Police have arrested a man in Jessore for breaking the protective glass around a statue of Sheikh Russel.
Category: Politics
7 more Hefazat supporters held over B’baria mayhem
Seven more people have been arrested in the past 24 hours in connection with the clashes and vandalism by Hefazat-e-Islam supporters in Brahmanbaria last month, police said Saturday.
Raul Castro confirms he’s resigning, ending long era in Cuba
Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by him and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.
Historic Mujibnagar Day to be observed Saturday
Dhaka, Apr 16 : The historic Mujibnagar Day will be observed on Saturday, marking the oath-taking ceremony of the country’s first government on April 17, 1971, which led the Bangladesh War of Liberation.
UN Security Council Remains Paralyzed Battling New Cold War
A new Cold War – this time, between the US and China —is threatening to paralyze the UN’s most powerful body, even as military conflicts and civil wars are sweeping across the world.
Patriotism, Religion and RSS Ideology
Simply put all those who are criticizing the RSS and its progeny are labelled as anti-National. As the fountainhead of Hindu Nationalism RSS is becoming stronger, it has been trying to link patriotism and religion.
20 injured in Kushtia Awami League infighting
At least 20 people including two policemen were injured in a turf battle between two local Awami League (AL) factions Thursday in Kushtia’s Khoksa Upazila.
‘Shishu Bokta’ Rafiqul sued under DSA; lands in jail
A Gazipur court on Thursday sent Rafiqul Islam Madani, popularly known as Shishu Bokata, to jail after he was sued under the Digital Security Act for delivering ‘anti-state and provocative’ speeches.
Lockdown unproductive due to mismanagement: BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the weeklong lockdown, enforced by the government, is only causing public sufferings instead of yielding any positive outcome to contain Covid transmission due to mismanagement.
Feni youth held under DSA for ‘defaming’ PM on Facebook
A Feni youth was handed over to police Monday and arrested under the Digital Security Act for “defaming” Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in a Facebook post.
Woman with Hefazat leader Mamunul is not his wife: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzman Khan Kamal on Sunday said that the woman who was with Hefazat Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque in a Sonargaon resort is not his wife.
Hefazat’s Mamunul detained with woman or ‘wife’ from resort
Hefazat-e-Islam’s Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque, who has been the loudest voice in the organisation in a number of recent controversies, has been detained with a woman he claims as his second wife.
Hefazat mayhem: Fugitive accused held in Rangamati
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an activist of Hefazat-e-Islam, a fugitive accused in a case filed over the arson attack in Dhaka during Hefazat’s hartal on March 28
2 cases filed over Chattogram BNP, police clash
Police on Tuesday filed two cases over Monday’s clash between BNP activists and the law enforcers at Kazir Deuri area of Chattogram City.
BNP demands govt’s immediate resignation
Blaming the government for the loss of lives in different parts of the country over the last three days in violence, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday asserted that this “regime must go”.
20 injured as BNP, cops clash in Chattogram
At least 20 people, including policemen, were injured in a clash between BNP activists and law enforcers at Kazir Deuri area of Chattogram city on Monday.
Eight Chhata Adhikar-men remanded over clash with police
Eight leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra o Jubo Adhikar Parishad were on Sunday put on remand for different terms in a case filed over a clash with police in the capital’s Motijheel area on March 25.
10 people killed as anti-Modi protesters & police-BGB clash
They staged the demonstrations against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh and chanted various slogans against his visit.
Uneasy calm at Hathazari after Friday’s mayhem
Traffic movement on Chattogram-Khagrachhari highway remained suspended since Saturday morning as a tense situation has been prevailing at Hathazari in Chattogram since Friday’s clash.
Govt trying to suppress new generation: Dr Zafrullah
Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Saturday alleged that the government is trying to suppress the new generation in ‘Pakistani style’.
4 killed as police, anti-Modi protesters clash in Hathazari
Four people were killed and at least 20 others were injured as Hefazat-e Islam activists clashed with police in Chattogram’s Hathazari Upazila on Friday afternoon.
Act responsibly to make independence meaningful: President Hamid
Dhaka, Mar 26 : President Abdul Hamid on Friday urged the people to carry out their respective duties with honesty, integrity and sincerity to make independence meaningful and disseminate its benefits among the mass people.
President, PM pay tributes to martyrs of Liberation War
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar on Friday morning.
BNP brings changes to Independence Day prog
Dhaka, Mar 25 : BNP on Thursday brought changes to its programmes to celebrate the 50th Independence Day on Friday due to worsening Covid situation and different restrictions imposed by the government.
BNP blames govt for virus surge
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the coronavirus transmission rate is increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh due to the government’s “failure” to take necessary measures to tackle it.
Moudud to be buried at his village home in Compnayganj
He will be buried at his family graveyard in Companiganj’s Manikpur area at 5:30pm after his last Jazana at Bashurhat Government Mujib College at 4pm.
Hefajat supporters’ attack on Hindu houses: 700 people sued
Two cases were filed on Thursday over the attack on Hindu houses by Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh supporters in Sunamganj’s Shalla Upazila centring on a Facebook post.
DU Chhatra League president vows to resist anti-Modi protest
Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Dhaka University unit President Sanjit Chandra Das on Thursday said they would resist anti-Modi protests on the campus.
Niko graft case against Khaleda adjourned for Moudud’s death
The Ninth Special Judge Court of Dhaka Thursday fixed March 25 for submission of a report about the death of BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed in the Niko graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia
BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed dies
BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed passed away at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Tuesday. He was 81.