BARISAL: Miscreants chopped dead a leader of Swechchasebok League over land dispute in Mehendiganj Upazila of the district Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Idris Majhi, 32, general secretary of Char Ekkaria Union Swechchasebok League of the upazila.Upazila Swechchasebok

BRAHMANBARIA: A district court on Thursday summoned former planning minister Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandaker to appear in person on June 25 in a defamation suit.The court also fixed June 25 as the date of hearing of the case.Additional chief judicial magistrate of Brahmanbaria Munira

DHAKA: Chinese Ambassador Ma Mingqiang will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at 8:30pm Saturday at her Gulshan political office. BNP chief’s media wing confirmed the matter to banglanews Thursday.Current political situation and bilateral relations will be the topic of their

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court rejected the bail prayer for BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in three cases filed with city’s Khilgaon, Paltan and Motijheel thanas on charge of creating violence.Metropolitan Session Judge Kamrul Molla passed the order on Thursday after hearing the

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, detained 98 people including four activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from different areas of the district on Thursday.The law enforcer team also recovered a pipe gun and 40 liters of liquor from Satkania

DHAKA: Chamber Judge of Appellate Division upheld the High Court’s bail order on BNP leader Barrister Rafiqul Islam, who is accused in seven sabotage cases.Chamber Judge Hasan Fayez Siddique passed the ‘no order’ verdict, upholding the HC order, on Wednesday following the appeal

CHITTAGONG: Police, in special drives, arrested 99 persons, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from different parts of Chittagong district.The drives were conducted from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.Moreover, police seized two

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wenesday rejected the remand plea for BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in a case on charge of vandalism of vehicles and arson attacks.The court also rejected the BNP leader’s bail plea and ordered the police to inquire him at the jail gate within three

DHAKA: BNP termed the no signing of Teesta treaty during India premier Narendra Modi’s Dhaka tour a failure of Bangladesh government.BNP spokesperson and also its international affairs secretary Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon made the comment at a press conference at party headquarters in

DHAKA: BNP termed the no signing of Teesta treaty during India premier Narendra Modi’s Dhaka tour a failure of Bangladesh government.BNP spokesperson and also its international affairs secretary Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon made the comment at a press conference at party headquarters in

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) ordered the authorities cornered to admit BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment.The HC vacation bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Mohammad Iqbal Kabir passed the

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, arrested 83 people including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from different places of Chittagong district early Tuesday.The law enforcers also seized 116 liters of liquor and one kilogram cannabis

DHAKA: Police on Monday submitted charge sheet against seven people and dropped the names of 31 BNP men including party standing committee member MK Anwar and joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed in a case filed for an arson attack that killed a policeman in city during countrywide

KHULNA: Former speaker and also a BNP founding member Advocate Sheikh Razzak Ali has been buried by the graves of his parents, according to his wish.After the second namaz-e-janaza, Razzak’s burial was held at Hitampur village in Paikgachha upazila in Khulna district at 6:20pm on

JHENAIDAH: A district court on Monday noon sent 12 leaders and activists of BNP and its associates to jail after denying their bail.The arrestees are among 53, accused in a case of petrol bomb attack on a cattle-carrying truck in Chuadanga Bus Stand in Jhenaidah district town.Earlier,

KHULNA: Former speaker and also a BNP founding member Sheikh Razzal Ali will be buried at his village in Khulna Monday afternoon.Earlier this morning, his first namaz-e-janaja was held at Khulna Circuit House playground with the participation of several hundreds of people from different

NARAYANGANJ: A district court on Monday fixed July 8 to deliver its order on the Naraji petition filed by the plaintiff against the charge sheet of the Narayanganj Seven-murder case.Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate HM Shafikul Islam fixed the date after recording the hearing in

DHAKA: The law enforcing agencies have remained alert in city to avert any subversive activities during Jamaat-e-Islami’s demonstration on Monday demanding release of their leaders, including its secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy

DHAKA: Opposition Leader of Bangladesh Raushan Ershad remarked that sustainable development is possible if both Bangladesh and India will work together.She came up with this assertion while speaking to media immediately after her meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Pan

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), in a meeting with the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the country lacks democracy which is a must for any country to ensure sustainable development.BNP delegation led by its chairperson Khaleda Zia made the observation while