DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (April 21) granted bail to seven BNP leaders, including secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas, in a sabotage case filed with Ramna Thana in city. The court of metropolitan session judge Qamrul Hasan

DHAKA: Former standing committee leader of BNP, Tariqul Islam, went to Singapore on Wednesday night for better treatment. Tariqul’s son Amit accompanied him in a Singapore Airlines’ jet that left Hazrat Shahjalal Airport around 11:00pm. He will take treatment at Mount Elizabeth

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented that senior journalist Shafik Rehman was arrested to hide government’s corruption, Tonu murder and Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist, among other issues. The BNP leader made the remark at a protest program held at

DHAKA: Road, Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday (April 20) alleged that the conspiracy to kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy was nothing but to destroy Awami League. He also said, “The accused intended to jeopardize AL politics by killing joy as he

GAZIPUR: A councilor candidate of Union Parishad (UP) election was chopped to death by miscreants in Amuna Bankara area under Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday (April 20).   The deceased was identified as Akhtar Hossain Khandaker, 45, a councilor candidate of Prahladpur

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented the government took position against people and democracy through filing false cases against political activists and journalists. He made the comment while addressing a discussion organized by Jatiya Ganatantrik Party

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to hold a meeting with top leaders of the party at her Gulshan political office on Tuesday night (April 19). Chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews around 10:00am. Party sources said

GAZIPUR: Two courts of Gazipur rejected bail plea of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor and also BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser MA Mannan in two cases on Tuesday morning (April 19). Gazipur court inspector Robiul Islam told banglanews that the courts of senior judicial

DHAKA: BNP’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the names of party’s joint organizing secretaries. He made this announcement at a press conference at party central office in city’s Nayapaltan area Monday afternoon (April 18). The joint secretaries

MEHERPUR: Advisory council member of the ruling Awami League (AL) Amir Hossain Amu categorically said his party does not consider any political movement as threat to it. He also said the party also thinks mass killing by BNP in the name of waging political movements in 2015 was

DHAKA: Law minister Anisul Huq said that senior journalist Shafik Rehman was arrested on specific ground. The minister made the assertion to the media after inaugurating a training course of district registrars at Judicial Administration Training Institute in city on Sunday (April 17).

DHAKA: A city court re-fixed the date of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s defense hearing in Zia Charitable Trust graft case on April 25. A makeshift court of 3rd special judge Abu Ahmed Zamadar, set up on the premises of jail department in city’s Bakshibazar area, passed the order on

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has appeared before the court Sunday morning (April 17) to defend herself in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. The BNP chief reached the court premises at 10:30am on the day. However, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two graft cases

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed threatened tougher action against the government if senior journalist Shafik Rehman and Gazipur mayor MA Mannan are not freed. The BNP leader uttered the threat at a press conference held at party central office in

HABIGANJ: Three people, including a leader of Jubo League, were killed as lightning struck them on Saturday (April 16) in the district. The deceased were identified as Abid Ali (22), Ramzan Ali (38) and Shafiqul Alam (30). Among them, Ramzan Ali was Bullah union unit president of

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will defend herself in Zia Charitable Trust graft case on Sunday (April 17).  The BNP leader’s lawyer Sanaullah Mia informed banglanews on Saturday (April 16). ‘Khaleda Zia will appear before the court at 10:30am on Sunday,’ he said.

RANGPUR: Police arrested 56 people, who are accused in several cases, by conducting special drives from Friday night to Saturday early morning (April 16). The arrestees also included leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir. Mithapukur

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in her Nababarsha greetings called upon people of all professions for national unity by upholding democratic values. She made this urge at a meeting, organized by BNP’s cultural wing Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (JASAS) on the occasion

DHAKA: Prime Minister's ICT adviser Sajib Wazed Joy have questioned over the accuracy of Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) following step down of the chief of Chile counterparts amid Panam Papers scandal. In his Facebook status posted around 2am on Wednesday, Prime

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to address an emergency press conference at party’s Gulshan political office in city on Tuesday (April 12).   BNP chairperson’s media wing officer Sharul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter on Monday night (April 11).