The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought information on the bank accounts of Awami League (AL) Presidium Member and former Member of Parliament (MP) Sheikh Selim. The revenue board also sought information on the bank accounts of Sheikh Fazle Fahim, former FBCCI president and son

A Dhaka court today (August 20) placed former social welfare minister Dr Dipu Moni and former deputy minister for youth and sports Arif Khan Joy on different terms of remand in a case lodged over murder of a grocer Abu Sayed in the city's Bosila area on July 19. Of the two, Dipu

A fresh complaint was filed against 21 people including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul over killing of fruit vendor Farid Sheikh in the capital's Jatrabari area. Deceased Farid's father Sultan

BNP Chairperson's adviser Lion Mohammad Aslam Chowdhury was freed from Chattogram Central Jail on Tuesday (Aug 20) after nine years. Deputy jailer Md Ibrahim said Aslam Chowdhury came out of jail at around 10am. Earlier, the jail authorities scrutinised his papers and permitted

BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that a change in power is not just a transfer of state power, it's a qualitative change in the state and politics. He said without ensuring the political and economic empowerment of the people, it is not possible to achieve the

After 17 years, the bank accounts of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia are set to be reactivated. The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a letter on Monday to Bangladesh Bank, ordering the activation of all Khaleda

Zainul Abdin Farroque, a member of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisory council, has filed an attempt to murder case against Harun or Rashid, additional commissioner and Biplob Kumar Sarkar, joint commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Farroque filed the case

A complaint was filed today with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 27 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former ministers Obaidul Quader, Rashed Khan Menon and Hasanul Huq Inu for committing alleged genocide and crimes against humanity. The other

Former social welfare minister Dipu Moni was arrested in Dhaka’s Baridhara area on Monday evening. Confirming the matter, sources at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said she was taken to the Detective Branch office on Minto Road. The former minister will be produced before

A case has been filed against former lawmaker of Cumilla-6 constituency Haji AKM Bahauddin Bahar and his daughter Tahseen Bahar Shuchona, mayor of Cumilla City Corporation, over the killing of a youth in Cumilla during student protests on 4 August. Over 450 Awami League leaders and

Another murder case was lodged against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 61 others over the death of a fish trader in Narayanganj's Siddhirgaj upazila. Shahnaz Begum, wife of deceased Milon, filed the case with Siddhirgaj Police Station on Sunday (Aug 18) night.  OC

A murder case was filed accusing former prime minister Sheik Hasina and education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury in connection with the killing of college student Tanvir Siddiqi. Md Parvez, uncle of Tanvir, 19, an HSC examinee from the Ashekan Awlia Degree College of the port city,

A murder case has been filed against 119 people, including two former lawmakers, in connection with the death of 16-year-old As-Sabur during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Dhaka’s Savar. Sahid Hasan Mithu, a cousin of the deceased, filed the case with Ashulia Police

A court in Chattogram on Saturday placed Md Abdul Latif, the former Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram-11, on a three-day remand in a case filed over shooting and injuring a protester during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate

Two murder cases were filed against Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and more than a hundred others in connection with two deaths in Kushtia during the recent student movement. A total of 119 people were accused in two cases. In one of these cases, Hanif has

A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police took Ramesh Chandra Sen, a former minister and MP of Thakurgaon-1 constituency, into their custody after detaining him from his residence on Friday night. The DB police detained him from his residence in Ruhia area in the district around

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice Chairmen Major (Retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed and Prof. Dr A.Z.M. Zahid Hossain have been made as the party's Standing Committee members. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced their names through a press conference at the

BNP Vice Chairmen Major (Retired) Hafizuddin Ahmed and Dr AZM Zahid Hossain have been appointed as members of the party's Standing Committee, the highest policymaking body within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The announcement was made by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General

More four advisers were sworn in on Friday as members of the advisers’ council of the interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office at the Durbar Hall of the Bangabhaban around 4 pm The news

A murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, and 99 others in connection with the death of teacher Selim Hossain, 35, during an anti-discrimination student protest in Bogura.  The case was lodged on Friday