DHAKA: Capital’s Badda area turned into a battle ground as the leaders and activists of Chhatra Shibir locked into sporadic chase and counter chases with law enforcers on Wednesday morning. Sources said that the clash was underway from 9:00am.BDST: 1008 HRS, DEC 11, 2013

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, blasted 12 cocktails in Shanir Akhra area of the city on Wednesday morning.Witnesses said Shibir men brought out a brick procession at around 8:00am and hurled cocktails on Shanir Akhra bridge and fled the scene. None

CHITTAGONG: Two separate cases were filed against some 536 leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir of the district on Monday night.Sources said police filed two cases mentioning 36 names with Bakalia Thana under Explosion and Special Power Act.Police sources said they were sued on charge

SYLHET: Islami Chhatra Shibir activists torched a police van near Shibganj area of the city on Tuesday noon.Witnesses said Shibir activists hurled over 10 cocktails in Shibganj area and police rushed to the spot after the incident. Meanwhile, a group of Shibir activists torched the empty

SYLHET: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called a daylong hartal (shutdown) in the city and district for Wednesday protesting filing fake case against the party leaders.In a statement on Tuesday, Sylhet city president MA Haque, also 18-party alliance convener, asked all leaders and

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal President Abdul Quader Bhuiyan Jewel and senior vice-president of Dhaka (North) Chhatra Dal Sharif Uddin Jewel, were taken on a six-day more remand for police interrogation in two cases filed with Motijheel Thana.  Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman

DHAKA: UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco is holding a meeting with Awami League Secretary General Syed Ashraful Islam and BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamagir in a house in city’s Baridhara area on Tuesday.Taranco along with the UN delegation reached

DHAKA: Convicted Jamaat leader Quader Mollah asked his counsel to file review petition with the Supreme Court challenging the death sentence to him for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh.He is also considering about seeking mercy to the

DHAKA: The activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir locked into a clash with the law enforcers in city’s Sipahibag, Madartek and Bakshibazar areas on Tuesday.During the time, Jamaat-Shibir activists also blasted couple of cocktails.Local and police sources said the Jamaat-Shibir

SATKHIRA:  Chhatra Dal called dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Wednesday demanding withdrawal of ‘fake case’ against party president and general secretary of Dhaka (north) and protesting the death of its Jessore unit vice-president in police firing. The announcement came from

CHUADANGA: Six people were burnt as miscreants hurled petrol bombs towards a tea stall in Hapania village under Alamdanga Upazila of the district on Monday night.All the burnt-wound were admitted to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital.Witnesses said miscreants threw a petrol bomb aiming the 10-12

RAJSHAHI: At least 25 people, including officer-in-charge and three constables, were injured in a clash with Chhatra Shibir men in Binodpur area of the divisional city on Tuesday morning. The injured police men are officer-in-charge of Motihar thana Abdul Majid, constables Rezaul Karim,

DHAKA: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations (UN), is set to hold meeting again with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday afternoon.The meeting will be held with a view to curb difference between the government and   the main

DHAKA: United Nations (UN) has been trying to mediate for a consensus among the political parties of Bangladesh for the next general election keeping incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her position.A competent source from the opposition BNP confirmed the matter to BBC Bangla.Oscar

DHAKA: At least 10 leaders and activists of Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal sustained bullet injuries in a clash with police in Kashipur area under Fatulla upazila of Narayanganj district on Tuesday morning, the fourth day of blockade called by 18-party allianceWitnesses said leaders and

DHAKA: The week-long blockade, called by 18-party alliance, and the dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway simultaneously across the country amid stray incidents of violence.Blockaders torched a pick-up van and a microbus and vandalized nine vehicles in Gozaria area

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad directed party’s aspirants, who submitted nomination papers to election commission, to withdraw their nomination by December 13.Ershad’s press and political secretary Sunil Shuvo Roy made the disclosure on Monday.He said party chairman has

JESSORE: A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader was shot to death and another sustained bullet injury at Judge Court intersection of the town on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Kabir Hossain Palash, 30, vice-president of district Chhatra Dal, son of Mahidul Islam of the

DHAKA: State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Quamrul Islam on Monday categorically said Jamaat-Shibir would be removed from the country for forever.The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with the assertion in the emergency meeting of the executive committee

DHAKA: Blockaders and hartal supporters torched a police van at Sobhanbagh and a passenger bus at Dhanmondi in the capital around 6:30pm Monday.They also blasted four cocktails and vandalized several vehicles in the areas.Witnesses said that blockaders and hartal supporters blasted four