DHAKA: A huge numbers of law enforcers were deployed around central office of opposition BNP in Nayapaltan of the capital on Sunday morning.Sources said that no activists, but BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Ahamed Rizvi was seen in the office.Criticizing government, Rizvi Ahamed

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP is likely to call three-day dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal from October 27, if they don’t get permission for on October 25 grand rally. The decision was taken in the party’s standing committee meeting on Saturday night, sources confirmed.Besides, Opposition

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP is set to stage protest rallies and processions in districts across the country on Sunday.Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement after emerging from the meeting of its standing committee members in city’s

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League has shelved their scheduled rally likely to be held on October 25 due to enduring uncertain political situation in the country.Mahanagar Awami League sources said that they have postponed the rally as Dhaka Metropolitan Police has banned all forms of gathering

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia categorically asserted that firm action would be taken if any violence on minority takes place.The opposition Leader came up with the assertion while exchanging greetings with Hindu community for Shuva Bijaya at city’s Gulshan Ladies Club

DHAKA: Awami League president and also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claimed they upheld the faith people kept on her party while voted to power.“We have changed the Constitution getting 2/3 votes in the parliament and have strengthened the parliamentary democracy,” she added.She came

DHAKA: The Chief Whip of main opposition BNP Zainul Abdin Farroque sought permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for October 25 rally.Farroque along with Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie went to DMP commissioner’s office at around 1:30 pm Saturday. They applied to get permission to

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) presidium Saturday decided to quit ruling grand alliance on October 24, a reliable source confirmed. Several presidium members in the meeting told banglanews that party’s chairman HM Ershad said that the announcement of leaving grand alliance would be given on

DHAKA: State Minister for Law Advocate Quamrul Islam categorically said that letter would be sent to opposition party to discuss on Prime Minister’s proposed all-party government system.He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion at Dhaka Report’s Unity arranged by

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia categorically said that no election could be held in the country sans BNP.He came up with the observation while addressing a rally at National Press Club in the capital on Saturday noon.Barrister Rafiqul Islam

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman Secretary General Ruhul Amin Hawlader termed the Friday’s address of Prime Minister to the nation ‘unclear’. He came up with the observation on Saturday noon in his reaction to the PM’s speech.Ruhul Amin said, “PM’s speech was ambiguous and it had

KHULNA: Police held two leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami raiding in Paikgacha upazila of the district early Saturday.The detainees are --ward no 8 of Chandkhali union Jamaat Amir Maulana Abdul Bari, 55 and ward UP member Kamrul Islam, 35 also a Jamaat advisor.Paikgachha police

CHANDPUR: At least 20 people including nine police officials were injured in a clash with BNP men during the dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kachua upazila of the district on Saturday.Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance is observing the shutdown in protest against the arrest and murder of upazila

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia called urgent meeting of the party’s standing committee members to fix next course of action if October 25 mass rally is hindered.The meeting will be held at 8:30pm at her Gulshan office on Saturday.The leader of the 18-party alliance also convened

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party would give its reaction in time over the Prime Minister’s proposal on all party polls-time government.He made the development before the press at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan Political office at

JESSORE: Police in a drive held two BNP men with bombs from Shangkarpur area of the district town on Friday morning.The detainees are Faisal and Iqbal Hossain.Jessore Kotwali Thana Assistant Sub-inspector Sharmin told banglanews, “Police held them while they were roaming in Golpata

KHAGRACHHARI: An activist United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot to death by the miscreants in Matiranga Upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Pratim Kumar Tripura, 25.Locals said that they informed police after hearing sound of firing at around

BRAHMANBARIA: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP supporters at Sarail Upazila of the district on Friday morning.The injured were sent to Upazila health complex and local clinics.Sources said that centering a bad remark on of Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir categorically said that BNP’s proposal for restoring caretaker government would not be passed in parliament due to fewer number of opposition lawmakers in the House. He came up with the apprehension in a press

MYMENSINGH: Central Jubo Dal leader Enamul Haque Akand Liton was arrested by police on early Friday.Liton Akand is also joint-organizing Secretary of Mymensingh district (south) Jubo Dal.District BNP source said that police held Liton Akand and Chhatra Dal leader Mazed from Town Hall area