DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court on Sunday (April 7) upheld the 6-month bail of BNP chief Khaleda Zia that granted by a High Court bench earlier in a case filed over the killing of eight people in a arson attack on a bus in Cumilla. An appellate division bench

JAMALPUR: The government would consider if convicted BNP chief Khaleda Zia seeks release on parole showing specific and logical reasons. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal made the disclosure on Saturday (April 6). He was talking to the reporters after opening the new building of

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Swecchasebak Dal staged a rally in the capital city Saturday (April 6) demanding BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s release from jail and proper treatment. A few hundred leaders and activists took part in the rally this noon. The rally began from the BNP central party

DHAKA:  BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Bangladesh’s politics has been buried. “The current ‘illegal’ government has no public support at all. They’re retaining power using brute force,” Fakhrul said on Saturday (April 6). Mirza Fakhrul was

DHAKA:  Awami League nominated Ekramul Hoque Titu as its mayoral candidate for the first ever elections to Mymensingh City Corporation. The decision was taken at a meeting of the AL Central Working Committee with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at Ganabhaban on Friday

SYLHET: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen congratulated Mokabbir Khan who was elected from Sylhet-2 constituency and Sultan Mohammad Mansur, who was elected from Moulvibazar-2 constituency, for taking oath as members of the 11th parliament. In the congratulatory message sent to media on

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has been released from Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore after treatment on Friday (April 5) afternoon. “Mount Elizabeth Hospital discharged Obaidul Quader at 3 pm”, said Abu Naser Tipu, public relations officer of the Road

KHULNA: Police on Thursday (April 5) night arrested president of Khulna unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on charge subversive activities and others.  Sharful Islam Babu, the president of Khulna JCD, was picked up from Sonadanga central bus terminal in Khulna city.  Sheikh

DHAKA: BNP approved the full central committee of its women wing Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal appointing Afroza Abbas as the president. Besides, Nurjahan Yasmin was made senior vice president while Sultana Ahmed secretary general and Helen Jerin Khan senior joint secretary general. The

DHAKA: Gonoforum leader Mukabbir Khan, elected from Sylhet-2 with symbol of rising sun (Ganoforum’s poll symbol), took oath as a lawmaker of 11th parliament on Tuesday (April 2) noon. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the swearing in ceremony held at her office around

DHAKA: The health condition of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader who has been undergoing treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore is improving gradually, said physicians at the hospital. “Ando tracheal tube fitted to his body has been removed, he is doing normal

DHAKA: Gonoforum leader Mukabbir Khan is scheduled to take oath as a lawmaker of 11th parliament on Tuesday (April 2). Mukabbir Khan, elected from Sylhet-2 with symbol of rising sun (Ganoforum’s poll symbol), said that he sent letter to Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to organize

DHAKA: Convicted and ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital on Monday (April 1). Her cabin number is 621. Earlier, she was taken to the BSMMU hospital from the old central jail in Nazimuddin Road of Old Dhaka at

DHAKA: Convicted BNP chief Khaleda Zia on Monday (April 1) was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital from the old central jail in Nazimuddin Road of Old Dhaka, for treatment. The motorcade, carrying the ailing BNP chairperson, reached BSMMU at 12:36pm

CHATTOGRAM: Police arrested four persons in a case filed over the alleged murder of Awami League leader Mohiuddin Sohel in Chattogram. The arrestees are—Md Ramjan Ali Karon, 30, Md Iqbal, 21, Md Lalon, 50 and Md Shakil, 19. They were nabbed at early hours of Monday (April 1)

DHAKA: Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed expressed satisfaction over the 4th phase of the 5th upazila parishad election as he termed it fairly peaceful and neutral.  The 4th phase of the 5th upazila parishad elections to 107 upazilas were held on Sunday (March 31).

CUMILLA: Voting at all centres in Titas upazila of the district has been suspended ‘following allegations of gross irregularities’ in the fourth phase of fifth upazila parishad elections. “Voting has been suspended around 3:45pm over gross irregularities”, Md Abul Fzzal Mir,

DHAMRAI (Dhaka): Police detained presiding officer over various irregularities including casting fake votes in the fourth phase upazila polls to Dhamrai upazila parishad in Dhaka on Sunday (March 31). The detainee is Abul Bashar Badsah, newly elected vice chairman of Saturia Upazila of

TANGAIL: A Union Parishad (UP) member died after suffering ‘sudden cardiac arrest’ while performing duty at a polling station in Sakhipur upazila of the district. The incident happened at Jugirkotha Purbapara polling center on Sunday morning (March 31). 42-year-old Azharul Islam

TANGAIL: Police arrested two persons including an assistant presiding officer over casting fake votes in the polls to Basail upazila parishad in Tangail Sunday (March 31). The arrestees are—Rashed Hridoy, 25, a resident of Kanchanpur Sonka Para and Parveen Sultana, the head teacher