The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has scheduled May 13 to resume the hearing of Jamaat-e-Islami’s appeal against a High Court verdict that cancelled its registration as a political party. A full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed,

Hours after ending her 17-year exile, Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, visited her ailing mother Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu at Square Hospital on Monday evening. Zubaida arrived in Dhaka earlier in the day aboard a special air ambulance with Khaleda Zia and

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced full convening committees for its Noakhali and Chattogram South district units. According to press releases signed by Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, a 37-member committee has been formed for Noakhali with

Nine leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) and its front organisations, including former Bagherhat-4 MP Amirul Islam Milon and a former ward commissioner, have been arrested in the last 24 hours. Detective Branch (DB) teams detained them from various parts of the capital in

Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has warmly welcomed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia upon her return to the country, expressing hope for her party's continued commitment to democratic values. The message came via a post on Sarjis Alam’s

BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia reached her Gulshan residence "Firoza" in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 6) from Dhaka airport after arriving here from the United Kingdom. The 78-year-old leader arrived at her Gulshan residence, 'Firoza', around 1:25pm,

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the return of party chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will help pave the way for a democratic transition in Bangladesh. Speaking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday morning, Fakhrul

Thousands of BNP leaders and supporters lined the streets from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Gulshan on Tuesday to welcome party chairperson Minister Khaleda Zia, who returned home after four months of medical treatment in London. The former prime minister arrived in Dhaka

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka this morning (May 6) after spending four months in London for medical treatment. The former prime minister arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10:30 am aboard an air ambulance provided by

BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is on her way to Dhaka after receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom. A Qatari Royal Air Ambulance carrying the BNP leader departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 9:15 pm Bangladesh time on Monday (6 May).  She

A case has been filed against 100 people over the attack on National Citizens’ Party (NCP) southern region organiser Hasnat Abdullah in Gazipur.  Several unidentified people were also accused in the case. The case was lodged on Monday (May 5) evening by Al Amin, a Gazipur

Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia announced in a verified Facebook post, “On the way to home,” signaling her return to Dhaka from London. She is now set to arrive in Dhaka on 6 May—one day later than initially planned.  The

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has listed the hearing on the appeal of Jamaat-e-Islami’s former Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam, challenging his death sentence in a war crimes case, for Tuesday (May 6). The full bench of seven judges, headed by Chief

The National Citizen Party (NCP) staged protest marches and rallies across several cities on Sunday following an attack on party leader Hasnat Abdullah in Gazipur. In a press release, the party accused “accomplices of fallen fascism” of orchestrating the assault and issued

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today (May 4) arrested Md Nurul Haque, general secretary of Dohar Thana unit of Awami League (AL), from the capital city's Segunbagicha area. Deputy Commissioner of DB (Media and Public Relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return to Dhaka from London on 6 May, a day later than previously scheduled. The postponement was confirmed by the BNP Chairperson’s media wing member Shairul Kabir Khan. He said her physician, Dr AZM Zahid

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return to Bangladesh from London on May 5 aboard a special air ambulance sent by the Emir of Qatar, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today. Initially, she was scheduled to return via a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight due to air

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman today said the ruling Awami League of carrying out three major massacres in recent history, including the BDR carnage, the 2013 Hefazat rally crackdown, and what he termed the “mass killing during the July uprising.” He

Terming Awami League (AL) as "terrorist organization", National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator (Southern region) Hasnat Abdullah today (May 3) said meaningful reform in Bangladesh is not possible until Awami League is banned and Sheikh Hasina is brought to sentence.

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has announced a nationwide protest for May 23, calling for the abolition of the Women’s Reform Commission and the holding of divisional conferences to advocate for women’s rights. Party Secretary General, Maulana Sajidur Rahman, came up with