DHAKA: Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Friday alleged that Amnesty International, the NGO that deals with human rights in the country, is a paid organization of BNP.Quamrul further said that the organization is criticizing and advising the government on the enduring political turmoil

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud termed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia as the ‘queen of terror’.He made the comment while addressing a rally at National Press Club in the city on Friday.Blaming Khaleda Zia for bomb, arson attacks and killings

DHAKA:  An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and two others were injured in Sylhet, a truck driver sustained burn injuries in Moulvibazar in arson attacks by blockaders late Thursday during the countrywide non-stop blockade enforced by BNP-led alliance.  Banglanews Sylhet

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: Blockaders blasted couple of cocktails and vandalized 10 vehicles in Napathar area in the upazila early Friday, 18th day of nationwide blockade called by BNPWitnesses said a group of blockaders blocked Asian Highway (bypass) setting fire on tyres at 1:30am. During

DHAKA: Miscreants torched three buses in Kamalapur, Rampura, Gabtali areas and vandalize human hauler in Mohammadpur area of the city on Thursday during the indefinite blockade called by 20-party alliance.In Kamalapur, a bus of Ekhusey Parubahan was torched in Maniknagar area around

BOGRA: Law enforcers detained district unit Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Alamgir Hussain, also chairman of Shibganj upazila parishad, on Thursday on charge of creating violence.Police sources said that a special team of Sadar Thana Police led by Inspector (Investigation) conducted a raid

DHAKA: The hartal in Dhaka and Khulna divisions called by 20-party alliance for Wednesday and Thursday marked amid vandalism, arson and violence.Besides, Thursday is the seventeenth day of nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade enforced by the 20-party alliance.Though there was not a

DHAKA: The blockade supporters torched two passenger buses in city’s Maniknagar and Rampura areas on Thursday night.A passenger bus was torched as a gang of miscreants set fire to a parked passenger bus in Maniknagar area of the capital around 7:30pm.On the other hand, another passenger

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a covered van in city’s Rampura area on Thursday evening.Witnesses said that a gang of miscreants set fire to a parked covered van in the area around 5:45pm and fled the scene.However, the locals rushed to the spot and doused the blaze immediately.None was

CHANDPUR: The district unit secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami, Billal Hossain was arrested by police in the district town Thursday afternoon. Chandpur Model Thana Assistant Sub-Inspector Ahsanuzzaman Labu said that the Jamaat leader is charged in several violence cases.Billal Hossain was held

JESSORE: Police in nightlong drives held 75 people, including leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different parts of the district.The drives were conducted from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning.Confirming the matter, Jessore police spokesperson

ASHULIA (DHAKA): An arson case was filed against 48 leaders and activists of BNP with Ashulia and Kaliakoir areas of Dhaka district as miscreants torched a bus in supporting ongoing nationwide blockade.Azibor, owner of the bus, which was torched at 8:00pm on January 20 on

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a defamation case.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ataul Haque passed the order in the morning.The court also asked authorities concerned to send the warrant to

TANGAIL: Local unit of BNP on Thursday announced a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday (January 25) across the district protesting the arrest of 13 leaders of the party and its front organization.BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisor, also district BNP unit president, Advocate Ahmed Azam

DHAKA: Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik League (BSPSL) on Thursday issued an ultimatum to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to withdraw the nationwide blockade within January 24 otherwise its leaders and activists would go for staging hunger strike.BSPSL general secretary Insur Ali came up

SYLHET: Miscreants set two passengers buses on fire on Sylhet-Zakiganj road in Golapganj area of the district on Thursday, the 17th day of BNP-sponsored nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade for indefinite period.Witnesses and passengers of buses told banglanews that a group of people

DHAKA: Transport workers, drivers and leaders-activists of Projonmo League carrying banners and posters were marching towards BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in the city on Thursday morning.  Another part of anti-blockade people are gathering in front of National

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives for holding dialogue between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to end the ongoing crisis.Advocate Yunus Ali Akand filed the public interest litigation in the concerned unit of the HC on

DHAKA: At least 137 people, mostly leaders and activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami, have been detained in nightlong drives in six districts.They were detained from Khulna, Satkhira, Magura, Manikganj, Chittagong and Noakhali in the drives conducted from Wednesday evening

CHANDPUR: Miscreants set fire to the district Awami League (AL) unit’s office on Comilla Road of the town on Thursday morning.Chandpur Sadar Model Thana Sub-Inspector Nandan Sarkar told banglanews that they were staying on Shapath Chattar in the town after finishing nighttime patrol