DHAKA: The ruling party’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) expressed deep shock at the death of Sonagazi madrasha student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The 18-year-girl, who was set on fire on April 6, succumbed to her burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around

RAJSHAHI: The authorities of Rajshahi Institute of Health Technology (IHT) closed the institute for indefinite period after a factional clash broke out among Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists on the campus Tuesday (April 9).  Male students of the institute were ordered to

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court has fixed June 18 for hearing the appeals of two  convicts who were sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh. The two death row convicts are Jamaat leader ATM Azhar and former Jatiya Party

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) formed two tribunals to ensure justice to the candidates vied in the second, third and fourth phase upazila parishad elections.   The Election Tribunal was formed of the Joint District Session Judge Court. The other one—Appeal Tribunal was

MYMENSINGH: Awami League candidate Ekramul Haque Titu submitted his nomination forms for the mayoral post in the first ever elections to Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC), slated for May 5. Regional Election Officer Md Alimuzzaman received the nomination form around 11:30am on Monday

DHAKA: The High Court rejected an appeal of BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed seeking stay on proceedings of a case filed against him by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hasan and Justice SM Quddus Zaman issued the order Monday (April 8). Moudud

DHAKA: Ailing Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday (April 7) donated his all movable and immovable assets to a trust. The trustee board was formed on the same day. HM Ershad, his son Eric Ershad, personal secretary Maj (retd) Khaled Akhtar, cousin Mukul, and personal staff

DHAKA: The situation that might allow BNP chief Khaleda Zia to get release from jail on parole is still to come, said Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif.  “Khaleda Zia’s parole is not a political issue, it is a legal matter. But the situation was not created

JOYPURHAT: A court here sent 45 leaders and activists of Awami League to jail in a case filed over death of two persons in a clash among two rival groups of ruling party in Kalai upazila. Rejecting the bail pleas filed by the accused, Judge Mohammad Iqbal Bahar of Joypurhat Chief

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists on Sunday (April 7) staged a hunger strike demanding release of their imprisoned party chief Khaleda Zia and also proper treatment for her. They went on the hunger strike at the auditorium of Institute of Engineers-Bangladesh (IEB) around 10:30am. It

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court on Sunday (April 7) upheld the 6-month bail of BNP chief Khaleda Zia that granted by a High Court bench earlier in a case filed over the killing of eight people in a arson attack on a bus in Cumilla. An appellate division bench

JAMALPUR: The government would consider if convicted BNP chief Khaleda Zia seeks release on parole showing specific and logical reasons. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal made the disclosure on Saturday (April 6). He was talking to the reporters after opening the new building of

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Swecchasebak Dal staged a rally in the capital city Saturday (April 6) demanding BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s release from jail and proper treatment. A few hundred leaders and activists took part in the rally this noon. The rally began from the BNP central party

DHAKA:  BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Bangladesh’s politics has been buried. “The current ‘illegal’ government has no public support at all. They’re retaining power using brute force,” Fakhrul said on Saturday (April 6). Mirza Fakhrul was

DHAKA:  Awami League nominated Ekramul Hoque Titu as its mayoral candidate for the first ever elections to Mymensingh City Corporation. The decision was taken at a meeting of the AL Central Working Committee with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at Ganabhaban on Friday

SYLHET: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen congratulated Mokabbir Khan who was elected from Sylhet-2 constituency and Sultan Mohammad Mansur, who was elected from Moulvibazar-2 constituency, for taking oath as members of the 11th parliament. In the congratulatory message sent to media on

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has been released from Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore after treatment on Friday (April 5) afternoon. “Mount Elizabeth Hospital discharged Obaidul Quader at 3 pm”, said Abu Naser Tipu, public relations officer of the Road

KHULNA: Police on Thursday (April 5) night arrested president of Khulna unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on charge subversive activities and others.  Sharful Islam Babu, the president of Khulna JCD, was picked up from Sonadanga central bus terminal in Khulna city.  Sheikh

DHAKA: BNP approved the full central committee of its women wing Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal appointing Afroza Abbas as the president. Besides, Nurjahan Yasmin was made senior vice president while Sultana Ahmed secretary general and Helen Jerin Khan senior joint secretary general. The

DHAKA: Gonoforum leader Mukabbir Khan, elected from Sylhet-2 with symbol of rising sun (Ganoforum’s poll symbol), took oath as a lawmaker of 11th parliament on Tuesday (April 2) noon. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the swearing in ceremony held at her office around