DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday (Oct 30) enhanced the jail term to 10 years from five years for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. Judgment for the other five accused in the same case, who were handed over 10-year imprisonment each, will remain unchanged.

DHAKA: Prime Minister also Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has invited the leaders of Jatiya Oikyo Front for holding a dialogue at Ganabhaban on Thursday (Nov 1). A team of Awami League went to Oikyo Front frontman also Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain’s residence at Bailey

DHAKA:  The High Court fixed Tuesday (October 30) for delivering its order on an appeal petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the lower court verdict that had awarded her five years’ imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. The HC will pronounce its

DHAKA: BNP has formally rejected the verdict against its chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case terming the verdict as prescribed by the ruling party. The party will also stage demonstrations in metropolitan and district towns across the country on Tuesday (October

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said party chairperson Khaleda Zia is being punished in fabricated cases while Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina is holding rallies using helicopters. The senior BNP leader made the reaction in party’s Naya Paltan party office on

DHAKA:  The Jatiya Oikyafront, the newly-formed political alliance, is willing to hold a rally either at Suhrawardy Udyan or in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan party office on Friday (November 2). The scheduled time is from 2 pm to evening. BNP senior joint secretary General Ruhul

DHAKA: A Dhaka special court on Monday (Oct 29) sentenced BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 3 others to 7 years jail each, in much-hyped Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Moreover, all the four convicts have been fined Tk10 lakh each. They have to serve more 6 months in jail each, in case

DHAKA:  BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear in the trial court during the verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case as her ‘physical conditions are not well enough’, said Professor Dr. Abdul Jalil Chowdhury, head of medical board formed for her treatment.  Judge Md

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court cleared way for the lower court concerned to continue the trial in Zia Charitable Trust Corruption case in Khaleda Zia’s absence. The appellate division on Monday (Oct 29) rejected a petition of Khaleda Zia challenging a High Court

DHAKA: The makeshift court installed in Old Central Jail is all set to pronounce verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The same court on Oct 16 set the date of verdict.     ACC (Anti-Corruption Commission) filed the graft case against

DHAKA:   The Appellate Division fixed Monday (October 29) for delivering its order on a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court verdict that cleared the way for the lower court concerned to continue the trial of Zia Charitable Trust Corruption case in

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the Election Commission (EC) is busy with forgery in name of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) ahead of upcoming election. The senior BNP leader made the remarks at a press briefing in party’s Naya Paltan office on Sunday

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said they will not join the upcoming national election under the Awami League led government. “BNP led by its chairperson Khaleda Zia would participate in the election run by a neutral government,’ he said. Rizvi said

CHITTAGONG: The leaders of Jatiya Oikyofront have reached Chittagong to participate in the rally to be held in front of the BNP office in Kazir Dewri area of the port city. Gono Forum President and Oikyo top leader Dr. Kamal Hossain, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

BARGUNA: A local Awami League leader was strangulated to death by some unidentified miscreants in Barguna sadar upazila at early hours of Saturday (Oct 27). The deceased, Khalilur Rahman, a resident of Chalitatoli village under Barguna sadar upazila, was vice president of the district

DHAKA: Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has joined the National Election Steering Committee of the ruling party, ahead of the 11th parliamentary polls.   This makes him formally involve into Awami League’s campaign for the

DHAKA:  Former vice-chairman of BNP Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, former state minister Golam Sarwar Milon, and former minister (during HM Ershad’s regime) Nazim Uddin Al-Azad have joined the Bikalpadhara Bangladesh. Handing flowers over to Bikalpadhara president AQM Badruddoza

CHATTOGRAM: The Jatiya Oikya Front, the newly-formed political alliance, has been granted permission to hold a rally in Chattogram city on Saturday (October 27). Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) allowed us to hold the rally in front of city BNP party office instead of Laldighi

SYLHET: An activist of the ruling party’s student wing Chhatra League was reportedly stabbed to death in Sylhet city Thursday (Oct 25) evening. The deceased was identified as Hussain Al Jahid, 20, a ninth-grader at Upashahar Simantik School and follower of a group belongs to Jubo

GAZIPUR: A Sramik League leader, a workers’ front of ruling Awami League, was stabbed to death by miscreants in Sreepur Upazila of the district on Thursday (October 25). 26-year-old Umar Faruk, son of Hafijul Islam, was the organizing secretary of Sreepur Municipality Sramik League.