Thursday, 28 Mar, 2024

Politics

All-party govt a camouflage

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

GCC mayor among 60 hurt

GAZIPUR: At least 60 leaders and activists of 18-party including the Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) were injured, councilor by bullet, in a clash between hartal supporters and law enforcers on Tuesday morning.Witnesses said the area turned into a battlefield as the hartal

Blasts near American Center

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails near American Center in Vatara area of the city on Tuesday morning during the third day of 60- hour hartal enforced by opposition alliance.Witnesses said that the explosion incident took place at around 10:45am.Later, police held a suspected man

18-party’s protest demo Thursday

DHAKA: The main opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance will hold a protest demonstration countrywide on Thursday against persecution, arrest and killing on party’s leaders-activists during 60-hour hartal.Along with the senior leaders, party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia took the decision of

12 Shibir men held in city

DHAKA: Police in a drive held 12 activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from various spots of the capital early Tuesday. Sources said that acting on tip off Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 held nine Shibir activists from a three-storied building of Nayatola

18 party’s hartal enters day-3

DHAKA: The 60-hour non-stop hartal, called by main opposition BNP-led 18-party, entered into third consecutive day on Tuesday morning amid stray incidents of blast and arson.Officer-in-Charge of Hazaribagh police station Mainul Islam sustained injuries in a cocktail explosion by Chhatra

Juba League man chopped dead in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: Miscreants chopped an activist of Juba League, the youth wing of ruling Awami League, to death in Tiger Pass Ambagan area of the port city on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Murad, 30, resident of that area.Party sources said while returning his home riding on a

Shibir’s cocktail blast injures OC

DHAKA: Officer-in-Charge of Hazaribagh police station Mainul Islam was injured critically as Jamaat-Shibir men hurled cocktail aiming him in city’s Dhanmondi area on Tuesday morning.Sources said, while trying to reach some Shibir men who were gathering in the 9/A area of Dhanmondi in

BNP standing committee meeting Tuesday

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee meeting will be held on Tuesday night at Khaleda’s Gulshan office at 9:30pm.Party chairperson Khaleda Zia will preside over the meeting.Various important issues including present political crisis and dialogue over upcoming election would be

Section 144 in Pakundia

KISHOREGANJ: Local administration imposed section 144 at Pakundia upazila of the district to avert unwanted incident between Awami League and BNP men.Section 144 will be imposed from 00:01am and will continue till Tuesday 6:00pm.Confirming the matter Pakundia Upazila Nirbahi Officer

Firing,blast at Khoka-Abbas houses

DHAKA: Miscreants fired several rounds bullet targeting Dhaka city BNP convener Sadeque Hossain Khoka’s house on Monday night.Sources said 2 youths came Khoka’s house around 11:00pm by motorcycle and fired targeting house. Khoka was not at house at that time.Motijheel Thana ADC Mehedi

FM’s meeting with envoys Wednesday

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni will sit in a meeting with foreign envoys to discuss present political situations.The meeting will be held on Wednesday at foreign ministry office.Foreign ministry sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 0115 HRS, OCT 29, 2013GR/MZR

BNP lawyers press confe Tuesday

DHAKA: BNP backed lawyers will hold a press conference at 11:00pm on Tuesday at BNP Nayapaltan office.In the press conference BNP backed lawyers will mention their role in present political turmoil and government effluence in opposition’s cases.BNP standing committee member Barrister

Political leaders house target

DHAKA: Miscreants fired targeting BNP economy affairs secretary Abdus Salam’s Santinagar house on Monday night.Abdus Salam’s wife Fatema Salam said 10-12 youths came their house around 9:30pm by motorcycles and fired targeting house. Abdsus Salam was not at house at that time.In

Fakhrul for govt’s initiative for talks

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday categorically said the government should come forward to hold dialogue.“We have sent letter to the ruling party but they have responded after the hartal made announcement through a telephone drama. We

Stop bomb blasting, anarchy

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim urged the opposition BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami to stop blasting cocktails and creating anarchy across the country in the name of hartal.He also said: “BNP Chairperson has now emerged as a leader of those who are war

Explosion, arson in Gazipur

DHAKA: Hartal supporters blasted three hand bombs in rail crossing of Gazipur town during the second day of 60-hour nonstop nationwide hartal on Monday.No was injured in the incident.Witnesses said that hartal supporters set fire to a passenger laden Tempo and vandalized a waste van of

Azhar’s indictment order now Nov 22

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 Monday re-fixed  November 22 for issuing an order on indictment of Jamaat Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity in 1971.The three-member tribunal headed by Justice ATM Fazle

Passer-by killed in Chandpur

CHANDPUR: A teen-aged passer-by was killed and 20 persons were injured in sporadic clashes between ruling Awami League and BNP men at Old Baazar in the district town on Monday, second day of 60-hour hartal.The deceased was identified as Md Arju Hossain Paltu Mia, 16, son of Mukbul Hossain

1500 men sued in Gazipur

GAZIPUR: Around 1500 people were sued in a connection with violence during 18-party’s 60-hour hartal in the district on Sunday.Police, however, held 25 people in last 24 hours’ drive.Three cases were filed with Jaydebpur police station while two with Kaliganj and one with Sreepur