SIRAJGANJ: Detective Branch (DB) police members detained four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Masumpur Uttarpara under municipal area of the district. The detainees were held after conducting drive on Sunday (July 24). Sirajganj DB

GAIBANDHA: Police detained seven people including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami conducting special drive in the district. The drive was conducted from Saturday night to Sunday morning (July 24). District Police Control Room in-charge Ashaduzzaman Asad informed banglanews that two

PABNA: A local leader of Swechhasebok League, front organization of ruling Awami League, was chopped to death by miscreants at his office in central bus terminal area of the Sadar upazila on Saturday night (July 23). The deceased was identified as Amin Uddin, publicity secretary of

RAJSHAHI: Police arrested 16 members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir among 41 in special drives in four thanas of the district. Police and its Detective Branch conducted the joint drives from around 9:00pm Friday (July 22) to Saturday (July 23) 6:00am in

DHAKA: A team of detective branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained three activists of banned extremist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, including its Dhaka metro (south) president Maulana Nazim Uddin from city’s Mirpur area. Confirming the matter, DMP deputy commissioner

JHENAIDAH: Police detained five activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir at Shailakupa and Kotchandpur of the district on Saturday (July 23). The detainees were held from several places during separate drives. Jhenaidah Additional Police Super (ASP) Azbahar Ali Sheikh confirmed the matter

DHAKA: BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, also son of party chairperson Khaleda Zia, is unqualified to participate in the 11th general elections of the country in 2019. The situation arose as the High Court handed down seven year of imprisonment and fined Tk 20 crore to him on

RANGPUR: Police arrested four Shibir activists and a Jammat–e-Islami leader among 55 people during drives in eight upazilas of the district early Friday (July 22). Pirgachha Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Aminul Islam confirmed the arrest of Jamaat-Shibir men accused in sabotage cases.

DHAKA: BNP will demonstrate in districts and metropolitans across the country on Saturday (July 23) protesting the verdict of BNP senior vice president Tarique Rahman. Senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed declared the program in a press briefing at BNP central office

DHAKA: BNP will not take any tougher program as a protest of the High Court (HC)’s verdict of seven-year imprisonment to the party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). The decision was taken at a meeting of the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia called an emergency meeting with party leaders regarding the verdict of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman. Confirming the matter BNP chairperson’s Press Wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan said the meeting will be held in Gulshan political office

COMILLA: Bangladesh Chhatra Dal Comilla (South) unit threatened to observe hartal if the verdict of BNP senior vice president Tarique Rahman would not be withdrawn by Saturday (July 23). Unit general secretary Nizam Uddin Kaisar declared the hartal program on Thursday (July 21).

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir termed party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman’s punishment for money embezzlement as vindictive action of the incumbent government. Mirza Fakhrul expressed the agitation in a statement signed by BNP assistant officer

DHAKA: Police detained 11 activists of BNP including its assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu in front of party’s Nayapaltan central office on Thursday (July 21). Central Juba Dal leader Gias Uddin Mamun confirmed the matter to banglanews. He further said police detained

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Thursday (July 21) upheld the seven year imprisonment of Gias Uddin Al Mamun, friend of BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, in a money laundering case. An HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Amir Hossain passed the verdict in the

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Thursday (July 21) sentenced seven-year imprisonment to BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). The court also fined the BNP leader Tk 20-crore in the case. An HC bench comprising

DHAKA: A meeting of the ruling Awami League (AL) Central Working Committee will be held on Saturday (July 23). It will be held at Ganabhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also AL president, around 7:30pm. Sources said the committee will discuss about the

DHAKA: BNP led 20-party alliance is allegedly being dominated by one of its major allies Jamaat-e-Islami. This dependency on Jamaat has raised question why BNP, despite mounting national and international pressure, refuses to axe the alliance partner, stained with war crimes and

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) will pronounce its verdict on Thursday on the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) appeal against a lower court verdict that acquitted BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money-laundering case. An HC bench led by Justice Enayetur Rahim fixed the date

KURIGRAM: Law enforcers on Tuesday (July 19) arrested the district unit Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in cases including sabotage charges. He was arrested from Bhurungamari upazila of the district around 1:00pm. Kurigram police super Tabarak Ullah confirmed the matter to