JESSORE: A local Awami League leader and a transport worker were shot by miscreants in Taltola area on Dhaka-Jessore road in the district on Sunday. The injured are Nazrul Islam, 52, Ward-1 Awami League general secretary also president of district’s tire traders’ association and

FROM KHULNA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday categorically said the government would be allowed to set up power plant destroying Sundarbans at Rampal in the district.“We will not allow the government to set power at Rampal destroying Sundarbans,” she said.The BNP

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh had insulted the whole Bengali nation before United Nations General Assembly delivering speech entangling BNP which was out of diplomatic manner.  BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the allegation in a

FROM KHULNA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia categorically said that the people of Khulna had shown yellow card to out the incumbent government.She came up with the observation at the grand rally of 18-party alliance on Sunday afternoon at Khulna Circuit House ground. Earlier in the day, with

COMILLA: Police detained 25 suspected activists of Chhatra Shibir including its Comilla Victoria Government College unit president from various spots of Dharmopur area in the metropolitan city on Sunday morning.The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately.Confirming the

TANGAIL: Abdul Mannan, the ruling Awami League MP from Bogra-1 constituency, along with her wife Syeda Mannan Shilpi and their driver were injured in a road accident in Kalihati upazila of the district on Sunday morning.Syeda Mannan Shilpi is the president of Sariakandi Upazila Awami

KHULNA: The main opposition leader Khaleda Zia is set to address Khulna rally on Sunday afternoon.The mass rally will be started from 2:00 pm at Khulna Circuit House ground with the local leaders’ speech.Khaleda is to deliver her speech at around 4:30 pm.The rally venue has got a

FROM UN PERMANENT MISSION: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that the opposition leader of the parliament Khaleda Zia does not want to see her (PM) alive.Mentioning though several attempt to attack me, I shown flexible attitude to the opposition, the premier said Khaleda Zia can place

RAJSHAHI: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Chhatra Shibir, was observed in four districts of Rajshahi division on Sunday.The student wing of Jamaat enforced the shutdown protesting the arrest of its eight leaders, including Rajshahi University secretary Saifuddin Yahiya. The hartal

GAZIPUR: Deputy Leader of the parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, also Awami League lawmaker categorically said if BNP assumes power in the next general election all the Rajakers and war criminals would be freed.The senior leader of the party came up with the observation in an extended

DHAKA: Police filed a case against 16 Chhatra Shibir activists for their alleged involvement in attacking police with Boalia Thana on Saturday noon.Sub Inspector of Boalia Thana Amirul Islam filed the case.All the Shibir men were sent to jail in the afternoon and police sought a 7-day

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, head of 16-party alliance, has left Dhaka from Gulshan residence on Saturday afternoon for Khulna where she will address a grand on Sunday.A number of senior leaders of the party, including vice chairman Selima Rahman, standing committee

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir has called dawn-to-dusk hartal in four districts of Rajshahi division for Sunday protesting the arrest of their leaders-activists and demanding immediate release of them.The districts are Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Natore and Pabna.Shibir Publicity Secretary of

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif categorically said that Awami league is ready to sit with opposition to discuss to solve political crisis.He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion at Dhanmandi-32 on occasion of Prime Minister’s

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the General Assembly that in the last four and a half years, 50 million people have joined the ranks of the middle class while the average gross domestic product (GDP) rate has remained at 6.4 per cent.According to Prime Minister Hasina,

FROM UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ROOM: The national parliament election can be held under the incumbent government in free and impartial manner.The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came up with the obsevarvation in UN general assembly to the world leaders on Saturday. She also sought help and support

JESSORE: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to visit Jessore on Saturday.District BNP leaders-activists were working restlessly to welcome her in the district.After staying night there, she is also scheduled to leave for Khulna on Sunday and will address a mass rally at Khulna

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Barrister Maudud Ahmed categorically said whether the government amended the constitution or not, election would take place and BNP would win.He came up with the assertion while addressing a programme, arranged on the occasion of the 29th

CHANDPUR: Home Minister MK Alamgir alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami had been creating the unrest in readymade garments sector.He came up with the allegation in a programme of cheque distribution among the beneficiaries of social forestry project at Kachua upazila auditorium of the district on

RAJSHAHI: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, locked into clash in new market area of the divisional city on Friday noon.After the clash, law enforcers in a drive held four people.Boalia Model police station Officer-in-Charge Ziaur Rahman Zia told banglanews,