DHAKA: Some 296 candidates of 12 political parties so far have withdrawn their nomination papers from the upcoming 10th general elections.Election Commission sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.Of them, some 149 candidates of Jatiya Party (Ershad), 44 from Awami League, 15 from JP

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir greeted people marking the great Victory Day.The BNP leader, in a statement, said: “I would like to hail all of the Bangladeshi nationals ahead of 43rd Victory Day.”He said, “After a nine month of bloodshed

KUSHTIA: Law enforcers held some nine Jamaat-Shibir leaders and activists from Boro Bazar Rail-gate area of the district on Saturday.Police sources said Jamaat-Shibir men brought out a sudden procession protesting the execution of senior Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah. Police chased

NOAKHALI: At least three Jamaat men were killed in a clash with law enforcers in Basurhat under Companiganj of the district on Saturday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately as the some jargons arose on the matter.As per the district Sadar branch Shibir

NARAYANGANJ: Chhatra Shibir activists set fire to two police outposts in Chashara and Hajiganj areas of the district on Saturday.Witness said a group of Shibir activists brought out a procession from in front of Govt Tolaram College in support of Sunday’s hartal around 3:00pm.Shibir

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday categorically said the conspiracy against the country is still prevailing in spite of having achieved freedom from enemy in 1971. The leader of the opposition came up with the observation on in a message to the nation marking great

TANGAIL: Police held three leaders of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami from Pathailkandi area of Bhuapur upazila of the district early Saturday.The detainees’ are-Jamuna Thana Shibir (north) president Mamun Talukdar, 25, Jamuna (south) Thana general secretary

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, locked into a clash with law enforcers at capital’s Dholaikhal area on Saturday morning.Witnesses said that Shibir activists brought out a sudden procession at around 10:30am and police protested them which

PABNA: Miscreants hurled petrol bombs at the house of State minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku in Dilalpur area of the district town early Saturday.The attack took place at around 4:00am.Witnesses said the petrol bombs ensued a fire at a room of second floor of the building which was

DHAKA: Jamaat-Shibir men vandalized vehicles at capital’s Moghbazar area on Saturday protesting the execution of war criminal Quader Mollha.Sources said that Jamaat-Shibir men brought out a sudden procession at around 11:30am in the area and vandalized some vehicles.BDST: 1239 HRS, DEC

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, set fire to office of Jurain ward no.81 unit Awami League in the capital on Saturday morning.Sources said that the incident took place at around 6:30am.Following the matter, Shampur Thana Sub-Inspector Helal told

NOAKHALI: A Chhatra Shibir activist was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between the activists of Chhatra League-Jubo League and Jamaat-Shibir in Sonapur Bazar area under Sonaimuri upazila of the district on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Jobayer, 21, a Shibir

RASHAHI: Jamaat-Shibir activists set fire to the house of Rajshahi district administrator Mahbub Jaman blasting petrol bombs at around 8:15pm Friday.Witnesses said that some Jamaat-Shibir activists hurled 4/5 petrol bombs at Mahbub Jaman’s house, which engulfed three rooms.On

DHAKA: Awami League advisory council member Tofael Ahmed also Minister for Industries and international affairs advisor to the Prime Minister Gowher Rizvi met Jatiya Party (JP) presidium member Begum Rowshan Ershad at her residence at city’s Gulshan-2 on Friday evening.They held an hour

DHAKA: Indian foreign ministry had given a statement in response to questions of Bangladesh, including the statement of the opposition Leader Khaleda Zia.The official Spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs of India made the disclosure on Friday. In the statement the ministry said,

DHAKA: Jatiay Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad claimed that he was not sick and government detained him at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in a bid to arrest.He asserted that Jatiya Party would not participate in ensuing parliament election under present election schedule.Ershad’s special

CHITTAGONG: Three people, including a mother and her son, were killed in a road accident in Chunti area under Lohagara upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.Of the deceased, two were identified as Delwara 45, and her son Tamim, 6 of the Chunti area.Police sources said a goods-laden

BOGRA: Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir went berserk and torched at least 20 vehicles and set fire to government and private offices in different parts of the district on Friday.The district went crippled as Jamaat-Shibir men triggered mayhem from Thursday night till Friday

DHAKA: Leaders of ruling Awami League and opposition BNP has exchanged proposals to reach a consensus for holding the 10th parliamentary elections in free, fair and credible manner.The four-member delegation for both the parties gave the proposal on behalf of their parties and they will

CHITTAGONG: Jamaat-Shibir activists locked into sporadic clashes with law enforcers in Lohagora after Juma prayer on Friday noon.Officer-in-Charge of Lohagora Thana Mohammad Shahjahan told banglanews that Jamaat-Shibir men blocked few kilometers area of Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway