SIRAJGANJ: The daylong hartal, called by 18-party alliance, is underway in the district on Thursday amid stray incidents of picketing.The party is observing the shutdown protesting the three BNP-Jamaat men killing incident.Sources said that Jamaat activists put blockade on roads in Samaj

DHAKA: A driver of human hauler (Laguna), who sustained burn injures when blockade supporters torched his vehicle,   succumbed to his injuries early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Mozammel Haque, 25.Sources said that miscreants set fire to the Leguna when it reached Bangladesh

DHAKA: The 71-hr nonstop blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway for third consecutive day across the country amid stray incidents of removal of rail track by picketers.The blockade started at 6:00am Tuesday and will continue till 5:00am Friday.In Bogra, pickets cut

DHAKA: Acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Rafiqul Islam Khan on Wednesday threatened that the movement would continue until the government is ousted.The leader of the party came up with forewarning in a statement in the evening.He said, “The government wants to hold

JESSORE: A local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was shot to death near police outpost of the district town on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Bulbul Ahmed, 35, secretary of Upashahar Union of the district.Local sources said miscreants shot Bulbul while he was waiting

SIRAJGANJ: District 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Thursday protesting the killing of a Jamaat activist and a Chhatra Dal leader in clashes with cops at Belkuchi upazila on Wednesday.BNP executive committee member Amirul Islam Alim and district Jamaat secretary Shahinul

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance extended blockade by 12-hour up to 6:00pm Thursday.BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed made the disclosure while talking to journalists at party Headquarters at Nayapaltan in the city on Wednesday afternoon.As per previous announcement, the

GAZIPUR: An Awami League leader was killed in a clash between Awami League and BNP supporters centering blockade on Wednesday noon.The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, 40, member of Jamalpur union parishad under Kaliganj upazila of the district.Witness said the supporters of

SATKHIRA: District Jamaat-e-Islam called half-day hartal for Thursday protesting killing of a Jamaat activist.The hartal will be enforced from 6:00am to 12:00 noon.District Jamaat publicity secretary and former lawmaker Abdul Khaleque Mondol confirmed the matter to banglanews on

CHITTAGONG: A man was killed as his three wheeler turned turtle in College Bazar area under Patia upazila of the district on Wednesday after pickets chased him on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Ershad, 25, a three wheeler (Nosimon) driver, son of Taiyab Ahmed.Besides, four

SIRAJGANJ: Two people, including an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami and a root level leader of Chhatra Dal, were killed in a triangular clash among Awami League, BNP and law enforcers in Belkuchi Upazila of the district town on Wednesday, the second day of 48-hour blockade.The deceased was

MANIKGANJ: At least 30 people, including seven police men, were injured in a clash between BNP leaders and police in the district town on Wednesday.Sources said that BNP brought out a procession at around 11:00amand progrssing to Manikganj bus stand area and police obstructed them that

RAJSHAHI: District BNP observed half-day hartal in the metropolitan and upazilas of the district on Wednesday amid stray incidents of violence.Witnesses said that hartal and blockade supporters brought out a procession at around 08:30am and create blockade on roads in Kadirganj

NARAYANGANJ: At least 25 people were injured, 10 by byllets in a clash between BNP activists and police during the second day of nonstop 48-hour blockade called by 18-party alliance on Wednesday. Witnesses said that blockade supporters put blockade on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Meghna

DHAKA: The Ministry of public administration has appointed two administrators for Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) North and South on Tuesday night.As per the ministry directives, Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE) director-general M Alamgir appointed as new administrator for DCC South

DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said that the news of handing over letter to Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraf was baseless.He confirmed the matter to banglanews on Tuesday night.Rizvi condemned the news and said that some media published the

SATKHIRA: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a clash with police, Rapid Action Batalion and Border Guard Bangladesh personnel in Shialdanga area of the district town early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Shamsur Rahman, 35, son of Abdul Majed of Shialdanga area.Satkhira

BOGRA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party called daylong hartal (shutdown) in the district for Wednesday protesting the killing of a Jubo Dal leader in a clash during blockade on Tuesday.The hartal will be enforced from 6:00am to 6:00pm in the day. Office Secretary of the district BNP Mahfuzur

BHOLA: The members of law enforcement agency arrested district Jamaat publicity secretary Maulana Bashir Ullah.He was arrested from Molla Pukur area on Tuesday evening.Confirming the matter, Tamujuddin Thana Officer-in-Charge Mahabubur Rahman said, acting on a tip off, police arrested him

CHITTAGONG: The daylong hartal enforced by port city BNP observed on Tuesday. City BNP observed the hartal in protest against the sustaining bullet injury by son of Mostafa Kamal Pasha MP of Chittagong-13 constituency inflicted by miscreants while 18-party is enforcing the countrywide