MANIKGANJ: At least 30 people, including seven police men, were injured in a clash between BNP leaders and police in the district town on Wednesday.Sources said that BNP brought out a procession at around 11:00amand progrssing to Manikganj bus stand area and police obstructed them that

RAJSHAHI: District BNP observed half-day hartal in the metropolitan and upazilas of the district on Wednesday amid stray incidents of violence.Witnesses said that hartal and blockade supporters brought out a procession at around 08:30am and create blockade on roads in Kadirganj

NARAYANGANJ: At least 25 people were injured, 10 by byllets in a clash between BNP activists and police during the second day of nonstop 48-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance on Wednesday. Witnesses said that blockade supporters put blockade on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Meghna

DHAKA: The Ministry of public administration has appointed two administrators for Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) North and South on Tuesday night.As per the ministry directives, Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE) director-general M Alamgir appointed as new administrator for DCC South

DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said that the news of handing over letter to Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraf was baseless.He confirmed the matter to banglanews on Tuesday night.Rizvi condemned the news and said that some media published the

SATKHIRA: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a clash with police, Rapid Action Batalion and Border Guard Bangladesh personnel in Shialdanga area of the district town early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Shamsur Rahman, 35, son of Abdul Majed of Shialdanga area.Satkhira

BOGRA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party called daylong hartal (shutdown) in the district for Wednesday protesting the killing of a Jubo Dal leader in a clash during blockade on Tuesday.The hartal will be enforced from 6:00am to 6:00pm in the day. Office Secretary of the district BNP Mahfuzur

BHOLA: The members of law enforcement agency arrested district Jamaat publicity secretary Maulana Bashir Ullah.He was arrested from Molla Pukur area on Tuesday evening.Confirming the matter, Tamujuddin Thana Officer-in-Charge Mahabubur Rahman said, acting on a tip off, police arrested him

CHITTAGONG: The daylong hartal enforced by port city BNP observed on Tuesday. City BNP observed the hartal in protest against the sustaining bullet injury by son of Mostafa Kamal Pasha MP of Chittagong-13 constituency inflicted by miscreants while 18-party is enforcing the countrywide

CHITTAGONG: The daylong hartal enforced by port city BNP observed on Tuesday. City BNP observed the hartal in protest against the sustaining bullet injury by son of Mostafa Kamal Pasha MP of Chittagong-13 constituency inflicted by miscreants while 18-party is enforcing the countrywide

GAZIPUR: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by the upazila BNP observed in Kapasia on Tuesday, amid stray incidents of picketing. The party enforced the general strike protesting the arrest of party’s standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah.The upazila BNP called

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said there is a scope of announcing polls schedule again if there is any consensus among the political parties.The CEC came up with the observation while talking to journalists at his office in afternoon.He told the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed BNP senior leader ASM Hannan Shah on a two-day remand in two cases filed with Bhatara Police Station.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tareque Moinul Islam Bhuiyan passed the order after Sub-Inspector Ekramul Haque Mannan, produced him before the court

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday firmly criticized the recent remarks made by party’s Presidium member Kazi Zafar. The former President also criticized Kazi Zafar while talking to journalists in city’s Banani office of the party. In response to a question on Kazi

SYLHET: Biswanath Upazila BNP and its front organizations called a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday in the upazila protesting the arrest of party leaders.Upazila Jubo Dal convener Nur Uddin announced the movement programme at 2:00pm Tuesday.He said, “We will observe the hartal from

KHULNA: At least ten people, including city corporation Mayor Moniruzzaman Moni, were injured in a triangular clash among Awami League, BNP and law enforcers near Power House area at the city on Tuesday, the first day of 18-party called 48-hour blockade.Witnesses said the clash triggered

SIRAJGANJ: District BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Thursday, protesting the death of a passer-by, whom they claimed as BNP activist.District BNP president Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, also advisor to the BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, confirmed the matter to banglanews.He also said that

GAZIPUR: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by the upazila BNP, is underway in Kapasia on Tuesday, amid stray incidents of picketing. The party is enforcing the general strike protesting the arrest of party’s standing committee member Brigadier General (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah.Upazila BNP

DHAKA: Five people were killed, including one passerby and a leader of Juba League, Swechhasebak League, two BNP men including one Jubo Dal leader and 131 people injured in sporadic clashes across the country on Tuesday, the first day of 48-hour 18-party called blockade.The deceased were

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah was held from Natunbazar intersection under Bhatara Thana of the city on Monday night.A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Police held him around 9:00pm. Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Abu Yusuf