BARISAL: District court on Sunday sent BNP’s 16 leaders and activists to jail after rejecting their bail pleas.Barisal Metropolitan Court magistrate Begum Nusrat Jahan passed the order when the BNP men appeared before the court in person and plead for bail.The BNP men were accused in

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before Bakshibazar makeshift court on Monday in the hearing on Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.BNP Mass Education affairs secretary Advocate Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday adding she will

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) set Wednesday to pass order on its long-pending rule asking the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain why Gatco graft case filed against BNP chief Khaleda Zia and others should not be quashed.The bench comprising Justice M Nuruzzaman and Justice Abdur Rob

DHAKA: BNP senior leaders MK Anwar, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Aman Ullah Aman got bail after surrendering before court in 50 cases of sabotage. On Sunday morning, they surrendered before Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Session Judges courts as per the Supreme Court order.Defense

TUNGIPARA: Public administration minister and also ruling Awami League (AL) general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said there is no possibility of midterm election.He came up in this remark while returning to Dhaka after paying homage to the tomb of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) and its front organizations paid tributes at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban in city’s Dhanmondi area on Saturday (August 1) to mark the month of mourning.Moreover, a dua mahfil and

CHITAAGONG: A local Jubo League, front organization of ruling Awami League, leader was killed over establishing supremacy at Jelepara area under Sandwip Upazila of the district Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Monirul Alam, 40, son of one Shamsul Haque, general secretary of

DHAKA: Awami League (AL)-led incumbent government has chalked out a 40-day program to observe the death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15.The program will begin from August 1 by paying tribute to the grave of Bangabandhu in Tungipara of Gopalganj district.

BOGRA: Police arrested seven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami conducting overnight drives in Sherpur Thana of Bogra district on Thursday.The arrestees included the party’s Shahbandegi Union unit amir Zahir Raihan Tufani, Jamaat activists Ratan Hossain, Alamgir Hossain, Jail

TALA (SATKHIRA): Police arrested expelled chairman of Islamkati Union Parishad (UP) and also a Jamaat-e-Islami leader Golam Faruque from Tala upazila of Satkhira district.He was arrested from Islamkati area on Wednesday noon.Police said that the arrestee is accused in two violence

DHAKA: Death penalty to BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury is an outcome of ‘political vengeance’, his party alleged in an official reaction after Supreme Court upheld ICT verdict. In a press release singed by party’s spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon on Wednesday

DHAKA: BNP leaders signed in the condolence book opened for the death of former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at High Commission of India in city’s Gulshan area Wednesday.A group, led by BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan, signed in the book at noon.BNP standing

DHAKA: War criminal BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury has no chance of acquittal after reviewing the appeal verdict of Supreme Court.Law minister Anisul Haque made the remark on Wednesday few hours after the Supreme Court upheld the death penalty to Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court Wednesday placed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Rajib Ahsan on eight-day police remand in six sabotage cases. Metropolitan magistrate Shamsul Arefin granted the remand plea for police interrogation.Earlier in the day, the JCD president was produced before

DHAKA: Prosecutor Barrister Turin Afroz said justice has again been established through the appellate division verdict that upheld ICT verdict of Salauddin Qauder Choswdhury’s death penalty as he persecuted the Hindu community during the war. “Through trial of these crimes today it is

DHAKA:  Police sought 40-day remand for Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Rajib Ahsan to interrogate him, showing arrest him in four sabotage cases.Rajib Ahsan’s lawyer Sana Ullah Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews.He was taken to Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court

DHAKA: BNP will organize a milad mahfil at its central office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Thursday.The milad, seeking quick recovery of the party’s acting general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Tariqul Islam, will be held after asar prayers on the

BARISAL: A district court has sent eleven leaders and activists of BNP and Islami Chhatra Shibir to jail in Banaripara upazila of Barisal district.Barisal additional district and session second court and Special Tribunal-3 judge Mohammad Adib Ali passed the order on Tuesday.The court sent

DHAKA: Charge hearing of 26 BNP leaders and activists including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been fixed on August 26.Earlier, it was dated on July 28.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tarique Mainul Islam Bhuiyan rescheduled the date following a plea by

DHAKA: Court on Tuesday granted a three-day remand for eight members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) including its acting ameer Fahim.Earlier, Detective Branch (DB) of police inspector Sarwar Hossain produced the arrestees to Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court and