DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special envoy and also Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday threatened to stage a hunger strike demanding the end of ongoing political turmoil.Dhaka Metropolitan (South) Jatiya Party will organize a symbolic mass hunger strike in front of

RANGPUR: The law enforcers held 59 people, including the activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, from different places of the district on Saturday.Rangpur DB police sources said that 17 Jamaat men and two BNP activists were held by law enforcers in a special drive on charge of arson

DHAKA: Security has been beefed up around BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office at Gulshan in the city on Saturday after her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko died in Malaysia.Additional police personnel have been deployed in the area. Moreover, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)

JESSORE: Police detained 70 people, including seven activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, in a nightlong drive conducted across the district.Jessore police spokesperson and also Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Reshma Sharmin told banglanews that, of the detainees, six are

SATKHIRA: A mobile court on Saturday sentenced Satkhira municipality unit Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami to two years jail on charge of sabotages.The convict is M Obaidullah, a teacher of Satkhira PN High School and College and son of Abdul Kader of Itagacha area of the district town. 

KUSHTIA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, also Jatiya Samajtantric Dal (JSD) president, on Saturday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s place will be in prison not on discussion table.The minister made the assertion while addressing a program a Kushtia Circuit House at 10:00am on

BOGRA: Police, in six hours, arrested 59 people, including leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, from different places in the district between Friday midnight and Saturday morning. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gaziur Rahman, also press wing officer-in-charge of

DHAKA: Bangladesh Muktijuddho Projonmo League has announced an ultimatum of 48 hours to BNP chairman Khaleda Zia for withdrawal of ongoing nationwide blockade. The organization’s central committee president Saifur Rahman Chhotan made the announcement from a rally in Gulshan-2 circle in

NARAYANGAJ: An Awami League leader was found dead at Fatulla in Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday five days after he had gone missing. Sheikh Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman, 35, was president of ward unit of Bangabandhu Sainik League in the upazila, AL sources said. On information

DHAKA: The body of former lawmaker Dr Mohammad Selim, also son of one of four national leaders Captain M Monsur Ali, is expected to arrive here on Sunday morning. The flight, carrying his body and family members, will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11:00am , said

GAIBANDHA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s student affiliation Islami Chhatra Shibir called a half-day hartal for Saturday in the district.Sources told banglanews that the strike has been called protesting arrest of the party leaders and activists without any warrant.Shibir district

COMILLA: Miscreants on Friday night set fire to a local office of Mujib Sena, an affiliated body of ruling Awami League, at Fakirbazar area under Chauddagram upazila of the district.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place around 10:00pm.According to locals, the two third

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia commented that the ongoing movement will continue till achieving ultimate success.She made the statement Friday night while talking with the representatives of BNP loyal faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) at her office in

DHAKA: At least 29 passengers sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus in Jatrabari’s Kather Pool area of the city Friday night. Besides, 18 more passengers were injured while jumping off the running bus, said police sources.  The victims are undergoing

THAKURGAON: Law enforcers detained Baliadangi upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Morshedur Rahman on Friday evening.Officer-in-Charge of Baliadangi Thana Aminul Islam told banglanews that the Jamaat leader was detained from Laheri Hat area of the upazila.He was detained fearing

JESSORE: Police recovered body of an Awami League (AL) activist from Talshari area of Jhikargachha upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Humayun Kabir, 40, son of Abdul Aziz in Kundipur village of the upazila.Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mamun Rashid of Jhikargachha Thana confirmed

DHAKA: Criticizing government’s plan to arrest BNP chief, party joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday categorically said detaining Khaleda Zia would be the funeral of incumbent government.Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the comment through a press release issued at noon.He

BOGRA: BNP-led 20-party alliance called 48-hour hartal from Sunday protesting the threat to arrest BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and arrest of countrywide BNP leaders and activists. District BNP office secretary Mahfuzur Rahman Raju confirmed the matter to banglanews, through a press

NOAKHALI: District unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, on Friday called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Saturday.The shutdown was called protesting the arrest of district Sadar unit Chhatra Shibir president Gias Kamal Saju and secretary Mahbube

DHAKA: Raushan Ershad, leader of the opposition in the national parliament, on Friday urged Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to refrain from acts of violence in the name of strike and blockade.She made the request after visiting the burn victims at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital