FENI: The law enforcement agency filed five cases against over 300 leaders and activists of the opposition BNP and its front organization on Thursday on charge of attacking a police outpost in the town.Five Assistant Sub-Inspectors of Sadar Thana police filed the cases.ASI Alamgir

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed Thursday said the commission is not worried about the Jatiya party as the decision depends on a political party whether it would join the national polls.CEC came up with the observation while talking to journalists at the

DHAKA: Three ministers and two state ministers of Jatiya Party submitted resignation letters to party Chairman HM Ershad as he directed them.They are Rowshan Ershad, Health and Family Planning Minister, GM Quader, Commerce Minister, Ruhul Amin Hawlader, Civil Aviation and Tourism

DHAKA: State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Quamrul Islam on Thursday said the verdict of Quader Molla would be executed within very short span of time. The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with the assertion at secretariat after the full verdict of

DHAKA: A Dhaka on Thursday court granted BNP Vice-Chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka on a two-day remand in a case of Shahbagh Thana.Metropolitan Magistrate MA Salam passed the remand order in the afternoon. Earlier Opposition Sadek Hossain Khoka was handed over to Detective Branch (DB) of

FENI: District returning officer cancelled the nomination paper of Awami League leader Joynal Hazari’s on Thursday morning.Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Humayun Kabir Khandaker came up with the declaration around 11:00am after hearing.Humayun said the nomination

DHAKA: Commerce Minister GM Quader went to his secretariat office amid Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad’s order to resign from the cabinet of the polls-time government.Meanwhile, GM Quader avoided journalists which created various rumors among politicians and others.On the other hand,

DHAKA: Three ministers of poll-time government from Jatiya Party Rawshan Ershad, Mujibul Haque Chunnu and Ruhul Amin Hawlader went to Prime Minister’s office on Thursday noon.Sources said that the Health and Family Welfare minister Rawshan Ershad, Biman and tourism Minister Ruhul Amin

DHAKA: The full verdict issued by the Appellate Division awarding death penalty to Jamaat leader Quader Mollah was published on Thursday. The concerned department of the apex court made public the verdict after signing all the five justices who passed the verdict.On November 24, justices

DHAKA: Top five BNP leaders, including Barrister Moudud Ahmed, filed bail petition with the High Court in two separate cases.The others BNP leaders are standing committee member MK Anwar, Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia, BNP Chairperson’s advisor Abdul Awal Mintoo and Special Assistant

NILPHAMARI: A BNP leader was beaten to death and two others were injured by miscreants at Domar upazila of the district on early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Jalal Uddin 45, BNP Organizing Secretary of Bamunia Union and son of Mahir Uddin resident of the area. Injured witnesses

DHAKA: BNP-led 18-party alliance is mulling to arrange a Gayebana Janaza (funeral prayer in absence of the dead body) on Friday for the opposition men killed in the nationwide blockade.The opposition alliance is likely to stage protest program on Saturday protesting the killing of party

FENI: A man, who sustained bullet injuries during Monday’s clash between Awami League-Shibir-cops in Daganbhuiyan upazila, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mafiz, 45, a rickshaw-puller of Joylaskar union of the upazila.He

CHITTAGONG: An auto rickshaw driver was burnt as blockade supporters torched the vehicle in Chandgaon area of the port city on Thursday morning.The victim is identified as Khorshed Alam, 50, resided in Firoj Shah Colony of Akber Shah Thana of port city.Witnesses said that pouring petrol

DHAKA: The full verdict given by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court awarding death penalty to Jamaat leader Quader Mollah may be published on Thursday (December 5). Supreme Court sources said the full verdict was completed and the concerned department of the apex court will make

DHAKA: Police recovered 23 petrol bombs from rail gate area in front Malibagh super market in the capital on Thursday morning.Sources said that two women wearing burqa went to the on duty police man with two bottles as they failed to recognize it. In reply to a query, they bought those

DHAKA: The second phase countrywide road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway for sixth consecutive day amid stray incidents of picketing.Meanwhile, due to the blockade, the rail and road communications around the country are being seriously

DHAKA: Ministers and state ministers who are members of Jatiya Party (JP) are set to resign from the polls-time government on Thursday.Kazi Firoz Rashid, spokesperson of party chairman HM Ershad, came up with the disclosure to the journalists at Ershad’s Baridhara residence.Youth and

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Vice-Chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka, also city BNP convener, was detained at Uttara in the city on Wednesday night.A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police picked up the BNP leader around 10:00pm.Personal Assistant of the leader Monir Hossain confirmed the

DHAKA: Visiting foreign affairs secretary of India Sujatha Singh on Wednesday categorically said her country wants political stability and uninterrupted democracy in Bangladesh.She came up with the assertion at a meeting with opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence