LONDON: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, at a rally in central London Sunday, acknowledged her party’s failure to build a movement against the incumbent government. She said, “The movement witnessed across the country was not carried out in the capital. Even the country did not witness

DHAKA: Ganajagaran Mancha, a pro-liberation youth front, declared half-day hartal on Tuesday across the country.The declaration came from a protest meeting in city’s Shahbagh area on Sunday.The front spokesperson Imran H Sarkar made the announcement as a protest of attacks on publishers

JESSORE: A district court has sent six BNP leaders including Jessore municipality mayor and also city BNP president Maruful Islam to jail.Senior judicial magistrate Abu Ibrahim passed the order on Sunday noon after rejecting the bail plea of the accused of a violence case.Earlier in the

DHAKA:  The Appellate Division will hear the petitions filed by condemned war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, seeking review of death penalty given against them, on Monday.Four-member AD bench led-by chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha separately will

DHAKA: The appellate division (AD) scraped the High Court order that acquitted Giasuddin Al Mamun, a friend and business partner of BNP leader Tarique Rahman, in a case for attaining assets  illegally.  The AD bench led-by chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order on Sunday

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed his party’s concern over the attacks on publishers and writers in city.He voiced this concern this evening following the murder of Jagriti Prakashani owner, Foysal Arefin Dipon, and attacks on

DHAKA: A meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) will be held on Sunday at Prime Minister's official residence Gonobhaban.The ruling party has convened the meeting to choose a candidate for by-election at Moulvibazar-3 parliamentary constituency, the party sources said. Prime

JOYPURHAT: Police detained three leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami from Nikardighi village under Panchbibi Upazila of the district over allegations of planning sabotage actions.During the operation, law enforcers recovered 10 Jihadi books and leaflets from the meeting venue.The detainees are

SIRAJGANJ: Police arrested four local leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from Ullapara Upazila of the district early Friday.The arrestees were identified as former general secretary of Salak union Mohsin Reza, union unit Jubo Dal general secretary Nurul Islam, Maguradanga union Jamaat

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against Bangla daily ‘Amar Desh’ acting editor Mahmudur Rahman and eight others in an arson case.Dhaka additional metropolitan magistrate Ali Masud Sheikh indicted them after the charge hearing.The other key accused include Anwaruzzaman

BRAHMANBARIA: Police have arrested Jamaat-e-Islami Sarail upazila unit ameer Kutub Uddin in Brahmanbaria district.He was picked up from Kazipara of the district town on Thursday morning.Brahmanbaria assistant police super (ASP) Tapas Ranjan Ghosh said Kutub Uddin is accused in several

DHAKA: Speedy Trail Tribunal-1 has sentenced four BNP leaders and activists to hang in a case of killing two ruling Awami League (AL) activists.Moreover, one BNP man get life term imprisonment and nine others in different terms in the case.Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 judge Sahed Nur

PABNA: A district court has granted a 5-day remand for the chief accused of Father Luke Sarkar attempt to murder case and also Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) regional commander Raqibul Islam.Pabna cognizance court-2 judge and also chief judicial magistrate Rezaul Karim passed the

DHAKA: Investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal has finalized probe report against two alleged Razakars Idris Ali and Solaiman Mollah of Shariatpur for crimes against humanity during liberation war. In the final report, four counts of charges, including killing, genocide,

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed announced the date of Moulvibazar-3 by-poll on December 8.He made this announcement at a press conference held at Election Commission (EC) media center in city Thursday noon.According to the CEC, the last date of nomination

DHAKA: BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury has resigned from the party.Shamsher Mobin told the media that he has sent a resignation letter to the party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday night.He also sent a letter to party chairperson Khaleda Zia

NILPHAMARI: A district court on Wednesday sent 62 leaders and activists of local unit BNP to jail in a case filed over the attack on the motorcade of cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor at Ramganj Bazar of sadar upazila of Nilphamari district on December 14 of 2013.Judge Motaharat

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that some other politicians including BNP leader and also former ward commissioner MA Qaiyum are also in the list of suspicion in the incidents of killing two foreign nationals in the country.He made this comment to the media after a

KISHOREGANJ: A district court on Wednesday sent BNP’s 95 leaders and activists, including its senior vice-president of Kishoreganj district unit Shariful Islam, to jail in 11 cases.Kishoreganj special judge court magistrate Muhammad Mahubub-ul Islam and additional special judge Muhammad

DHAKA: Police in separate drives detained 21 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir from different places of the city.During the drives conducted in Mirpur, Jatrabari, Shah Ali, Mohammadpur, Adabar between Tuesday night and Wednesday noon, law