DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule upon government to explain within four weeks why its inaction to repair cyclones Sidr and Aila affected dam should not be declared illegal. An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi M Ijarul Haque issued the rule

DHAKA: The fifth JS session of the 10th Parliament that commenced January 19 will continue till April 2. Earlier, the first session of the year was scheduled to end on March 12.Before the next budget session, another session was scheduled to be convened, said sources concerned. But

DHAKA : Police, in nightlong drives, detained 21 leaders-activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from different areas of the capital for their alleged involvement in sabotages and planning to conduct subversive acts. Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media center) of Dhaka Metropolitan

DHAKA: The fresh hartal, sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance, is underway across the country from Tuesday evening after a 12-hour relaxation over Tigers’ victory celebration. Started at 6:00am Sunday, the shutdown was is set to end at 6:00am Wednesday, which was later expended to

SATKHIRA: Police, in separate drives, arrested 82 people including 19 Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP men in several areas of the district on suspicion of creating sabotage.Sub-Inspector (SI) Kamal Hossain, also Information Officer of Satkhira police confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance has extended its ongoing 72-hour hartal by 48 more hours till 6am Friday.A statement of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed made the extension announcement on Tuesday afternoon.Earlier, 20-party alliance on Friday called a fresh 72-hour nationwide

CHITTAGONG: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader and seized four cocktails and five petrol bombs from him at Gola Majar area under Chandgaon Thana of the port city Monday night.The detainee was identified as M Imran Prakas Mithu, a local

DHAKA: Police detained 15 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and Jamaat’s student wing Islami Chhattra Shibir in 24-hour drive at different parts of the city until Tuesday morning.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy commissioner (media

RANGPUR: A former Chhatra Shibir leader was killed during a clash with law enforcers in Mithapukur early Monday.The deceased was identified as Nazmul Huda Lablu, 28, son of Nurunnabi Shah. He was former president of Mithapukur Shibir, also president of upazila workers welfare

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in special drives, detained 15 leaders-activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir for their alleged involvement in sabotages during hartal-blockade.Masudur Rahman, deputy police commissioner (media and public relations) of

DHAKA: The fresh 72-hour hartal, sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance, is underway across the country from Sunday morning.The seventh spell of shutdown that started at 6:00am is set to continue till Wednesday 6:00am coupled with a nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade for indefinite

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Sunday declared candidates for upcoming Dhaka city corporations polls-- Bahauddin Bablu for North and Saifuddin Milon for South.Party’s chairman HM Ershad made the announcement in a joint meeting at Banani office.With party secretary general Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu

JESSORE & RANGPUR: Police, in nightlong drives, rounded up 112 suspected anarchists, including BNP-Jamaat activists from fifteen upazilas and other areas of the two districts.Jessore police control room source said among the 43 detainees, all but one BNP activist and one

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami carried out violence from a procession at Paltan in the capital supporting hartal Sunday.Witnesses said Jamaat men blasted six cocktails and vandalized three vehicles at 10:30am creating panic in the area.Law enforcers immediately rushed to

DHAKA: A fire broke out in Jatiya Party (JP) central office in Kakrail area of the city early Sunday.JP senior Joint Secretary General, also Jubo Sanghati president Razaul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.The fire originated at the ground floor of the office that blazed some

DHAKA: The fresh 72-hour hartal, sponsored by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led (BNP) 20-party alliance, has started across the country since Sunday morning.The seventh spell of shutdown began at Sunday 6:00am and is set to continue till Wednesday 6:00am, coupled with a nationwide

DHAKA: At least 10 people sustained injuries as miscreants blasted cocktails targeting Awami League processions in Shahtinagar, Karwan bazaar and Banani areas in the capital.Witnesses said miscreants hurled cocktails at a procession of Awami League heading towards the Suhrawardy

DHAKA: A Dhaka court granted 10-day fresh remand for Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Mannna in a sedition case.Metropolitan Magistrate Ataul Haq passed the order when police produced him before court after the end of 10-day remand in another case Saturday.Manna stood for himself

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League (AL) has begun its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday to mark the historic March 7.The rally started at 3:15pm with recitation from holy books of different religions.Top leaders of Awami League-led 14-party alliance are seen present on the

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance has called fresh countrywide non-stop 72-hour hartal from 6:00am Sunday.BNP joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed made the hartal announcement through a press release, sent to email on Saturday afternoon.He also declared to bring out mass procession in