DHAKA: Voting has been postponed in at least 11 centers on allegations of ballot box snatching, clashes and rigging in eight districts during fourth phase Union Parishad Election Saturday (May 7). The centers are- two in Kuliar Char of Kishoreganj, two in Lakshmipur, one in Dinajpur

DHAKA: A total of six chairmen runners, including three from BNP, have boycotted the union parishad polls in three districts on allegation of various irregularities including rigging and throwing their agents out of polling centers on Saturday (May 7). Our correspondents from Noakhali,

LAKSHMIPUR: At least 15 people were injured in a clash between supporters of two candidates during voting in Tumchar union Parishad (UP) under Sadar Upazila in the district.  The clashes occurred at a polling center of Tumchar Madrasa Government primary school on Saturday (May 7). 

COMILLA: A youth, named Tapash Chandra Das, was beaten to death during a clash between supporters of Awami League and party’s rebel candidates in Brahmanpara of the district. The clash erupted in front of north Chandala Government Primary School during voting Union Parishad election

MYMENSINGH: Voting has been postponed at Shapla Government Primary School in Fulbaria upazila in the district on Saturday (May 7). Source said, police has shot 8-round blank-fire while Awami League supporter tried to snatch ballot papers. And voting in the polling center was postponed

FENI: At least four people sustained bullet injuries in a clash between Awami League and BNP supporters over the union parishad (UP) polls at Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district Saturday morning (May 7). Chhagalnaiya Police Station OC Rashed Khan Chowdhury confirmed the matter to

BOGRA: Police has arrested some 15 Jamaat-Shibir men for vandalism in the district, firing and sabotage case, in the district on Friday (May 6). Among the arrestees one was counselor Jamaat leader Ruhul Kuddus Dulu of ward-21 of Bogra municipal. District Senior Assistant Police

RAJSHAHI: A Juba League leader has committed suicide after a quarrel with his wife in Rajarhata area of the city on Friday (May 6). The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam Apple 38, president of ward-11 of the metropolitan city who hanged himself with ceiling fan in his own

GAZIPUR: The family members met death row war crimes convict Jamaat leader Motiur Rahman Nizami at Kashimpur jail on Friday (May 6) morning. His wife, two sons, daughters and two daughter-in-laws met him at jail gate at 10:55am. Prashanta Kumar Banik, Super of Kashimpur Jail part

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday (May 5) filed a lawsuit against BNP senior leader Sadek Hossain Khoka on charge of misusing power to allot 138 shops of 10 markets in city. ACC deputy director Mahbubul Alam filed the lawsuit against the former mayor of Dhaka with

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has called countrywide 24-hour hartal from Sunday morning, protesting the Supreme Court verdict that upheld death penalty for their party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami. The hartal will begin at 6am, according to a press release issued soon after the

DHAKA: Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division has upheld death penalty to war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami rejecting his review plea. SC bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order on Thursday. On March 30, the prosecution filed an appeal with the Appellate

GAIBANDHA: Police detained 35 people including two Jamaat activists during night-long drives in several areas of the district on Wednesday. Sundarganj Thana Officer-in-Charge Israil Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews adding, the Jamaat men were warranted in sabotage case.

DHAKA: A Dhaka court placed five Singapore-back Bangladeshis on 7-day remand each on allegation of their connection with extremists. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) additional judge Ali Masud Sheikh pronounced the order on Wednesday (May 4) after holding a hearing in the afternoon.

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) awarded death penalty to four Razakars of Kishreganj and jailed one other unto death for crimes against humanity during Liberation War. ICT panel comprised of three-member, led by Justice Anwarul Haque passed the verdict on Tuesday. The

DHAKA: Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division has fixed May 5 for verdict on the plea of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami seeking review his death penalty. Four-member SC bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order after end of hearing on the plea on Tuesday.

DHAKA: A city court on Monday (May 2) re-fixed the date of submission of report in a case filed against four BNP leaders, including its chairperson Khaleda Zia, on charge of killing 42 during countrywide indefinite hartal and blockade earlier in 2015. This is the 10th time the report

RANGPUR: Police has arrested as many as 255 people including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in different cases in the district in Monday (May 2). The Jamaat men are Anwarul Islam (37), Rafiqul Islam (40) and Amirul Islam (40) of Durgapur village of Mithapukur upazila. Senior

TANGAIL: Police detained three BNP-Jamaat men including a municipal secretary, for quizzing on Sunday (MAY 1) over murder of Hindu tailor in Gopalpur.  The arrestees are-- Gopalpur Municipal Jamaat Secretary Badshah, Alamnagar Dakhil Madrasa Principal Aminul Islam and BNP man Jhantu.

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday (April 30) alleged as many as 14 people are being killed on an average in the country everyday and the government is trying to depict this as one-off incident. The BNP chief was addressing the national convention of Jatiya Ganatantrik