DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, head of 16-party alliance, has left Dhaka from Gulshan residence on Saturday afternoon for Khulna where she will address a grand on Sunday.A number of senior leaders of the party, including vice chairman Selima Rahman, standing committee

DHAKA: Chhatra Shibir has called dawn-to-dusk hartal in four districts of Rajshahi division for Sunday protesting the arrest of their leaders-activists and demanding immediate release of them.The districts are Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Natore and Pabna.Shibir Publicity Secretary of

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif categorically said that Awami league is ready to sit with opposition to discuss to solve political crisis.He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion at Dhanmandi-32 on occasion of Prime Minister’s

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the General Assembly that in the last four and a half years, 50 million people have joined the ranks of the middle class while the average gross domestic product (GDP) rate has remained at 6.4 per cent.According to Prime Minister Hasina,

FROM UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ROOM: The national parliament election can be held under the incumbent government in free and impartial manner.The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came up with the obsevarvation in UN general assembly to the world leaders on Saturday. She also sought help and support

JESSORE: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to visit Jessore on Saturday.District BNP leaders-activists were working restlessly to welcome her in the district.After staying night there, she is also scheduled to leave for Khulna on Sunday and will address a mass rally at Khulna

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Barrister Maudud Ahmed categorically said whether the government amended the constitution or not, election would take place and BNP would win.He came up with the assertion while addressing a programme, arranged on the occasion of the 29th

CHANDPUR: Home Minister MK Alamgir alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami had been creating the unrest in readymade garments sector.He came up with the allegation in a programme of cheque distribution among the beneficiaries of social forestry project at Kachua upazila auditorium of the district on

RAJSHAHI: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, locked into clash in new market area of the divisional city on Friday noon.After the clash, law enforcers in a drive held four people.Boalia Model police station Officer-in-Charge Ziaur Rahman Zia told banglanews,

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 in a drive held six students of Islami Shasontontro Chatra Andolan from various spots of capital on Thursday night.Confirming the matter RAB-3 commanding officer Anisur Rahman told banglanews, “Islami Shasontontro Chatra Andolan in its website,

GAIBANDHA: At least 20 people including three police men were injured in a factional clash between two groups of Chhatra league at Gabindhaganj Degree College in the upazila of the district on Thursday night.The critically injured Salauddin, 23, Sekendar, 24, Abdul Wahab, 25, Mokles, 23,

DHAKA: Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islam, has threatened to enforce daylong hartal for Sunday in Rajshahi, Natore, Pabna and Chapainawabganj if their Rajshahi University Secretary Saifuddin and seven other activists are not released by Saturday. A press release signed

SYLHET: Finance Minister AMA Muhith and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad met genially at Sylhet circuit house on Thursday morning.Sources said that in a 15-minute long meeting, they talked on various facets of ongoing political situation of the country.Muhith cordially answered various

DHAKA: Speakers at meeting urged the countrymen to elect honest and qualified candidate in upcoming parliament elections and play a vital role to uphold country’s democracy.The speakers came up with the plea while addressing the view-exchange meeting on ‘Citizen Thought in Resolving

BAGERHAT: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Chitalmari upazila Awami League of the district over establishing supremacy on Thursday.Local sources said a clash took place between the supporters of Kalatola UP member Badsha Sheikh also Awami League leader and

DHAKA: The Supreme Court rejected the petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Amir Delawar Hossain Sayedee seeking order to keep two of its justices out of the proceedings of his appeal against the death penalty given by International Crimes Tribunal.The three-member SC bench led by

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 deferred till November 4 to pass an order n contempt charge against the two journalists of The Economist for interfering in the ongoing ICT trial and violating the privacy of a judge.ICT-1 led by ATM Fazle Kabir passed the deferment order

SATKHIRA: A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between supporters of an Awami League leader and a BNP leader over establishing supremacy at Sriula under Ashashuni Upazila of the district on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Hakim Sardar, 55,

RAJSHAHI: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5, in a drive, held eight leaders-activists of Rajshahi University unit of Chhatra Shibir including its secretary were held on Wednesday midnight.Sources said a team of RAB-5 held them from Shibir-controlled Contest Coaching Center, from city’s

CHITTAGONG: Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, observed an 8-hour hartal in port city on Thursday amid stray incidents of violence protesting the arrest of its 34 leaders and activists.Shibir activists set fire on a CNG-run auto rickshaw in front of Sholshahar