DHAKA: Oscar Fernández Taranco, UN assistant secretary general for political affairs, is holding meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in second phase on Sunday noon.Taranco entered Prime Minister’s Office, in capital’s Tejgaon area at around 12:30pm.Earlier in the day, the

DHAKA: The copy of the full verdict given by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court awarding death penalty to Jamaat leader Quader Mollah was handed over to International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday. Supreme Court officials handed over the copy to tribunal registrar AKM Nasir

DHAKA: Commerce Minister also senior presidium member of Jatiya Party GM Qauder categorically said ministers of Jatiya Party are set to resign from the poll-time interim cabinet by Sunday.He made the disclosure after emerging from the meeting with a four-member UN team led-by Oscar

KHULNA: District and Metropolitan unit Swechachasebok Dal called a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Monday demanding release and withdrawal of cases filed against party leaders. The announcement came from an statement signed by Metropolitan Committee Joint Convener Jamal Hossain Talukdar and

COMILLA: District BNP unit Chhatra Dal (north) called dawn-to-dusk hartal in seven upazilas of the district for Monday protesting the arrest of BNP standing committee member MK Anwar and Chhatra Dal central president and other leaders.Chhatra Dal president (north) Chowdhury Rakibul Haque

SATKHIRA: Miscreants chopped an activist of Awami League to death at Balli Amtala Bazaar under Sadar Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Ejhar Ali, 55.Locals said that miscreants chopped him indiscriminately while he was sleeping in his grocery shop in

DHAKA: The 72-hour nationwide roads-railways-waterways blockade, called by 18-party alliance, is underway for second consecutive day on Sunday amid blasts, arson and vandalism. The daylong hartal, called by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, is also underway in the capital.Shibir men brought out a

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad categorically said his party would not join in the upcoming general elections if BNP doesn`t participate in it.He came up with the assertion while talking to his party leaders at his residence early Sunday.Ershad said that his party

DHAKA: Claming the talks with United Nations to be fruitful, Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Saturday categorically said there would be more talks in phases. The AL leader made the assertion to journalists after hour-long meeting with Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, UN

DHAKA: Visiting UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernández Taranco on Saturday asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to defer the election schedule for ensuring participation of all the party.In response to Taranco Sheikh Hasina told that deferring the election

NARAIL: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) called dawn-to-dusk hartal (shutdown) for Sunday demanding immediate release of its president, central and local leaders. District Chhatra Dal President Shahriar Rizvi George announced the shutdown hartal from a press briefing at organization’s

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has not sent any letter to the authority concerned about deployment of army across the country for the 10th general elections.Additional Secretary of the election commission M Sirajul Islam told the journalists, “No decision has been taken, so far, to the

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday in Shariatpur, Khagrachhari and Sunamganj districts in protest against arrest of its president and general secretary. Shariatpur District Chhatra Dal Convener Jamal Uddin Bidyut announced the hartal in the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint secretary general Salauddin Ahmed on Saturday urged the Election Commission (EC) to postpone the ‘farce’ elections. The spokesperson for the party came up with the plea in a video message sent from an unknown location.Salauddin Ahmed said, “Awami League

DHAKA: As per order of central leaders of opposition BNP, Chhatra Dal activists hurled petrol bomb at a bus at Shahbagh on November 28 when 19 people were burnt.Joint Commissioner of Metropolitan Detective Branch of Police Monirul Islam made the disclosure at a press conference at DMP

DHAKA: Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP, called dawn-to-dusk hartal in 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions for Monday and for Sunday in greater Chittagong in protest against arrest of its president and Dhaka (north) unit senior vice-president.Chittagong City Chhatra Dal

BHOLA: Around 15 people were injured in a clash between law enforcers and Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) on Bhola-Barisal highway in the district on Saturday.Local sources said that police chased the BJP activists when they blocked the road by setting fire to tires at around 10:30am. Being

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a statement on Saturday urging Khaleda Zia to withdraw blockade as 3-day national mourning is being observed here to pay respect to demise great world leader Nelson Mandela.Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Ashraful Alam confirmed the

SYLHET: District 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday demanding release of party activists and leaders.Meanwhile, District and Metropolitan Chhatra Dal also called dawn-to-dusk hartal for the same day demanding the release of central president Abdul Kader Bhuiyan

DHAKA: A Shibir activist sustained bullet injury in a clash with law enforcers at capital’s Islampur on Saturday morning during the first day of 18-party called 72-hour blockade.Sources said that Shibir activists brought out a procession at around 08:45am and blasted cocktails aiming