Tensions escalated as a clash broke out between the activists of Hefajat-e-Islam and Shahbagh youths near Matsya Bhaban here on Saturday afternoon, leaving a pedestrian injured.
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Buses vanish, passengers suffer
Thousands of homebound passengers got stuck in the city’s bus terminals in sultry weather as inter-district buses went off the roads amid heightening tensions over long march and hartal and blockade programmes.
Anarchy over long march will be foiled: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Friday categorically said that any attempt for creating anarchy on Saturday apparently in the name ‘long march’ by Hefajat-e-Islam would surely be foiled.
Dhaka under thick security blanket
A thick security blanket has been thrown around the capital with huge security personnel keeping a tight vigil to fend off any subversive act during a 24-hour hartal that began at 6pm on Friday as well as Saturday’s Dhaka-bound long…
E-Governance not possible under present govt: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said that the government’s move to reach the domain of E-Governance will not be possible within the tenure of the present government and it will take a little more time.
Govt won’t obstruct peaceful long march: Nasim
Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday said the government would not obstruct the Dhaka-bound April 6 long march of Hefazat-e-Islam if it is held peacefully.
Presidential poll: EC to meet Speaker soon
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed will hold a meeting with Speaker over the election of president within Sunday.
Jamaat backs Hefazat-e-Islam’s long march
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has lent its support to the April 6 long march of Hefazat-e-Islam to press home their 13-point demand.
Khaleda embarks on Satkhira tour today
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia leaves here for Satkhira on Wednesday to financially help and console the families of those killed in the recent violence in the district.
99 injured, 86 held during Tuesday’s hartal
At least 86 people were held and 99 others injured during the countrywide dawn-dusk hartal, called by Shibir and BNP-led 18-party alliance on Tuesday.
Govt won’t obstruct Hefajat’s ‘peaceful’ march: Hanif
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Monday said the government will not obstruct Hefajat-e-Islam’s April 6 long march toDhakaif it is held peacefully.
Shibir chief placed on 14-day remand
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Islami Chhatra Shibir president Delwar Hossain and two others on 14 days’ remand in two cases filed over February 28 city violence.
Army Chief off to India
Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan left here forIndiaon Sunday on a five-day official visit to the country.
Padma bridge setback may swing ‘vote bank’
Members of several parliamentary standing committees on Sunday observed that the vote bank of the ruling Awami League can swing if the Padma Bridge construction is not made visible to people before the national election.
Hartals in three districts Sunday
The 18-party opposition alliance and its component BNP will enforce hartals in Chapainawabganj, Sirajganj andKhulnadistricts on Sunday.
Opposition urged to avoid hartal during HSC exams
Several hundred examinees of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) on Thursday urged the political parties not to enforce hartal on the day of their examinations.
BD plans to buy 24 Russian jet trainers
Bangladeshis planning to buy 24 Yak-130 Mitten jet trainers on $1 billion credit fromRussia,Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday.
ACC lacks fund to probe all graft complaints
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) cannot carry out inquiries into all the graft allegations received by the Commission for lack of resources, its chairman Ghulam Rahman said Wednesday.
Govt ready to hold dialogue: FM
Foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said the government is still ready to hold dialogue despite of opposition Chief Khaleda Zia’s ‘provocation’ for army intervention.
Report on ‘shoot-at-sight’ order dismissed
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Wednesday dismissed media reports on issuing the law enforcers ‘shoot-at-sight’ order against perpetrators of subversive acts.
BNP man killed in Jamalpur clash with AL-Cop
JAMALPUR: A BNP man was killed and 50 others injured in sporadic clashes among activists of Awami League, BNP & police in Sharishabari upazila of Jamalpur district early Tuesday.
HC returns Shamim Osman’s bail plea
The High Court on Monday returned the bail prayer of former lawmaker Shamim Osman in a case of killing Twaki whose body was recovered from a canal in the district on March 8.
86 dev ADP projects had no allocation in 2011-12FY
Eighty-six development projects did not witness any expenditure in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of the last fiscal year (2011-12) although the implementation rate notched up 93 percent last year.
Khaleda suspends program, pays tributes to President
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia on Wednesday paid her last respects to late President Zillur Rahman at Bangabhaban.
Gazette on Acting President published
The gazette notification stating that Speaker Abdul Hamid advocate will remain Acting President until a new president is elected was published on Wednesday.
PM eulogies Zillur for his role
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said democracy has been restored in the country after the 1/11 changeover due to the strong leadership of late President Zillur Rahman and people would ever remember the role he played during his entire…
BNP seeks army with magistracy powers for polls
The BNP on Wednesday sent a letter to the Election Commission demanding amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) to include the armed forces in the definition of law keepers.
Home Minister calls Jamaat-Shibir ‘terrorists’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Tuesday said exemplary punishment will be meted out to ‘Jamaat-Shibir terrorists’ under the existing law of the land for their terrorist acts across the country.
BNP leader Farooque taken to Heart Institute
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abedin Farroque, now behind bars, was admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) after he fell sick at Kashimpur Jail on Sunday.
‘Khaleda must shoulder responsibility for hartal casualty’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Sunday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia must take the responsibility in case of any loss of life during the nationwide 48-hour shutdown called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.