The law enforcement authorities have arrested Awami League presidium member Kazi Zafar Ullah from Dhaka’s Gulshan area. He was arrested on Wednesday night. However, it is not yet known in which case he was arrested. Kazi Zafar Ullah was elected as a Member of Parliament in the

An Al Jazeera investigation exposes a half-billion-dollar property empire of Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, a former land minister of Bangladesh, amassed while earning a modest government salary. Bangladesh’s strict currency laws limit the amount citizens can transfer abroad to $12,000

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed 17 cases against 28 persons, including former private industry and investment adviser of the ousted prime minister, Salman Fazlur Rahman on the charges of siphoning off USD 83 million equivalent to Taka 1000 crore, alongside pursuing

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (Sep 18) called upon his party men to avoid acts of repression saying, “If we work like Awami League, we have to face the same fate.” He said this while addressing a rally at Eidgah ground under Haripur Upazila of

A case has been filed today (September 18) against 163 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina for allegedly attempting to murder a private company deliveryman during the recent anti-discrimination student movement. The other prominent accused in the case are- Obaidul

Former law minister Anisul Huq and former ICT state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak were shown arrested today (September 18) in three murder cases filed with city's Badda police station. Former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun was also shown arrest in two separate cases, including murder case,

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today (Sep 17) said the interim government's principal responsibility is to move forward with the goal of forming a parliament through public elections. Without a parliamentary government, no reforms can last.   The interim government will

A Dhaka court today (September 17) granted a three-day remand for Workers Party of Bangladesh President and former minister Rashed Khan Menon in the attempted murder case of BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque passed the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has started its public rally in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters marking the International Democracy Day.   The rally formally started around 2:30 pm today with the recitation from the holy Quran.   Thousands of BNP leaders

In observance of the International Democracy Day, BNP leaders and activists started to gather in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters from 12:00 pm on Tuesday (September 17).  The rally is scheduled to commence at 2:30 pm, with the party’s acting chairman Tarique

Former Railways minister Nurul Islam Sujan was arrested on Monday night in the capital. He was arrested by police from Room No. 833 of Bangladesh Specialised Hospital at Shyamoli. Jatrabari Police Station's Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Faruque Ahmed confirmed the matter. He

Former president of the Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee Shahriar Kabir was arrested on Monday night. Police arrested him from his residence in Dhaka’s Banani, according to Tejgaon Police Station chief Mohammad Mobarak Hossain. Tejgaon Police Station OC Mobarak Hossein

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said people of the country won’t accept this government staying for a long time to reform the state apparatus, and questioned the legality of some in the government forming a new political party. The BNP leader made the

Detectives have arrested former cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor in Dhaka’s Bailey Road area. He was apprehended at Nawratan colony around 11pm on Sunday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said. The former minister is one of the accused in a case filed with Mirpur

A court in Rajshahi today (Sep 15) placed Jubo League leader Jahirul Islam Rubel on a 5-day remand over allegations of shooting at protesters during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5. The Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1, presided by Judge Faisal Tarek,

A Dhaka court today (September 15) placed former Barishal-2 lawmaker Shah-E-Alam on three-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of college student Md Naimur Rahman in capital's Gulshan area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate

A Dhaka court on Sunday placed former Public Administration minister Farhad Hossain on a five-day remand for interrogation in a case filed over the death of garment worker Rubel during the Anti-Discrimination Movement on 5 August. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that at least 422 martyrs out of 875 in the July-August protests against Sheikh Hasina's regime were affiliated with his party. He gave the information while speaking at a press conference at the BNP

A Dhaka court today set October 15 to submit a probe report in a case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 6 others over the murder of grocer Abu Saiyed on July 19 in the city's Mohammadpur area during the anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan

Masood Sayedee, son of the late Jamaat-e-Islami leader and renowned Islamic scholar Delawar Hossain Sayedee, offered prayers for those who sacrificed their lives and shed their blood in the movement to establish Islam in Bangladesh and to restore democracy, freedom of speech, and voting