DHAKA: Main opposition BNP’s Senior Joint-Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday bitterly criticized, what he said, ‘undemocratic behaviour’ by the government to foil the opposition’s human chain demonstration.  The allegation came from a press conference at

DHAKA: Newly elected Chittagong City Corporation mayor Manjur Alam Manju deferred his preset visit to former president Ziaur Rahman’s tomb Wednesday by a day in view of BNP’s countrywide human-chain protest.Earlier it was scheduled that the CCC mayor would pay tribute to the party

DHAKA: At least 60 people were injured and 55 held amid troubles as the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Wednesday staged countrywide human-chain demonstrations amid obstruction by law-enforcers at different places.The main scene of brawls in the capital was the National

DHAKA: Eight prominent Jamaat leaders, including party’s acting Secretary-General ATM Azharul Islam, got anticipatory bail for four months in a case filed on charge of impeding police duties during the arrest of Jamaat chief Matiur Rahman Nizami.A High Court bench compressing Justice

CHITTAGONG: Police detained Nayeb-e-Ameer of the district (south) Jamaat Mafizur Rahman along with 25 Shibir activists from a restaurant in a Khulshi Thana area Tuesday, as a crackdown on the party adherents is on stream to forestall protests. More than 150 other activists fled during the

DHAKA: Chittagong City Corporation’s newly elected Mayor Manjur Alam will visit former president Ziaur Rahman’s grave on Wednesday to pay tribute at Chandrima Uddyan in the city.Later, he will meet BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the evening at her Gulshan office. BDST 1848 HRS

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan Tuesday said the charge sheet given by the Anti-Corruption Commission against Tarique Rahman is to deter him from getting down to politics.   “The case is politically motivated. Awami League is scared of Tarique and

CHITTAGONG: Hizb-ut-Tahrir, a banned Islamic organization, Tuesday brought out a procession at Lovelane crossing and paraded different city thoroughfares.Police later raided different places of the city following the procession and arrested four activists of the outfit.The arrested are:

DHAKA: In a latest significant move, the Anti-Corruption Commission Tuesday submitted charge sheet in a money-laundering case against Tarique Rahman and his business-tycoon friend Giasuddin Al Mamun. The investigation officer of the case and Assistant Director of ACC, Mohammad Ibrahim,

JESSORE: Police picked up five Jamaat-Shibir activists from a procession from the town on Monday evening. The arrested are Jahidul Islam, Jahidur Rahman, Sirajul Islam, Monirul Islam and Wahiduzzaman.Police said Jamaat-Shibir activists brought out a procession protesting the arrest of

DHAKA: A Dhaka court issued arrest warrant against Akhtar Hamid Paban, son of BNP Secretary-General Khandaker Delwar Hossain, and two others in the case of bomb explosions in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia`s Gulshan office on February 23.  The other accused are Noakhali JCD

DHAKA: Indictment hearing in a graft case against former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar will be held on September 12, as a Dhaka court Monday set the date.Special Judge Nasiruddin Mahmud of the special court No-5 of Dhaka set the date, when the maverick former minister

DHAKA: Police picked up 11 activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from the city’s Jatrabari area early Monday when they were pasting posters with demand for “immediate” release of the arrested three top Jamaat leaders. Police said they were pasting posters in different areas of the

DHAKA:  Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate on Monday assured the BNP lawmakers of government permission for sending lawmaker Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee abroad for better treatment.The speaker gave the assurance while an 18-member parliamentary delegation of BNP led by opposition Chief whip

CHITTAGONG:  In the aftermath of Sunday’s whirlwind attacks and vandalizing of vehicles, police rounded up 143 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student-wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from the port city.The leaders and workers of the Jamaat and Shibir on Sunday afternoon brought out a

SAVAR: Violent clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Monday left over 50 people injured over establishing supremacy in a dormitory.  Two of the injured sustained bullet injuries while a total of 15 were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital “in critical

LONDON: Senior Vice-chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Rahman called upon expatriate BNP leaders to work in party and country’s interest, as he Sunday sat with them for a review of situation back at home after a long stay in exile.  “You are all living abroad. I am also

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Matiur Rahman Nizami fell sick twice during police interrogation Sunday night. The interrogation began at 8pm at the Detective Branch (DB) office where Nizami was under interrogation for three hours.DB sources told banglanews24.com.bd that the interrogation

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Matiur Rahman Nizami felled sick at least twice during the interrogation session Sunday night. The interrogation started at 8pm at the metropolitan detective branch office where Nizami suffered illness twice within the next three hours.Intelligence sources said

London: Senior Vice-president of BNP Tareque Rahman is now in a meeting with the party leaders residing in 31 countries at London on Sunday.   The meeting started at local time 2 pm (Bangladesh time at 8 pm) with the Presidents and General Secretaries of the foreign committees.