DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld a High Court order that granted bail to five BNP leaders including Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed. The other leaders include, Standing Committee members MK Anwar and Rafiqul Islam Mia and leaders Abdul Awal

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah on Saturday said democracy of the country is under profound crisis as the ruling party is autocratic. “The government will remain in power such way and people will prevent conspiracy by ousting the government

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also former President of the country, Saturday appointed Boby Hajjaj as his spokesperson and elections coordinator.From now no, Boby Hajjaj will carry out the responsibility of coordinating the centre with grassroots level leaders of the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami deferred their Monday’s hartal to Thursday for the sake of Saraswati Puja and smooth movement of Ijtema devotees.The disclosure came from a statement signed by party’s acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday evening.On Friday evening,

CHITTAGONG: Police detained 22 Jamaat-Shibir men from Chunati area under Lohagara Upazila of the district for their alleged involvement in attacking ruling Awami League lawmaker Nadvi. Sources said that police in a nightlong drive held them from the area. Lohagara Thana

DHAKA: Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, commented that the BNP and Jamaat have been directly involved in supplying terrorists with weapons. “It is astounding that the then BNP-Jamaat Government itself was smuggling huge quantities of weapons into the country. These

THAKURGAON: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir categorically said that the present government is illegal and detached from people.   He came up with the observation while addressing a view exchange meeting at Tolarhat Eidgah field under Sadar Upazila of the

SUST: At least 82 students of Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) were held on suspicion of having links with Chhatra Shibir from different messes near to the campus early Friday.The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately.Confirming the matter, Jalalabad

DHAKA: Jamaat called countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Monday protesting the death penalty of Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami in 10-trucks arms haul case.  Jamaat acting secretary Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced the hartal on Friday.  Allude to a Chittagong Court Thursday awarded death

NETROKONA: Madan upazila BNP called 48-hour hartal in the upazila from Friday morning protesting the death penalty of former home minister Lutfuzzaman Babar in the 10-truck arms haul case.Upazila BNP president MA Hares made the announcement on Thursday afternoon.Meanwhile, Mohanganj, the

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was released from Dhaka central jail on Thursday evening.On Monday, the High Court granted a six-month bail to the BNP leader in four separate cases filed for arson, attacks and vandalism in the capital in November last year.An HC bench

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a High Court order regarding not to arrest or harass BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir with new case.The Appellate Division of the apex court led by Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain has also granted government’s leave to

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Thursday denied the bail petitions of top five BNP leaders in five cases, including Hefajat mayhem, filed with Motijheel and Ramna police stations separately.Metropolitan Sessions Judge M Zahurul Haque denied the bail plea after hearing.The leaders are BNP

DHAKA: BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) has called demonstrations across the country for Saturday as the government did not give permission to the party to stage black flag processions in the city.Acting secretary general of the party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement in

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said the main objective of the incumbent government is to decentralize power for ensuring rule of law.The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with the assertion courtesy call on International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) leaders at

CHITTAGONG: BNP Chairperson’s adviser Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin was released from the Chittagong jail on Wednesday afternoon.The BNP leader was granted bail in all the cases filed for political violence on January 26.Hundreds of leaders and activists of BNP and its different wings

FROM HOUSE: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and Leader of Opposition Raushan Ershad have already reached at the parliament to join the first session of the 10th parliament.The parliament session will begin in the evening on Wednesday.  Ershad reached at the house at 5:10pm. JP Secretary

SATKHIRA: A leader of Juba League, the youth wing of BNP, received bullet injury in a clash with joint forces at Ramchandrapur under Sadar Upazila of the district on Wednesday noon.The victim is- Ziaul Islam Zia, 38, Sadar Upazila Juba Dal Joint Secretary.Sources said that a team of joint

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet freedom fighters to exchange views on Wednesday night.The meeting will be held around 8.00pm in her political office at City’s Gulshan area. Sources said the BNP Chief will exchange views on current political situation and rapid movements to

GAZIPUR: BNP standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah termed the Awami League-led incumbent government as artificial and autocrat.The BNP leader made the comment while talking with journalists, just after he got release on bail from Kashimpur jail around