A Dhaka court has ordered to send BNP leader engineer Ishraque Hossain to jail in a case filed under the Special Power Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tamanna Farah passed the order on Wednesday (April 6) rejecting his bail petition. Earlier in the morning, Ishraque, son of late

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to a hospital in the capital on Wednesday afternoon for health check-ups. She will be taken to Evercare Hospital after 3pm today for health check-ups as per the advice of her medical board, said the BNP chairperson's media wing member

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, son of late Dhaka mayor and BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka, has been detained from Motijheel of the capital. Police detained Ishraque when he was distributing leaflets among the people protesting the abnormal rise in prices of essential commodities.

A Dhaka court placed five people, including Saleh Sikder alias Shooter Saleh, on a five-day remand in Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Prity murder case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Syed Mostafa Reza Noor granted the remand after investigating

The country is celebrating the 102nd birth anniversary of the greatest Bengali of all time Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children's Day-2022 today (March 17). On this day in 1920, Bangabandhu, the vivacious leader of the Bangalee nation, the architect of

The suspension of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's sentence is being extended for six more months as per the opinion of the law ministry.  With this, her sentence suspension is likely to be extended for fifth times.  Law Minister Anisul Huq said opinion has been given to

The family of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has further sought an extension of her suspended prison sentence. Khaleda Zia's brother Shamim Iskander submitted an application to the Home Ministry in the last week, BNP sources said. Shamim Iskander also sought permission for Khaleda

The country is set to celebrate the 102nd birth anniversary of the greatest Bengali of all time Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children's Day-2022 on Thursday (March 17) in a befitting manner. On this day in 1920, Bangabandhu, the vivacious leader of the

A Dhaka court today (March 15) fixed June 8 for the appearance of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia before it in 11 cases lodged against her. Today was fixed for appearance of the BNP chief before the court, but Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayesh reset the date as

A Dhaka court Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed April 12 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others. Today was fixed for holding the indictment hearing, but Khaleda Zia failed to appear before the court because of her

Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, younger brother of former Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, was arrested in a Tk 2,000 crore money laundering case filed in Faridpur. The district's Superintendent of Police Md Alimuzzaman confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Tuesday morning.

The nation is observing the historic 7th March, a Red-letter day in the history of the Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, today (Monday). On this day in 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his epoch-making speech of independence at the

A Dhaka court on Sunday set April 26 for holding a hearing on charge framing in the Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others. Today was fixed for holding the indictment hearing, but Begum Khaleda Zia failed to appear before the court because of

Bangladesh Awami League (AL) has taken elaborate programmes to observe the historic March 7, a red-letter day in the country's history, on Monday in a befitting manner. On this day in 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in his historic speech at a mammoth

Awami League-backed Sammilito Ainjibi Samonnay Parishad has won Dhaka Bar Association elections for 2022-2023. In the elections, Sammilito Ainjibi Samonnay Parishad achieved 17 posts, including president and general secretary. On the other hand, BNP-backed Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will receive her booter dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute and Hospital today (Feb 23). The former premier will get the shot around 2:30pm, said Khaleda Zia's press wing member Syrul Kabir. She took her first and second

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) expelled Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman on charge of breaching the party discipline. Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi confirmed the matter on Sunday (Feb 20). BNP has expelled Akhtaruzzaman over an allegation of involving

Detective Branch (DB) of police submitted a charge-sheet against 15 people including former lawmaker of Lakshmipur-1 in a case filed over the murder of trader Md Shahinuddin in the capital's Pallabi on May 16 last year. DB inspector and investigation officer of the case Syed

The High Court (HC) on Thursday (Feb 10) published the full text of its judgment that upheld a lower court verdict, sentencing Haji Mohammad Selim MP to 10-year imprisonment in a graft case.   A High Court division bench comprising Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice AKM

Selina Hayat Ivy on Wednesday (Feb 9) took an oath as the mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) for the next five years. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath to Ivy at a ceremony held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium joining virtually from her official Ganabhaban