DHAKA: BNP has called hartal for Wednesday and Thursday in Dhaka and Khulna divisions protesting cases, arrests and demanding release of party leaders and activists.Besides, countrywide blockade will be continued as Khaleda Zia vowed for the program Monday though police withdraw siege

CHITTAGONG: A 36-hour hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 20-party alliance, is underway in a relaxed mood across in Chittagong division since Tuesday morning.The shutdown is underway across Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus in city’s Mirpur area on Monday night.Sources said a gang of miscreants set fire to a passenger bus of Bikalpa Paribahan in front of Purabi Cinema Hall in the area around 8:45pm.However, none one was reportedly injured in the incident.BDST: 2157

SIRAJGANJ: Detective Branch (DB) of police on Monday detained Raiganj upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami secretary Abul Kalam Azad.DB officials held Abul Kalam Azad from Dhangora Mohila Dakhil Madrasa around 5:00pm.District unit Jamaat secretary Zahidul Islam told banglanews that police

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday categorically said the ongoing anti-government movement, blockade, would continue to press home their demand.“The ongoing anti-government movement blockade will continue until further declaration,” she said.   The BNP chief made the

LAXMIPUR: Police on Monday detained Zakir Hossain, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Chandraganj Thana unit, from the area of the district for his alleged involvement in subversive activities.Police sources said that Zakir Hossain was nabbed around 2:30pm while he was taking preparation for

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad, also special envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Monday observed that no party can assume power by killing people.“Any political party cannot assume power by killing power. The mandate of the country’s people is needed to assume

DHAKA: In the latest bid to avert political hazards, initiative is being taken to relocate the political offices from city’s Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas, known as diplomatic zone.Sources concerned confirmed the matter regarding the initiative being taken to ensure security in

FARIDPUR: BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Tuesday to realize their three-point demand.District unit BNP president Jahirul Haque Shahjada Mia informed reporters about the demonstration at his Jheeltuli residence of the town on Monday morning.District BNP vice president

HABIGANJ: A district court on Monday rejected the bail petition of GK Gaus, the suspended Habiganj municipality mayor and also a charge-sheeted accused of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case.District and session judge Mahbub-ul-Islam passed the order at 11:30am after

RAJSHAHI: The 36-hour hartal, called by BNP, is underway in eight districts of Rajshahi division along with the nationwide indefinite blockade.No unexpected incident was reported till 11:30am on Monday, the second day of the shutdown.Hartal supporters and blockaders could not bring out

BHOLA: District unit of BNP called a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Monday in the district. The party called the shutdown protesting arrest of its district unit general secretary Faruk Mia. District BNP Joint Secretary Harun-ur-Rashid confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday. Moreover, a

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted three cocktails in Badda and Rampura areas of the city on Sunday.In Badda area, two cocktails were blasted by miscreants in front of Holland Center of Uttar Badda around 6:40pm and a cocktail was remained unexploded.Being informed police rushed to the spot and

DHAKA: Miscreants shot and chopped a local BNP leader to death in Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.Two other BNP men were also injured in the incident.The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, 47, former Union Parishad (UP) member of Shankarchandrapur and

BOGRA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) district unit extended the hartal time in Bogra from previously declared 36 to 48 hours from Sunday.District BNP president and also 20-party alliance convener Saiful Islam made the announcement in a rally in Matidali Airport intersection of the

AFTER VISTING KHALEDA’S GULSHAN OFFICE AND DIPLOMATIC ZONE: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities have tightened surveillance in diplomatic zone and installed a camera in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in city’s Gulshan area. It was seen during

BARISAL: A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led (BNP) 20-party alliance, is underway in a relaxed mood across six districts of Barisal division since Sunday morning.Sunday is the thirteenth day of nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade for indefinite period

DHAKA:  Transport workers-leaders threatened to besiege BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Gulshan political office on January 22 if hartal-blockade was not withdrawn by January 21.  They also demanded arrest of Khaleda Zia making her accused for instigating followers to create anarchy and

HABIGANJ: A Habiganj district court on Sunday denied bail petition of suspended mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury in a case of killing former finance minister Kibria.Habiganj district and session judge Mahbub-ul-Islam passed the order after bail hearing. Defense

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the situation has not been created for the deployment of army.He made the comment while answering to a journalist at home ministry in city on Sunday noon.He further commented that the violence during the ongoing