DHAKA: The hartal, called by opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway in seven upazilas of Chittagong and Sirajganj, Chapainawabganj, Magura and Bhola districts on Wednesday.The alliance is enforcing the shutdown in protest against government actions and killing of opposition men

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also former President of the country, summoned candidates and senior leaders of the party.The senior leaders and candidates were asked to appear in front of the ‘President Park’, the residence of HM Ershad, in city’s Baridhara area on

DHAKA: A Dhaka court rejected the 10-day remand prayer for interrogating BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in a case filing for petrol bomb attack at Shahbagh.Metropolitan magistrate MA Salam of the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed the order on

DHAKA: Chhatra Dal men blasted eight cocktails in city’s Mirpur area on Wednesday morning, the fifth day of 131-hour roads-railways and waterways blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.Law enforcers, however, nabbed four blockaders from the spot with petrol at around 7:30

GAIBANDHA: Five people were killed and 40 others injured after derailment of an express train as miscreants removed fishplates of rail line near to Bonarpara rail station in the district early Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Railway sources said

DHAKA: The fifth day of the countrywide 131-hour road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is progressing amid disruption of rail services in several districts.Meanwhile, due to the blockade, the rail and road communications around the country are being

GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday alleged that that the blockaders are plotting to sink launches and ferries to destabilize the country in the name of movement.“As per information there are directives to blockaders to sink launches and ferries on river rout,” she

SATKHIRA: District Jamaat called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday in the district protesting killing of two Shibir activists.The announcement of the shutdown came from a press release of the party on Tuesday.District Jamaat publicity secretary Azizur Rahman confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed, urged the two major political parties of the country to reach in consensus as the time is running towards the polls.The CEC made the plea in response to a query while talking to journalists at Election Commission (EC)

SATKHIRA: A Juba League activist was beaten to death by blockaders in Mahmudpur area under Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Giash Uddin, 30, a Juba League activist of Itagachha union under the upazila.Sources said Giash and his one friend

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government made people confused by saying talks.The spokesperson for the party came up with the allegation in a statement on Tuesday in the fourth day of blockade called by BNP-led 18-party

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance on Tuesday called hartal in protest against government actions and killing of opposition men in different districts for Wednesday.Chapainawabganj 18-party alliance on Tuesday called dawn-to-dusk hartal protesting killing of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra

DHAKA: At least nine people were killed and scores injured in separate violence across the country on Tuesday, the fourth day of blockade enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance.Of the nine, six were activists of BNP-Jamaat alliance of Satkhira, Chandpur, Noakhali and Chittagong, one Jubo

CHANDPIUR:  At least two people, including a Chhatra Dal activist, were killed and 15 others injured in a clash between blockaders and police in JN Sengupta road area of the district town on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Raton Patwari, 24, an activist of Chhatra Dal and

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday declared that his party would not join the next parliamentary elections as other parties are not taking part.The JP chief came up with the announcement at a press conference at Banani office in the city in the noon.He said, “I along

DHAKA: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between law enforcers and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir in city’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday, the fourth day of 131-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance.Police, however, held five Shibir men from the spot.Witnesses

SATKHIRA: Two activists of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, were allegedly shot dead and four others injured during clash with law enforcers in Sokhipur area under Debhata upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Hossain Ali, 17, son of

CHIITAGONG: A leader of Juba Dal, youth wing of BNP, was killed in a clash between blockade supporters and law enforcers in Mandaritola area under Sitakunda upazila of the district early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Russell, 33, ward Juba Dal President of Hasnabad of the

CHIITAGONG: A man was killed when a covered van hit a roadside tree after being petrol bomb like object hurled by blockaders in Saltgola area of the port city early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mahbub, 30, the driver of the readymade garments-loaded covered van.The incident took

DHAKA: The fourth day of the countrywide 131-hour road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway amid continuation of violence in rail lines and highways.The initially declared 72-hour blockade has been extended by another 59 hours till Thursday