DHAKA: Security measures has been tightened in city’s  Bakshi Bazar and its adjacent area ahead of recording BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s deposition in Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trusts graft cases on Wednesday. Khaleda is scheduled to appear before a makeshift court, set up at

COX’S BAZAR: A Juba League leader was hacked to death by some miscreants in Surezpur Manikpur Bazar area under Chakaria upazila on Tuesday night.The decreased was identified as Abu Bakkar, 38, son of Nazir Hossain of the area and Juba League senior vice-president of the upazila.

DHAKA: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque expressed his satisfaction over the verdict of former Jatiya Party leader Syed Mohammad Qaisar for his crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971.The law minister expressed his reaction after the verdict

FENI: A defamation case of Tk 1,000 crore was filed against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in Feni for making derogatory remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Advocate Gazi Tarek Aziz filed the case in the court of Feni Senior Judicial Magistrate Alamgir Mohammad

DHAKA: After the death penalty to former Jatiya Party state minister Syed Mohammad Qaisar, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has not shown any reaction.Even, senior BNP leaders, including Dhaka city unit convenor Mirza Abbas, standing committee members Lieutenant General (retd)

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday rejected the defamation case filed against Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan, also ruling Awami League leader.Metropolitan Magistrate Maruf Hossain passed the order at noon.Earlier in the morning, magistrate Maruf Hossain took statement of joint general

CHITTAGONG: A court here on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for terming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujubur Rahman a ‘Razakar’.Senior Judicial Magistrate Masud parvez passed the order in the noon.The judge issued the arrest warrant against

DHAKA: A defamation case has been filed against Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan for his derogatory remark on BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman.Joint secretary of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a wing of BNP, Advocate Shamim Kabir Chowdhury filed the case with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan

NARAYANGANJ: Ameer of Hefajat-e-Islam Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi, also chairman of Bangladesh Qawmi Madrasah Education Board, is scheduled to visit Narayanganj on Sunday (December 28).He is likely to attend in a scholarship providing ceremony to the bright madrasa students of the

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud Monday termed BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman ‘spoiled son of distracted woman’ for defaming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The AL leader made the remarks while addressing a discussion on

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday issued another arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for demeaning Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Metropolitan Magistrate M Mahbubur Rahman passed the order after hearing on a defamation case.Earlier in the morning, Dhaka City

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) locked into sporadic clashes in front of party’s Nayapaltan central office in the city on Monday.Three people injured during the clash, however, police detained two others from the spot.Two infighting groups of BNP

GAZIPUR: The district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Sunday called a protest meeting on December 27 at the same venue where BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to hold a rally on the day.BCL leaders further said the rally will not be changed unless BNP’s Senior

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) threatened to face the movement of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on January 5.BNP Joint general secretary of the party Mahbubul Alam Hanif made the forewarning in a press conference at their political office in city’s Dhanmondi area on Sunday evening.The

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday urged the government to sit for a dialogue over for holding credible, neutral and acceptable elections. The BNP chief made the plea while addressing a rally organized by Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal marking victory day at Institution of

NATORE: Law enforcers detained three activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned Islamic outfit, while they were holding a secret meeting at Natore Muktijoddha Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday noon. The detainees were identified as Nuh Munshi, Abdus Sabur Khan and Zahangir Alam. Officer-in-Charge of

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League will stage victory rally across the country on January 5. They also announced to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the afternoon on the day.  Joint general secretary of the party Mahbubul Alam Hanif made the assertion in a press conference at their

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday claimed defense war turned into liberation war in 1971 after late President Ziaur Rahman had proclaimed. The BNP chief made the remark while addressing a rally organized by Muktijoddha Dal marking victory day at Institution of Engineers,

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday denied bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case of ‘hurting religious sentiments’. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Rezaul Karim rejected the bail following a bail plea filed by Latif’s lawyer Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua. On October

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed December 28 for recording deposition of the 9th witness against three war crimes accused of Bagerhat district in eight charges. The accused are Latif Talukder, Akram Hossain Khan and Siraj Master. A three-member tribunal led-by Justice M