CHITTAGONG: Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna sought people’s respond by asking ‘who is bitter autocrat, Ershad or incumbent government?’Manna, former DUCSU vice-president came up with the assertion while addressing a dialogue about ‘ongoing political dreadlock on

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said the pro-people friendly policies helped the incumbent Awami League government to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).She came up with the observation in a conference titled ‘Achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in

SYLHET: Criticizing opposition party, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday categorically said the countrymen would hammer them if any hartal (shutdown) is called again.The finance minister came up with the assertion while talking to reporters after a programme of laying foundation

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also former President categorically said people would call him traitor if his party participates in the elections under Awami League government. He came up with the observation while addressing Jatiyo Jubo Songhoti Council, a front organization of

GAZIPUR: Police detained Kapasia Upazila Jamaat Ameer Shefaul Haque from Kapasia bazaar on Friday night. Confirming the matter Kapasia Thana Inspector (Investigation) Abul Kalam PPM told banglanews that acting on a tip off police detained him from the area, but others fled the scene.BDST:

DHAKA: The hartal, separately called by district BNP and Swechhasebok Dal to press home different demands, observed in Pabna and Satkhira districts on Saturday amid stray incidents of violence.Pabna district BNP observed a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district protesting the remand of top

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency arrested former home minister Lufozzaman Babar’s personal secretary Mirza Atiqur Rahman.He was arrested form his Uttara’s residence on Friday night.Confirming the matter Uttara West Thana duty officer Jubaer Ahmed said acting on a tip-off police

DHAKA: The verdict of much-talked-about money laundering case against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giash Uddin Al Mamun will be pronounced on Sunday.Special Judge Court of Dhaka-3 Magistrate M Motahar Hossain fixed the date of the verdict on Thursday

DHAKA: Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta, also Awami League Advisory Council Member urged the opposition and the intelligentsia to stop casuistry over the constitution.He came up with the urge in a discussion meeting at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, arranged by Nouka

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Metropolitan BNP postponed Sunday’s hartal due to Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) and admission test of Honours first year for the session 2013-14 of Chittagong University.Metropolitan BNP president Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Friday placed Swechchasebak Dal general secretary Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu and organinising secretary Shafiul Bari Babu on a 5-day remand each in a case field for allegedly creating violence and obstructing police from discharging their duties.Chief Metropolitan

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails at Women Awami League president and lawmaker Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf’s residence at around 6:00am Friday.Witnesses said that two miscreants riding on a motorbike blasted two cocktails targeting Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf’s house and fled the

LAXMIPUR: District Swechhasebak Dal called half-day hartal in the district for Sunday protesting arrest of Swechhasebak Dal central organizing secretary Safiul Bari Babu.The hartal will be enforced from 6:00am to 2:00pm.District Swechhasebak Dal general secretary Main Uddin Hamim

JESSORE: Terrorists killed a ward Awami League leader in Shuvorara Kheyaghat area of Avoynagar upazila by bomb blast on Thursday evening.The deceased is Jahidul Islam, 35, a local Awami League leader.Eyewitnesses said a political meeting was continuing at no-2 ward in the evening. At one

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam warned that election under political party will be resisted at any cost.He came up with the forewarning in a press release on Thursday night.In the press release Fakhrul castigated and protested arrest of Swechhasebak Dal

DHAKA: Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, hold a meeting for two hours with the US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Thursday evening.Diplomatic sources said that they discussed over the ongoing political situation and ways to resolve the political crisis of the

DHAKA: The members of law enforcement agency held Swechhasebak Dal General Secretary Mir Sarafat Ali Sapu on Thursday evening.A team of Detective Branch of Police held him from Banglamotor area of the city around 7:00pm.On the other hand, DB police raided the residence of Chhatra Dal

DHAKA: Opposition Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Thursday categorically said there is no scope of compromise with the illegal activities of the incumbent Awami League government.The former premier of the country came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at a view exchange

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia reached at the National Press Club around 5:15pm on Thursday.She will exchange views with senior journalists and intellectuals in the evening.After view-exchange Khaleda will visit BNP standing committee ailing member Tariqul Islam at BIRDEM

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said ministers can continue their office until the resignation letters are accepted by the President.The premier came up with the assertion while inaugurating Bijoy Ekattor, the newly built student dormitory of Dhaka University on Thursday