DHAKA: Local Government and Rural Development minister Syed Ashraful Islam categorically said new government would be formed by January in next year. The general secretary ruling Awami League came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after attending a program marking “the

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance called another 3-day non-stop nationwide hartal from Monday demanding election-time non-party neutral government.BNP acting secretary general Mirza FAkhrul Islam Alamgir came up with announcement at BNP Chirperson’s Gulshan office on

FROM JOY’S MOTORCADE: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, arrived in Khulna by road on Saturday morning.Joy, also the information technology adviser to PM, started his journey from Bangabandhu’s house in Tungipara of Gapalganj at around 9:30am.Sources said that the

KUSHTIA: Law enforcers nabbed some 20 BNP-Jamaat leaders and activists from different areas of the district on Thursday night.Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) in Kushtia Sohel Reza said law enforcers of seven upazilas of the district detained 20 BNP-Jamaat men for their alleged

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also former President, left for Singapore on Friday afternoon. The party chief left the country by a flight of Singapore Airlines around 12:45pm.Party sources said he would participate in some meetings over the country’s ongoing political

CHITTAGONG: A long tailback created as Jamaat-Shibir activists put a blockade on Dhaka-Chittagong highway protesting arrest of 19 activists of the party on Friday. Local sources said the activists of Jamaat locked into a fierce clash with police around 10:30 am as they vandalized 12

DHAKA: Tight security measures were taken surrounding the areas of national mosque ‘Baitul Mukarram’ in the city to avert any untoward situation ahead of demonstration of Hefajat-e-Islam on Friday.Law enforcers initiated rummage around the north and south entrance of the mosque and

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained 44 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir from three districts between Thursday night and early Friday.In Khulna: Police in a drive held 16 activists of Jamaat-Shibir from various spots of nine Upazila of the district.Special Branch of Khulna

DHAKA: Secretaries general of main opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance will sit on Saturday to fix next course of action to wage the demand of poll-time non-party neutral government. The meeting will start at around 11:00am at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan political office with its acting

DHAKA: Law enforcers will detain senior vice-chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman instantly after he returns home.Tarique, son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, was wanted in 20 cases. Though he got bail in most of the cases but he is wanted in Money Laundering case filed by Anti Corruption

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia visited the ailing Mayor of Gazipur City Corporation Professor Mannan at United Hospital in capital’s Gulshan area on Thursday midnight.Khaleda went to the hospital at around 11:45pm and inquired about his present physical

BOGRA: Opposition BNP led 18-party called dawn-to-dusk hartal for demanding inclusion of the name of senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for Tuesday in the district.District BNP President Saiful Islam made the announcement of the hartal while addressing a protest rally at Edward Park on

CHITTAGONG: Members of Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested Labour Party port city president Alauddin on charge of subversive activities.He was arrested from Halishahar area of the city and handed over to Halishahar Thana on Thursday afternoon.City Detective Police Additional

DHAKA: The secretary general level meeting of 18-party alliance will be held at Nayapaltan office on Friday afternoon.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will preside over the meeting.Sources said the decision would be taken regarding the new course of programmes of

DHAKA: Opposition BNP led 18-party alliance will stage protest programme on Saturday at upazila level across the country protesting killing, repression and cases against 18-party men during last 3-day hartal.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam announced the programme while

NOAKHALI: A Chhatra Dal activist was shot dead and seven others were chopped to injure by the miscreants in Amishapara Bazar area of Sonaimuri upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Parvez, 18, son of Jahangir Alam of Amishapara.The incident took place around

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Mufti Harun Izhar, son of Hefajat-e-Islam Nayeb-e-Amir Mufti Izharul Islam, on a 15-day remand for police interrogation in three cases for arson and violence at Shapla Chattar.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Erfan Ullah passed the order when Paltan

JESSORE: Local administration imposed section 144 at Monirampur upazila as Awami League and opposition BNP convened meeting at same venue and time.Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sharif Nazrul Islam imposed the ban on Thursday morning.The ban will be imposed from 11:00am and continue till 7:00pm

DHAKA: Islami Chhatra Shibir central office secretary Atiqur Rahman on Thursday said the ruling government would be tried in people’s stage if it does not stop killing by law enforcers.He came up with the forewarning while addressing a protest rally organized by BNP-led 18-party

COX’S BAZAR: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by 18-party alliance, underway in the district amid stray incidents of picketing.Witnesses said that activists of Juba Dal, Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir attempted to picketing in Madrasa gate, Kalur Dokan, Bazar Ghata and Fire Service