BNP asks home minister to quit; Sahara regrets excesses; case filed against Abdin Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque was assaulted by the law enforcers yesterday, the first day of the 48-hour countrywide hartal called by BNP-led four-party alliance. In a late night development, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police filed a case against 10 to 12 people ... Read more
countrywide general strike
Mobile courts jail 17 on first day
Four out of 10 mobile courts, despite widespread criticism by the human rights activists in the country, have jailed 17 persons including activists of the various political parties for reportedly disrupting public security and, according to officials on Wednesday, beating up police officers. Ten mobile courts led by 10 executive magistrates were engaged by the ... Read more
BNP, allies begin 48hr strike today
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies begin a general strike for 48 hours this morning in protest at the scrapping of the caretaker government provision from the constitution and in demand for some other issues. The BNP and its four allies — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Naziur), Islami