NOAKHALI: A BNP leader drowned as law enforcers chased him in Sirajpur union under Companigani upazila of the district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abul Khair, 50, general secretary of ward no 3 of Sirajpur Union Parishad of the upazila.Abul Khair’s family members

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday categorically said he is going to form a new alliance soon as a new political force of the country’s political arena.The former president of the country came up with the assertion while addressing a joining ceremony of Jatiya

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday said he would not take part in the upcoming parliament elections.The adviser to the premier told the journalists that he would work for Awami League.Joy came up with the assertion after he landed at Hazrat Shahjalal

DHAKA: Three policemen and another journalist were injured as miscreants blasted two strong cocktails in front of Nayapaltan office in the city on Tuesday evening.The incident took place on Tuesday evening around 6:15pm.Sources said some miscreants blasted two cocktails at the gate of

NETROKONA: The members of law enforcement agency held Madon upazila Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ruhul Amin for his alleged evolvement in creating subversive activities.The Jamaat leader was arrested from his own residence around 5:00pm on Tuesday.Officer-in-Charge of Madon Thana Quamrul Alam

DHAKA: At least 14 people were killed and over 250 people injured across the country during 60-hour hartal called by BNP-led 18-party alliance. Day-1: At least six people, including one activist of Jamaat-e-Islami and three BNP and two Jubo League men, were killed in separate hartal

MAGURA: Upazila BNP called a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday protesting the killing of BNP activist Maruf by law enforcing agency.Upazila BNP made the announcement of the hartal on Tuesday noon.Besides, the family members of the victim claimed that Maruf was not involved with any

DHAKA: A passerby was shot dead and 76 people were injured across the country as 18-party’s 60-hour hartal is progressing for third consecutive day.The deceased was identified as Maruf, 18, son of Afsar Sarkar resident of Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district.In Magura: A pedestrian

DHAKA: Opposition BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury on Tuesday appealed against his death sentence given by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 for his involvement with war crimes during 1971.On behalf of SQ Chowdhury, his lawyer Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain submitted the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed all-party government was a camouflage of 14-party alliance government.He came up with the allegation while talking to journalists at party’s Nayapaltan central

GAZIPUR: At least 60 leaders and activists of 18-party including the Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) were injured, councilor by bullet, in a clash between hartal supporters and law enforcers on Tuesday morning.Witnesses said the area turned into a battlefield as the hartal

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails near American Center in Vatara area of the city on Tuesday morning during the third day of 60- hour hartal enforced by opposition alliance.Witnesses said that the explosion incident took place at around 10:45am.Later, police held a suspected man

DHAKA: The main opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance will hold a protest demonstration countrywide on Thursday against persecution, arrest and killing on party’s leaders-activists during 60-hour hartal.Along with the senior leaders, party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia took the decision of

DHAKA: Police in a drive held 12 activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from various spots of the capital early Tuesday. Sources said that acting on tip off Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 held nine Shibir activists from a three-storied building of Nayatola

DHAKA: The 60-hour non-stop hartal, called by main opposition BNP-led 18-party, entered into third consecutive day on Tuesday morning amid stray incidents of blast and arson.Officer-in-Charge of Hazaribagh police station Mainul Islam sustained injuries in a cocktail explosion by Chhatra

CHITTAGONG: Miscreants chopped an activist of Juba League, the youth wing of ruling Awami League, to death in Tiger Pass Ambagan area of the port city on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Murad, 30, resident of that area.Party sources said while returning his home riding on a

DHAKA: Officer-in-Charge of Hazaribagh police station Mainul Islam was injured critically as Jamaat-Shibir men hurled cocktail aiming him in city’s Dhanmondi area on Tuesday morning.Sources said, while trying to reach some Shibir men who were gathering in the 9/A area of Dhanmondi in

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee meeting will be held on Tuesday night at Khaleda’s Gulshan office at 9:30pm.Party chairperson Khaleda Zia will preside over the meeting.Various important issues including present political crisis and dialogue over upcoming election would be

KISHOREGANJ: Local administration imposed section 144 at Pakundia upazila of the district to avert unwanted incident between Awami League and BNP men.Section 144 will be imposed from 00:01am and will continue till Tuesday 6:00pm.Confirming the matter Pakundia Upazila Nirbahi Officer

DHAKA: Miscreants fired several rounds bullet targeting Dhaka city BNP convener Sadeque Hossain Khoka’s house on Monday night.Sources said 2 youths came Khoka’s house around 11:00pm by motorcycle and fired targeting house. Khoka was not at house at that time.Motijheel Thana ADC Mehedi