DHAKA: A Dhaka special court on Monday (Oct 29) sentenced BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 3 others to 7 years jail each, in much-hyped Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Moreover, all the four convicts have been fined Tk10 lakh each. They have to serve more 6 months in jail each, in case

DHAKA:  BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear in the trial court during the verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case as her ‘physical conditions are not well enough’, said Professor Dr. Abdul Jalil Chowdhury, head of medical board formed for her treatment.  Judge Md

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court cleared way for the lower court concerned to continue the trial in Zia Charitable Trust Corruption case in Khaleda Zia’s absence. The appellate division on Monday (Oct 29) rejected a petition of Khaleda Zia challenging a High Court

DHAKA: The makeshift court installed in Old Central Jail is all set to pronounce verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The same court on Oct 16 set the date of verdict.     ACC (Anti-Corruption Commission) filed the graft case against

DHAKA:   The Appellate Division fixed Monday (October 29) for delivering its order on a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court verdict that cleared the way for the lower court concerned to continue the trial of Zia Charitable Trust Corruption case in

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the Election Commission (EC) is busy with forgery in name of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) ahead of upcoming election. The senior BNP leader made the remarks at a press briefing in party’s Naya Paltan office on Sunday

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said they will not join the upcoming national election under the Awami League led government. “BNP led by its chairperson Khaleda Zia would participate in the election run by a neutral government,’ he said. Rizvi said

CHITTAGONG: The leaders of Jatiya Oikyofront have reached Chittagong to participate in the rally to be held in front of the BNP office in Kazir Dewri area of the port city. Gono Forum President and Oikyo top leader Dr. Kamal Hossain, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

BARGUNA: A local Awami League leader was strangulated to death by some unidentified miscreants in Barguna sadar upazila at early hours of Saturday (Oct 27). The deceased, Khalilur Rahman, a resident of Chalitatoli village under Barguna sadar upazila, was vice president of the district

DHAKA: Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has joined the National Election Steering Committee of the ruling party, ahead of the 11th parliamentary polls.   This makes him formally involve into Awami League’s campaign for the

DHAKA:  Former vice-chairman of BNP Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, former state minister Golam Sarwar Milon, and former minister (during HM Ershad’s regime) Nazim Uddin Al-Azad have joined the Bikalpadhara Bangladesh. Handing flowers over to Bikalpadhara president AQM Badruddoza

CHATTOGRAM: The Jatiya Oikya Front, the newly-formed political alliance, has been granted permission to hold a rally in Chattogram city on Saturday (October 27). Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) allowed us to hold the rally in front of city BNP party office instead of Laldighi

SYLHET: An activist of the ruling party’s student wing Chhatra League was reportedly stabbed to death in Sylhet city Thursday (Oct 25) evening. The deceased was identified as Hussain Al Jahid, 20, a ninth-grader at Upashahar Simantik School and follower of a group belongs to Jubo

GAZIPUR: A Sramik League leader, a workers’ front of ruling Awami League, was stabbed to death by miscreants in Sreepur Upazila of the district on Thursday (October 25). 26-year-old Umar Faruk, son of Hafijul Islam, was the organizing secretary of Sreepur Municipality Sramik League.

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court adjourned till Monday (Oct 29) the hearing upon state plea challenging the High Court orders that granted bail to 10 leaders of Jatiya Oikyo Front including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.    A 6-member appellate

DHAKA: President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury said the situation in Bangladesh has reached to a certain point where implementation of any dream is very difficult. Badruddoza Chowdhury made the remarks at the 8th anniversary program of country’s leading

SYLHET: Jatiya Oikyafront leaders visited shrines of Hazrat Shah Jalal and Shah Paran on Wednesday morning (October 24) before their rally scheduled to begin at 2 pm. Leaders of the newly-formed political alliance visited Hazrat Shah Jalal’s shrine at 6:30 am.   Afterwards, they

DHAKA: Gono Forum President and Jatiya Oikyo Front convener Dr. Kamal Hossain has voiced concern over the government’s recent move against political opponents. Kamal said it in a statement on Tuesday evening (October 23). He said, “I along with my associates have formed Jatiya

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent Barrister Mainul Hosein to jail after rejecting his bail plea in a case filed for defaming a journalist Masuda Bhatti on television talk show. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaisarul Islam passed the order after Mainul was produced before the court on

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that the decision on the size of the election-time government will be taken on October 26. He said this decision will come from a meeting of Awami League's Working, Advisory and