Wednesday, 13 Aug, 2025

Politics

3 bullet-hit in Ctg ‘gunfight’

CHITTAGONG: At least three persons sustained bullet injuries in a ‘gunfight’ between police and Jamaat cadre Dakat Shahid and his cohorts in Satkania upazila of the district on Sunday late night.The bullet-wounded are Dakat Shahid, 30 and two of his aides Borhan, 27 and Sayem

Khaleda meets BNP lawmakers

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday met with party’s standing committee members over latest political scenario. The meeting started at Chairperson’s political office at Gulshan of the city around 9:00pm. They also discussed about their

Zero tolerance to violence

DHAKA: Health Minister, also Awami League presidium member, Mohammed Nasim on Sunday said no bar would be put to the BNP’s peaceful movement but zero tolerance would be shown, if any disorder appears. The lawmaker came up with the remarks while addressing a condolence meeting organized

20 Jamaat leaders remanded

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday placed 20 leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including former president of Shibir Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud, on four-day remand. Metropolitan Magistrate Ataul Haque passed the order after the hearing when Sub-inspector Saiful Islam of Mohammadpur Thana

Abbas exempted from explosive case

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member and also BNP Dhaka Metropolitan convener Mirza Abbas has been exempted from cocktail blast case filed under explosive act. Dhaka additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Alamgir Kabir passed the order discharging Miza Abbas on Sunday.

Arrest warrant against 4 BNP leaders

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrant against four BNP leaders including former lawmaker Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie.Tarek Mainul Islam Bhuiyan, magistrate of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-6, passed the order in the morning as the BNP leaders did not appear before

City AL leader shot dead

DHAKA: Miscreants shot a ward Awami League leader to death on Saturday late night in BNP Bazar area in West Agargaon of the city. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 35, president of ward no. 41 Awami League. The reason behind the killing could not yet be known. The incident

Ex-Shibir president among 19 held in city

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained some 19 Chhatra Shibir leaders and activists, including former president, while holding a secret meeting in Lalmatia area of the city on Saturday night. Acting on a tip off, the law enforcers held them. Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur Thana Azizul Haque

Khaleda sits with policymakers Sunday

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to meet with the standing committee members of the party for discussing about waging anti-government movement. The meeting will be held at party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in the city around 8:00pm. She is also expected to

Swechhasebak League man killed in Jessore

JESSORE: Miscreants shot dead a Swechhasebak League leader of the Sadar town on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 45, president of the town. Assistant Superintendent of Police of Jessore Reshma Sharmin confirmed the matter to banglanews. Miscreants shot

PCP calls off half-day road blockade in K’chhari

KHAGRACHHARI: The Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP) has called of the half-day road blockade in Matiranga and Guimara upazilas of the district for Sunday. A press release, signed by Bijoy Chakma, office secretary of Khagrachhari district unit PCP, was issued in the evening in this regard.

Jubo Dal committee soon

DHAKA: The next committee of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal led-by BNP education affairs secretary Khairul Kabir Khokon as president and Saiful Islam Nirab as general secretary is likely to be declared soon. A competent source from the party made the disclosure while talking to banglanews. The

PM pays tributes to Chumki’s mother

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Bilkis Moyezuddin, mother of Women and Children Affairs state minister Meher Afroz Chumki, visiting her residence on Saturday noon.    Hasina stood in solemn silence awhile beside the body of Bilkis and prayed for eternal peace

AL man killed in bomb attack

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A local activist of Awami League was killed and a leader sustained injuries in a bomb attack by masked-men in Pourashava area of Shibganj upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Ataur Rahman Polen, brother of Pourashava AL unit president

Govt cherishing murder, propaganda: Rizvi

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the government has been spreading propaganda and killing. He made the allegation in a press conference at BNP’s Naya Paltan central office in on Friday afternoon.  Pointing at a rumor

Suranjit seeks PM intervention to stop launch capsize

DHAKA: Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta on Friday sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s interference to put a stop to launch capsize.He made the observation while addressing a meeting as a chief guest at Institution of Engineers’ at Shahbagh of the

Fakhrul for tougher movement

NARAYANGANJ: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged leaders and activists of the party to make the ‘upcoming’ movement tougher. He came up with the urge in the noon while addressing an Eid re-union, arranged by Sonargaon Thana BNP at Meghna Ghat area

Undemocratic parliament running

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah alleged that the incumbent government has been running without opposition party which is unusual for democracy. He made the remarks while addressing a discussion on “Proposed! National

‘Khaleda makes BNP even worse’

DHAKA: Health minister Mohammad Nasim on Friday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia herself made her party’s condition even worse by boycotting the January 5 polls. Nasim said, “A party can not reorganize itself unless it takes part in polls, and BNP made this mistake; no benefit to

Feni Jubo Dal leader dies in custody

FENI: A leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, youth unit of BNP, died here in police custody early Friday.The deceased was identified as Yatim Ali Miyadhan, 37, son of a late Abdul Gafur, residing in Shridharpur village under Dagonbhuiyan upazila of the district and also the Ward Jubo Dal