The police arrested former planning minister MA Mannan in Sunamganj on Thursday night. He was apprehended from his residence in Shantiganj upazila around 10:30pm, confirmed Superintendent of Police (SP) AFM Anwar Hossain Khan. The ex-minister has been arrested in a specific case,

A court in Habiganj today (Sep 19) acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation case filed against him in the district. Judge Abdul Alim of Habiganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Court gave this order on Thursday. Court inspector Nandan Kanti Dhar stated that the judge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not expected to meet Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly next week, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the Bangladesh side made a formal request for

A Dhaka court on Thursday (September 19) placed former law minister Anisul Huq and private industry affairs adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Salman F Rahman, on a five-day remand each in a case filed under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate

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