FROM CENTRAL JAIL: Family members on Thursday met death row war crimes convict and also Jamaat secretary general Ali Hasan Mohammad Mujahid at Central Jail in city.A 12-member team, including the convict’s wife and children, reached the jail around 1:45pm and after one-hour they left

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is expected to return Bangladesh on Saturday completing her treatment in UK.Two lawyers of Khaleda Zia -- Advocate Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Advocate Sanaullah Mia -- informed the matter to journalists on Thursday.BNP chairperson’s press wing officer

DHAKA: The family members of death row convict war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury met him at Dhaka Central Jail Thursday.They met him in the afternoon following the permission from jail authorities to meet the convict here.The 15-member family include Salauddin’s wife Farhat Quader

DINAJPUR: Police detained 53 leaders and activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different parts of Dinajpur district on Thursday.The arrest drive was conducted from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.Dinajpur police super (SP) Ruhul Amin told banglanews among the

DHAKA: The family members of death row convict war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid sought permission to the authorities of Dhaka Central Jail in city to meet him here.On behalf of the family, Mujahid’s son Ali Ahmad Mabrur carried the

DHAKA: The family members of death row convict war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury reached Dhaka Central Jail in city on Thursday afternoon following the permission from jail authorities to meet the convict here.A 14-member group was meeting the jail authorities while filing the

DHAKA: The authority of Dhaka Central Jail on Thursday gave permission to the family members of death row convict war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to meet him at the jail.The family sources of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury confirmed the matter to banglanews.The source also said two

MEHERPUR: Police, in an overnight drive, detained eight local leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from Gangni Upazila of the district.Of the detainees, seven were BNP men and one was a Jamaat man.Confirming the matter, Gangni police station officer-in-charge (OC) Akram

DHAKA: A dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the upheld of death penalty for war criminal party’s secretary general leader Ali Ahsan Mujahid, is underway from Thursday morning.No effect of the shutdown was seen in the city as a large number of public

DHAKA: New committee of Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad (Swachip) has been formed, making Dr Iqbal Arslan president.Besides, Dr Pronab Kanti Barua and Dr Abdur Rauf Sardar were made assistant vice president while Dr Abdul Aziz was elected as secretary general of the committee. Earlier on

DHAKA: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court adjourned the appeal hearing of death row convict Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami on Wednesday.The Division made the announcement after the 3rd day appeal hearing.The hearing was held in the 4-member appeal bench, led by Chief

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami called dawn to dusk countrywide hartal for Thursday protesting the upheld of death penalty for war criminal party’s secretary general leader Ali Ahsan Mujahid.    Jamaat leader Dr Redwan Ullah Shahedi confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday noon. He

DHAKA: The Supreme Court (SC) upheld death sentence for BNP leader Salauddin Qauder Chowdhury for 1971 crimes against humanity, rejecting his review petition.  The 4-member full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha pronounced its final verdict on Wednesday.The

DHAKA: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld its previous verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mujahid that upheld death penalty given by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). A 4-member full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order

DHAKA: The verdict on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Ali Ahsan Mujahid will be pronounced on Wednesday as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court ended hearing on Tuesday.A 4-member full bench of the Division headed by Chief Justice SK

DHAKA: police, in overnight drives, detained 34 leaders and activists of local units of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from Satkhira and Jhenaidah districts on Tuesday.Of the detained, 18 were from various areas in Satkhira and 16 from Jhenaidah

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): A team of detective branch (DB) of police arrested Sharsha Upazila unit BNP president Khairuzzaman Madhu, also Benapole C & F vice-president, from his residence in the upazila early Tuesday in a sabotage case.Detainee’s son Sharifuzzaman Parag told banglanews that a

DHAKA: Hearing on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convicts Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mujahid will begin on Tuesday, according to Monday’s cause-list of the Appellate Division.The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) published

SAVAR (DHAKA): Police have arrested 14 leaders and activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir conducting drives in different parts of Dhaka district.Police informed banglanews on Monday.According to them, the arrested BNP-Jamaat-Shibbir men were planning

DHAKA: The High Court deferred to November 22 for delivering its order on bail petition of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three sabotage cases.A High Court bench comprising justice M Rezaul Haque and justice M Khasruzzaman re-fixed the date on Monday.Earlier