DHAKA: A delegation of BNP Parliamentary Party met with President Abdul M Hamid and asked him to intervene to free Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia from ‘confinement’ at her residence.The BNP lawmakers asked the President to clear the matter whether the Opposition Leader was arrested or

DHAKA: Apprehending subversive activities after Juma prayer, security measures were beefed up across the country, including the capital, to maintain law-and-order on Friday. Law enforcers were kept on alert adjacent areas of countrywide mosques to avert any untoward situation.In previous

BOGRA: The law enforcers held eight people, including a Chhatra Shibir leader, who was injured in an explosion during making cocktails, from a hospital of the district town on Friday noon.The detainee is Jewel Sarker, President of Azizul Haque College unit Chhatra Shibir, the front

DHAKA: Environment and Forests Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud categorically said that within two weeks after forming new government terrorism would be uprooted from the country.He came up with the assertion while addressing commemoration meeting of late Awami League Presidium Member Abdur

FARIDPUR: District Sechhasebak Dal called daylong hartal for Saturday in protest against the ‘confinement’ of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her residence and release of its Kotwali Thana unit president Abdullah Sarder Babu.Advocate Habibur Rahman, senior joint convener of district

DHAKA: Opposition BNP called hartal in Rajshahi and Joypurhat for Saturday and Sunday protesting the January 5 parliamentary election.Our Joypurhat correspondent reports, Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal and Peshajibi Parishad called 48-hour hartal in the district in protest against the

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Two people sustained burn injuries as miscreants set fire to a Jujube-laden truck in Kansat area of the district early Friday.The victims are truck driver Md. Arif of Sadar upazila and his helper Azizul Haque of same upazila of the district.Sources said the truck left

DHAKA: The indefinite blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway across the country for the third consecutive day on Friday amid stray incidents of petrol bomb attack.Blockaders hurled petrol bombs at a truck in Dinajpur at 12:00am and a passenger bus in capital’s

DINAJPUR: Two people were killed and three others injured as blockaders hurled petrol bomb at an onion-laden truck at Hili under Hakimpur upazila in the district early Friday, the third day of indefinite blockade called by 18-party alliance.The deceased were identified as Shahnewaj, 32,

DHAKA: Three people including driver sustained serious burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack at a passenger bus in capital’s Paribagh area on Friday morning.The incident took place at around 7:30am in front on Borak Tower near to Paribagh over bridge. The victims are--- Passengers

DHAKA: Law enforcers removed two sand-laden trucks from in front of BNP Chairperson Khaleda’s Gulshan house on Thursday evening.For last five days, police kept five trucks including two sand-laden trucks in front of the roads of opposition leader’s house to obstruct haulage.Law

PIRGANJ (RANGPUR): Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Thursday afternoon urged the people of Rangpur to cast their votes for the electoral symbol of Awami League ‘Boat’ for country’s continuous betterment.While addressing a public meeting in Pirganj as part of

DHAKA: Some unidentified miscreants blasted four crude bombs in front of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence.The incident took place around 7:00pm on Thursday.BDST: 1918 HRS, JAN 02, 2013Edited by: Golam Rosul, Newsroom Editor

DHAKA: At least five people were injured as several crude bombs were exploded at the election rally of Awami League (AL) candidate Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin, at city’s Islambagh on Thursday afternoon.  Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Ward no. 24 unit Awami League president M Ekramul Sarwar

BOGRA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called 48-hour hartal in the district from Saturday morning protesting confinement of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.District 18-party alliance convener Saiful Islam made the announcement after a protest rally on Thursday afternoon.The shutdown

RAJSHAHI: Blockaders hurled four cocktails aiming motorcade of Awami League Presidium Member Mohammad Nasim on Thursday noon.Witnessed said the cocktails were exploded near the motorcade around 12:15pm while the AL leader was going to Charghat of the district to join an election

DHAKA: A delegation of BNP parliamentary party has got appointment to meet President M Abdul Hamid on Friday afternoon. Confirming the matter, opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque said the President office has given them time to meet at 4:00pm.On Thursday morning, a delegation of

SYLHET: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called 36-hour hartal in the district from Saturday morning in protest against ‘confinement’ of the party chief Khaleda Zia.Convener of district 18-party alliance MA Haque, also president of the city BNP, made the announcement of the

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered huge firearms and ammunitions from Awami League rival candidate Sayeedur Rahman Shaheed alias Shaheed commissioner early Thursday.Sources said that acting on a tip off, RAB conducted a two-hour long drive at his Gendaria residence

DHAKA: Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque Thursday said that BNP urged intervention of speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury to restore the protocol of opposition leader, also BNP chairperson Khaldea Zia.“During the meeting with the house speaker, we expressed our concern about the