DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that the government has formed a “torture squad” with high officials of police preventing leaders and activities of the opposition.“The government has formed torture squad and taskforce to stop the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharaf Hussain on Saturday categorically said they would announce fresh programme from the rally in October 25.“Awami League has announced a rally on the same day countering scheduled rally of BNP and they should take the

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said the politics of the country could not develop the fate of the common people. The former president of the country came up with the observation while addressing a programme, marking the 8th founding anniversary of SAARC, arranged by

DHAKA: Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque urged government to dissolve the ninth Jatiya Sangsad by October 24 this year.He came up with the urge while addressing an urgent press briefing of BNP Parliamentary board at Jatiya Sangsad Media center on Saturday morning.Farroque said

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return home from Singapore on Sunday morning after a regular medical checkup.She is likely to leave Singapore by a flight of Singapore Airlines at around 10:00am.Earlier on Wednesday, she departed Dhaka by a flight of same airlines from

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed left Dhaka for London for better treatment on Saturday morning.A Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Moudud left Shahjalal International Airport at around 10.00am.Earlier on October 6, he got admitted to Capital’s

CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 1665 metre long Bahaddarhat flyover in the port city on Saturday morning.Earlier a helicopter carrying the premier landed at Chittagong-18 Engineers Training Ground at around 09:45 am.Later she opened the flyover to traffic at

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad categorically said the next general poll would not be held if Jatiya Party doesn’t participate in it.Ershad made the assertion after the inauguration of the central office of the party at Kakrail of the capital on Friday afternoon.He

DHAKA: 18-party alliance has postponed their Barisal rally which was scheduled to be held on October 22 to press home their demand of restoration of non-party caretaker government.Confirming the matter, Barisal divisional organizing secretary of the opposition BNP Mujibur Rahman Sarwar MP

KISHOREGANJ: Two activists from both sides were killed in a clash between activists of Awami League and BNP centering establishing supremacy in Nikli of Kishoreganj on Friday evening.The deceased were identified as AL supporter Wazkuruni, 30 and BNP supporter Kanchan, 45.Confirming the

DHAKA: Indicating BNP-Jamaat, minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta categorically said that the government would not tolerate any more Hefajat-like-mayhem. Awami League presidium member also said, “No one would be allowed to do Motijheel like incident again.”He came up with the

CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, is set to visit Chittagong on Saturday morning.Sources said a helicopter carrying the premier will land at Chittagong cantonment around 9:45am. Later, the premier will start for Bahaddarhat in the port city to

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A BNP activist was chopped to death by miscreants in Dhobra Bazaar under Shibganj Upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Salauddin, 35, son of Lal Mondal of Shabajpur union.Local sources said that some miscreants attacked Salauddin with

CHITTAGONG: Hefajat-e-Islam on Thursday claimed that the bomb explosion at Nayeb-e-Amir Mufti Izhar’s Madrasa was simply an accident.Organizing Secretary of the party Maulana Azizul Haque Islamabadi made the claim while addressing a press conference at a community center at Hathazari on

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 Thursday fixed  October 28 for issuing an order on indictment of Jamaat Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity in 1971.The three-member tribunal headed by Justice ATM Fazle

RAJSHAHI: At least 10 people, including five police men, were injured in a clash between Chhatra Shibir activists and law enforcers in Alokar intersection area of the district on Thursday noon.Witnesses said, according to the previous announcement, Shibir activists brought out a

JHENAIDAH: At least four people including two police personnel were injured in a clash between Shibir activists and police on in district town Thursday morning.Injured cops were rushed to Sadar Hospital.Police and witnesses said that Shibir activists brought a procession as a part of

DHAKA: Activists of Chatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, brought out a brisk procession in capital’s Mohakhali area on Thursday morning.Police sources said that around 15 to 20 activists, from the protest procession, blasted four to five cocktails at around 9:30 am in the

DHAKA: Jamaat-Shibir activists exploded 5/6 cocktails in front of BRTC bus depot at capital’s Kamalapur on Thursday morning. Witnesses said that around 30/35 Shibir activists brought out a sudden procession at around 08:30am and blasted 5/6 cocktails to create panic among office going

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday night left Dhaka for Singapore for a regular medical checkup.A Singapore Airlines flight carrying Khaleda Zia and her entourage left Shahjalal International Airport at around 11.20pm.Chairperson’s press secretary Maruf Kamal