IS plans to attack on Bangladesh’s VIPs

IS, earlier known as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), wanted to lead separate assaults on Bangladesh's diverse essential persons, as indicated by Detective Branch authorities. 

Shaikh Nazmul Alam, agent chief of Detective Branch (north division), Dhaka Metropolitan Police, affirmed this to media, at the DMP media focus, in the capital, on Monday evening. 

The IS likewise begun to gather parts in this association, says the DB source. 

Criminologist Branch (DB) of police have captured the affirmed Bangladesh unit boss facilitator of Islamic State (IS) and his three parts. 

As indicated by police, the four were held while leading separate drives in the capital's Jatrabari and Khilkhet ranges the previous evening. 

Confined were- unit boss Md Shakhawat Islam, Anwar Hossen Baten, Md Rabiul Islam and Md Nazrul Islam. 

Bureau affirms draft of 'Youth Organization' : 

The bureau on Monday has provided for its approbation on a basic level to the draft of the 'Young Organization' in the nation. 

The draft approbation arrived in a customary bureau meeting held at the secretariat in the capital with Prime Minister Sheik Hasina in the seat. 

Bureau Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan affirmed about this to the journalists in the wake of gathering. 

As per the new law, if anybody works illicit youth association or break the enlistment's tenets they will be imprisoned for greatest six months or fined Tk 50 thousand or both. 

Alluding more than 14 thousand adolescent orgranisations are there in the nation, M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said, "Bureau of Youth Development (DYD) will give them enlistment offices the nation over." 

Khaleda will be captured if individuals need: AL : 

Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said that BNP Chairperson, additionally head of 20 gathering cooperation, Khaleda zia will be captured if individuals need. 

The Awami League pioneer concocted the statement while tending to a public interview at Awami League party office in capital's Dhanmondi on Monday. 

Hasan Mahmud said that Khaleda Zia ought to have been captured prior. Indicating admiration her confinement was ceased. Anyway, if individuals need then she will be captured. 

He additionally said that the administration will support BNP on the off chance that they hold the rally gently. 

Awami League office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, Deputy Publicity secretary Ashim Kumar Ukil and others were gone to the system.

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Khaleda will stay at office until further choice: 

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia won't originate from her Gulshan's political office until further choice of her gathering. 

Shairul Kabir Khan, media wing part of BNP director, affirmed this to risingbd. 

From January 3 night the BNP director was limited in her Gulshan's political office with tremendous law implementers sent around it. 

At the same time early Monday, extra police parts and blockades (Police vans, iron blockades and water gun)  put before her office were evacuated . 

Just Chairperson`s Security Force (CSF), an individual security energy of the BNP boss, are seen before the workplace. 

A vehicle of CSF has been stopped crossly before the primary passage of the workplace and an alternate vehicle of CSF likewise stopped inside the entryway. 

Jatiya Party to take activity for talks: 

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad hosts said that his get-together will take an activity to hold talks in an offer to fathom the nation's on-going emergency. 

HM Ershad said this while going by the torching exploited people at the smolder unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday twelve. 

BNP men place wreaths at Zia`s majar: 

Despite the fact that police attempted to block, BNP pioneers and activists set wreaths at the majar of their gathering author and the late President Ziaur Rahman on Monday morning. 

In the midst of the 20-party's bar project, BNP and its partner bodies are praising the 79th conception celebration of the gathering the nation over today (Jan 19). 

Policemen likewise impeded the newsmen to enter the range. 

Conceived on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogra,  Zia had turned into the country`s seventh president and structured BNP. 

BNP has chalked out different projects to check the day with due appreciation. 

The projects incorporate raising of the gathering banner on its work places, setting of wreaths and holding milad mahfils.

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Hajj enrollment now costs Tk 50,000: 

The legislature has reset Hajj enlistment charge Tk 50,000 from prior Tk 1,50,000 to make ready for exquisite administration. 

Also, the persons ready to perform Hajj in 2015 can store the cash in two portions inside June 10 in the not so distant future. 

The bureau has sanction the portions of Hajj cash in its normal gathering on Monday. 

Bureau Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan informed the columnists after the gathering. 

The main bundle for 2015 Hajj will cost Tk 354,745 while the second will cost Tk 295,206. 

An aggregate of 101,758 Bangladeshi travelers will have the capacity to perform Hajj in the not so distant future. 

The explorers will need to pay additional Tk 10,500 for Kurbani. A pioneer can bring greatest $1000 with him. 

The Hajj applicants can enlist their names through online from January 21 to February 5 in the not so distant future. 

It is justified regardless of to be said here that now Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and online enrollment are necessary for the pioneers. 

Janata Bank transport burnt in capital: 

A staff transport of Janata Bank was burnt in capital's Motijheel range on Monday twelve. 

As indicated by witnesses, rapscallions set blaze to the transport before Madhumita Cinema lobby at around 2.00pm. 

Being educated two units of flame administration hurried to the spot and splashed the blaze. 

Nobody was harmed and captured in the episode. 

