DHAKA: The scheduled meeting for Wednesday between UN Assistant Secretary General Taranco and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was cancelled for their busy schedule.Media Adviser to the premier Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury made the disclosure while talking to journalists.He said, “Both Taranco

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami decided to call daylong hartal across the country for Thursday in protest against the government move to execute the death penalty of Jamaat leader Quader Mollah.The party sources said they would declare the shutdown formally on Wednesday evening.The

COMILLA: Three police men were beaten by Jamaat-Shibir men and nine others were injured during a clash with law enforcers near Haydarpul area at Chouddagram upazila under the district on Wednesday.Local sources said police barred a procession of Jamaat-Shibir at around 9.45am in Haydarpul

SYLHET: Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Thursday protesting vandalism and raid in party office by police. Sylhet city unit  Shibir president Anwarul Wadud Tipu announced the hartal for Thursday in a pro-hartal rally on

DHAKA: At least 25 people, including police man, were injured in separate clashes between Shibir men and police in Dinajpur and Sylhet districts on Wednesday.Our Dinajpur correspondent reports: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between Shibir, Chhatra League and police in Hazi

DHAKA: Quader Mollah, the convicted war criminal, will not be executed on Wednesday as the Supreme Court adjourned till Thursday the hearing on whether Mollah to be allowed to file review petition challenging the verdict.The five-member full bench led by Chief Justice M Mojammel Hossen

CHITTAGONG: Police held three activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami with petrol from Chandgoan residential area in the port city on Wednesday morning.The detainees are- Jasim, 24, Nazmul, 22 and Masum Billah, 25.Confirming the matter, Chandgoan Thana

DHAKA: The hearing on whether convicted war criminal Quader Mollah to allow filing review petition began on 11:30am Wednesday. Earlier in the morning, the hearing on the stay order in the execution of Jamaat leader Quader Mollah, convicted in war crime cases was held in the full bench of

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir clashed with police in front of Judge Court at old Dhaka on Wednesday morning. Shibir claimed that their five activists sustained bullet injuries in police firing but police denied the allegation. Sources said that Jagannath University’s Shibir

SHATKHIRA: An activist of ruling Awami League was beaten to death by enraged Jamaat-Shibir activists at Boladanga village at Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Hamid, 40, son of Fazar Ali an Awami League activist from Boladanga village

KHULNA: At least 15 people were injured in a clash between Shibir men and police in Sonadanga sports complex area of the divisional city on Wednesday morning.Locals said that centering Jamaat leader Quader Mollah’s execution Shibir activists tried to put blockade on road in the area at

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, blasted seven cocktails and vandalized five vehicles in capital’s Uttara area on Wednesday morning.Witnesses said that Shibir activists brought out a brisk procession at around 08:40am in House building area of

DHAKA: Capital’s Badda area turned into a battle ground as the leaders and activists of Chhatra Shibir locked into sporadic chase and counter chases with law enforcers on Wednesday morning. Sources said that the clash was underway from 9:00am.BDST: 1008 HRS, DEC 11, 2013

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, blasted 12 cocktails in Shanir Akhra area of the city on Wednesday morning.Witnesses said Shibir men brought out a brick procession at around 8:00am and hurled cocktails on Shanir Akhra bridge and fled the scene. None

CHITTAGONG: Two separate cases were filed against some 536 leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir of the district on Monday night.Sources said police filed two cases mentioning 36 names with Bakalia Thana under Explosion and Special Power Act.Police sources said they were sued on charge

SYLHET: Islami Chhatra Shibir activists torched a police van near Shibganj area of the city on Tuesday noon.Witnesses said Shibir activists hurled over 10 cocktails in Shibganj area and police rushed to the spot after the incident. Meanwhile, a group of Shibir activists torched the empty

SYLHET: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called a daylong hartal (shutdown) in the city and district for Wednesday protesting filing fake case against the party leaders.In a statement on Tuesday, Sylhet city president MA Haque, also 18-party alliance convener, asked all leaders and

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal President Abdul Quader Bhuiyan Jewel and senior vice-president of Dhaka (North) Chhatra Dal Sharif Uddin Jewel, were taken on a six-day more remand for police interrogation in two cases filed with Motijheel Thana.  Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman

DHAKA: UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco is holding a meeting with Awami League Secretary General Syed Ashraful Islam and BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamagir in a house in city’s Baridhara area on Tuesday.Taranco along with the UN delegation reached

DHAKA: Convicted Jamaat leader Quader Mollah asked his counsel to file review petition with the Supreme Court challenging the death sentence to him for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh.He is also considering about seeking mercy to the