A Dhaka court has granted bail to Mahmudur Rahman, the former acting editor of the newspaper Amar Desh, who was convicted in the case involving the attempted abduction and murder of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge

An allegation of genocide was brought today (October 2) against Awami League (AL) as a party for allegedly giving direct instruction in the barbaric crimes and its 14-party allies like Workers Party of Bangladesh and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad). Nationalist Democratic Movement

A complaint was filed today (October 2) with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 25 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of schoolboy Anas in capital's Chankharpul area on August 5. Anas's father Palash filed the complaint today

A court in Dhaka today (Oct 2) exempted eight persons including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed from the charges of a case lodged over vandalizing and torching a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation

A Dhaka court today (October 2) placed Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on a total seven-day remand in two separate cases of attempt to murder filed with Nababganj Police Station and Dohar Police Station.  Dhaka

Two leaders of Juba League and Chhatra League were arrested from the city's Kalabagan and Badda area on Tuesday night on charges of attacking people during the anti-discrimination student movement. Police arrested Juba League presidium member Md Anwarul Islam from Kalabagan while

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two former lawmakers from Dhaka and Chattogram districts in connection with cases filed over attacks on student-people during the anti-discrimination student movement. RAB personnel rounded up Abdur Rouf, former MP from Kushtia-4 constituency,

A Dhaka court today (October 1) imposed travel ban on Bogura-2 former lawmaker Shariful Islam Jinnah and former cabinet secretary Kabir Bin Anwar in connection with corruption allegations against them. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain passed the

A Dhaka court today (October 1) showed former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested in a case lodged over the killing of Hasan Mahmud, president of Dhaka South city unit of Jatiyatabadi Sarak Paribahan Shramik Dal and a journalist as well. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate

Detective police today (Oct 1) arrested former lawmaker Abdullah Al Jacob from city's Gulshan area. "Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Jacob this morning in a case filed with Savar police station", said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy

Former lawmakers Mahabub Ara Begum Gini was arrested from Dhaka early Tuesday. Rezaul Karim Mallick, the additional commissioner of the Detective Branch of police, confirmed the matter. The DB official said that Gini was accused of several cases filed after August 5. The

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has ordered a freeze on the bank accounts of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Hossain Putul and her sister Sheikh Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddique Bobby. In addition, the bank

Former lawmaker Sultan Mohammad Monsur Ahmed was detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Sultan Monsur, former vice president of Ducsu, was detained on Monday morning while returning home from abroad. Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner of the detective

The government has put a hold on the sentence of Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of BNP for one year, on the charge of acquiring wealth outside of known income. On August 2 last year, a court in Dhaka sentenced BNP Acting Chairman Tariq Rahman to 9 years and

A Dhaka court today (September 29) showed ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's private industry affairs adviser Salman F Rahman and former law minister Anisul Huq arrested in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud in THE capital's New Market area during the resent

Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of the Daily Amar Desh, was sent to jail on Sunday after his surrender before a Dhaka court in a case filed for plotting to abduct and kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy.  On 17 August last year, a court sentenced him to seven years' rigorous imprisonment in

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) dissolved the convening committee of its Dhaka North city unit, around two and a half months after its formation. The party announced the committee's dissolution through a press release, signed by Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi

A Dhaka court has sent former railways minister Nurul Islam to jail in a case filed over shooting and killing a person named Rafiqul Islam during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. On completion of his five-day remand in the case, he was produced before the court on Saturday.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said on Saturday that the interim government, led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, needs to keep earning the BNP's complete trust. “We all know that there was no alternative to an interim government to fill the vacuum suddenly created in a

A Cox's Bazar court on Thursday (Sep 26) gave acquittal to BNP Standing Committee Member Salauddin Ahmed in connection with two cases filed in 2007. Senior Judicial Magistrate Javed Akhtar passed the order this noon when Salahuddin Ahmed and other accused in the case were present