DHAKA: The government will not be able to bring BNP Senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh immediately as he sought political asylum to United Kingdom (UK) government.Home ministry sources said after going to UK, for the last time Tarique renewed his passport in 2008 that

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Friday placed the 12 militants, including the Bangladeshi Chief coordinator of Al Qaeda (ex Huji leader) Mufti Mainul Islam and Advisor Maolana Zafor Amin, on three-day remand each.Metropolitan magistrate Saiful Islam Molla passed the order after the IO

DHAKA: Supreme Court senior lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain said the High Court will decide whether Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya will remain as minister.He said it while talking to reporters on Friday after attending a ceremony at BRAC Centre in city’s

DHAKA: BNP chairperson and also former premier Khaleda Zia commented that ruling Awami League (AL) is afraid of trial and the people.For these reasons, AL avoids election, she added.The BNP chief made the comments while speaking at an iftar program, organized by BNP-led 20-party alliance

SATKHIRA: Police detained 16 female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami when they were attending a secret meeting in Satkhira district on Wednesday noon.They were held from the house of a businessman Haque from Old Satkhira area.Confirming the matter to banglanews Satkhira Sadar Thana

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Thursday morning.The BNP leader was brought from Kashimpur jail to the hospital as he suddenly fell sick.BNP media wing member Shamsuddin Didar

DHAKA: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court's order granting bail to BNP leader Gayeshwar Chandra Ray in a violence-related case filed with Turag Thana.The four-member appellate division led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order.Lawyer Nitai Roy Chowdhury

DHAKA: The Supreme Court will deliver its order on the appeal for stay on the bail of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three Paltan Thana cases.The full Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has set the date as hearing on the appeal

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) granted bail to BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in four cases of sabotage.An HC bench comprised of Justice Reza Ul Haque and M Khasruzzaman passed the order Wednesday after hearing in four cases, filed with Mirpur and Pallabi Thanas in the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred until August 5 the recording of the deposition in a vandalism case filed against 147 BNP leaders and activists, including its joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.Judge Tareq Mainul Islam Bhuiyan of the Speedy Trial Court-6 passed the

LONDON: Bangabandhu’s granddaughter and Sheikh Rehana’s daughter Tulip Siddiq has been elected a member of the Select Committee on Women and Equality Affairs of the House of Commons.Tulip Siddiq was elected on Tuesday morning (London local time).After being elected a member of the

PATUAKHALI: Two separate sedition cases have been filed against 36 BNP leaders including district BNP general secretary MA Rob Miah in the district.Sadar Thana sub-inspectors (SI) Shafiul and Pravah filed the cases on Tuesday.The Thana’s officer-in-charge (OC) M Ziaul Haque confirmed

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Bokhtiar Alam Rony, son of Awami League MP Pinu Khan, on a two-day remand in a double murder case.The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Haque passed the order after holding a hearing in the morning after IO (investigation officer) of the

DHAKA: Law enforcers arrested president of Dhamrai Upazila unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal Ibadul Haque Zahid from Cosmos area of Dhaka-Aricha highway early Tuesday.He was arrested in arson and sabotage case filed with Dhamrai Thana.Officer-in-Charge of Dhamrai Thana Firoz Talukder

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged that the government is harassing their party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir regarding his bail plea.She made the allegation at an iftar program, organized by Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) at Ladies Club in city’s

DHAKA: Former telecommunications minister Abdul Latif Siddique was released on bail on Monday afternoon.He, who was arrested for anti-religious remarks, got the release from Dhaka Central Jail in city at 5:00pm.Dhaka Central Jail deputy jailer Nesar Alam confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Monday rejected BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s plea to cancel the deposition of first witness and plaintiff of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.An HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan passed the order after holding hearing

DHAKA: The Supreme Court fixed Thursday for hearing the appeal filed seeking stay on the bail granted to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three Paltan Thana cases.The full Appellate bench, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, has set the date in response

DHAKA: The government on Monday filed an appeal seeking a stay on the High Court order that granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three Paltan Thana cases.The appeal was filed with Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Foez

CHITTAGONG:  Police, in overnight drives, detained 97 people including four activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from different areas of Chittagong district on Monday.The law enforcers also seized 400 grams of hemp and 60 liters of liquor during the drives.Chittagong additional police