A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of the income tax file of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.  Acting judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Md Ibrahim Miah issued the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC's plea,

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) imposed travel restrictions on five former lawmakers and their families, according to an ACC statement released today (Dec 12).  The decision came a day after the new commission took office, with Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen appointed as the ACC

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said party acting chairman Tarique Rahman would return to Bangladesh once the ongoing legal proceedings against him end. When asked by journalists about Tarique’s return, Fakhrul said, “Tarique Rahman will return to the

A Dhaka court has granted bail to BNP leader Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan in a case related to the alleged attempt to abduct and murder Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in the United States in 2015. The decision came after Mizanur surrendered before the court

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home today (Dec 12) following a 10-day visit to London. Fakhrul, accompanied by his wife, Rahat Ara Begum, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:45 pm on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. BNP media cell

A Dhaka court today (Dec 12) sent former Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu to jail in connection with the killing of college student Khalid Hasan Saifullah during the anti-discrimination student movement in Azimpur. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah issued the order

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has invited BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to the Victory Day presidential reception on December 16.  Shamsuddin Didar, an official from BNP chairperson’s press wing, confirmed the matter today (Dec 11). The

BNP’s three major affiliated bodies concluded their long march to Akhaura land port on Wednesday (Dec 11) afternoon, pledging to resist Indian conspiracies and aggression against Bangladesh. Leaders of the demonstration called on Indian authorities to shun their previous status

A Dhaka court today (December 11) rejected a plea filed by the Swechasebak League leader Sheikh Jamal for bail in a case lodged over the murder of Juba Dal leader Shamim. Acting Judge Ibrahim Miah of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court issued the order following a hearing on

Toby Cadman, a UK lawyer and advisor to the Special Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh, expressed hope that India would honor Bangladesh's judicial process by extraditing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if she were convicted. After a meeting

A Dhaka court today (December 11) showed eight people, including former Law Minister Anisul Huq and former Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan arrested in various cases filed with the different police stations in the capital. The other individuals

Three BNP-affiliated organizations—Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal—have launched a long march toward Agartala to protest what they describe as Indian aggression. Thousands of leaders and activists joined the march, which began at 9:00 a.m. from the BNP's

Khaldaker Mosharraf Hossain, a member of the BNP Standing Committee, today (Dec 10) warned that delaying the election under the guise of reforms would not be a prudent move for the interim government.  "I suspect that a faction is attempting to postpone the election in the

The Supreme Court (SC) today (Dec 10) stayed seven-year jail sentence of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun in a case lodged over money laundering. A four-member apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order granting a

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has proposed abolishing the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as part of a broader set of recommendations for police reform submitted to the government’s police reform committee.  Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, BNP Standing Committee

A Dhaka court today (Dec 9) placed former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on a three-day remand in a case filed over the killing of Narayanganj Govt Tolaram College MBA student Monir Miah during the July-August mass uprising.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah

The three associate wings of the BNP—Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal—are set to stage a long march toward Agartala on Wednesday to protest the recent attack at the Bangladesh mission in Agartala and the desecration of Bangladesh flag. Jatiyatabadi

Member of BNP's International Affairs Committee Ishraque Hossain has said that the "Minus-Two" conspiracy will not yield any benefit as the conscious people of Bangladesh will not allow anyone to do it. He also underscored the need to raise questions about how Sheikh

A Dhaka court on Sunday (December 8) placed four people including former civil aviation and tourism minister Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan on three-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of schoolboy Shamim in the capital's Dhanmandi area during the July-August mass

A six-member delegation from BNP's three front organizations, submitted a memorandum to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Sunday (December 8), protesting against alleged interference in Bangladesh's internal affairs and unlawful aggression. They handed over the memorandum