DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Brig. Gen. (retd) ASM Hannan Shah breathed his last at Raffles Heart Centre in Singapore early Tuesday (September 27). He was 77. Quoting Hannan Shah’s younger son Rezanur Hannan, BNP’s press wing member Shairul Kabir Khan told banglanews that

DHAKA: Elections in different posts in 407 Union Parishads (UPs) will be held on October 31. Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule, signed by its management section deputy secretary Farhad Ahmed Khan, on Monday (September 26). The deadline for submitting the nomination

TANGAIL: A district court denied the bail of MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, main accused of Awami League (AL) leader and also Freedom Fighter (FF) Farukh Ahmed murder case. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Abul Mansur Miah passed the order on Monday (September 26).

MEMENSINGH: Police recovered hanging body of a Union Parishad (UP) member from Trishal upazila of the district on Sunday (September 25). The deceased was identified as Munam (30), member of ward no-9 of Rampur union. Trishal thana officer-in-charge (OC) Moniruzzaman told Banglanews

RANGPUR: Police arrested two charge-sheeted leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami of  Rangpur metropolitan and Sadar upazilla units of the district early Sunday (September 25). The arrestees are metropolitan unit Jamaat ameer Nur Hossain 61, hailing from Kamarpara area and Sadar upazila unit

DINAJPUR: Police arrested at least 41 people including two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from several places of the district. The drives were conducted from Friday night (September 23) to early Saturday (September 24). Dinajpur police super (SP) Hamidul Alam told to Banglanews

KUSHTIA: At least two people were killed and 19 others sustained injuries in infighting between two factions of local unit of ruling Awami League (AL) over establishing supremacy in Machhapara village of Kushtia sadar upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Iman

DHAKA: Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal remarked that all kinds of security measures will be taken to ensure security in the Awami League (AL) National Council. The council is scheduled to be held on October 22-23 in Suhrawardi Uddan which will come under CCTV surveillance

BRAHMANBARIA: Police arrested district unit secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami from Medda Sabujbagh area in Sadar upazila of the district Thursday afternoon (September 22). Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mainur Rahman said that the Jamaat man Kazi Yakub Ali, 55, was arrested from his

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia returned Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia on Thursday (September 22) after performing hajj. A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the BNP leader arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city around 5:00pm. Police and Khaleda Zia’s

NARAYANGANJ: District administration confiscated 50 acres land of former Dhaka mayor and also BNP leader Sadek Hossain Khoka in Tarabo and Goalanda areas in Rupganj upazila of the district. The authorities on Thursday noon (September 22) implemented the order of a special court against

DHAKA: A city court on Thursday (September 22) issued arrest warrant against 14 people, including BNP vice-chairman Selima Rahman and party chairperson’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas in a sabotage case. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge M Qamrul Hossain

FENI: Police arrested a local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, in murder, arms and explosives and sabotage cases from Sonagazi upazila of the district on Wednesday evening (September 21). The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Islam Prokash

FENI: A district court granted a seven-day remand for a member of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) in the case of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina murder attempt. Feni senior judicial magistrate Jubo Juti Paal passed the order Wednesday afternoon (September 21).

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday (September 20) framed charges against 74 leaders and activists of 20-party, including BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a sabotage case filed with Paltan police station in city. The court of additional chief Mahanagar Hakim Ali Masud

DHAKA: Ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) is set to accord a grand reception on September 26 to its chief and also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her arrival in Dhaka from New York. The reception program will take place around 4.00pm from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to

SIRAJGANJ: Detective Branch (DB) of Police detained four members of outlaw outfit Jamaat Ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Arandhaha area in Shalanga Thana of the district. They also recovered bombs, bomb making materials and jihadist books from the possession of the detainees.

RANGPUR: Police have arrested a leader of Islami Chatra Shibir, the student of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Mithapukur upazila of the district Monday morning (September 19). The arrestee Younus Ali (25), president of Shibir’s Mithapukur upazila unit, was a charge-sheeted accused.

TANGAIL: Member of Parliament (MP) of Tangail-3 (Ghatail) Amanur Rahman Khan Rana has been sent to jail in the murder case of freedom fighter and also ruling Awami League (AL) leader Faruk Ahammad in the district. Earlier in the day, the warranted accused Rana surrendered to the court

RANGPUR: Police arrested 58 people including two warranted Jamaat-e-Islami activists from several upazilas of the district. The drives were conducted from Friday night (September 16) to Saturday morning (September 17). Rangpur additional superintendent of police (ASP) Abdullah Al