DHAKA: The proceedings of Niko graft case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against BNP chairperson Khaleda and others will run in the trial court.The High Court on Thursday gave the order dissolving a long-pending rule in the case.The HC bench comprising Justice M Nuruzzaman

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed July 23 for next hearing in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others.After hearing the time petition, the makeshift court of Abu Ahmed Jamader ordered to continue cross-examination in the

DHAKA: Concluding her 6-day visit to London, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Thursday morning. A Bangladesh Biman flight-BG-016 carrying the premier and members of her entourage landed at Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport (OIA) at 10.05 am. Later she had a meeting with

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, arrested 79 persons including three men of BNP, Jamaat, and Shibir from different places of the district till Thursday morning.The law enforcers also recovered 96 liters wine and 200 grams cannabis during the drives.District’s additional

DHAKA: Police, in separate drives, detained at least 209 people, including some BNP-Jamaat activists, from nine district of the county in 24 hours till Wednesday afternoon.The members of law enforcing agencies conducted the different drives from Tuesday 5:00pm to Wednesday 5:00pm and

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami observed a dawn to dusk hartal across the country for Wednesday.No picketing or unexpected incident was reported during the hartal.Earlier on Tuesday, Jamaat called the nationwide shutdown protesting the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that upheld the death sentence to

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division on Wednesday fixed June 22 (Sunday) as the next date of hearing on appeal of the death row convict BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.The appeal hearing started at the four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha

DHAKA: The High Court will deliver its decision on its long-pending rule asking the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain why the GATCO graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others should not be quashed.The bench comprising Justice M Nuruzzaman and Justice Abdur

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Wednesday said Bangladesh had lived in dark days during last tenure of BNP-Jamaat government.The minister was addressing the inaugural session of the “Workshop on Capacity Building for the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light

DHAKA: The High Court will deliver its order on Thursday on its long-pending rule asking the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain why the Niko graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others should not be quashed.The bench comprising Justice M Nuruzzaman and Justice

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to appear before the court on Thursday to attend the hearing in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases.Advocate Sanaullah Miah, a counsel for Khaleda, confirmed the matter to banglanews around 12:00pm on Wednesday.Hearing in the Zia

DHAKA: Police has detained 31 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir in Khulna and Gazipur districts till Wednesday morning.The drives were conducted during last 24 hours till 8:00am, and 31 Jamaat-Shibin men were detained apprehending to

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami has started observing a 24-hour hartal across the country since Wednesday morning.Began at 6:00am, the shutdown will end at 6:00am on Thursday.No picketing or unexpected incidents were reported till filing of the report.Earlier on Tuesday, Jamaat called the

FENI: A district court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for his remarks that demeaned Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The court of Feni Senior Judicial Magistrate Alamgir Muhammad Faruque passed the order in the afternoon.Court sources

DHAKA: A court on Tuesday sent BNP leader and also former MP Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia to jail in nine cases of torching and sabotage.Metropolitan Magistrates Mostafizur Rahman, Maruf Hossain and Mahbubur Rahman passed the order separately after the hearing in the afternoon.Earlier, Papia

DHAKA: Police, in special drives, arrested 41 Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir men from Gaibandha and Rangpur districts on Tuesday.Gaibandha correspondent said 30 Jamaat-Shibir leaders and activists among 46 people were arrested in the drive in several areas of the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday denied the bail plea of Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of Pinu Khan of ruling Awami League lawmaker from reserved women’s seats and also general secretary of the party’s women wing, in a double murder case.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Haque gave the

DHAKA: The appeal hearing of death row convict BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury adjourned till Wednesday.The hearing started on Tuesday at the four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha.The other members of the SC bench are Justice Nazmun Ara

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested at least 103 persons including seven activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir in special drives in different areas of Chittagong district.Moreover, 68 liters of liquor and 113 pieces of yaba tablets were also seized during the

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami has called a 24-hour hartal countrywide from 6:00am Wednesday as Supreme Court upheld death penalty to their leader Ali Ahsan Mojahid for war crimes.A press release signed by party’s acting Ameer Mokbul Ahmed made the disclosure on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, SC