DHAKA: A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the ‘conspiracy’ of canceling Islam as state religion from constitution, is underway across the country on Monday (March 28). Party acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced the hartal, said a media

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami has called a daylong hartal across the country as a protest of the ‘conspiracy’ against canceling Islam as state religion from constitution. The party informed the media by sending release on Sunday. BDST: 1541 HRS, MAR 27, 2016 RR/SMS

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia paid her tribute to the valiant son of the soil by placing floral wreath at National Memorial at Savar, at the outskirt of Dhaka, on Saturday morning (March 26), the 46th Independence and National Day. The BNP leader placed the wreath along with

DHAKA: BNP will organize a colorful procession in city on the occasion of country’s Independence Day on March 26. It will be brought out from the party’s central office at 3:00pm on the day. The party’s standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy told the media after a

DHAKA: At least nine people were killed and scores injured in four districts in clashes during the first phase of union parishad, lowest tier of local government, elections and over ballot counting in four districts on Tuesday night (March 22). Of the deceased, five were in Pirojpur,

DHAKA: The country experiences voting at 712 Union Parishads (UPs) in 34 districts on Tuesday in the first phases. As per unofficial result of 580 UPs, ruling Awami League (AL) candidates have elected in 451 and BNP candidates won 36, Jatiya Party four and, Jamaat got one. Besides

DHAKA: The counting of votes cast in the election at 712 Union Parishads (UPs) in 34 districts is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to banglanews newsroom.According to unofficial results of 94 UPs, ruling Awami League (AL) candidates have elected in 73 while

DHAKA: Ballot counting has begun soon as voting ended at 717 Union Parishads (UPs) of 34 districts across country on Tuesday (March 22) afternoon amid tight security.Earlier, voting started at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm.Around 1.25-crore voters exercised their franchise rights in

COX’S BAZAR: At least seven people sustained bullet injuries after the supporters of two Union Parishad (UP) member-contestants of Teknaf Sadar Union of Cox’s Bazar district locked into clashes on Tuesday noon (March 22).Witnesses said that supporters of UP member candidates Abul

DHAKA: Detective branch (DB) of police detained four persons on suspicion of militancy in city’s Kalyanpur area on Tuesday early morning (March 22).Moreover, the law enforcers also seized huge number of jihadist books.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy commissioner (DC media) Maruf

NOAKHALI: Two officials of union parishads elections sustained bullet injuries at a girl’s high school polling center in Char King area under Hatia upazila of the district Tuesday morning (March 22).The injured were identified as assistant presiding officer Shahadat Hossain and polling

DHAKA: The polls officials have suspended voting in six centers in Satkhira and Barisal districts over violence.Our staff and district correspondents sent reports of those incidents.Satkhira: Officials cancelled voting in three centers even before it started due to violence.Tala upazila

DHAKA: Voting in 717 union parishads (UP) of 34 districts of the country got underway on Tuesday morning (March 22) amid tight security.The elections started at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm.Around 1.25-crore voters are exercising their franchise rights in 6,987 polling centers on

PABNA: At least nine people were shot during a clash between two rival groups of ruling Awami League at Poylanpur intersection in Panba on Monday (March 21) over setting up an auto-bike stand.Pabna Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Abdullah Al Hasan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Police have submitted a charge-sheet against thirty three BNP leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a violence case.The other leaders include Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Amanullah Aman, Joynal Abedin Faruk, Abdul Awal

DHAKA: BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman sent a legal notice to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political adviser HT Imam on Monday (March 21) asking him to seek pardon for his speech defaming the BNP leader.Tarique Rahman’s lawyer Barrister Kaisar Kamal said they sent the notice

DHAKA: BNP announced its program to celebrate country’s Independence Day on March 26.The programs were announced after a party meeting held at BNP central office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Monday (March 21).BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir chaired the

CHITTAGONG: A group of miscreants shot a candidate of a Union Parishad (UP) chairman candidate to death in Galenga Union of Ruma upazial of Bandarban district on early Monday (March 21).The deceased has been identified as Shanti Tripura.Locals said that earlier the miscreants abducted

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday (March 21) postponed the bail order of BNP standing committee leader Mirza Abbas for one week overriding the order by the High Court (HC) in a plot scam case.A five-member bench of the appellate division led by chief

DHAKA: The date of the national council of ruling Awami League has been shifted to July 10-11 from March 28 due to impending union parisad elections.The decision was taken from a meeting of the AL executive committee, chaired by AL president Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday night (March 20).BDST: