DHAKA: Police have submitted a charge-sheet against thirty three BNP leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a violence case.The other leaders include Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Amanullah Aman, Joynal Abedin Faruk, Abdul Awal

DHAKA: BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman sent a legal notice to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political adviser HT Imam on Monday (March 21) asking him to seek pardon for his speech defaming the BNP leader.Tarique Rahman’s lawyer Barrister Kaisar Kamal said they sent the notice

DHAKA: BNP announced its program to celebrate country’s Independence Day on March 26.The programs were announced after a party meeting held at BNP central office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Monday (March 21).BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir chaired the

CHITTAGONG: A group of miscreants shot a candidate of a Union Parishad (UP) chairman candidate to death in Galenga Union of Ruma upazial of Bandarban district on early Monday (March 21).The deceased has been identified as Shanti Tripura.Locals said that earlier the miscreants abducted

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday (March 21) postponed the bail order of BNP standing committee leader Mirza Abbas for one week overriding the order by the High Court (HC) in a plot scam case.A five-member bench of the appellate division led by chief

DHAKA: The date of the national council of ruling Awami League has been shifted to July 10-11 from March 28 due to impending union parisad elections.The decision was taken from a meeting of the AL executive committee, chaired by AL president Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday night (March 20).BDST:

DHAKA: Four foreign delegates, who attended the six national council of BNP, called on Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence in city on Sunday afternoon (March 20).The delegates were British parliamentarian Saimon Denzchuk, former member of Britain’s Liberal Democrats International

DHAKA: Councilors reelected Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman as BNP’s chairperson and senior vice chairman for three next years respectively.They elected them by their voice votes during the party’s ongoing council on Saturday (March 19).Earlier in the day, BNP’s standing committee

Dhaka: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alomgir has called upon BNP activists to continue the struggle for restoration of democracy till the final victory is achieved.He made this call in his welcome address Saturday morning (March 19) in the sixth national council of BNP

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia announced ‘Vision 2030’ to ensure development, happiness and solvency in the country with the spirit of war of independence.She made this announcement at the party’s 6th national council on Engineers Institute, Bangladesh premises in city on

DHAKA: The national council of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is underway at the auditorium of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in city on Saturday (March 19).BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia inaugurated the activities of the party’s 6th national council through hoisting

DHAKA: The sixth national council of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to begin at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) and at north-eastern part of Suhrawardy Udyan in city in the morning on Saturday (March 19).BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is expected to inaugurate the

JHENAIDAH: Police detained Jhenaidah district Jamaat Ameer Nur Mohammad, 65, from Satkhira early Friday.With the information from him, police recovered 15 bombs, 40kg explosives and jihadi books from a school in Jhenaidah.Sadar Thana OC Hasan Hafizur Rahman confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has got bail over his controversial comment over the martyred intellectuals in the country’s war of independence.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court of Mohammad Zakir Hossain Tip granted the bail after hearing on

DHAKA: BNP has called a meeting for its standing committee members on Thursday (March 17).Party chief Khaleda Zia will chair the meeting, scheduled to be held at her political office in city’s Gulshan area at 8:30pm on the day.Chairperson’s media wing member Shayrul Kabir Khan

DHAKA: The prison authorities read out the death warrant along with the full verdict to condemned war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami on Wednesday (March 16) morning.“The full verdict was read out to Nizami around 10:05am after it had reached the jail at 9am

DHAKA: The Supreme Court (SC) has published the full verdict of death row convict war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami on Tuesday (March 15).Earlier in the day, four justices of the Appellate Division, including chief justice SK Sinha, who delivered the judgment, signed

DHAKA: Supreme Court (SC) again stayed Tangail-4 (Kalihati) by-polls.  Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order on Tuesday.The court also fixed May 3 for main hearing on appeal of Kader Siddique.Earlier, Election Commission fixed March 20 for holding the

BOGRA: A man was killed and two others were injured in a clash between supporters of chairmen candidates of Awami League (AL) and BNP for Buriganj Union Parisad under Shibganj upazila of Bogra district.The deceased was identified as Mahatab Ali, director of Shibganj upazila Palli Bidyut

DHAKA: The Supreme Court appellate division stayed the High court order that granted bail to BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas for a week in a graft case. The five-member appeal bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Monday (March 14) passed the order after hearing a