JHENAIDAH: Police detained 21 members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from six upazilas of the district early Sunday (August 21). The law enforcers conducted the drives in the upazilas from Saturday night (August 20) to Sunday. Jhenaidah Additional

DHAKA: A city court on Saturday (August 20) remanded 18 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organization Islami Chhatra Shibir for different terms. Islamic International School principal was also among the remand awardees. The court of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Judge passed

DHAKA: Ruling 14-party alliance has scheduled to gradually bring out rally against militancy in every district of the country to mitigate this crisis. Health minister Mohammed Nasim announced the program in a meeting at Awami League president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir remarked that eligible leaders will be included in new committee of the party. The senior leader came up with this assertion after paying tribute at former president Ziaur Rahman’s graveyard in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on

DHAKA: Police, in a special drive, detained 18 members of Jamaat-e-Islami from Merul Badda area of the city early Friday (August 19). The drive was conducted from Thursday midnight to Friday morning. Badda Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Abdul Jalil confirmed the matter to banglanews.

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested three Ansarullah Bangla Team members from different placed of the district early Friday. They are former student of Chittagong University and employee of Karnaphuli EPZ Farhad, former Chittagong Polytechnical Institute student Imran and Muradpur’s Shamoli

DHAKA: A Dhaka court asked the authorities concerned to send BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi to jail after denying his bail plea. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) on Thursday (August 18) denied Rizvi’s bail plea in five sabotage cases after his

DHAKA: A city court on Wednesday (August 17) remanded four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for five days each. Metropolitan Magistrate Pranab Kumar Hui passed the order The accused are Manarat University Pharmacy Department fourth-year

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to meet the newly announced standing committee on Thursday night (August 18) at her political office in city’s Gulshan area. She will also meet senior leaders of 20-party alliance on Saturday night (August 20) in the same place. BNP

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday (August 17) announced Tk 5-lakh bounty for Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) top leader Selim alias Iqbal alias Mamun. He is suspected as mastermind of the killing of blogger, writer and publisher in the country. The DMP, which issued

DHAKA: A city court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against 67 people including BNP vice-chairman Selima Rahman and BNP chairperson’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas. Court of Dhaka metropolitan session judge Mohammad Qamrul Hossain Molla issued the warrant after

NARAIL: A group of miscreants chopped a local unit Krishak League leader to death at Lohagara upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon (August 16). The deceased was identified as Nur Islam Mridha (56), general secretary of Parmallikpur union of the upazila. Police and locals

PABNA: A group of miscreants hacked a member of Union Parishad (UP) to death at Dhopadaha union of Santhia upazila of the district on early Tuesday (August 16). The deceased was identified as Shah Zaman, son of late Aynal Fakir of Paikoshakhali village. Santhia Thana

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-4 detained four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different areas in city early Tuesday. RAB media wing senior assistant director ASP Mizanur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews. He further

KUSHTIA: Around 1,000 leaders and activists resign from BNP and its front organizations in the district. They submitted their resignation letters to the district unit party office on Saturday night (August 13). The BNP leaders and activists, led by Ward-5 vice-president Monirul

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad announced a 77-member central executive committee for the party. The names of committee were disclosed to the media on Sunday (August 14) through press release. According to the release, the committee was comprised of presidium members,

LAKSHMIPUR: A group of miscreants chopped a local unit leader of Jubo League to death at Balaishpur village in sadar upazila of the district on Saturday night (August 13). The deceased was identified as Mohammad Faisal (28), son of Fazlul Karim and also Bashikpur Union Ward 3 unit

DHAKA: BNP chairperson’s adviser and former state minister for youth and sports Fazlur Rahman Patal’s body arrived in Dhaka on Saturday evening (August 13). Shairul Kabir Khan, BNP chairperson’s Press Wing Officer, told banglanews that a Regent Airways flight carried the body

LALMONIRHAT: Police arrested Patgram upazila unit Shibir president Soheb Ahmed from his residence at Bherbherihat village in the upazila of the district early Saturday. Patgram Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Abinisankor Kaur told banglanews that Soheb Ahmed, 29, son of Afsar Ali was

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said absence of democracy in the country is the main reason of terrorism and militancy. He came up with the remarks while speaking at a commemoration program organized by National Democratic Party (NDP) at Dhaka Reporters Unity