Wednesday, 19 Mar, 2025

Politics

2 Jamaat men among 56 held in Rangpur

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

Ershad to begin poll campaigns Oct 1

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad will start his election campaigns after visiting the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) in Sylhet on October 1. He said free and fair elections will help JP form government. The former president made the assertion while talking to

AL Dhaka city units full committee announced

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) announced full committees of Dhaka city north and south units. A press release, signed by AL central office secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap, said on Sunday (September 11). The 69-member committees of AL Dhaka units also included nine members of advisory

2 Jamaat men, 40 held in Rangpur

RANGPUR: Police, in separate drives, arrested 42 charge-sheeted people including two activists of Jammat-e-Islami from eight upazilas at the district. Police conducted the drives from Saturday night (September 10) to Sunday morning (September 11). Rangpur Additional Superintendent

AL leader shot dead in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: Miscreants gunned down an Awami League (AL) leader in Bashirkhil village in Satkania upazila of the district on Saturday night (September 10). The deceased was identified as Zahirul Islam, general secretary to Kanchana union Ward No 7 of the upazila. Satkani Police

Gulshan attack mastermind dies in Azimpur raid

FROM AZIMPUR: Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque said the dead militant Abdul Karim was the mastermind of Gulshan attack. Moreover, one of the detained women is allegedly the wife of militant Major (retd) Zahid who was killed in another police raid in Mirpur’s

ABT Gazipur coordinator among 2 held

DHAKA: A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two members of banned extremist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), including its the chief coordinator of Gazipur district, from Chourasta area of the town early Saturday (September 10). The coordinator was identified as Rashedul

BNP’s protest rally Friday-Saturday

DHAKA: BNP has declared to hold rallies in Dhaka on Friday and other district towns on Saturday (September 10) protesting the cancellation of Ziaur Rahman’s Independence Award. Party general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the program at a press briefing at BNP

BCL man killed in Comilla

COMILLA: A union-level activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), a front organization of ruling Awami League (AL), was beaten to death in district’s Sadar Upazila early Thursday (September 8). The deceased was identified as Oliullah, 25, son of one Harun-ar-Rashid, and nephew of

3 Jamaat men among 50 arrested in Rangpur

RANGPUR: Police arrested 50 people including three activists of Jammat-e-Islami from eight upazilas of the districts in over night drives on early Thursday (September 8). Rangpur Additional Police Super (ASP) Abdullah Al Faruq told Banglanews that the arrestees were charge-sheeted in

Khaleda Zia arrives in Saudi Arabia to perform hajj

RIYADH: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform holy hajj. A jet of Saudi Arabian Airlines carrying the BNP chairperson landed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah at 10:50pm (local time). BNP’s central

Rizvi gets bail in 5 violence cases

DHAKA: The High Court has granted a six-month bail to BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in five violence cases. However, he has to remain behind bars in another case. A bench of justice Habibul Gani and justice Akram Hossain granted the bail after bail plea

Zia’s Swadhinata Padak removed from Museum

DHAKA: The ‘Swadhinata Padak’ given to late president and also BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was removed from National Museum in city on Wednesday afternoon (September 7). A meeting between the ministry officials concerned and acting director of the museum was held regarding the removal

Khaleda Zia leaves for KSA for hajj

FROM SHAHJALAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia left for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday (September 7) to perform hajj. She left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a flight of Saudi Arabia Airlines at 5:00pm. The BNP chief’s advisor and also

10 Jamaat men among 40 held in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: Police detained 40 people including 10 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wings Islami Chhatra Shibir in an overnight drives in several areas of the district on Tuesday (September 6). Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) spokesperson and senior assistant commissioner

Khaleda leaves for KSA on Sept 7 for hajj

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for performing hajj. She will go to KSA in a flight of Saudi Arabia Airlines from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon (September 7). BNP press wing official Shayrul Kabir

Shafik Rehman freed on bail

GAZIPUR: Journalist Shafik Rehman has been released on bail from Kashimpur Central Jail in the district on Tuesday (September 6). He came out from the jail around 12:50pm. The journalist’s wife Taleya Rehman, cousins Onasis-e-Khoda and Hasanur Rahman and other family members

Jamaat men among 53 arrested in Rangpur

RANGPUR: Police arrested 53 accused including eight activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from eight upazilas of the district. The arrest drives were conducted from Monday night (September 5) to early Tuesday (September 6). Rangpur additional police

BNP leader Hannan Shah at ICU

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Brig. Gen. (retd) ASM Hannan Shah has been admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in city on Tuesday morning (September 6). Later, he was taken to the ICU (intensive care unit) of the hospital. BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul

4 female JMB members held in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ: Detective Branch (DB) of police detained four female members, including three of a family, of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Kazipur upazila of the district early Monday (September 5). The detainees were Phulera Begum, wife of one Abu Sayeed;