A Dhaka court today (Nov 14) sent to jail former Dhaka-7 lawmaker Solaiman Salim in a case lodged over the murder of Rakib Hawlader during the recent anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Awlad Hossain Muhammad Zunaid passed the order. Earlier today,

A Dhaka court today (Nov 14) discharged three people, including former BNP lawmaker Mosaddak Ali Falu, from a case filed over laundering of Tk 183.92 crore to Dubai. The two others, who were exempted from the case are - RAK Ceramics official SAK Ikramuzzaman and Star Ceramics official

‘Amra BNP Paribar’ (We are BNP family) today (Nov 14) conducted a free eye camp in the capital’s Banani to provide services to people, who received eye injuries during the July-August mass uprising as well as poor people.  At the directives of BNP Acting Chairman

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has said that his party will rehabilitate the families of those injured and deceased in the recent mass uprising if it assumes power. He made the announcement during a visit to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic

A three-member BNP delegation, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, held a meeting with Megan Bouldin, the US Embassy’s chargé d'affaires in the capital today (Nov 14). BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter.  The

Police arrested Mohammad Solaiman Selim, former Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Dhaka-7 constituency and son of Haji Mohammad Selim, from Gulshan area in the capital early Thursday (Nov 14).  A team of police from Chawkbazar Police Station arrested Solaiman Selim from Gulshan

Ali Azam Mukul, former lawmaker from Bhola-2 constituency, was arrested in a murder case. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) nabbed him from Hazaribagh area in the capital around 7:30 pm on Wednesday. RAB-2 assistant director ASP Shihab Karim confirmed the matter. He said that one

The High Court (HC) has dismissed a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman.  The case developed from a 2016 Facebook post by Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddiqui that allegedly

A Dhaka court today ( Nov 13)  placed former agriculture minister Md Abdus Shahid on three-day fresh remand in a case lodged with Uttara West Police Station under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila Sumu Chowdhury passed

A Dhaka court today (Nov 13) placed former mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam on a five-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of one Bokul Miah with Uttara East Police Station.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila Sumu Chowdhury passed the

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said interim government advisers can be appointed as needed for necessary reforms without consulting political parties. He said, "There are no specific rules for appointing an adviser in the interim government...The authority to

BNP chairperson’s adviser and former lawmaker Begum Rozi Kabir has passed away at the age of 73. She breathed her last on Wednesday (November 13) at 5 am while undergoing treatment at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital. She had been suffering from liver disease for a long time.

A local ward committee secretary of the banned organization Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Rajbari on Tuesday night. The incident occurred in the Beradanga area of Rajbari Sadar Upazila.  The victim, 22-year-old Tanvir Sheikh,

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on party members to cooperate with the interim government, urging patience as it undertakes necessary reforms to set the stage for a fair general election. Speaking at an event organized by BNP's district unit on Tuesday

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has expressed regret over his comments regarding the removal of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's photo from Bangabhaban.  In a statement on Tuesday (November 12), Rizvi clarified his previous remarks. The statement was sent to the

BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's former private secretary (PS) Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Opu was exempted from the charges of a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act today (Nov 12).   Judge Mohammad Abdul Halim of Dhaka Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal passed the order,

The International Crimes Tribunal’s prosecution office has sent a request to Interpol, through the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to issue a red notice for the arrest of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who reportedly left the country amid a mass uprising. Chief

BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that it was inappropriate to remove the picture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Bangabhaban. "I believe his (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's) photo should not have been removed," Rizvi said. He added

A Dhaka court today (Nov 12) placed former Barguna-1 lawmaker Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu on a six-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order.  Earlier today, police produced Shambhu

A Dhak court on Tuesday (Nov 12) sent former minister and Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu to jail in trader Abdul Wadud murder case.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order as police produced Amu before the court after the end of his