DHAKA: Leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League (AL), handed over eight leaders-activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, to the authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).They were

DHAKA: Supreme Court Appellate Division Monday scrapped a High Court verdict that acquitted Joynal Hazari, former Awami League lawmaker of Feni, in a money laundering case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).A SC bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order asking to start

DHAKA: BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir got six more weeks time to surrender before a lower court in three sabotage cases.A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, passed the order Monday after hearing a time petition

RAJSHAHI: Police detained 62 leaders-activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir, including Jamaat’s municipality unit ameer professor Saiful Islam, from a secret meeting on Sunday night.A team of police raided Chhatari Modyapara mosque in Bagha upazila after Isha

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia demanded to form a probe committee under the United Nations for them, who have been missing for a long.She made this demand while speaking with the family members of the party’s missing leaders and activists at her Gulshan political office in city on

DHAKA: President of Gana Forum Dr Kamal Hossain placed an 11-point demand as a declaration of national unity.Upholding the spirit of healthy political programs, effective democracy, rule of law and human rights the declaration was made at a press conference on Sunday.Dr Kamal said that

DHAKA: Leaders of ruling Awami League (AL) demanded trial of conspirators of the murder of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, from a mourning rally, held in city on Sunday.Several thousands of AL leaders, activists and supporters attended the rally carrying black

DHAKA: A coordination meeting between BNP central committee members and presidents and secretaries general of its front organizations will be held at party headquarters in city on Monday.BNP spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon will chair the meeting to be held at 1:00pm on the day.A press

LAXMIPUR: A local unit Jubo League man was killed as a covered-van rammed into him in Chandraganj area of Laxmipur district on Sunday noon.The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, resident of Basudiya village of Chandraganj union and former joint secretary general of the union

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday framed charges against BNP leader Mirza Abbas and 38 others in two sabotage cases filed with Mirpur Thana in 2010.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubur Rahman passed the order in absence of Mirza Abbas, said assistant public prosecutor (APP) Hemayet Uddin

DHAKA: Dhaka’s First Money Loan Court on Sunday set September 10 as new date of the framing of issues in a case of over Tk 45 crore loan default by Dandy Dyeing Limited.The court re-fixed the date after hearing the time petition of the defendants. But Khaleda Zia, one of the main

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to hold an emergency meeting with leaders of the 20-party alliance on Sunday evening. The meeting will be held at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office around 7:30pm where top leaders of 20-party are likely to attend.BNP chairperson’s Media wing

DHAKA: BNP on Saturday protested the price hike of gas and electricity, and demanded the government reduce the prices of the essential utility services.BNP spokesperson and Foreign Affairs Secretary D Asaduzzaman Ripon also termed the government decision illogical and unacceptable at a

COMILLA: Jatiya Party (Zafar) chairman and also former Prime Minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed will be buried at family graveyard in Chaudagram upazila of Comilla district Saturday after couples of Namaj-e-janazas.The seventh janaza of Kazi Zafar was held at Chaudagram upazila around 1:15pm

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers on Friday detained nine people, including Patiya Upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Mukibul Islam Chowdhury Faruq, while holding a secret meeting to plan creating sabotage.Senior assistant superintendent of police (Patiya circle) Mohammad Shamim Hossain told

DHAKA: Relief and Disaster Management minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya expressed fear that conspirators may launch attack on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League, at any time.He also urged leaders-activists of the party to be aware about the

LAXMIPUR: Miscreants killed a leader of Juba Dal, the youth wing of BNP, by slitting his throat in Kusakhali union of Laxmipur sadar Thursday. The deceased was identified as M Sabuj, 28, general secretary of Kushakhali union’s ward-1 unit Juba Dal and son of Abu Taher of Siladhi

DHAKA: BNP chairperson paid tribute to former prime minister and also Jatiya Party (Zafar) chairman Kazi Zafar Ahmed at his Gulshan residence in city Thursday night.Earlier at 7:00am, the veteran politician breathed his last at United Hospital in city after a cardiac attack at the age of

DHAKA: A Dhaka court set September 3 for deposition submission of next witness against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and five others in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Third Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of the Bakshibazar makeshift court setup at Alia Madrasa ground fixed the date

GAZIPUR: Police detained a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist from a protest rally in Gazipur on Thursday morning.Earlier in the day, BNP’s student wing JCD brought out a rally from Rajbari road of district town protesting the charge-sheet against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique