DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the hearing of charge framing against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 45 other BNP leaders till January 29 in vehicle torching case.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court's Magistrate

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday filed a general diary (GD) with Chakbazar Thana in the city, seeking additional security on the days of appearing before court in graft cases.Advocate Zakir Hossain, on behalf of Khaleda, filed the GD at 1:00pm.Khaleda’s lawyer Advocate

DHAKA: The first day of 2-day hartal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is underway amid sporadic violence Wednesday.Hartal supporters set fire to a covered van from a sudden procession at capital’s Gendaria at 9:15am and fled the scene.Picketers vandalized few vehicles at Rayerbagh area of

GAZIPUR: The first day of two days’ nationwide hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, is being observed on Wednesday amid stray incidents of violence including vandalism, blasts.Protesting the death sentence of ATM Azhar, one of the top leaders of the party, for war crimes in 1971, the

BARISAL: An activist of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, bit off a member of special branch of police on Wednesday morning as he obstructed picketing during hartal.Protesting death penalty of Jamaat’s assistant secretary general ATM Azharul Islam, the party is

DHAKA: The countrywide hartal called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting International Crimes Tribunal’s death penalty to party’s assistant secretary general ATM Azharul Islam began on Wednesday morning. The shutdown began at 6:00am to and it would end at 5:30pm.  Party’s

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a private car in Dainik Bangla Intersection of the city ahead of hartal called by Jammat-e-Islami protesting death penalty to ATM Azharul on Tuesday. Witnesses said some hartal supporters, chanting ‘hartal hartal’, brought out a procession in the area and

DHAKA: A case has been filed against 43 BNP leaders, including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Dhaka City convener Mirza Abbas, with Paltan Thana for vandalism and arson.Officer-in-Charge of Paltan Thana Golam Morshed confirmed the matter to banglanews on Tuesday evening.The others BNP

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on a two-day fresh remand in a case filed with Turag Police Station for creating anarchy in city’s Bakshibazar area.Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim passed

DHAKA: Two cases were filed against some 50 BNP-Jamaat men over killing a female teacher during the violence of BNP-led 20-party alliance called hartal in Noakhali district.Sudharam Thana Sub-Inspector Masud Alam filed the cases under Special Power Act on Tuesday.The teacher,

DHAKA: Gazipur district BNP President Fazlul Haque Milon got two weeks anticipatory bail in a case of vandalism during hartal in Gazipur district on Saturday.The High Court bench of Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice M Bodruzzaman passed the order on Tuesday.Advocate Khandaker

DHAKA: A vacation bench of High Court on Tuesday granted three-week anticipatory bail to Abdul Awal Mintoo, adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in a case filed over Bakshibazar clash.An HC bench comprising Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice M Badruzzaman passed the order at

DHAKA: A case has been filed against 59 Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists including its president and secretary of Chittagong city unit for vandalizing vehicles. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Sub-Inspector Kotwali Thana said the case was filed on Monday night against

HABIGANJ: A court here on Tuesday sent Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haq Chowdhury to jail after his surrender in former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case. Sources told banglanews that Habiganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Rokeya Akter passed the order at noon. Earlier,

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has called countrywide hartal for Wednesday and Thursday protesting International Crimes Tribunal’s death penalty to party’s assistant secretary general ATM Azharul Islam. Party’s acting Ameer Mokbul Ahmed made the hartal declaration on Tuesday

DHAKA: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said the pickets, who killed a female school teacher on Monday in Noakhali, would be detained shortly. The ill-fated teacher, Shamsunnahar, 37, mother of two children, hailed from Lakshmipur district was killed on Monday morning when

JESSORE: A case was filed against 29 BNP leaders and activists, including district BNP vice-president Golam Reza Dulu, with Kotwali Thana on Monday.A Sub-Inspector (SI) Moshiul Alam of Narendrapur Police Camp filed a law suit with the thana.Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Thana Enamul Haque

DHAKA: Police nabbed at least 11 persons on suspicion from in front of BNP central office in city’s Naya Paltan area on Monday.They were held from Monday morning to noon. Their identities are not made public.Confirming the matter police Sub-Inspector (SI) Mansur told banglanews that

DHAKA: Senior leaders of ruling Awami League claimed that people of the country have rejected the countrywide hartal enforced by BNP led 20-party alliance.They made the remarks from anti-hartal rally, procession in Bangabandhu Avenue, other parts of the city on Monday.Targeting at BNP

SYLHET: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called a half-day hartal for Tuesday in Sylhet protesting city BNP convener Dr Shahriar Hossain Chowdhury’s detention.District joint convener Dilder Hossain Selim made the strike announcement at a rally, held at Judge Court area in the