KUSHITA: A mobile court awarded ten days imprisonment to a local Awami League leader for entering an exam centre of Junior School Certificate (JSC) in Kushtia on Thursday (November 09). Ruhul Alam Biswas, organizing secretary of Mirpur upazila Awami League, along with some other

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (Nov 9) adjourned till Nov 16 the hearing of BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s self defence statement in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. Earlier in the day, Khaleda appeared before Judge Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 in city’s

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 9) rejected a plea filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking further cross-examination of 11 prosecution witnesses of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. Khaleda sought directive to allow her lawyers for full

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said that BNP rally has no relation with democracy whether it exists or not in this country. He said while responding a question of reporters at a function at the National Museum in city’s Shahbagh on Wednesday

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday (November 08) commuted seven years rigorous imprisonment of former communications minister Barrister Nazmul Huda to four years for bribe charge. The higher court, however, upheld his wife Sigma Huda’s three years simple imprisonment in the same case

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government will hopefully give all-out cooperation for organizing the party rally on Saturday (November 12), marking 'National Revolution and Solidarity Day'. He made the expectation at a press briefing after

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday (Nov 7) rejected a plea filed by Tangail-3 constituency Awami League lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana seeking cancellation of the charges framed against him by a trial court in freedom fighter Faruk murder case. An HC bench of Justice Md Shawkat Hossain

DHAKA: Prime Minister’s political adviser HT Imam said that he never considered Major Ziaur Rahman a freedom fighter, nor he would do in the future.   HT Imam, also Awami League Advisory Council member, made the comment while speaking as special guest at a memorial meeting organized

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party will not hold any political programs at this moment that create conflicts. However, he also alleged that the government has deliberately barred BNP to hold rally marking The Revolution and Solidarity Day on Nov 7

DHAKA: BNP has rescheduled its plan to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Nov 11 due to a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) meeting. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the statement in a press conference held at the party’s central office in Naya

DHAKA:  US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A Shannon's meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's has been productive, said party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remark to reporters after the meeting ended on Monday noon (Nov

DHAKA: US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A Shannon met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The meeting started around 10:45am at Khaleda’s Gulshan office on Monday morning (Nov 6). At the meeting, the US delegation led by Shannon included other officials of the US

FROM COX’S BAZAR: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said the Sheikh Hasina government has pleased countrymen with development works and sent BNP’s fantasy of mass upsurge to a museum of history.  Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remark

DHAKA: The Supreme Court has rejected BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s petition to change the trial court in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. The five-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahab Miah scrapped the BNP chief’s plea on Monday

DHAKA: The elections of Rangpur City Corporation will be held on December 21. The Election Commission (EC) announced the polls schedule on Sunday (November 04). Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) announced the schedule at a press briefing at the EC Secretariat building in the capital

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy has commented that the ruling Awami League will boycott the next parliamentary elections if the possibility of holding the polls in free and fair manner exits. He made the comment at a rally at the National Press Club in the

SATKANIA, CHITTAGONJ: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader called upon his supporters to get ready with the boat to reach the people.    He made the call at rally at Satkania upazila in Chittagong on Saturday (November 4).     Obaidul Quader, also the road transport

DHAKA: Former President of the country Abdur Rahman Biswas was buried at Banani graveyard in the capital city on Saturday (November 04). He was buried there at about 6:00 pm after his fifth Namaz-e-Janaza offered at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Asr prayers. The first Namaz-e-Janaza of

KUSHTIA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu asked BNP to leave war criminals (Jamaat-e-Islami) and Hefazat-e-Islam if it wants to sit for dialogue over election and democracy. Hasanul Haq Inu, also president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), said these while responding to a question

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has said that all the political parties, including ruling Awami League, have to come in talks table. Otherwise, the country will witness mass upsurge, he commented. He said these while speaking at a rally at the National Press