Violence, blockades mark hartal in capital

Sporadic clashes between hartal supporters and law enforcement agencies in Narayanganj and Hefajat-e-Islam and ruling party men in different parts of the capital marked yesterday’s dawn-to-dusk hartal.
28 March 2021, 18:00 PM

BNP leader Nipun Roy arrested on conspiracy charges

Nipun Roy Chowdhury, a member of the BNP Central Executive Committee, was arrested on charge of conspiracy to carry out sabotage by torching buses during Hefajat-e-Islam’s shutdown.
28 March 2021, 13:54 PM

5 injured as Hefajat activists clash with AL, BCL men in Sylhet

Five people were injured as Hefajat-e-Islam activists clashed with local Awami League and Chhatra League men in Sylhet city this noon during the dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Hefajat-e Islam.
28 March 2021, 08:49 AM

Hefajat’s hartal: Situation in Rajshahi mostly normal

People’s presence on roads and bazar areas in Rajshahi is thin during the dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Hefajat-e-Islam today.
28 March 2021, 08:36 AM

Balukhali Blaze: Med supplies arrive from Turkey

A flight from Turkey landed at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram carrying supplies for a field hospital for Rohingyas yesterday.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

DU alumni of Khulna publish book on Bangabandhu

As part of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations, Dhaka University Alumni Association Khulna (DUAAK) launched the book ‘Chira Unnata Shir’, a
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

‘They stole 1,000 bikes in last 7yrs’

Police yesterday claimed to have arrested nine inter-district motorbike thieves and recovered 20 stolen motorbikes conducting drives in different districts for the last two days.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Transport owners to defy hartal

Transport owners yesterday vowed to operate buses in the capital and adjacent areas, defying today’s hartal called by Hefajat-e-Islam.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

School Reopening: Retaining students may be harder than bringing them back

Bringing students back to school once those reopen after the Covid-19 pandemic will be difficult, but keeping them in classes might be even tougher, speakers said at an online discussion programme yesterday.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Killing’ of People by Police: BNP announces two-day demo

BNP yesterday announced demonstrations on Monday and Tuesday, protesting what it said was the “killing” of people in different parts of the country on Independence Day.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Govt trying to suppress new generation’

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury yesterday alleged that the government is trying to suppress the new generation.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Tougher demos if hartal obstructed’

Hefajat-e-Islam yesterday warned that they would go for tougher movement if the government tries to hinder today’s nationwide hartal to be observed in protest of attacks on anti-Modi campaigners.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

‘We both want stability, peace’

Both India and Bangladesh want to see stability, love, and peace instead of instability, terror and unrest in the world, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Miscreants posing as passengers torch bus in Jatrabari

A bus was set on fire in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area this evening, hours before the countrywide hartal called by Hefajat-e-Islam tomorrow.
27 March 2021, 17:37 PM

Journalists condemn BCL attacks on fellows covering anti-Modi protest

Various organisations of journalists condemned the attacks by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on two journalists covering anti-Modi protest on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday.
27 March 2021, 15:55 PM

4 dead in Hefajat, police clash in Ctg: Bodies will be handed over to families

After six consecutive meetings, leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh today decided to hand over the four dead bodies of those who died in clash with police yesterday, to the respective family members.
27 March 2021, 12:52 PM

Transport owners vow to run buses in Dhaka defying Hefajat hartal

Transport owners today vowed to operate buses in the capital and adjacent areas defying the hartal called by Hefajat-e-Islam tomorrow.
27 March 2021, 12:46 PM

Hefajat threatens tougher movement if govt hinders tomorrow’s hartal

The Joint Secretary General of Hefajat-e-Islam Mamunul Haque today threatened tougher movement if the government tries to hinder tomorrow’s nationwide hartal.
27 March 2021, 10:02 AM

Man murdered inside house at Mugda

A man was killed after two persons allegedly slit open his throat inside his house in Dhaka’s Mugda area last night.
27 March 2021, 06:48 AM

Clash at Baitul Mukarram: 148 injured get treatment at DMCH

At least 148 people, including five journalists, were injured during a clash between police and demonstrators who tried to bring out a procession after Jumma prayers at Dhaka's Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area yesterday.
26 March 2021, 19:28 PM