45 vehicles vandalized in Feni: 

Rapscallions have vandalized an aggregate of 45 products loaded vehicles in the region town. 

As indicated by witnesses, a gathering of 7/8 scoundrels vandalized around 45 trucks, pickup vans, CNG auto-rickshaws nearby's Rampura zone at around 12.30pm. 

Neighborhood brokers' affiliation President Faruk Harun requested capture of the villains.

2 Ijtema pilgrims crushed to death under train wheels

Two Ijtema travelers were pounded to death under train wheels in capital`s Kuril range on Sunday morning. 

The occurrence occurred at around 8:00am. Character of the both victimized people couldn't be known promptly. 

Witnesses said they were going to Biswa Ijtema ground on the Turag stream bank in an offer to join the `akheri Munajat` (finishing up petitions to God). 

The three-day second period of Biswa Ijtema, one of the biggest gathering of the Muslims at Tongi, on the edge of capital Dhaka, closes today (Sunday) with `akheri Munajat` (finishing up petitions to God). 

Lakhs of Muslims from home and abroad are taking part in the second biggest assembly of the Muslims after Hajj. 

Around four million individuals from varying backgrounds are required to join the Akheri Munajat before the Zohr requests to God. 

Amplifiers have been set up at all bearings past the Ijtema ground to encourage individuals to listen to the munajat. 

Bangladesh Army has set up seven extensions with boats associating the two banks of the Turag for the development of the fans. 

Law implementation orgs have additionally implemented a five-tire security vigil in and around the venue. 

The assemblage began formally with religious sermons after Fajr supplications to God on Friday. 

The principal period of the three-day Biswa Ijtema finished on January 11 with the Akheri Munajat. 

The Biswa Ijtema is being sorted out by Tablig Jamaat since 1946, and it is being held in two stages from 2012 to simplicity settlement issue. 

Khaleda's office door bolted once more: 

Law implementers again bolted the principle entryway of BNP executive's Gulshan office on Saturday midnight where Khaleda Zia has stayed kept with immense law masters conveyed around it. 

Police again bolted the entryway around 12:40am. 

Hartal in progress in Barisal division: 

Barisal: A 36-hour hartal called by 20-gathering collusion is in progress in six locale of Barisal division from Sunday morning.

Violence, talks can’t go together: Ershad

HM Ershad, the special envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday said that the 

creating violence and talks could not walk together.

Ershad also the Jatiya Party Chairman came up with the comment 

while addressing a party programme in the capital, this afternoon.

Pointing to the BNP-led 20 party alliance sponsored indefinite blockade and 

hartal programme, the Jatiya Party Chairman urged the political leaders in the 

country to resolve the crises soon through a fruitful dialogue.

“Shun politics of violence in the name of blockade, hartal and killing mass people.

” Ershad added.

Ershad also urged the countrymen to prevent the violence jointly.

Jatiya Party (JP) presidium member Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu, 

JP leader MA Hannan, Abul Kashem, Golam Kibria Tipu, Abdus Sabur Asud, 

Sifuddin Ahmed Milon, Sunil Shuvo Roy, Taj Rahman were also present, among others, at 

the programme.

BNP to fail again: Rashed Khan

Rashed Khan Menon, president of the Workers Party, also civil aviation and tourism

 minister said that BNP’s movement will fail again.

The Minister came up with the assertion while addressing an inaugural ceremony 

at Bakri of Narail district on Saturday afternoon. 

Rashed Khan Menon said that there is no scope to become successful of

this movement. There is no participation of people in 20 party alliance’s blockade. 

Using some men the alliance is conducting terrorist activity, he added. 

Workers Party of Bangladesh Fazle Hossain Badshah MP, 

Workers Party politburo member Bimal Biswas, 

Anisur Rahman Mallik, Monoz Shaha among other were attended in the programme.

Saudi Arabia rejects UNSC seat

The 15-member council includes five permanent members with veto power — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France — and 10 nonpermanent members elected for two-year terms. After the vote, Saudi Arabia`s U.N.

Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi said his country`s election was "a reflection of a longstanding policy in support of moderation and in support of resolving disputes by peaceful means."

But the statement from Riyadh on Friday struck a dramatically different tone. "Allowing the ruling regime in Syria to kill its people and burn them with chemical weapons in front of the entire world and without any deterrent or punishment is clear proof and evidence of the U.N. Security Council`s inability to perform its duties and shoulder its responsibilities," the Saudi Foreign Ministry said. 

Pakistan controls Taliban, says Afghan army chief

Fighting in Afghanistan could be stopped “in weeks” if Pakistan told the Taliban to end the insurgency, the head of the Afghan army has told the BBC.Gen Sher Mohammad Karimi said Pakistan controlled and gave shelter to Taliban leaders, deliberately unleashing fighters on Afghanistan.
Pakistan denies controlling the militant group.
It was one of the Taliban’s main supporters from its launch in 1994 until the 2001 fall of the regime.
Most of the Taliban’s leaders reportedly then fled to Pakistan and the group is still considered to be heavily dependent on the support of certain elements in the country.