DHAKA: Concern over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s security in the wake of “subversive acts” in different parts of the country stoked up, especially because of some reported threat on her life on occasion. Under the circumstances, all intelligence agencies are learnt to have been

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed for six weeks a High Court verdict exonerating former Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) lawmaker Mufti Shahidul Islam from his conviction for corruption. At the same time, the court asked the government to file a leave-to-appeal petition within the

JESSORE: A ‘terrorist’ attack on BNP’s motor rally greeting people in post-eid pageantry left 20 leaders and activists of the opposition party injured here Monday.The attackers also vandalized some 17 cars, sources said.A number of leaders-activists, including Shamsur Rahman, vice-

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday put her cabinet colleagues on the alert about ‘subversive acts’ of the opposition under cover of anti-government movement.“Democratic movement of the opposition is no problem for the government. But everybody has to be alert so that the

CHANDPUR: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni Sunday said the government would tackle the opposition’s political programme politically and their ‘subversive activities’ through administrative action.“There is no issue for movement. But, if the opposition tries to create issue, then

BRAHMANBARIA: Ten people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of BNP over exchange of Eid greetings at Bikal bazaar in Sorail upazila on Sunday morning.Police and witnesses said the supporters of upazila BNP joint conveners Advocate Abdur Rahman and Anwar Master had an

DHAKA: Opposition leader Khaleda Zia Saturday called upon the countrymen to work unitedly, forgetting all sorts of differences, for the sake of country’s development at this "crucial" hour.“As the country is passing through a very crucial time, we should work together for the country,

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Friday expressed concern over the burning of the holy Quran.  She urged the US government to be careful so that no citizens of the United States of America can do such activities like burning the holy book of Islam.The concern came through

DHAKA: Opposition BNP sees Thursday`s government restriction holding back party leaders and activists from getting in to receive their chairperson Khaleda Zia at the airport  as part of its attempt to "enforce Baksal system once again". “The government is trying to execute

NATORE: The freed 14 out of 20 death-row convicts in the sensational Gama killing case, all local leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League, were given a mass reception Thursday.Local Awami League arranged the reception at Amtali School Field under Naldanga upazila in the district

DHAKA: Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home Thursday from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah. An Emirates Airways flight carrying the former prime minister and her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 2:30pm.Senior leaders of the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP thinks that exonerating the 20 condemned convicts by presidential pardon may make an important institution the presidency controversial.BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mian made the remark at a press conference at the party central office in

DHAKA: BNP`s Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed came under a broadside fired by his party comrade and another barrister, Nazmul Huda, who called him power-monger, opportunist and selfish. "Moudud is a man of opportunist character and he is abusing the BNP for reaping

DHAKA:  A change in the Secretary-General post of the Jatiya Party, the second-largest partner of the grand alliance, is likely in no time, said reliable sources. The party also informed that JP founder-chairman and ex-president HM Ershad does not want to see Ruhul Amin Howlader anymore

DHAKA: State Minister for Law Advocate Qamrul Islam Tuesday said ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique Rahman has been in self-exile showing the thumb to the law.“Neither anyone obstructs him (Tarique) from coming home nor any petition was filed for canceling his bail,” he told a

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque said Awami League MP Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon is not an offender under the Arms Act, but he failed to keep the licensed gun in his possession safely. The city police boss came up with the comment in a press briefing at the

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Monday upheld the High Court`s order granting bail to former State Minister for Education Ehsanul Haque Milon in an extortion case filed in Chandpur, as the government move for a stay didn’t stand.“There is no bar to his release from jail following the order

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Maulana Delawar Hossain Sayedee to jail again after his three-day remand in a case filed under the anti-terrorism act with Kadamtali police station. Metropolitan Magistrate AKM Emdadul Haque passed the order as Metropolitan Detective

DHAKA: The Supreme Court set September 30 for the hearing on a petition filed by detained BNP Standing Committee member and ex-minister Mirza Abbas challenging the SC order of stay on his High Court-granted bail in a murder case.Setting the date, SC chamber judge ABM Khairul Haque sent

DHAKA: The Opposition BNP Monday came up with the presumption that Awami League is bent on reviving Baksal, the one-party system of government introduced under socialist model after the independence.Acting General Secretary of the ruling party Mahbubul Alam Hanif Sunday clearly stated