DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, special assistant to the prime minister, was sacked as per the desire of Sheikh Hasina.  Public Administration Affairs Ministry issued an order in this regard on Sunday.Sources said the contractual appointment of

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Presidium Member Matia Chowdhury, also agriculture minister, on Sunday categorically said the election is a must for the democratic political practice in the country.The Awami League leader made the observation while talking to reporters at Dhanmondi office of

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu said that the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s invitation to Opposition BNP Chairperson khaleda Zia for talks over interim government issues is still on progress. The Minister came up with the assertion while talking with reporters at

DHAKA: A miscreant was injured himself while attempting to hurl cocktails aiming residence of Chief Justice (CJ) at Minto Road of the city on Sunday.The injured “miscreant” is identified as Sumon. Later, police rescued him and admitted at Dhaka Medical College

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday categorically said that mass upsurge took place across the country.The spokesperson for the party came up with the observation in a press briefing on the 60-hour hartal in the afternoon.Mirza Fakhrul

DHAKA: Hartal supporters blasted two cocktails in front of election commission (EC) office in city’s Agargaon area on Sunday noon.Witnesses said two motorcycle riders blasted two cocktails in front of election commission office around 1:00pm and fled the scene in a hurry.On information,

BOGRA: A BNP activist was killed and five others were injured in a factional clash between two groups of the party in Tin Matha intersection area under Gabtali upazila of the district on Sunday noon.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan 40, a local BNP activist.Witnesses said that the

DHAKA: Regarding resolving the ongoing political stalemate, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader categorically said the ball is now at BNP chairperson’s court.The ruling party lawmaker came up with the assertion in a press briefing regarding review on development works at his office

DHAKA: At least six people, including one activist of Jamaat-e-Islami and three BNP and two Jubo League men, were killed in separate hartal violence on Sunday, the first day of 18-party’s 60-hour hartal.The deceased were identified as Swapan Shil, resident of Balipara area of Pirojpur

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 20 people were injured in a clash between Juba League and BNP activists on Dhaka-Mawa highway in Nimtala area of Sirajdikhan of the district on Sunday morning.Sources said that BNP activists brought out a rally led by Upazila BNP general secretary at around 08:00am in

BHOLA: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between picketers and police in Miarhat area of Daulatkhan of the district on Sunday during 3-day hartal of 18-party alliance.Sources said that Juba Dal activists brought out a rally while police protested them in the area which triggered

ISWARDI, PABNA: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a clash among BNP-Jamaat men and Juba League-Chhatra League men in Muladuli area under Iswardi upazila of the district.The deceased was identified as Julhas Uddin Munnaf, 35.Witnesses said leaders and activists of

DHAKA: Police filed a total of 38 cases against several hundred of BNP-Jamaat leaders and activists with various thanas of the capital for carrying Arms, explosives and attacking on duty police personnel on Saturday.Media Centre of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) confirmed the matter to

STAKHIRA: Two policemen, including a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Assasuni police station, were injured in different clashes of law enforcers with Jamaat-Shibir and BNP activists on Sunday morning.The injured are SI Hafiz of Assasuni police station and Constable Munna of Tala police

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, set on fire at a staff bus of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company (Bapex), in front of Fahad Tower in capital’s Dania area on Sunday.Witnesses said some Shibir activists brought out a procession in the area at

DHAKA: Joint general secretary of the opposition BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed alleged that incumbent government had been talking about consensus with poison in their tongue.    He came up with allegation at the Nayapaltan central office on Sunday morning.Rizvi Ahmed told banglanews,

DHAKA: At least 17 cocktails were blasted at different spots of the capital on Sunday during early hours of 60-hour hartal called by 18-party alliance.In Dhanmondi: Eight cocktails were exploded at Dhanmondi in the city at around 05:30am.Witnesses said that 10/15 picketers suddenly came

SAVAR, DHAKA: Some 20 people were injured in a clash between picketers and police during the first day of 60-hour hartal, called by the 18-party alliance, in Savar-Ashulia area on Sunday morning. Meanwhile hartal supporters torched five vehicles in different places of the upazila.

COMILLA: Some six cocktails were blasted by the hartal supporters in front of the residence of Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed and other important places of Comilla city on Saturday night.Confirming the matter to banglanews Kotwali Thana Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Samsuzzaman

DHAKA: Police held four people as they blasted two cocktails in Dhaka University campus on Saturday night.The detainees are Chhatra Dal activist Sohel Bhandaria, DU student Asaduzzaman, Garment worker Majedul Karim and Ibrahim.Witnesses said that miscreants blasted two cocktails in front