A fresh 48-hour blockade across the country called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies in the ongoing one-point movement began Wednesday (November 8) morning. Earlier on Monday (November 6), Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the senior joint secretary general, announced the

Police arrested Amanullah Aman, the prime suspect in the murder of constable Amirul Islam Parvez during a clash between BNP men and law enforcers on October 28. Aman was arrested from Mohakhali area on Monday (November 6), said Md Asaduzzaman, chief of Counter Terrorism and

The High Court today (Nov 7) granted three weeks' anticipatory bail to three pro-BNP lawyers in the case regarding the attack on the official residence of the chief justice during the BNP's grand rally on October 28. The three lawyers are Advocate Zainul Abedin, Barrister

A Dhaka court sent five people including BNP’s vice chairman and Noakhali-4 constituency former MP Md. Shajahan, and former MP of Kushtia-2 constituency Mohammad Ahsan Habib Lincoln to jail in a sabotage case filed eight years ago at the capital's Bhatara police station.  

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a fresh 48-hour countrywide blockade from Wednesday morning. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the senior joint secretary general, announced the programme virtually this afternoon. Today is the second day of the 48-hour countrywide blockade called

The Supreme Court today (November 6) set November 12 for holding a hearing on an appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami challenging a High Court verdict that scrapped its registration with the Election Commission. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Obaidul

At least 18 vehicles were torched in the last 30 hours until 10am on Monday during the nationwide blockade enforced by BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and like-minded parties. Miscreants torched 10 vehicles in Dhaka city, four in Dhaka division (Gazipur, Kaliakair and Narayanganj), and four in

A Dhaka court placed BNP organising secretary Emran Saleh Prince on a three-day remand in a case filed with Paltan Police Station on charge of snatching a pistol and vandalising police's liberation war museum. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saiful Islam's court passed the order

A Dhaka court today (November 5) sent BNP vice-chairman Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Choudhury to jail in a case lodged over an attack on the official residence of Chief Justice (CJ) during BNP's grand rally in the city's Nayapaltan area on October 28.   Dhaka

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Advocate Anisul Huq said BNP leaders are being arrested for criminal activities, not for political reasons. He came up with the remark while talking to reporters at the Secretariat on Sunday (November 5). The minister replying to a

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders and activists claimed that they locked several entrances at Dhaka University early morning as part of the 48-hour blockade programme being enforced by BNP across the country. On Sunday (November 5), the first day of the blockade, Chhatra Dal placed

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today claimed that Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up BNP's Vice Chairmen Barrister Shahjahan Omar from a place of Dhaka in the early hours of Sunday (November 5). He made the claims at a press release on Sunday.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained former home minister, and Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) Vice President Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury. RAB arrested him in the early hours of Sunday (November 5) while he was hiding in the Tongi area in

Awami League (AL) presidium member Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan has said there is no constitutional or legal mandate requiring the participation of the BNP in elections.  He was responding to questions from journalists, after exchanging views with the Election Commission on Saturday.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Chattogram for tomorrow (November 5) to protest the arrest and remand of BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury. Ambulances, fire trucks and vehicles carrying newspapers and journalists will

A group of 67 prominent citizens in the country have issued a statement on Friday (November 3) demanding the immediate release of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. In the statement, they said that the release of the BNP secretary general would play an important role in

A Dhaka court today placed BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and convener of BNP media cell Jahir Uddin Swapan on six-day remand each in a case lodged over murder of police constable Amirul Islam Pervej on October 28. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jaki Al

The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury from a house in Gulshan of the capital on Friday (November 3) night.  Additional Police Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mohammad Harun Or Rashid confirmed

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a 48-hour blockade program across the country from Sunday (November 5). BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement on Thursday (November 2) afternoon.  The blockade will be held on all

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday (November 2) sought bail before a Dhaka court in a case filed over the attack on the residence of the chief justice in Kakrail on October 28. Fakhrul's lawyer, Syed Zainul Abedin Mejbah filed the petition on Thursday in