DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said his party chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is now in jail, will not take medical treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital. He made the remarks at a press briefing in party’s Nayapaltan

DHAKA: The High Court adjourned till Monday (June 11) the hearing on the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a sabotage case filed in Cumilla. On Saturday (June 10), The HC bench of Justice Md Shawkat Hossain and Justice Abu Taher Md. Saifur Rahman fixed the date.

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is supposed to join an iftar dinner hosted by BNP’s UK unit on Sunday (June 10), in participation of party’s Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman. Sources said that the iftar dinner will be held at The Royal Regency Hotel in

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital on Sunday (June 10) for checking up her health condition, said Law Minister Anisul Huq. The minister made the disclosure at a program at the secretariat. “Her personal

DHAKA: Four personal physicians of Khaleda Zia recommended Dhaka's United Hospital for the ailing BNP Chairperson’s treatment. The physicians came up with the recommendation, after visiting her in prison Zia in Nazimuddin Road of old Dhaka Saturday (June 9). They are-- Prof FM

DHAKA: Slamming BNP and all other quarters for their heaps of criticism over the recently announced national budget for the Fiscal Year 2018-19, Awami League Publicity & Secretary Hasan Mahmud said all the budgets made during the Awami League regimes were implemented up to more than 95

DHAKA: Claiming that the proposed budget for 2018-19 fiscal is not people-oriented, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said people are frustrated to realize that the largest ever budget is just a mere bluff and impossible to implement. The senior BNP leader made the

DHAKA: The High Court adjourned the BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail petition till Sunday (June 10) in a sabotage case filed in Cumilla.  The HC bench of Justice Md Shawkat Hossain and Justice Abu Taher Md. Saifur Rahman gave the order on Thursday (June 7). Advocate Khandaker

BARISHAL: Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said there will be no army deployment in any city corporation elections including Barishal.    “Hopefully, army will be deployed in the next national election. However, that has to be discussed with our commission,” Huda said

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said the ongoing anti-narcotics drive will now focus on finding out the drug kingpins belong to BNP. He also said, “BNP has formed a new committee in Dhaka North City Corporation area. As I learnt from newspapers, there are a lot

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the upcoming national budget for the Fiscal Year 2018-19 the government is planning for won’t bring any welfare to the people.  “None can expect a public welfare-oriented budget from an ‘anti-people government’.

NARAIL: A Narail court has rejected bail plea of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a defamation case.  Judge Sheikh Abdul Ahad of District and Sessions Judge Court rejected the bail petition on Tuesday (June 5). On May 30, Judge Sheikh Abdul Ahad fixed this date for hearing following

CHANDPUR: Central Committee member of Awami League’s women wing also Principal of Faridganj Gollak Ideal Degree College Shahina Sultana was found dead at her residence in Chandpur town Monday night (June 4). Shahina Sultana, 57, also the former Vice President of Chandpur Govt Women

BAGERHAT:   Awami League candidate Habibun Nahar Bina, wife of newly-elected Khulna Mayor Talukder Abdul Khalek, ran unopposed in the Bagerhat-3 by-election and was declared the new MP. Md Nuruzzaman Talukdar, Returning Officer of by –polls, formally announced Bina as new MP on

DHAKA: Expressing deep concern over the killings of people in alleged shootouts during the ongoing nationwide anti-narcotics drive, BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman said such extrajudicial killings are not acceptable in a civilized society. Noman also demanded for Supreme Court’s

CHATTOGRAM: A district court sent a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader to jail after rejecting his bail petition on Monday (June 4). Judge Osman Gani of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Chattogram gave order against   former general secretary Nurul Azim Rony of Chattogram

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday (June 4) extended bail until June 28 for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.   Judge Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman of Dhaka-5 Special Judge Court   also fixed the same day for next hearing of arguments. Besides, when another

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi criticized Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader for the latter’s comment about Teknaf municipality councilor Akramul Haque Akram’s death in so-called “gunfight.” “Such remarks of Obaidul Quader are nothing

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the time has come for every concerned citizen of the country to standup, resist and protest against the oppression of the ruling party. The senior BNP leader made the remarks while inaugurating a music album created by BNP

DHAKA: Supreme Court on Thursday (May 31) upheld the stay order against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in two cases of vandalism and murder filed in Cumilla.   Also, it directed the state to appeal regularly. The Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain