DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee Member and ex-minister Mirza Abbas was shifted to BIRDEM hospital from Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday afternoon.His wife Afroza Abbas alleged police created obstruction at the time.He was admitted to BIRDEM at about 4pm amid the impediment. His

RAJBARI: Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun said the recent hartal enforced by the opposition BNP without any issue was designed to stop the graft trial of its chief’s two sons or war crimes trial. She made the allegation at a meeting of law-and-order committee in the conference room

DHAKA: Another big bunch of 1500 cases are going to the designated panel Sunday for bundling out in the process of clearing the decks loaded mainly during the past emergency rule.        Official sources said the latest load of cases will be placed before the National Committee for

DHAKA: With the party’s back pressed to the wall, Jamaat-e-Islami turned around with a weeklong programme thrown Saturday to protest the arrest of its three top leaders and press for their release. The programmes include countrywide demonstrations on July 4 and 5, staging human-chain

DHAKA: Awami League leader and former Home Minister Mohammad Nasim Saturday said Jamaat-e-Islami leaders should be tried immediately for their war crimes. “The public should not be confused… three Jamaat leaders were arrested for different reasons, but they should be tried for war

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League will stage a rally Saturday to protest the torching and vandalising of vehicles and Faruque killing centering the June 27 hartal enforced by the main opposition BNP.Deputy Office Secretary of the party’s Dhaka Metropolitan unit Shahidul Islam Milon told

BARISAL: Police arrested three leaders of opposition Jamaat-e-Islami late Thursday on charges of obstructing the law enforcers’ official duty.  The arrested are ABM Sultanul Arefin, 45, a college teacher and Ameer of Amanotganj-Kaunia unit, Jamaat acitvists Jahangir Talukder, 60, and

DHAKA: Dhaka’s Mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka, also Vice-chairman of the main opposition BNP, is going to be removed from his position and replaced by a government-appointed administrator, competent sources said.The government is considering the removal of Khoka following a corruption case

DHAKA: Detectives began interrogating Jamaat Secretary-General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid and Nayab-e Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee at the DB headquarters Friday on the second day of remand in a case of allegedly obstructing police duties—a charge they denied.They were taken in the BD

DHAKA: General secretary of Jatiyatabadi Swechhasebak Dal Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu on Friday placed wreath at the grave of former president Ziaur Rahman. Hundreds of leaders and activists of the party led by BNP secretary general Khandakar Delwar Hossain accompanied him. Among others, senior

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member Obaidul Kader Friday said the opposition BNP was inviting emergency in the country again. “Irresponsible behaviour and heat of hatred from the opposition signals an invitation to misrule of the emergency period,” he said. Kader was addressing a

DHAKA: Against the backdrop of hartal hullabaloo, opposition BNP Friday warned the government of reprisals if their programmes are “obstructed in the future”. “Any obstruction will now be retaliated…they have tried to obstruct but failed. If there is any further obstruction to our

DHAKA: The joint meeting of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has started Friday noon at Naya Paltan party central office with secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain in the chair.Among others, vice chairman, joint secretary general, secretary and members of executive committee of the

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League’s organizational regeneration drive appears to have lost gear, as its top leaders’ district tours and extended meetings remained half-done. After holding meetings in 52 districts, the programme now got stuck-up, party sources said. Awami League

DHAKA: Jamaat Secretary-General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid and Nayab-e Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee were taken in the BD office of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday evening for interrogation over recent developments.   They were taken at about 5:20pm for interrogating in a case

DHAKA: Detained Jamaat Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami, secretary-general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid and Nayab-e-Ameer Delawar Hossain Sayedee have been implicated in Chhatra League leader Faruqe and burn victim Faruqe killing cases.Police took the three top leaders of Jamaat on four days’

DHAKA: Sixty-five shibir activists, arrested Wednesday from city’s Kotwali, Paltan and Ramna thana areas amid backlash againt the arrest of three top Jamaat leaders, were sent to jail Thursday on court order. Five of the Islamic student politicos were taken on two days’ police remand

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee is set to sit in a special meeting on Thursday evening at party chairperson’s Gulshan office for the stocktaking of country’s latest political situation that saw some major developments.One of BNP top leaders told banglanews24.com.bd that the

DHAKA: Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council’s Chairman Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma alias Santu Larma Wednesday expressed his dissatisfaction over implementation of CHT peace accord. “All the political government’s attitude towards Adivasi is the same as none of them allow our

DHAKA: Three top-brass leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, arrested Tuesday for allegedly hurting religious sentiment of people, were produced in Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court under strict security on Wednesday morning.Jamaat Ameer Moulana Matiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary-General Ali Ahsan