Thursday, 04 Sep, 2025

Politics

Tarique faces arrest warrant

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

BNP likely to join Municipality polls

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

4 Pakistanis among 7 JMB suspects held in 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)

BNP, associates pay tributes to Zia

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

24 Jamaat men among 481 held in Ctg

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

53 BNP-Jamaat men held in Satkhira

SATKHIRA: Joint Forces, in special drives, have detained  53 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from different places of the district.The joint operation conducted between Friday night and Saturday down in eight upazilas of Satkhira.Of the detainee, one is the activist of BNP while

7 JMB suspects detained in city

DHAKA: Detectives detained seven people on suspicion of members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Shahjalal International Airport area in the city.Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police deputy commissioner (media) Muntasirul Islam informed banglanews about the

15 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Faridpur

FARIDPUR: Police detained 15 leaders-activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Chhatra Shibir, including its upazila and municipality unit Amirs, from different places of the district.Bhanga Thana officer-in-charge (OC) M Nazmul Islam said that in a nighttime drive, Sadar Upazila

5 Jamaat-Shibir men held with cocktails

DHAKA: Police detained five members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir with cocktails and party books from city’s Khilgaon area.Acting on tip off, a team of Khilgaon Thana police raided a building located at block-c of Khilgaon area around 12:30am of Friday. 

FF Sheikh Ali Ahmmad passes away

KHULNA: Associate of Bangabandhu and one of the organizers of the country’s war of independence Sheikh Ali Ahmmad passed away on Thursday.He was 84.He breathed his last at Gazi Medical Hospital in Khulna city around 7:00am.The war veteran left behind wife, daughter, son, grandson,

‘Security of state now questionable’

DHAKA: Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker commented that not only the safety of an individual, security of the state is now questionable.He made this comment to the media after handing over a memorandum to the home minister at the secretariat in city on Thursday.Earlier in the

Khaleda graft cases next hearing Nov 12

DHAKA: A Dhaka court set November 12 for further hearing on Zia Orphanage and Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others.Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge's Court-3 setup on Alia Madrasa premises at Bakshibazar fixed the date on Thursday.During

‘BNP-Jamaat top suspicion list’

DHAKA: Law minister Anisul Huq said that BNP-Jamaat top the suspicion list regarding the murders of bloggers and publishers.He made this disclosure at a discussion on trial of war criminals at VWA auditorium in city’s Dhanmondi area on Wednesday.The speeches of BNP-Jamaat and the

Coffin-procession of Ganajagaran Thursday

DHAKA: Pro-liberation youth platform Ganajagaran Mancha will organize a coffin-procession from Shahbagh intersection towards the home ministry Thursday morning protesting murder of a publisher and attempted murder of publisher-writer and bloggers and others.Mancha spokesperson Imran H

Khaleda Zia returns home Nov 10

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will return home from London on November 10.She will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the afternoon.Reliable sources from BNP said this.According to the sources, BNP chairperson, who is currently staying in the UK for medical treatment,

Gayeshwar sent to jail

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has been sent to jail after surrendered in a murder case filed with Rampura Thana.Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Qamrul Hossain Molla passed the order on Wednesday rejecting his bail petition.Earlier on Tuesday, the

MP Liton denied bail again

GAIBANDHA: A district court rejected bail petition of Gaibandha-1 constituency lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton for third times in shooting at a minor boy Sourav.Judge of district additional chief judicial magistrate court Moinul Hasan Yusuf passed the order around 11:45am on Wednesday after

Arrest warrant against Khoka, Gayeshwar

DHAKA: A city court has issued an arrest warrant against 35 BNP leaders including its standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and vice-chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka.Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Qamrul Hossain Molla issued the warrant after taking the chargesheet of a

35 held in Tongi

GAZIPUR: Police arrested 35 people in accusation of creating violence and others criminal offences in Tongi Thana area of Gazipur district.Moreover, the law enforcers also seized illegal drugs from the possession of some of the detainees.Tongi Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mohammad Aminul

JCD president Rajib on 1-day remand

DHAKA: A city court granted a one-day remand for Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Rajib Ahsan in an arson case filed with Rampura Thana in city.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Yusuf Hossain passed the order after hearing a 10-day remand plea on Tuesday.The case investigation