The High Court has scrapped the bail granted earlier by the trial court to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case. A HC bench comprising Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo came up with the order on Wednesday

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Tuesday noon. The former minister is now undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital. BNP chairperson's press wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter. He said:

The 42nd homecoming day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being observed today (May 17), recalling her returning home on May 17 in 1981 after a long exile. To mark the day, various organisations, including the Awami League, are arranging different

The 42nd homecoming day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be observed tomorrow (May 17), recalling her returning home on May 17 in 1981 after a long exile. To mark the day, various organisations, including the Awami League, will arrange different

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended heartiest felicitations to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his assumption of the office as President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on behalf of the Government and the people of Bangladesh as well as her own behalf. In a message

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the country's largest youth platform Young Bangla as a new member. In a Facebook post, Radwan Mujib Siddiq, a trustee of Center for Research and Information (CRI) that oversees activities of Young Bangla, posted the photo with his aunt Sheikh

BNP's dream of restoring the caretaker government system in the country will never be successful said Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday (May 13). "If BNP makes any evil efforts to create disorder in the

Former state minister for information and broadcasting Dr Murad Hasan suffered injuries after a ceiling fan fell on his head at Sarishabari of Jamalpur. This information was confirmed by his personal assistant (APS) Abu Zahim Naeem. He said that at night Murad was giving medical

Expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat was released from jail on bail today (May 11) after nearly two-and-half years of his arrest. He was released around 4:30 pm from the prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University where he was undergoing treatment

Expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat today (May 11) secured bail in a corruption case -- paving the way for his release from jail. Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of the Special Judge Court-6 today granted his bail petition in a corruption case filed for siphoning

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed from May 15 ahead of Cumilla City Corporation elections to be held on June 15, said Election Commission (EC) Joint Secretary SM Asaduzzaman on Tuesday (May 10). They will work with local law enforcement officers to maintain

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said it is not possible to hold the national elections using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in all 300 seats at this moment.   He also said: “We still don’t have the capacity to hold elections to all the 300

A Dhaka court on Tuesday (May 10) deferred till June 5 the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 19 others in the Gatco graft case that involves Tk1,000 crore. Judge Mohammed Ali Hossain of the Dhaka’s Third Special Judge’s Court set the fresh

The Qulkhani of former Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will be held at Gulshan Central Mosque (Azad Masjid) after Asr prayers today (May 7). Muhith's younger brother foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has requested family members, friends and well-wishers to join the Dua

The 18th anniversary of death of the freedom fighter, labour leader and teacher Ahsanullah Master is being observed today through various programmes across the country.  On this occasion, elaborate programmes have been taken by Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Foundation and Shaheed

Lawmaker Haji Salim had gone abroad and returned home following the legal course, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday (May 5). The Awami League lawmaker, who was convicted and sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in a graft case, went to Bangkok, Thailand, on April 30, and

Awami League lawmaker from Dhaka-8 constituency Haji Mohammad Salim returned home on Thursday morning after a visit to Thailand for medical treatment. Haji Salim, a member of the Dhaka south unit Awami League’s Advisory Council, arrived in Dhaka at around 12:15pm. His private

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (May 2) expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of valiant Freedom Fighter and Kishoreganj district Awami League (AL) President Advocate Kamrul Ahsan Shahjahan. In a message of condolence, she prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul

Former Bangladesh finance minister and Awami League advisory council member Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was laid to rest at his family graveyard in Sylhet on Sunday. Before burial at Rainagar, his last namaz-e-janaza was held at Sylhet Government Alia Madrasah after Zohr prayers. 

BNP vice-chairman and former mayor of Gazipur City Corporation Professor MA Mannan passed away at a hospital in the capital on Thursday afternoon. The former minister breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Hospital around 4.30 pm. BNP chairperson's press wing member