A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant for British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq in connection with a corruption investigation involving the alleged illegal acquisition of land in Dhaka. The country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) confirmed the warrant was issued on Sunday after

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Bangla New Year, saying this day returns to the life of the nation again and again in various forms and variations. In a Facebook post today, he said the day as a symbol of renewal and unity, urging

A Dhaka court today (April 13) acquitted Mosaddak Ali Falu, former adviser of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, of charges in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information in his wealth statement. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al

A Dhaka court today sent former lawmaker of Jhenaidah-3 constituency and Awami League leader Nobi Newaz to jail on charges of killing domestic help Liza Akther in city’s Ramna Thana area during the July Uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order

A leader of the Krishak Dal was hacked to death in Gazipur City Corporation's Dakshinkhan area on Friday evening (April 11).  The victim was identified as Rakib Molla, 35, son of Ismail Molla, a resident of the area under Sadar Police Station. According to locals and

Islami Andolan Bangladesh has clarified that it has not proposed changing the name of the country, but instead suggested replacing the word "Republic" with "Welfare" in the constitutional title of the state. In a statement issued on Friday (April 11), Islami Andolan

Islamic parties held a protest rally in front of the north gate of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka after Juma prayers on Friday (April 11), condemning what they called Israel’s “brutal genocide” in Palestine and demanding the establishment of an independent

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will create 10 million jobs within the first 18 months if the party forms government, said party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He also pledged BNP will ease the tax burden on the public. Mirza Fakhrul made the remarks in a post on

Khelafat Majlish has accused India of behaving in an unfriendly and unneighbourly manner by cancelling Bangladesh’s transshipment facility. The party made the remarks on Thursday (April 10) during a meeting of its central executive committee. Party leaders said India’s

Islami Andolan Bangladesh has submitted its opinions on proposed reforms to the National Consensus Commission. A delegation led by the party’s Secretary General, Principal Maulana Yunus Ahmad, submitted the proposal on Thursday (April 10) at the commission office in the

A Dhaka court has ordered the imprisonment of former Member of Parliament and Bengal Group Chairman Morshed Alom in connection with the murder of a student named Md Shamim in the capital’s Dhanmondi area. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order on Wednesday (April

A BNP delegation is scheduled to meet Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus on April 16 to discuss the election roadmap and other important issues. Earlier, the party had sought an appointment with Dr Yunus to hold talks on the upcoming national election and related

Election Commission (EC) for the first time in the country’s history has registered a political party representing minority communities.  The party, named Bangladesh Minority Janata Party (BMJP), has been allotted the election symbol ‘Rocket.’ The registration

Barrister Tureen Afroz, a former prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal, was arrested from her residence in Dhaka’s Uttara area on Monday night (April 7). Police detained her around 10:00 pm from a house in Sector 3, said Uttara West Police Station Officer-in-Charge

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has left for Singapore with his wife, Rahat Ara Begum, for a routine medical check-up today (April 6). The couple departed Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 8:30 am, confirmed BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan.

Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho termed the recent Bangladesh-India bilateral talks as “positive,” expressing optimism that the discussions will bring good outcomes for the country. He said, "In the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed alleged that the "defeated forces" are behind a New York Times report containing false information as they are spending vast sums to tarnish Bangladesh’s image. Speaking at the BNP's central office in

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with her family in London for the first time in more than half a century, marking a rare reunion with her eldest son, Tarique Rahman. A video shared on BNP’s verified Facebook page showed Tarique Rahman walking beside his mother,

Awami League Joint General Secretary and former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud was seen in public for the first time since the fall of the Awami League-led government on August 5, 2024. Mahmud attended Eid prayers at Al-Kalam Mosque in the Gants Hill area of London on Sunday (local

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today termed Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s China visit a “big success” for the government. Speaking at an Eid gathering in Thakurgaon, he said China’s shift in approach, now engaging with all political