DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday placed six Jubo Dal leaders and activists, including its president Moazzem Hossain Alal, on a three-day remand in a case filed on charges of planning to create sabotage during Islamic parties’ called hartal.Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor

DHAKA: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by an alliance of the Islamic political parties, is observed across the country, beginning from 6:00am on Sunday.The alliance called the shutdown as the government could not arrest former minister Abdul Latif Siddique by October 22 in spite of

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court Sunday re-fixed November 9 for recording witness deposition in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Basudev Roy of the makeshift court, set up at Alia Madrasa Ground in city’s Bakshi

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the hearing on framing charge against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 28 leaders of 18-party alliance to March 24 next year in the secretariat blast case.  Dhaka-4 additional metropolitan session judge Ruhul Amin

DHAKA: The appellate division on Sunday rescheduled for November 6 the hearing on leave to appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. The five-member bench led by Chief justice Mohammad Mozammel Hossain fixed the new date of hearing in response

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Sunday skipped a court appearance again in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases. Showing security reason due to hartal, Khaleda’s lawyer advocate Sanaullah Mia said his client could not appear before the court.  On behalf of

DHAKA: A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by an alliance of the Islamic political parties, is underway across the country, beginning from 6:00am on Sunday. The alliance called the strike as government did not arrest former minister Abdul Latif Siddique by October 22 despite extension of

JAHANGIANAGAR UNIVERSITY (JU): The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities on Saturday expelled 23 students for different terms over the clash between two groups of Chhatra League at Maulana Bhasani Hall of the university.The decision came from a syndicate meeting presided over by

DHAKA: A joint meeting of ruling Awami League will be held at party president’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area at 4:00pm on Sunday.The meeting will discuss to make the upcoming mass rally marking Jail Killing Day on November 3 at Suhrawardy Udyan a success.Ruling Awami

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the government is detaining leaders and activists across the country “out of unknown fear”.The spokesperson for the party made the allegation in a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central

RAJSHAHI: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Saturday termed Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) masked devil.The minister came up with the assertion while addressing a program of Rajshahi Awami League tri-annual council as chief guest at Dr Kaisar

DHAKA: Jubo Dal President Moazzem Hossain Alal has been taken to the Detective Branch (DB) office in city, said a competent source.Declining the information, the thana sources said the youth leader is still in police custody.Mohammadpur Thana Officer-in-Charge Azizul Haque told

DHAKA: Six cocktails had been exploded Saturday in city’s Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area where war criminal Ghulam Azam’s body was taken for namaz-e-Janaza. Law-enforcers could not immediately confirm the people behind the blasts. On duty Banglanews Team said two cocktails

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina telling lies against BNP Senior vice Chairman Tarique Rahman.  The senior BNP leader condemned and protested the PM’s remarks, what he said lies, in a press briefing at BNP

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami and its nayeeb-e-ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee are unlikely to have parole to lead the namaz-e-janaza of war crime convict Ghulam Azam.Azam, former Jamaat chief, died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University at 10:15pm on

DHAKA: BNP has convened an urgent press conference for Friday at its chairperson’s Gulshan office.Party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will brief media at 4:00pm, said Shairul Kabir Khan, media wing member of BNP chairperson.He told banglanews that the press

DHAKA: BNP has convened an urgent press conference for Friday at its chairperson’s Gulshan office.Party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will brief media at 4:00pm, said Shairul Kabir Khan, media wing member of BNP chairperson.He told banglanews that the press

DHAKA: A meeting of the ruling Awami League’s Central Working Committee (ALCWC) has been scheduled to be held on Friday evening.The meeting, however, will be held at Ganobhaban, Prime Minister’s official residence in city.Sheikh Hasina, also the President of the party, will chair the

LONDON: BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman’s human rights adviser Barrister MA Sayem resigned on Thursday.He, at a press conference held in an East London restaurant declared the decision in the noon.Sayem said there that UK Border Agency took him to quiz regarding his professional

DHAKA: Indicating anti-government movement of BNP, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said none would be spared if they make any harm of the country’s people. The premier, also ruling Awami League president, came up with the forewarning in response to a question of a journalist