A Dhaka court has sent former vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur to jail in a case lodged over vandalizing and setting fire to Setu Bhaban in the capital’s Banani area on July 18. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shakil Ahammed

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader citing BNP-Jamaat’s role in the recent student movement said that police and common people cannot take part in any killing incident in the country. Quader said while addressing a press conference at Awami League President Sheikh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited the violence-hit state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) Bhaban at Rampura in the capital city this morning.   She entered the BTV Bhaban around 9:13am today and inspected all the sections damaged heavily in Thursday's mayhem by the

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited the vandalized Mirpur-10 metro rail station this morning. She inspected various parts of the station damaged during the recent unrest related to the student movement for quota reform in public service. Senior officials from the Dhaka Mass Transit

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the BNP-Jamaat clique used an essentially non-political and non-violent movement to wage a violent movement of their own.  "How did such a peaceful movement turn into a campaign of arson, vandalism, violence,

A Dhaka court today (July 17) placed seven people including the former president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Kazi Rawnakul Islam Srabon on two-day remand each in a case lodged over the alleged seizure of sticks and cocktails from BNP's Naya Paltan central office last night.

The general secretary of the Awami League (AL), Obaidul Quader today (July 17), has urged party activists to be ready in all wards across the country as student demonstrations continue to escalate. Quader, also the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges, instructed AL leaders and

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police seized weapons and crude bombs in a raid at the BNP's central office following multiple explosions in Dhaka's Nayapaltan area. Seven people, including Kazi Raonkul Islam Shravan, the former president of BNP's student wing

The imprisonment day of Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being observed in the country today (July 16) in a befitting manner. Sheikh Hasina was arrested from her Sudha Sadan residence at Dhanmondi in the city on July 16, 2007 during the military-backed

The 5th death anniversary of former president and founder chairman of Jatiya Party Hussain Muhammad Ershad will be observed today (July 14). JaPa and its associate organisations have planned for elaborate programmes to observe the death anniversary in a befitting manner. A doa

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the students must also fight for their right to vote just as they are fighting for quota reform. "They must fight for democracy," Amir Khashru said while addressing a discussion held at the Jatiya Press

Mahmudul Alam alias Babu, prime accused of Jamalpur journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim murder case was freed on bail. After one year of his arrest, the suspended chairman of Sadhurpara Union Parishad was released on bail at about 5:30pm on Wednesday (July 10) from Jamalpur District Jail.

A Dhaka court today (Jule 10) fixed August 11 to hold a hearing on charge framing in the Gatco graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 14 others.   Judge Ali Hossain of the Dhaka Special Judge Court -3 passed the order, allowing a time plea of the defence.  

BNP has formed a six-member partial committee of its youth wing Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal on Tuesday (July 9). Abdul Monayem Munna and Nurul Islam Nayan the president and the general secretary respectively of the central committee of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the party's senior joint

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to the Evercare Hospital in the capital early Monday after suddenly falling ill. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance around 4:45 am on doctors’ advice. Shamsuddin Didar, a press wing member of the BNP chairperson, confirmed the

A Dhaka court today (July 4) fixed August 8 as the next day for submitting the investigation report in Jhenaidah -4 constituency member of parliament Anwarul Azim Anar abduction and murder case. As the DB Police couldn't submit the report today, Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (July 3) said BNP has turned into a parasite party as it is now depending on anti-quota and teachers movements. "BNP depends on anti-quota and teachers' movements after being

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia returned to her residence in the capital’s Gulshan area on Tuesday afternoon after undergoing 10 days of medical treatment at Evercare Hospital. Earlier, the former prime minister’s personal physician AZM Jahid Hossain and BNP media wing

Former MP and BNP Executive Committee member Nadim Mostafa passed away at age 58 in a hospital in the capital on Sunday (June 30).  Nadim breathed his last around 11:00 am in the capital’s United Hospital, informed BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan. He suffered a

The deputy leader of the Labour group on Tower Hamlets council in east London has resigned from the party after Sir Keir Starmer made reference to Bangladesh when answering a question about the deportation of illegal migrants. In a statement posted on X, Councillor Sabina Akhtar said: