Tuesday, 26 Nov, 2024

Politics

Cocktail blasted in 15 Sylhet centres

SYLHET: Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir activists blasted cocktails in 15 polling centres of Zaintapur and Biswanath upazilas of the district on Saturday night.Local sources said Shibir activists blasted cocktails at five centres of Zaintapur upazila at around 10:00pm and tried set fire to

Voting postponed in 4-centre of Comilla

COMILLA: Election Commission (EC) has postponed voting in four polling centres in Manoharganj upazila of the district as BNP-Jamaat activists’ attack destroyed election equipments here on Saturday night.The centres were Batabaria Primary School of Saraspur union, Boro Chandpur Primary

BNP leader killed in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR: A local BNP leader was killed in a clash with police while attacking a polling centre to take control of it in the sadar upazila of the district at around 1:00am Sunday.The deceased was identified as Babul Hossain, 40, president of ward-1 BNP of Chehelgazi union of the sadar

VVIPs stay away from polling booth

DHAKA: For various reasons, the crem de la crem of Bangladesh will not be able to cast their vote in the 10th national elections on Sunday. Among the VVIPs who will not be able to exercise their franchise are President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, BNP Chairperson Khaleda

Shibir attack injures 9 cops in Jessore

JESSORE: At least nine law enforcers were injured as Jamaat-Shibir men attacked a police van at Chandua village under Manirampur upazila of the district on Saturday night.Witnesses said a group of Jamaat-Shibir activists suddenly attacked and vandalized a police vehicle, while they were

Jamaat’s money behind int’l influences yields no result

DHAKA: Awami League government is not ready to spend money behind creating International opinion in favor of carrying on the trial of the war criminals.     “We don’t need to spend money in UK and USA because our leaders in those countries are enough to lobby with lords and

Cocktails blasted in city

DHAKA: At least seven cocktails were blasted by activists of Jamaat-Shibir in Lalmatia area of the capital on Saturday afternoon.Witnesses said a group of Jamaat-Shibir men blasted seven cocktails from a sudden procession in the area around 4:00pm and fled the scene.On information, police

8 polling centres torched in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA: Miscreants torched some eight polling centres in the district a day before the 10th parliamentary elections. The incidents took place around 11.00pm Friday to 1:00pm on Saturday.The tainted polling centres are Tindaho Primary School and Bangabandhu Girls’ High School of Sadar

Passenger bus torched in city

DHAKA: A passenger bus was torched by miscreants at Gabtoli Bus Terminal in the capital on Saturday afternoon.Witnesses said a group of miscreants set fire at a parked passenger bus in the area around 2:30pm and fled the scene.Within a short span of time, the locals and law enforcers

Cop-picketer clash in Bhola, hurt 10

BHOLA: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between law enforcers and hartal-blockade supporters in Charnoabad and Homeopath College area of the district on Saturday morning.Witnesses said that hartal-blockade supporters brought out a procession in the area and set fire to tyres on

BNP man killed in Lalmonirhat

LALMONIRHAT: A leader of union Swechhasebok Dal was killed in a clash with Awami League activists over controlling a polling center in Patgram upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Mobarok Hossain, 35, president of Baura Union Swechhasebok

BCL celebrating 66th founding anniversary

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of Awami League, is celebrating its 66th founding anniversary with cutting cake at Carzon Hall of Dhaka University early Saturday.Leaders and activists of DU unit BCL cut a big size cake at 12:01am marking the

Polling materials being sent to centers Saturday

DHAKA: Polling materials and manpower for the 10th national election are being sent from Saturday morning.Respective assistant returning officer will hand over the materials and manpower along with law enforcers to presiding officer. Later, these equipments and manpower will be sent all

Indefinite blockade,48-hr hartal underway

DHAKA: The 48-hour hartal and indefinite blockade, called by BNP led 18-party alliance, is underway simultaneously protesting unilateral polls in the country amid stray incidents of violence.Blockade supporters torched several polling centers and set fire to vehicles and blasted cocktails

None can foil Jan 5 polls

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Friday categorically said that the country`s people want to join election and no one can foil the national election scheduled for January 5.   He said, "The election would surely be held on January 5 in Bangladesh in a free, fair and neutral manner

“Boycott Jan 05 farce polls”

DHAKA: Terming the upcoming 10th parliamentary polls as farce one, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia urged countrymen to boycott the elections.   She made the plea in a written statement through mass media on Friday afternoon. Khaleda said, “People of the country are democratic and they

Bus torched in Uttara

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus at Abdullapur of capital’s Uttara at around 6:00pm Friday.Witnesses said that some youths halted a passenger bus at Abdullapur and torched it pouring petrol.On information police and fire fighting unit rushed to the spot and doused the fire.

Satkania Jamaat Ameer arrested

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested Satkania Upazila Jamaat Ameer Moulana Abul Foyez on Friday afternoon.He was arrested from Mousumi Residential Area of Kotwali Thana of the port city and later sent to Bakolia Thana.City police additional deputy commissioner Manzur Murshed confirmed the matter

BNP-Jamaat attack hurts 6 cops

GAIBANDHA: At least six police personnel including an OC were injured as 18-party men attacked on them at Palashbari upazila of the district on Friday.Witnesses said that the police team was going to Barisal union to supervise a polling center. On the way around 4:00pm, BNP and

48-hr hartal from Saturday morning

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance has called 48-hour monstop hartal (shutdown) across the country from Saturday morning to Monday morning protesting ‘one-party’ polls.Dr Osman Faruk, Adviser to Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, made the announcement at a press