RAJSHAHI: Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, has called a 48-hour hartal from Sunday morning in the division.Rajshahi Metropolitan’s Publicity Secretary of Shibir Asaduzzaman made the disclosure through a press release around 11:30am on Friday.The press release

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate drives detained 16 leaders-activists BNP and Chhatra Shibir from different areas of the capital between Thursday morning and Friday morning.DMP sources said as part of ongoing drives to prevent sabotage during the BNP led 20-party

SATKHIRA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s Kolaroa poura unit president sustained bullet injuries in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Thakurbari area of the upazila early Friday.The injured Abdul Majid, one of the BNP-Shibir men who fled from police custody in Sharsha Upazila Thursday

RAJSHAHI: A leader of Rajshahi University unit Chhatra Shibir was killed in a clash with police in Shamsadpur area of the city early Friday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shahabuddin, information and technology affairs secretary of RU unit Shibir and student of department of Crop

KISHOREGANJ: Miscreants torched a parked bus in front of sub-registry office under Hossainpur upazila of the district Thursday night.Officer-in-charge (OC) M Nannu Miah of Hossainpur Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said a bus of Borna Paribahan was set ablaze by suspected

DHAKA: Members of the parliamentary standing committee on law, justice and parliamentary affairs told European Union (EU) ambassador to Bangladesh that dialogue between the two parties is possible, if only BNP leaves the violent activities.They made the comment Thursday night at the

BOGRA: At least 55 allegedly anarchists, including 24 Jamaat-Shibir men, were held in Bogra in the last 24-hour.Assistant Superintendent of Police of the district (Sadar) Gaziur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday evening.Gaziur Rahman said that 55 perpetrators were

DHAKA: The leaders of 14-party alliance led by ruling Awami League on Friday will exchange views with the leaders of different socio-cultural organizations. The organizations include Muktijoddha Sangsad, Sammilita Sangskritik Jote, Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, Awami Sangskritik Forum

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted five cocktails in city’s Gulshan and Banani areas on Thursday afternoon. One of the witnesses, Abdullah Al Zobayer said that a gang of hartal and blockade supporters hurled two cocktails in front of DCC market at Gulshan-2 around 5:15pm. On information,

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of BNP, has urged the SSC examinees and other students to besiege Ganabhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Central JCD president Rajib Ahsan and its general secretary Mohammad Akramul Hasan made the plea in a

GAZIPUR: Law enforcers on Thursday filed a law suit against 39 people, including the mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) MA Mannan, for an arson attack in a passenger bus that burnt eight people on Wednesday night.Special Branch (SB) Inspector of the district M Sirajul Islam

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has urged the nation to participate in the ongoing movement for the sake of democracy. A statement signed by BNP vice-chairman Selima Rahman, made the disclosure on Thursday afternoon. According to the statement, everyone is involved in the prevailing

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted five-day remand to two former lawmakers--Ashraf Uddin Mizan and Nazim Uddin Ahmed--of BNP in a case of attempt to murder of police sergeant Tanmay Sikder filed with Paltan thana in city. Metropolitan Magistrate Imdadul Haque passed the order at

DHAKA: Police in separate drives, conducted in last 24 hours, detained 242 people including 76 from the city and other areas in country on Thursday.In city, 76 people including 51 Jamaat-e-Islami men and 25 BNP activists were detained from several areas.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)

DHAKA: Police in separate drives detained 76 people-- 51 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and 25 activists of Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) -- from several areas of the capital in last 24-hour.Deputy police commissioner Masudur Rahman of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media Centre

DHAKA: A man was burnt alive when miscreants hurled petrol bomb at a truck in Bogra town while another truck came under firebomb attack in Natore early Thursday as the last day of the 108-hour hartal, called by 20-party alliance, is underway across the country, coupled with non stop

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of declaring state of emergency in the country due to ongoing violences by alleged pro-blockaders and hartal supporters.The premier was addressing the parliament in response to a supplementary question from a

DHAKA: A three-year old child, who sustained burn injuries in a bomb explosion amid hartal and blockade called by BNP-led 20-party alliance, is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the city.The injured, Jui Moni, is a daughter of Joj Miah and Hafia Akhter,

DHAKA: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan announced that all drivers will blow their vehicle horns on Thursday noon protesting the countrywide violence amid blockade enforced by BNP.The minister made the announcement at a press conference in National Press Club Conference room in city on

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on a five-day fresh remand in an arson attack case with Jatrabari Thana in the city.Judge Emdadul Haque of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate court passed the remand order after completion of his