DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday (August 24) deferred the hearing on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali to August 28 (Sunday). A five-member full bench of the Appellate

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to address an emergency press conference on Wednesday afternoon (August 24). The BNP chief’s media wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed this to banglanews on Thursday night. The conference will be held at

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad announced the names of central committee members to form central executive committee following its national council decision. The members are presidium member Mujibur Rahman Sentu (Natore), organizing secretary Sultan Ahmed Selim (Dhaka),

DHAKA: Hearing on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali will be held on Wednesday (August 24). The cause-list of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) was published on Tuesday afternoon (August

RANGPUR: Police, in an overnight drive, detained 39 people, including two activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from eight upazilas of the district early Tuesday (August 23). Rangpur senior assistant police superintendent M Saifur Rahman (ASP B-Circle) confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia held a meeting with the members of 20-party alliance on Sunday night (August 21). The two hour long meeting had began at her Gulshan political office in city around 8:45pm. This was Khaleda Zia’s first meeting with

JHENAIDAH: Police detained 21 members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from six upazilas of the district early Sunday (August 21). The law enforcers conducted the drives in the upazilas from Saturday night (August 20) to Sunday. Jhenaidah Additional

JHENAIDAH: Police detained 21 members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from six upazilas of the district early Sunday (August 21). The law enforcers conducted the drives in the upazilas from Saturday night (August 20) to Sunday. Jhenaidah Additional

DHAKA: A city court on Saturday (August 20) remanded 18 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organization Islami Chhatra Shibir for different terms. Islamic International School principal was also among the remand awardees. The court of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Judge passed

DHAKA: Ruling 14-party alliance has scheduled to gradually bring out rally against militancy in every district of the country to mitigate this crisis. Health minister Mohammed Nasim announced the program in a meeting at Awami League president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir remarked that eligible leaders will be included in new committee of the party. The senior leader came up with this assertion after paying tribute at former president Ziaur Rahman’s graveyard in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on

DHAKA: Police, in a special drive, detained 18 members of Jamaat-e-Islami from Merul Badda area of the city early Friday (August 19). The drive was conducted from Thursday midnight to Friday morning. Badda Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Abdul Jalil confirmed the matter to banglanews.

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested three Ansarullah Bangla Team members from different placed of the district early Friday. They are former student of Chittagong University and employee of Karnaphuli EPZ Farhad, former Chittagong Polytechnical Institute student Imran and Muradpur’s Shamoli

DHAKA: A Dhaka court asked the authorities concerned to send BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi to jail after denying his bail plea. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) on Thursday (August 18) denied Rizvi’s bail plea in five sabotage cases after his

DHAKA: A city court on Wednesday (August 17) remanded four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for five days each. Metropolitan Magistrate Pranab Kumar Hui passed the order The accused are Manarat University Pharmacy Department fourth-year

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to meet the newly announced standing committee on Thursday night (August 18) at her political office in city’s Gulshan area. She will also meet senior leaders of 20-party alliance on Saturday night (August 20) in the same place. BNP

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday (August 17) announced Tk 5-lakh bounty for Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) top leader Selim alias Iqbal alias Mamun. He is suspected as mastermind of the killing of blogger, writer and publisher in the country. The DMP, which issued

DHAKA: A city court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against 67 people including BNP vice-chairman Selima Rahman and BNP chairperson’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas. Court of Dhaka metropolitan session judge Mohammad Qamrul Hossain Molla issued the warrant after

NARAIL: A group of miscreants chopped a local unit Krishak League leader to death at Lohagara upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon (August 16). The deceased was identified as Nur Islam Mridha (56), general secretary of Parmallikpur union of the upazila. Police and locals

PABNA: A group of miscreants hacked a member of Union Parishad (UP) to death at Dhopadaha union of Santhia upazila of the district on early Tuesday (August 16). The deceased was identified as Shah Zaman, son of late Aynal Fakir of Paikoshakhali village. Santhia Thana