TANGAIL: District unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has called a half-day hartal at Tangail district town for Thursday as a protest of detention of its local unit president.District JCD general secretary Safiqur Rahman Safiq told banglanews on Wednesday noon.He said that the shut-down

DHAKA: A city court on Tuesday issued arrest warrant against 16 BNP leaders including the party’s standing members MK Anwar and Barkatullah Bulu in a case under special power act for vandalism.Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah took contingence of the case and passed

DHAKA: A city court has granted a two-day remand for 11 members of outlaw militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujaheedin (JMB).Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court additional magistrate Alamgir Kabir granted the remand around 3:00pm on Tuesday.Earlier at noon, Detective Branch (DB) of

NARAIL: Narail Sadar Upazila Parishad chairman and also BNP sadar upazila unit general secretary Monirul Islam has been suspended from his parishad post.The order reached Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) office in Narail sadar on Tuesday.A notification signed by local government, rural

JAMALPUR: Police detained at least 149 people, including 42 leaders and activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami conducting special drives in different parts of Jamalpur district.The drives were conducted from Monday night to Tuesday morning.Jamalpur police super (SP) Nizam

DHAKA: Journalist and also BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Shawkat Mahmud has got bail in three more violence cases.The High Court (HC) bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Amir Hossain granted the bails on Tuesday.During the anti-government movement in January, police

NILPHAMARI: Police arrested 52 people including BNP-Jamaat activists conducting overnight special drives in different parts of Nilphamari district.The drives were conducted from Monday night to Tuesday morning.Nilphamari additional police super Abu Maruf Hossain said that they arrested 52

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (North), in overnight drives, detained 11 alleged members of a banned extremist outfit, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from several areas of Abdullahpur in city.The drives were conducted from Monday night to Tuesday morning.DMP deputy commissioner

DHAKA: The historic Noor Hossain Day has been observed in the country on Tuesday with a renewed pledge to materialize the dream of upgrading of democracy in the country.On this day in 1987, Awami League (AL) front organization Jubo League leader Noor Hossain was killed in police firing in

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) granted bail to BNP chairperson’s adviser and Journalists’ leader Shawkat Mahmud in three sabotage cases.An HC bench of Justices M Enayetur Rahim and Amir Hossain passed the order on Sunday.  Advocate Khandker Mahbub Hossain moved for Shawkat Mahmud.On

DHAKA: Saira Mohsin, widow of social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali, has been nominated as Awami League (AL) candidate for Moulvibazar-3 by election, scheduled to be held on December 8.The nomination has been finalized after an interview with Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) held

DHAKA: BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) announced a two-day protest program over the arrest warrant issued against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.As part of the program, rallies and demonstrations will be held in district towns, metropolitan cities and

DHAKA: At least 71 leaders and activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami and the latter’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir conducting drives in five districts on Sunday.Banglanews Joypurhat district correspondent said that law enforcers arrested 21 BNP-Jamaat men in the case

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Sunday granted bail to sacked mayor of Gazipur City Corporation professor MA Mannan in two sabotage cases.Defense counsels said after today’s bail order, there is no bar for their client to get release from imprisonment.The HC bench of Justices Farid Ahmad

GAIBANDHA: A district court on Sunday granted interim bail to Member of Parliament (MP) Manjurul Islam Liton in case for attempting to murder a child Sourav by shooting.Gaibandha additional chief judicial magistrate Mainul Hasan Yusuf passed the order at 11:45am.The ruling Awami League

DHAKA:  A city court on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in the case for propagation against the state.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Lutfar Rahman Shishir passed the order, taking the investigation report of the

DHAKA: BNP will participate in the upcoming municipality elections, says party’s standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed.The BNP senior leader came up with assertion while talking to reporters on Saturday after paying tribute at party founder Ziaur Rahman’s tomb in the city

DHAKA: Detectives detained seven people on suspicion of members of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including four Pakistani citizens, from Shahjalal International Airport area in the city.Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) deputy commissioner (media)

DHAKA:  BNP and its associate organizations paid rich tributes to party founder late President Ziaur Rahman to mark November 7 as the Revolution and Solidarity Day.Hundreds of leaders and activists started thronging to Chandrima Udyan adjacent to Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban to place floral

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight special drive, detained 481 people, including 24 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Chhatra Shibir at different places of the district.During the drive, a light gun (LG), two pistols and six rounds of bullet have been recovered from