Police arrested 27 BNP men at Nakla upazila headquarters under Sherpur district for allegedly creating panic among the locals early yesterday.

Mostaque Ahmed Ruhi, the ruling party lawmaker from Netrakona-1 constituency, has denied the allegation of extortion by opening a bank account in the name of "destitute welfare fund".

Criminals have cut down around 600 trees on two acres of disputed land at Radhanagar village in Sreepur upazila of Magura district.

An expatriate was held with foreign currencies worth around Tk 39 lakh at Shah Amanat International Airport on Friday night.

A faction of Magura BNP led by district Convener Kabir Murad held Sreepur upazila unit conference yesterday while Joint Convener advocate Mokaddes Hossain led faction held the conference of Mohammadpur upazila unit the same day.

Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday barricaded Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for one and a half hours protesting Shibir activities under the nose of police at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet).

At least 60 leaders and activists, including Joint Secretary General of BNP central committee Selima Rahman and former state minister for communications Salahuddin Ahmed, were injured in a clash at the conference of Cox's Bazar district unit at local stadium on Friday night.

Prof Muzaffer Ahmed yesterday emphasised awareness building and raising voice at home and abroad to resist Tipaimukh project in the Indian state of Manipur as the mega project would bring ecological disaster in the state as well as large downstream areas in Bangladesh.