NATORE: BNP Chief Khaleda Zia’s advisor Habibur Rahman Habib, 60 and four of his family members were injured in road crash as their private car collided head-on with a truck in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore on Sunday afternoon (July 2). Aside from Habib, other injured persons are- his

DHAKA: The Appellate Division on Sunday (July 2) upheld a High Court order that rejected a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking for re-investigation into a part of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against her filed by the ACC. A four-member SC bench headed by Chief

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday (July 2) ordered to send BNP leader and Begum Khaleda Zia’s advisor Joynal Abedin Faruk to jail, in four separate sabotage cases filed against him. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court-Dhaka Nur Nahar Yasmin passed the order after rejecting bail

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday (July 2) granted six months interim bail to BNP vice-chairman Barkatullah Bulu in seven sabotage cases. An HC bench comprising Justices Mohammad Miftahuddin Chowdhury and ANM Basirullah granted the bail to him in seven cases filed with Paltan,

DHAKA: Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said that the Election Commission (EC) will deploy the army as striking force seven days before the general elections. He said this at a post-Eid-ul-Fitr meeting organized at the conference room of the road transport and

BOGRA: Police have arrested a leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the BNP, at Dhunat upazila in Bogra on charge of sabotage. JCD leader Shaheen Alam, 28, was arrested from Biswaharigachha Bazar area under Dhunat upazila in the district on Saturday noon

NAOGAON: Police have arrested a member of Jamaa’tul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) from Jamgram village under Atrai upazila in Naogaon district. Md Shahidul Islam, 45, son of Shahad Ali of the Jamgram village and an associate of Bangla Bhai, was arrested on Saturday afternoon (July 01).

NOAKHALI: Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said that there is no compromise with those who are the patrons of militancy.   He said this while speaking at a reunion program of ex-students of Karam Box Adarsha High School at

DHAKA: Alleging the ruling party men with laundering money into abroad including banks in Switzerland, BNP Joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said they must face trial someday.  He was addressing a press conference at BNP Central party office in Nayapaltan Friday (June

NATORE: Three people were seriously injured and eleven others detained over a clash between two rival groups of Awami League in Naldanga upazila of Natore on Thursday night (June 29).   The clash broke out at around 8pm over previous enmity that provoked chasing, hurling brick-chunk

BOGRA: Police in a drive detained six leaders of Jamaat-e-islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from SatCom Agro Park in Sherpur upazila of Bogra on Thursday noon (June 29). The detainees are- Shahadat, 20, son of one Shahjahan Ali of Kaltapara village of Sherpur upazila,

BRAHMANBARIA: Police arrested a Union Parishad (UP) chairman of Krishnanagar in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria and also Union Awami League President Zillur Rahman in a case filed over attack on police. He was arrested around 10:00am Thursday (June 29) from his village home at

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday has fixed July 6 for hearing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's self-defence statements in Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Earlier around 10:45am, Khaleda appeared before the court in

DHAKA: The government is not implementing the extended rate of excise duty on bank deposits and the unified 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) proposed in the national budget for 2017-2018 fiscal year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in general discussion on the proposed budget in the

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday (June 28) said that the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna will act as the election-time government. So, Sheikh Hasina’s government is the election-time supportive-government, he said.   

DINAJPUR: At least 15 people were injured in clashes between two groups of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, in Dinajpur on Tuesday (June 27). The incident of the infighting took place over formation of a union unit committee of the BCL

DHAKA: The 16th session of the 10th Parliament, which is also the budget session for this year, will resume on Wednesday (June 28) after the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. The session will resume at 4:00 pm with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi claimed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation is very urgent for sake of ensuring relief, peace, democracy, a fair election, civil liberties, and safety for countrymen. Rizvi made the statements on Tuesday (June 27).  

COMILLA: Awami League General Secretary and Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said the next national election will be held under authorization of the election commission. The government of Sheikh Hasina will act as a supportive government in the election, he said.

COMILLA: Awami League General Secretary and Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said the next national election will be held under authorization of the election commission. The government of Sheikh Hasina will act as a supportive government in the election, he said.