RANGPUR: At least 20 people were injured in a post-poll violence at Badarganj Upazila of the district on Wednesday (June 1). Local and police source said that the violence occurred between the supporters of winner and defeated candidates in Kazipara union. Later injured were rescued

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury placed on a fresh 7-day remand under Section 54 in a case over his alleged anti-government activities. Metropolitan magistrate Golam Nabi passed the order after DB police produced him before the court on Tuesday (May 31) with 10-day

SIRAJGANJ: Police on Tuesday (May 31) arrested district unit secretary of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in seven cases filed on charge of creating sabotage and obstructing police from discharging their duties. The arrestee was identified as Jahidul Islam, Sirajganj district

RANGPUR: In overnight drives, police arrested 73 accused, including an activist of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, in several violence and petrol bomb cases filed with Rangpur and Mithapukur police stations. Police conducted the drives from Monday night to Tuesday morning (May 31).

DHAKA: Four Bangladeshi workers detained last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Singapore were found guilty and convicted by the court of the country on Tuesday (May 31) of financing terrorism. The four are Rahman Mizanur, 31; Miah Rubel, 26; Md Jabath Kysar Haje Norul

DHAKA: The remand hearing of BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury has been shifted to May 31 and June 6 in a sedition case and in two violence cases respectively. The court of metropolitan magistrates Maruf Hossain, Golam Nabi and Mazharul Islam on Monday (May 30) shifted the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has distributed foods among the destitute on Monday (May 30) on occasion of 35th death anniversary of Ziaur Rahman. She started distributing foods at 12:00pm in city’s Maniik Mia Avenue after paying tribute to Zia Mazar at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 issued an arrest warrant against five accused from Gaibandha district for their alleged crime against humanity. The accused are Abdur Jabbar Mandal, M Zafizar Rahman, Abdul Wahed Mandal, Mamtaz Ali Bepari and Azgar Hossain Khan. Moreover,

DHAKA: BNP has taken a daylong program to observe the 35th death anniversary of its founder and also former president Ziaur Rahman. The party flag will be half-mast and black flag will be hoisted at BNP central office in city’s Nayapaltan area around 6:00am Monday (May 30), said a

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has coordinated the fifth phase election results of 716 Union Parishad’s (UPs) where ruling Awami League (AL) won in 431, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won in 67 UPs. Moreover, 170 independent candidates were elected in the polls. EC

COMILLA: A rival candidate of BNP for chairmanship in ongoing Union Parishad (UP) election was killed by opposition group’s attack at a polling center under Titas upazila of the district. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon (May 28). Titas Thana officer-in-charge (OC)

JAMALPUR: Four men were shot dead during a clash between two groups centering ongoing Union Parishad (UP) polls in Dewanganj upazila of the district on Saturday (May 28). The deceased are identified as Ziaur Rahman (36), son of Nur Islam and Nabirul (19), son of Amzad Ali in

DHAKA: Voting in 717 union parishads (UP) in 93 upazilas of 45 districts in the fifth phase has ended and the counting is underway. The voting started at 8:00am and continued uninterruptedly till 4:00pm on Saturday (May 28). Around 1.10-crore voters exercised their franchise rights

CHITTAGONG: A Union Parishad (UP) election candidate for member post was stabbed to death at a poll center in Patiya upazila on Saturday (May 28). Karnaphuli Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Rafiqul Islam told banglanews that the supporters of ruling Awami League (AL) and rival group

BARISAL: An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was hacked to death and two others were injured in infighting on Friday night (May 28). The deceased, identified as Rezaul Islam Reza (26), was an ex-student of Barisal Polytechnic College. However, the injured were admitted to

DHAKA: Voting has been postponed in at least three centers in Gaibandha and Noakhali districts on allegation of clashes between supporters of candidates and snatching ballot boxes on Saturday (May 28). The centers are Jibangari Government Primary School and Tardah centers at

NOAKHALI: A ruling Awami League (AL) candidate supporter was shot dead in a clash centering Union Parishad (UP) polls at Begumganj of the district on Saturday (May 28). The deceased was identified as Sayad Ahmad (65). The clash occurred during UP voting over occupying Fazil Madrasa

JAMALPUR: Two men were shot dead during a clash between two groups centering Union Parishad (UP) polls in Dewanganj upazila of the district on Saturday (May 28). The deceased are not identified yet. This clash took place at Khutichar government Primary School polling center. 

DHAKA: The fifth phase election of 729 Union Parishads (UPs) will be held on Saturday (May 28) from 8:00am to 4:00pm. According to the election management branch of Election Commission (EC), there are 726 candidates from AL, 629 from BNP, 177 from JP who will flight in the election. A

FENI: Police recovered a body of a BNP leader from a watercourse in Hichhachhara area of Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district on Friday (May 27). The deceased Ekramul Haque Majumder was word BNP leader and member of Municipality BNP unit. He was the son of late Belal Hossain Majumder