SYLHET: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said the parliamentary polls would not affect if even European Union (EU) does not send observers. “There will be no affect in the next parliamentary elections   if the European Union does not send observers,” he said Muhith came up

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) on Sunday placed a six-point demand ahead of the 10th general polls.A JP delegation led by senior leaders reached election commission (EC) secretariat around 3.00pm. Sources said the party placed their six-point demands to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi

MYMENSINGH: At least 20 leaders-activists, six by bullet, were injured including Bhaluka upazila BNP president Fakhruddin Bachu in a clash with law enforcers in the upazila on Sunday, the second day of 72-hour blockade.Protesting this incident, upazila unit BNP called daylong hartal in

DHAKA: Some 17 people including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir were sued in the incident of killing a man in Saturday’s petrol bomb attack in city’s Malibagh area.Ramna than Sub-Inspector Jahurul Haque filed the case with the thana on Saturday night accusing

DHAKA: The hartal and 72-hour blockade is underway simultaneously, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, five upazilas of Sylhet, two upazilas of Jhenidah, one upazila of Laxmipur and Dinajpur districts on Sunday.Banglanews Chittagong bureau reports: The

LAXMIPUR: The daylong hartal, called by Ramganj upazila unit Juba Dal, is underway in the upazila on Sunday.The alliance is enforcing the shutdown protesting the killing of a Juba Dal leader M Munir Hossain.Earlier on Friday, miscreants kidnapped Munir Hossain, 35, and then killed him

DHAKA: The second day of the nationwide 72-hour road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway under a minimum supervision of the law enforcers.The whole city except BNP’s Naya Paltan central office area has not had a noticeable patrolling by the law

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, blasted 13 cocktails and locked into clashes with law enforcers in separate places of the city on Sunday morning, the second day of 72-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance.  In Khilgaon, Shibir men brought out a

DHAKA: A man was killed and three others were injured as a bus rammed pedestrians as pickets chased with petrol bomb on Saturday evening during 18-party called nationwide 72-hour blockade. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahaman, 35. Sources said a passenger bus driver lost its

PABNA (ISHWARDI): A Jubo Dal activist was killed and at least 10 others injured as a rashly driven truck rammed them during blockade hour Chand Alir Mor area of Chholimpur union under Ishwardi upazila of the district on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Mahabul Hossain, 40,

JESSORE: At least 20 people, including Jessore-5 constituency lawmaker Khan Tipu Sulatan, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), Officer-in-Charge, were injured in an attack of pickets during nationwide blockade on Saturday.The incident took place near Chalkidanga area of the Monirampur Upazila

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League central committee dissolved its Dhaka College unit BCL committee on Saturday. Apart from this, seven BCL leaders, including president and general secretary, of the committee were also expelled for violating discipline of the party.The disclosure came from

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Saturday sent BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi to jail in a case filed in connection with arson attack on a bus that left two dead and 17 burnt on Thursday.The court also fixed December 4 for remand hearing on the case.  Metropolitan Magistrate SM

DHAKA: The members of law enforcement agency held two BNP leaders, including Cantonment Thana BNP president Afazuddin Pradhan, from a procession in cantonment area in support of countrywide blockade on Saturday morning.The other leader is joint general secretary of the thana BNP Ismail

DHAKA: Former general secretary of Dhaka Lawyers Association Advocate Iqbal Hossain was detained from in front of BNP central office in the city on Saturday noon.Police picked up him at around 12:40pm while he along with other pro-BNP lawyers was entering into its Nayapaltan office to

DHAKA: Police on Saturday sought a 10-day remand of BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi for interrogation in connection with arson attack on a bus that left two dead and 17 burnt on Thursday.Inspector (investigation) MA Jalil, of Shahbagh Police Station, submitted a remand plea

JHENIDAH: BNP led 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kotchandpur and Moheshpur upazilas for Sunday protesting the death of Shibir activist Israil during blockaders -police clash.Kotchandpur upazila BNP president Sirajul Islam and Sura member of Jamaat-e-Islami Motiar Rahman

COMILLA: A Juba League leader was killed by miscreants in Patia area under Daudkandi upazila of the district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Miraj Khandaker, 39, of Donarchar area of the upazila. Locals said Miraj came out of home on Friday night after receiving a phone

JHENIDAH: An activist of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, was killed in a clash between blockade supporters and police in Kotchandpur upazila of the district on Saturday, the first day of 72-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance.The deceased was Israil Hossain, 20, son

RAJSHAHI: Blockade supporters set fire to four paddy-laden trucks and a medicine carrying microbus in Dewanpara area of the divisional city early Saturday, hours before the 72-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance.Witnesses said four paddy-laden trucks and a medicine carrying microbus