DHAKA: A college student, who was injured in cocktail attack carried out by blockaders, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Tanzid Hossain Ovi, 19, son of Delwar Hossain of Rokonpur of Dholaikhal in the city.

DHAKA: The second day of the 36-hour hartal is being marked by sporadic incidents of violence as activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance blasted cocktails and carried out violence in different districts of Dhaka and Khulna divisions Thursday.Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its

DHAKA: The 36-hour hartal, separately enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its student’s wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), has entered 2nd day in Dhaka and Khulna divisions on Thursday.Besides, nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade is also underway. Thursday is the

CHITTAGONG: At least four traffic police personnel were injured as blockade supporters hurled crude bombs aiming them at Chandgaon area of the port city on Wednesday evening.Of the injured, three were identified as Ripon Barua, 36, Farid Uddin, 35 and Ramij Uddin, 35.Duty officer of

DHAKA: A group of miscreants torched a bus and blasted 3/4 cocktails on Kazi Nazrul Islam road in city’s Mohammadpur area on Wednesday.Sources said some miscreants chanting ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan suddenly came from a roadside area and started throwing brickbats at the bus.At one stage,

NARAIL: Law enforcers on Wednesday detained the Nayeb-e-Ameer of Kalia upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami Dabir Hossain for his alleged involvement in creating anarchy during hartal and blockade.Officer-in-Charge of Kalia Thana Matiar Rahman told banglanews that they held the Jamaat leader

BOGRA: Local unit of BNP-led 20-party alliance called 24 hours hartal in the district for Thursday.A statement signed by BNP office secretary Mahfuzur Rahman Razu, said on Wednesday.According to the statement, the hartal is called as a protest of arresting the leaders and activists of BNP

DHAKA: Railway Minister Mujibul Haque on Wednesday claimed that BNP is a new militant organization of the country.The railway minister made the remark in a signing ceremony of procuring 120 broad-gauge passenger coaches on Indian credit in city’s railway ministry office. Mujibul said,

DHAKA: Disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Wednesday categorically said there is no other way left but arresting BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.He told the audience at an anti-hartal and blockade rally, organized by 22 front organizations of ruling

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Swadhinota Forum President Abu Naser Mohammad Rahmat Ullah from his Lalmatia residence in the city Wednesday noon.Sources told banglanews that police took the leader of pro-BNP platform to the Dhanmondi Thana around 1:45pm from his residence.BDST: 1536 HRS, JAN 21, 2015

DHAKA: At least 29 people were killed and many injured in last 16 days of nonstop blockade across the country enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.Moreover, some 55,217 people sustained injuries so far during the period across the country.The data was made public from a report of

DHAKA: The government declared Tk 1 lakh bounty for help in arresting anarchists, arsonists and bomb attackers.Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu made the disclosure while talking ti journalists at his secretariat office in the capital Wednesday.Earlier on Tuesday (January 20), State

DHAKA: At least 237 persons, including leaders and activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami, have been detained in seven districts on Tuesday night.The districts are Rangpur, Chandpur, Satkhira, Bogra, Chittagong, Meherpur and Jessore.Banglanews correspondents said that the

JESSORE: At least 78 persons, including 36 local leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, have been detained here on Tuesday night.The identity of the detainees could not be known yet.Sources told banglanews that police, in a night long drive, held them from different places of

DHAKA: Transport workers-leaders under the banner of Bangladesh Road Transport Shramik League will besiege BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office on Thursday. The organization disclosed the matter in leaflets those are being distributed in front of National Press Club in

DHAKA: Police arrested 40 persons from different areas of the district in last 24 hours. Sources told banglanews that among the arrestees there are 13 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.They were held between Tuesday and

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a teachers’ bus of Jagannath University (JnU) in its campus at 11:45am Wednesday.Witnesses said miscreants set fire to the bus that was parked in front of Shaheed Minar and staffs doused the fire immediately.Administrator of transport pool Dr Nur-e-Alam

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi called upon people to make the ongoing 48-hour hartal in Dhaka and Khulna divisions successful.He made the urge in a statement issued on Wednesday morning and protested the frequent raids in the residences of BNP leaders-activists. 

SYLHET: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 20-party-alliance, is progressing in a relaxed way in the district on Wednesday amid the non-stop countrywide blockade.However, the strike is being observed protesting the detention of senior BNP

DHAKA: Five leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student affiliate of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, have been detained from city’s Mohakhali area with 130 pieces of cocktails and huge cocktail-making explosives.In a two and half-an-hour long special drive, police picked up Mustafizur