JESSORE: Police in overnight drives arrested 95 persons from different parts of Jessore district on Thursday.Jessore district police control room sources confirmed the matter.The sources said that the arrestees, who are accused in different cases, will be produced before the court.BDST:

JESSORE: Police in overnight drives arrested 95 persons from different parts of Jessore district on Thursday.Jessore district police control room sources confirmed the matter.The sources said that the arrestees, who are accused in different cases, will be produced before the court.BDST:

JHEAIDAH: Police have arrested 25 persons, including five activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami conducting drives across the district.The drives were conducted from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.Jhenaidah police control room on-duty policeman Shafiqul Islam said that the

NOAKHALI: Police on Wednesday recovered body of a slaughtered activist of ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district.The victim has been identified as Mohammad Akbar (32), son of Hakim Ali, hailed from Karimpur village of Choumuhani

DHAKA: A Dhaka court rejected bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases filed with city’s Paltan Thana for torching, vandalizing and sabotage.Rejecting remand plea, the court also ordered police to interrogate the senior BNP leader at the jail

PABNA: At least 15 persons were injured following a clash between the supporters of ruling Awami League and opposition BNP in Bera upazila of Pabna.Moreover, two houses were also vandalized during the clash.Among the injured, Matin (30), Asadul (23), Janab Ali (40) and Saheb (35) were

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Ministry Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the government is waiting for the decision of Indian government regarding the return of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed.The state minister came up with this assertion while talking to reporters in secretariat of the

DHAKA: BNP’s youth wing Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal senior vice-president Advocate Abdus Salam Azad has been made the party’s assistant organizing secretary.A press release, signed by BNP assistant office secretary Asadul Karim Shahin, told the media on Tuesday.However, BNP assistant

LAKSHMIPUR: Miscreants gunned down an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awami League, at Amani Lakshmipur village under Sadar Upazila of the district Monday night.The deceased was identified as Mamun Hossain, 25, a local BCL unit activist, son of Abu

BOGRA: A Bogra court on Monday sent Sherpur municipality mayor Swadhin Kumar Kundu, also town BNP organising secretary, to jail rejecting his bail pleas in a vandalism and arson attack case.Bogra Senior Judicial Magistrate Khandaker ATM Tofail Ahmed passed the order at noon.Inspector of

DHAKA: Criticising the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB), commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday said, “TIB cannot find anything good, rather it finds negatives only”.The minister was talking to journalists after holding a meting with visiting Indian commerce secretary

DHAKA: Barrister Sayedul Hasan Iqbal was appointed as new chairman of Bangladesh Islamic Party, an ally of BNP-led 20-party alliance.The matter was disclosed through a press release, signed by party organising secretary Muhammad Mahmudul Hasan, on Monday.The release said Hasan Iqbal was

GAIBANGHA: Law enforcers in special drives arrested at least 28 persons, including four activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami, in Gaibandha district on Monday.Later at noon, police produced the arrestees before the court.The court then send them to the jail.District additional

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court adjourned the prosecutors’ argument till May 24 on the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed challenging the death penalty for his wartime crimes.The four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Lt. Gen. (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Monday said that his party will welcome India Prime Minster Narendra Modi, who is set to visit Bangladesh.‘Modi will come to Bangladesh on June 6. We welcome him,’ he added.The BNP leader made the assertion while

DHAKA: Tabith Awal, who contended the Dhaka North City Corporation election for mayoral post, met BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed at Shillong Civic Hospital in Meghalaya state of India. Tabith’s family and BNP leaders confirmed the matter to banglanews.However, the senior

NATORE: A district court on Sunday sent eight leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its district unit amir Mostafizur Rahman.Judge Nadia Sultana of Senior Judicial Court-3 passed the order at noon after denying a bail plea.Case statement said that there was an incident of

DHAKA:  Opposition leader of the parliament Raushan Ershad said they would discuss with party’s decision-making forum on whether party lawmakers to resign from the cabinet.She addressed a view exchange meeting with journalists in Jatiya Sangshad media center on Sunday afternoon.Raushan

JHENAIDAH: A district court on Sunday sent four BNP men, including its district unit general secretary Abdul Maleque to jail in the case of creating violence.The court of Judge Bishwanath Mandal denied the bail plea submitted at Jhenaidah Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-2.Court sources

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia appointed lawyer Joynul Abedin Mezbah to fight Dandy Dyeing Ltd loan default case.The first money loan court Judge Fatema Ferdous also fixed June 30 to submit Khaleda’s response and form issue in response to the time plea of defendant’s lawyer.The