SATKHIRA: Activists of Jamaat and Shibir attacked motorcade of newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) and District Workers Party general secretary Advocate Mustafa Lutfullah on Monday noon.Sources said Jamaat-Shibir activists put barricade on the road and blasted cocktails aiming

MEHERPUR: Supporters of winning candidate in the 10th parliamentary polls vandalized Gangni upazila Awami League General Secretary’s house in the district on Monday noon.   Sources said that supporters of newly elected independent lawmaker Mokbul Hossain vandalized house of his rival

DHAKA: The vote counting of 10th national election has completed and the unofficial results of 139 constituencies of 147 were available. Out of total 300 constituencies, AL won 105 seats while 127 other candidates of the party were earlier elected unopposed.Returning officers, however,

DHAKA: A child was injured in a cocktail blast at Middle Badda in the capital on Monday morning.The injured child is Fahim, 8, a class-2 student of Middle Badda Primary School and son of Shahid, a rickshaw puller by profession of the area.Badda Thana officer-in-charge Abdul Jalil said

DHAKA SOUTH: At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in a clash between supporters of Awami League and Jatiya Party in Bilashpur union under Dohar upazila of the district on Monday. The incident took place at around 9:00am.The deceased were identified as Aslam, 20, son of

LANDON: BNP senior vice chairman Tarrique Rahman categorically said that the anti-government movement will go on until the demand of restoration of caretaker government is met.He came up with the declaration while addressing a press conference in London after voting in the 10th

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, thanked the voters who came out to vote in spite of attacks taking a stand for democracy against fundamentalism and terrorism.He also thanked all Awami League leaders and activists saying that it had been a tremendous struggle

DHAKA: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will meet the both the local and foreign presses at her official residence Ganobhaban in the afternoon.Sheikh Hasina, also the Prime Minister, will address the press conference at 4:00pm.Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad made the disclosure to

DHAKA: A 48-hour nonstop hartal, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, across the country is underway Monday alongside the indefinite blockade programme demanding the cancellation of the 10th parliamentary polls.BNP leaders-activists, in support of hartal started at 6:00am, brought out of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s ruling Awami League (AL) has already ensured a two-thirds majority in the 10th national elections to retain power.Out of total 300 constituencies, AL won 105 seats while 127 other candidates of the party were earlier elected unopposed.When reports

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed claimed that the general election 2014 was held in a fair and peaceful manner in 97 percent polling centers of the country. He came up with the disclosure in a press conference at his election commission office around 2:30am

Returning officers withheld results of the rest of eight constituencies following violence in polling centers.BDST: 04000 HRS, JAN 06, 2014Edited By: Shameem Reza, Newsroom Editor/SM Salahuddin, Output Editor

RANGPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Awami League President was unofficially declared elected from Rangpur-2 constituency in the general election held on Sunday. Sheikh Hasina bagged 143,630 votes while his rival candidate Nur Alam Jadu of Jatiya Party got 4969 votes in all 104 centers

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s ruling Awami League (AL) has already ensured a two-thirds majority in the 10th national elections to retain power.Out of total 300 constituencies, AL won 105 seats while 127 other candidates of the party were earlier elected unopposed.When reports

GAIBANDHA: A Chhatra Shibir activist was killed in a clash the activists of Awami Leaue and Jamaat-Shibir in Khanabari area under Sundarganj upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sahabul Islam Tara, 28, activist of Shibir and son of Soleya Rahman,

THAKURGAON: Three activists of opposition BNP were killed in two separate clashes with law enforcers and Awami League in Basudebpur Primary School and Gopalpur village under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Harun, 20, Abu Hanif and Joynal,

DHAKA: Counting of votes began as Bangladesh`s 10th parliamentary elections drew to a close amid boycott by the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance and sporadic violence across the country on Sunday. Voting began at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm without any break. The turnout of

MYMENSINGH: Two cousins were killed a tractor rammed them at Ijarapara village in Dhobaura upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Shantona, 8, daughter of Shafiqul Islam and Shahadat, 4, son of Rafiqul Islam. Dhobaura Thana police sources said a tractor

THAKURGAON: Two BNP activists were killed in a clash with law enforcers in Basudebpur Primary School under Sadar upazila of the district at 2:15pm Sunday.The deceased were identified as Harun, 20 and Joynal, 21.BDST: 1425 HRS, JAN 05, 2014Edited by: Abul Kalam Azad, Senior Newsroom Editor

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed categorically said that fair voting was underway across the country.He came up with the assertion while addressing a press briefing at his office on Sunday noon.In reply to a question, Kazi Rakinuddin Ahmed said, “We are