PATUAKHALI: A gang of miscreants chopped a BNP leader of Keshabpur Union unit in Bauphal Upazila of the district to dead Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Shamim Hossain, joint convener of Keshabpur Union unit BNP.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bauphal Police Station Masuduzzaman

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson and journalist union BFUJ leader Shawkat Mahmud has been sent on 3-day remand in two cases under Anti-Terrorism and Explosives Acts.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan passed the order after hearing on Wednesday when police produced him before the

DHAKA: High Court ordered to shift BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for treatment.An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Hyder and Mostofa Zaman Islam passed the order Wednesday.Rizvi is now at Kashimpur jail. He got bail in 17

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three lawyers, including daughter of BNP leader Syed Wahidul Alam, for alleged financing to militant organization ‘Shahid Hamja Brigade’.The arrestees are Barrister Shakila Farzana, Advocate Liton and Advocate Bapan.They were picked up

JESSORE:  Police arrested 92 people, including an activist of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, in separate cases on Tuesday night. In nightlong drive, they were rounded up from eight upazilas of the district. Jessore district police control room duty officer Mizan

DHAKA: BNP chairperson and also former premier Khaleda Zia mourned the death of Suvra Mukherjee, wife of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.In a statement on Tuesday, she prayed for the salvation of her departed soul and expressed deep condolence to the bereaved family members.Suvra

CHANDPUR: District court sent three BNP leaders including its district unit coordinator Sheikh Farid Ahammed Makin to jail in Chandpur on Tuesday.The others were town unit BNP general secretary Akhtar Hossain Mahji and district unit Jubo Dal general secretary Afzal Hossain.Chandpur senior

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal categorically said that one of accused of Narayangaj gruesome seven-murder case and also Narayanganj City Corporation ward commissioner Nur Hossain will be brought back at home.He made this assertion while talking to the journalists at

DHAKA: A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisory council member Shaukat Mahmood, also a journalist, from Samarai Convention Center in city’s Panthapath area Tuesday.Meanwhile, the authorities of the convention

COMILLA: BNP standing committee member MK Anwar has been sent to jail in a case filed over petrol bomb attack on a bus that killed eight people.Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahidullah Kaiser passed the order rejecting his bail plea Tuesday.Case statement reads, eight people were killed and

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Hazaribagh thana unit president Arju, the prime accused in Raja murder case, was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in city early Tuesday.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hazaribagh Police Station Quazi Moinul Islam confirmed the matter

MUNSHIGANJ: More than 100 BNP men including its leader Mizan Khan of Dighirpar village under Tangibari upazila of the district joined ruling Awami League (AL) on Monday.They joined the party giving bouquet to District AL vice-president M Anisuzzaman, also district freedom fighter

ISHWARDI: Police arrested a cadre of Jamaat-e-Islami’s student front Islami Chhatra Shibir with a foreign-made revolver and three rounds of bullets in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district on early Monday.The arrestee has been identified as Mofazzal Hossain (37), son of Gani Sadar of

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested 83 including a Jamaat-e-Islami activist conducting a special drives in different areas in Chittagong district on Monday overnight. Police also seized 53 liters of locally made liquor during the drive.Chittagong additional police super (special branch) Mohammad

THAKURGAON: Joint forces members have arrested Jamaat-e-Islami Thakurgaon district unit amir Abdul Hakim on early Monday.He was arrested from his Hajipara residence at 2:00am.Thakurgaon Thana officer-in-chare (OC) AKM Mehedi Hasan said the arrestee is accused in several violence cases for

DHAKA: The High Court gave split order over the legality of parliament membership and ministership of Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.Senior Judge Moinul Islam Chowdhury issued rule while junior Judge rejected the writ petition Monday.Justice Moinul issued a rule asking Maya to explain

DHAKA: Supreme Court Appellate Division upheld the High Court order granting bail to BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and leader Asifa Ashrafi Papiya in sabotage cases.An Appellate Division bench led by Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana passed the order on Monday.High Court granted

DHAKA: The government will take an initiative to form a commission to investigate whether there was any political link with the assassination of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Law minister Anisul Huq made the disclosure while replying to a question at ‘BBC

DHAKA: Members of Parliament (MP) of ruling Awami League (AL) will meet chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Sunday to discuss about municipal elections.AL central sub-committee assistant secretary Riazul Kabir Kawser informed the matter to reporters at Election

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) gave the authority to its president and also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to fix up party nomination in the upcoming municipal elections.AL leader advocate Riazul Kabir Kawser, in this regard, handed over a letter, signed by party general secretary Syed