brisk processions and blasted couple of cocktails and clashed with police in capital’s Shyampur and Madartek areas on Sunday morning.  Law enforcers, however, nabbed at least eight activists of Chhatra

3 Shibir men killed in Lalmonirhat

LALMONIRHAT: Three Chhatra Shibir men, including its Patgram upazila unit president, were killed and 15 other injured in a clash with police in Kafirbazar area in the upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Upazila unit Chhatra Shibir president

Cop-Jamaat clash hurt10 in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shinbir and law enforcers in Binodonpur area under Rajshahi on Sunday morning. Local sources said that Shibir activists brought out a pro-hartal procession at around 7:15am. Meanwhile,

EC staging drama in name of polls: BNP

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday categorically termed the upcoming elections procedure as staging a “comedy drama”. The BNP leader made the assertion while talking to journalists at chairperson’s political office at Gulshan in the

JP calls hartal in 7 dists for Sunday

DHAKA: Jatiya Party called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday in four districts of Sylhet division along with Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chandpur protesting arrest of Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad and demanding immediate release.Naogaon district JP Chairman Advocate Tofazzal Hossain

Jamaat Ameer arrested in Chapai

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: The law enforcement agency arrested Chapainawabganj municipality Jamaat Ameer Abul Hasan on charge of creating violence during hartal.He was arrested from his around 2:45pm on Tuesday.Officer-in-Charge Sadar Thana Jasim Uddin said Abul Hasan accused in 10 cases, including

Family meets Mollah for last

DHAKA: Family members of Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah, convicted in war crimes cases, visited him for the last on Tuesday evening.Hasan Jamil, son of Quader Mollah told banglanews that he along with other family members— his two brothers, two sisters, mother and maternal