KHULNA: Local units of Jamaat-e-Islami observed day-long hartal in Koyra and Paikgachha Upazilas of the district in a relaxed mood on Monday. The party called the strike protesting the detention of Khulna District (South) Unit Jamaat Ameer, also Koyra Upazila Parisad Chairman Maulana

DHAKA: Local Government Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Sunday claimed that BNP is associated with international militant groups. “The leaders and activists of the party were the beneficiary after Bangabandhu had been killed. They are the

RANGPUR: The law enforcers detained 55 people, including two Chhatra Shibir leaders, in the district from Saturday night to Sunday morning. The arrestees are accused in several cases, including drugs trade, extortion, terrorism, convicted and fugitive convicts, dacoit and murder.

PATUAKHALI: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Sunday said persons who carried out vandalism, violence, torching and killing across the country in 2013 would be brought under trial. The shipping minister came up with the forewarning while addressing a ceremony to lay down foundation

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia on Sunday said the newly formulated national broadcast policy is contradictory to the country’s constitution as well as democracy.“The rights of the freedom of expression are preserved in constitution’s Article-39.

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday claimed that Prime Mistier Sheikh Hasina involved in the killing of Ziaur Rahman, former President of the country and BNP founder.He said, “Awami League was seen defiantly cheering after Zia had been assassinated. It

BARISAL: Police held three leaders-activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its Muladi municipal unit secretary, from a house in Hosnabad village under Muladi Thana of the district on Sunday morning.The detainees were identified as Muladi Municipal Jamaat Secretary Abul Hossain alias

  DHAKA: BNP Chairperson on Saturday night exchanged greetings with noted persons and BNP leaders from Hindu community on the eve of Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna.Standing Committee members of the party Tarikul Islam, Nazrul Islam Khan and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, acting

DHAKA: Awami League leader Professor Abu Sayeed on Saturday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to leave the syndicate that has formed around her.“You cannot do good works until the syndicate will remain around you. The syndicate grown up around you won’t allow you to perform good

SYLHET: At least 10 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in a clash between two groups over establishing supremacy in Tajpur area under Osmaninagar upazila of the district on Saturday.Witnesses told banglanews that local leaders and activists of the student wing of

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has greeted Hindu community on the occasion of Janmastami (birth day of Lord Sri Krishna), one of the biggest religious festival.In a special message the former premier greeted them on Saturday.In the message, she said, “I greet all the Hindu people

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Saturday sent nine Jamaat-e-Islami activists, including central executive member Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud, also former president of Chhatra Shibir.Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman passed the order when Mohammadpur Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Saiful Islam

FROM NAYAPALTAN: The black-flag procession of BNP-led 20-party began in front of the Nayapaltan central office of the party in protest of mass killing by Israel in Gaza.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is leading the procession that started around 3:35pm.BNP

DHAKA: Tight security measures have been taken in Nayapaltan area of the capital ahead of black flag procession of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday. Additional law enforcers have been deployed in the area, said a spot account of the incident.  Leaders and activists from

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir complained that the country is heading to a single party politics. The BNP leader said while speaking at a roundtable on the newly enacted broadcast policy at National Press Club in city on

DHAKA: Four births take place every second across the world. Also, almost two people die every second. The number of per day birth is 360,000 while for death figure it is 151,600. So, the birthday of a person falls on the same day of death anniversary of hundreds of thousands of people.

DHAKA: The 20-party alliance got verbal permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authority for organizing a demonstration with black flag on Saturday, protesting Israel’s mass killing at Gaza. Shairul Kabir Khan, media officer of BNP chairperson’s political office,

DHAKA: State minister for Homes affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday categorically said the verdicts of Bangabandhu murder case will be executed by bringing back the convicts from foreign lands.   He made the remarks while addressing a Doa Mahfil and discussion meeting, arranged by

DHAKA: Dhaka City unit BNP convener Mirza Abbas and Member Secretary Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohail failed to turn up at the party office at Naya Paltan for celebrating Chairperson Khaleda Zia's 69th birthday party on Friday morning.Apart from several middle row leaders, who left without

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers on Friday arrested general secretary of Kaliganj upazila unit Chhatra Shibir of the district.   Aminur Rahman, 23, was arrested from Fultala intersection area of the upazila around 2:00pm.   Assistant Superintendent of Police of Kaliganj Circle Mir Monir