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
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul claimed that the relations between his party and India have started improving. Mirza Fakhrul while talking to an Indian media ANI on Wednesday (Sep 26) said, “Ice started to melt with India”. On September
An attempt to murder case was registered with the Dhaka court today against 66 persons, including Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) President Saddam Hossain, over an attack on the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders in 2022. JCD joint general secretary Ariful Islam
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday (Sep 25) told Reuters that credible reforms of the state apparatus and fair elections are not possible without the inclusion of Awami League in the process. The interim government has not supported moves to ban Awami
A Dhaka court today (September 25) refused a bail petition of former industries minister Advocate Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun in connection with a murder case and ordered to send him to jail. The former minister was produced before the court of Judicial Magistrate of Narsingdi, with a
President of Bangladesh Workers Party and former civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon has been sent to jail in a case lodged for attacking Mirza Abbas, national standing committee member of BNP, during an election campaign in the city's Shegunbagicha area on December
Anisul Huq, former law minister, Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former ICT state minister, were shown arrested on Wednesday in two more murder cases. Former social welfare minister Dipu Moni was shown
Former industries minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun was arrested from Dhaka's Gulshan area early Wednesday. A team of Rapid Action Battalion-3 arrested him, said an official of the force's legal and media wing. Nurul Majid is accused in a case file in Narsingdhi on charges
Salman Fazlur Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Anisul Huq, former law minister, Shajahan Khan, former shipping minister, Sadek Khan, former lawmaker and Abdullah-Al-Mamun, former IGP, were shown arrested in separate murder cases today
Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and 69 others have been accused in the murder case of garment worker Md Fazlu, who was killed during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in the city's Mirpur-14 on August 5. Suraiya, wife of the
As Bangladesh prepares for the next general election, Jamaat-e-Islami has crafted a six-point strategy aimed at securing political power. After years of being sidelined from mainstream politics, the party is gearing up to make a strong comeback. Jamaat leaders believe the ruling
Former law minister Advocate Anisul Huq and former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun were shown arrested today (September 23) in connection with separate murder cases, lodged with the city's Khilgaon and Uttara West Police Stations. In presence of
A Dhaka Court today (Sept 22) remanded former railway minister Nurul Islam Sujon for five days in a case lodged over the killing of Rafiqul Islam, during anti-discrimination movement in Dhaka's Jatrabari area on July 19. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saddam Hossain passed the order
An elected parliament is better suited for formulating a new constitution or implementing its necessary reforms, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday (September 21). “Nothing is impossible, but the matter is difficult indeed,” Fakhrul told a
A Dhaka court today (September 21) put former Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Kushtia-4 constituency Selim Altaf George on two-day fresh remand in a case filed over killing an auto-rickshaw puller at Mohammapur in the capital city. Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Arafatul Rakib passed
Expressing grave concern over the prevailing unrest in the hilly areas, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the allies of the defeated force are still engaged in hatching conspiracy to create an anarchical situation in the country. “The countrymen got