BARGUNA: A district court Thursday sent a total of 32 leaders and activists of BNP, including district unit president and general secretary, to jail in four separate cases for torching passenger bus and polling centers and barring police-duty.Chief Judicial Magistrate Court judge Mahitul

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam got bail in a murder case, filed with capital’s Shahbagh Thana.Metropolitan Session Judge M Johurul Haque passed the order after hearing on Thursday.The court also denied bail on another case against him.On March 16, court sent

DHAKA: Joint secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) warned to oust incumbent government terming it illegal and unconstitutional.He also said that stern movement would be triggered taking mass opinion.The leader came up with the observation while addressing a press

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 issued an arrest warrant against Syed Hasan Ali alias Hasen in a case of crimes against humanity during war 1971.Following an appeal of prosecution, 3-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order Thursday.Earlier on Tuesday,

DHAKA: Singapore High Commissioner to Dhaka Chan Heng Wing met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her residence at Gulshan in the city on Wednesday night.The envoy arrived at Khaleda’s residence around 9:30am.Ongoing political and bilateral issues were discussed in the meeting, BNP sources

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Wednesday categorically said General Ziaur Rhaman, HM Ershad and Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed were not legal President of the country.“According to the verdict of the court, Ziaur Rahman, HM Ershad and Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed were not the

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League led-14-party alliance will hold a meeting on Thursday at Awami League Dhanmondi office.      The meeting will be held at 11:00am with Awami League president Sheikh Hasina in the chair.   A press release signed by 14-party coordinator and Awami League

DHAKA:  The High Court granted six months bail to BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas and member secretary of its Dhaka city unit Abdus Salam in four cases.Following this, there is no obstruction to get release of them, said the lawyers of the leader.The HC bench of Justice Borhan

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia commented that charges were framed against party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman violating the provision of law. He was addressing a human chain demonstration demanding cancellation of indictment order

TANGAIL: A half-day hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal observed in the municipal area of the district.The hartal was enforced after miscreants shot Sramik Dal district Organizing Secretary Golam Azam. Azam, son of Afaz Uddin, used to live at Bil Gharinda village in

DHAKA: Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique on Tuesday said the government does not have any plan to reduce call rate of mobile phone.The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with the assertion while addressing parliament in response to a

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday categorically said the forth upazila elections were held in impartial, fair and credible.The senior AL leader came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference at Dhanmondi in city.Obaidul said, “Voters cast votes to

COMILLA: A defamation case was filed with chief judicial magistrate court in Comilla against Senior Vice Chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman.Former vice-president of Comilla Victoria College unit Chhatra League Advocate Ziaul Hasan Chowdhury Sohag filed the lawsuit for Tarique’s claim of

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Gayeswar Chandra Roy Tuesday categorically said that Election Commissioner (EC) Abdul Mobarak has no right to stay at his post after his slanderous comments about Khaleda Zia.Gayeswar claimed this in a press conference at the National Press Club. He

DHAKA: BNP and Jamaat observed half day hartal in 6 upazilas alleging vote manipulation and demanding re-election of fifth phase of fourth upazila election in the areas peacefully.The upazilas were, Sadar and Alamdanga upazilas of Chuadanga, Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria, Barguna Sadar,

DHAKA: Daylong hartal, called by BNP, Jamaat and Awami League rebel candidates alleging vote manipulation and demanding re-election of fifth phase of fourth upazila election in the areas, underway in 11 upazilas.The daylong hartal is called in Araihazar and Sadar of Narayanganj, Tala and

TANGAIL: Police detained district Jubo Dal general secretary from Beparipara under Sadar Upazila of the district on Monday night.The detainee is- Ashraf Paheli, general secretary of district unit Jubo Dal.Confirming the matter, Officer-In-Charge of Tangail Thana Nazrul Islam told

JATIYA SANGSAD: Member of the ruling party Awami League MP (reserved seat) Fazilatunnesa Bappy termed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia militant and friend of Jamaat-Shibir.She came up with the observation while talking at general discussion session on President’s speech at Jatiya Sangsad on

DHAKA: BNP, Jamaat and Awami League rebel candidates called daylong hartal for Tuesday in 11 upazilas alleging vote manipulation and demanding re-election of fifth phase of fourth upazila election in the areas.The daylong hartal is called in Araihazar and Sadar of Narayanganj, Tala and

DHAKA: Newly elected Awami League lawmakers from Jessore constituencies 1 and 2 Sheikh Afil Uddin and Monirul Islam took oath on Monday afternoon.Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at her office in the Parliament building around 3:45pm.On Sunday, the Election