DHAKA: Family members of Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah, convicted in war crimes cases, visited him for the last on Tuesday evening.Hasan Jamil, son of Quader Mollah told banglanews that he along with other family members— his two brothers, two sisters, mother and maternal

CHITTAGONG: Jamaat-e-Islami called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Sunday in protest against killing of its activists of Mirsarai upazila.The announcement came after joint meeting of Chittagong city, district’s north & south units of Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday.  City Jamaat

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed categorically said people are eagerly waiting to paralyze the country through movement if election schedule is declared under incumbent government. He came up with the claim while addressing a press briefing at BNP’s

DHAKA: Jamaat-Shibir activists locked into a clash with police at Merul Badda area of the capital on Saturday morning.Witnesses said that police prevented Jamaat-Shibir men when they tried to bring out a protest procession at around 08:30am in the area which triggered the clash.

DHAKA: Visiting US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal asked to hold secretary general level talks between Awami League and opposition BNP.Nisha came up with the plea while addressing a press conference on Monday just before her flight after three

DHAKA: The election commission (EC) provided registration to Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) as a political party.Election commission secretary Dr Mohammad Sadique handed over the registration certificate to BNF secretary general Abul Kalam Azad on Monday afternoon.Earlier the election

DHAKA: The deposition of prosecution witness in war crimes related case against detained Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Kashem Ali will be held on December 10 at International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2.  A 3-member ICT led by Justice Obaidul Hasan fixed the date Monday.   Earlier in the day

FARIDPUR: The members of law enforcement agency held three local political leaders, including district Jamaat secretary M Badar Uddin.He was held from Kamlapur in the town around 11:00pm.On the other hand, district Chhatra Dal Secretary Shariar Shitil arrested on Wednesday night and

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has fixed November 27 for indictment hearing against former state minister Mohammad Kaiser, also Jatiya Party (JP) leader, by taking the formal charge against him into cognizance.A 3-member tribunal headed by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed fixed

PABNA: District BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal (shutdown) for Saturday protesting remand order of five top BNP leaders, including Shimul Biswas.District BNP general secretary Habibur Rahman Tota confirmed the matter on Thursday.Shimul Biswas, special assistant to the BNP chairperson,

NOAKHALI: A BNP leader drowned as law enforcers chased him in Sirajpur union under Companigani upazila of the district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abul Khair, 50, general secretary of ward no 3 of Sirajpur Union Parishad of the upazila.Abul Khair’s family members

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday categorically said he is going to form a new alliance soon as a new political force of the country’s political arena.The former president of the country came up with the assertion while addressing a joining ceremony of Jatiya

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday said he would not take part in the upcoming parliament elections.The adviser to the premier told the journalists that he would work for Awami League.Joy came up with the assertion after he landed at Hazrat Shahjalal

DHAKA: Three policemen and another journalist were injured as miscreants blasted two strong cocktails in front of Nayapaltan office in the city on Tuesday evening.The incident took place on Tuesday evening around 6:15pm.Sources said some miscreants blasted two cocktails at the gate of

NETROKONA: The members of law enforcement agency held Madon upazila Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ruhul Amin for his alleged evolvement in creating subversive activities.The Jamaat leader was arrested from his own residence around 5:00pm on Tuesday.Officer-in-Charge of Madon Thana Quamrul Alam

DHAKA: At least 14 people were killed and over 250 people injured across the country during 60-hour hartal called by BNP-led 18-party alliance. Day-1: At least six people, including one activist of Jamaat-e-Islami and three BNP and two Jubo League men, were killed in separate hartal

MAGURA: Upazila BNP called a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday protesting the killing of BNP activist Maruf by law enforcing agency.Upazila BNP made the announcement of the hartal on Tuesday noon.Besides, the family members of the victim claimed that Maruf was not involved with any

DHAKA: A passerby was shot dead and 76 people were injured across the country as 18-party’s 60-hour hartal is progressing for third consecutive day.The deceased was identified as Maruf, 18, son of Afsar Sarkar resident of Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district.In Magura: A pedestrian

DHAKA: Opposition BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury on Tuesday appealed against his death sentence given by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 for his involvement with war crimes during 1971.On behalf of SQ Chowdhury, his lawyer Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain submitted the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed all-party government was a camouflage of 14-party alliance government.He came up with the allegation while talking to journalists at party’s Nayapaltan central