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Politics

Jamaat chief calls for unity among ‘anti-fascist’ forces

Urges responsible conduct, avoidance of controversy for national interest

2h ago

BNP calls for removal of 'controversial advisers', smaller interim council

Party warns cooperation will be difficult if election roadmap not announced soon

3h ago

Mahfuj Alam apologises for past 'divisive' statements

"The patriotic people who stood united during the July uprising now face a long test"

4h ago

Ishraque announces suspension of protest for 48 hours

He made the announcement while talking to the party men in front of Kakrail mosque this afternoon

6h ago

BNP calls for removal of national security adviser Khalilur Rahman

"Where was Dr Khalilur during one and a half decades of fascism?"

7h ago

Don’t leave the streets, intensify protest, Ishraque says after HC verdict

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain today urged protesters not to leave the streets and to intensify their movement

9h ago

Ishraque supporters bring out victory rally after HC verdict on DSCC mayorship

They still kept different roads occupied demanding resignations of two advisers

10h ago

Protests continue as Ishraque vows to stay on streets until advisers resign

Protests rolled into this morning as BNP activists and leaders held their ground in front of the mosque, demanding that Ishraque be allowed to take the oath as mayor

14h ago

DU's BRTC double-decker bus torched at Mirpur

Eyewitnesses said the bus was set on fire under the Metro Rail station by a group of unidentified men around 5:30pm

1y ago

Arson: JCD leader, accomplice arrested

Police seized two bottles of petrol and a motorcycle from their possession

1y ago

Blockade: Long-route buses ignore home minister's call

No inter-district buses, except a handful belonging to Ena Enterprise, left Mohakhali Bus Terminal even after the Home Minister's request to operate buses amid the opposition blockade

1y ago

Poultry feed-laden truck torched in Rajshahi

A poultry feed-laden truck was set on fire in Rajshahi's Mohonpur upazila this afternoon, on the second day of the ongoing countrywide blockade called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami

1y ago

Shamsuzzaman Dudu placed on 3-day remand, Alal sent to jail

A Dhaka court today placed BNP's Vice Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on a three-day remand in a case filed over vandalising the chief justice's residence during BNP-police clash on October 28.

1y ago

BNP announces fresh 48-hour blockade from Wednesday

BNP has called a 48-hour countrywide blockade from Wednesday morning

1y ago

Water lorry torched in Bogura

A water lorry was set on fire on the Bogura-Rangpur highway in Bogura's Shajahanpur upazila this morning, on the second day of the countrywide blockade called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami

1y ago

Opposition’s huge presence on streets amid crackdowns puzzles govt: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said the ruling party leaders are making “unguarded” remarks as they were scared of the huge presence of opposition followers on streets amid widespread arrests and crackdowns.

1y ago

Bus torched in Gulistan

A bus was set on fire in Dhaka's Gulistan area this afternoon, on the second-day of the countrywide blockade enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami

1y ago

Tyres burnt on Dhaka-Mymensingh railway tracks in Joydebpur

Unidentified miscreants allegedly burnt tyres on the railway tracks on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route early on the second day of the two-day countrywide blockade called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami

1y ago