DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed a bail petition with High Court in a case filed under Special Powers Act for vandalizing vehicles in Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla on February 3, 2015. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mujibur Rahman is likely to hear bail

DHAKA: After Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Road Transport & Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader now returned the BMW car which was given by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as gift.  Bridges ministry’s Senior Information Officer Md Abu Naser issued a notice regarding this Wednesday

DHAKA: Former President and Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad held a meeting with Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The meeting was held from 5:00-6:00 pm at Ershad’s residence President Park in Dhaka on Tuesday (July 17). JP Secretary General ABM

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that conspiracy is being hatched to kick BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia out of politics forever by jeopardizing her life.  The senior BNP leader made this remark in response to Home Minister’s speech on Khaleda Zia’s

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claimed that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is fine in jail. The minister came up with the claim in a regular program titled ‘Meet the Reporters' of Dhaka Reporters Unity on Tuesday (July 17). Kamal said, “BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claimed that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is fine in jail. The minister came up with the claim in a regular program titled ‘Meet the Reporters' of Dhaka Reporters Unity on Tuesday (July 17). Kamal said, “BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia

NARAYANGANJ: Mentioning that BNP doing dirty politics with Khaleda Zia’s physical condition, ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said Khaleda’s treatment is not important to them but to find political issue. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made

NARAIL: A Narail court rejected bail plea of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a defamation case.  Narail Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Jahidul Azad rejected the plea Tuesday (July 17). On July 2, Md Jahidul Azad fixed July 17 for a hearing on the bail petition, after receiving

DHAKA: A Dhaka court extended till July 24 the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Khaleda Zia wasn’t produced before the court on Tuesday due to her illness. On behalf of her, her lawyers pleaded for extending the bail. Judge Dr Md

THAKURGAON: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the government to make the upcoming national election meaningful through discussion. His party wants to join the general election but people’s right to vote safely must be restored first, he added. The senior BNP

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Two students of Dhaka University were beaten up on campus allegedly by members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of Awami League. The incident took place in front the Registrar building of DU on Saturday afternoon (July 14). The victims are Asaduzzaman and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed August 12 for hearing the charges in Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against 11 accused including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.   Acting Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-2 passed the order, after granting a plea of deferring the hearing

DHAKA: BNP will stage demonstration on July 20 in protest of not providing proper treatment to its jailed party chairperson Khaleda Zia who fell sick. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at party’s Naya Paltan central office on Sunday (July 15). 

MADARIPUR: Miscreants hacked Kalkini Municipality Mayor Enayet Hossain Hawlader, at his residence in Madaripur district, leaving him critically injured at the early hours of Sunday (July 15). Mayor Enayet Hossain Hawlader, 35, was whisked-off to the upazila health complex and given

DHAKA: Jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s physical condition is so deteriorated that she could not meet family members who went to see her in jail, said Khaleda’s sister Selina Islam. Five family members of Khaleda Zia including Selina went to the central jail in Nazimuddin road

DHAKA: Urging quota protesters to have patience, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said the quota committee is collecting information and data from country and abroad to reach a final decision. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remarks to reporters

DHAKA: Mentioning that it won’t be possible to overthrow the government in a systematic way, BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed said nationally unity is needed to force the government for holding the election under non-partisan government. He made the remarks in a

DHAKA: Obaidul Quader, also, general secretary of ruling Awami League said Bangladesh government has nothing to do with India's denial of entry to Alexander Carlile, who is a legal adviser for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. “The matter is totally up to Indian government. It

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed said that the protesters of quota reform movement have no relations with the political parties.  Criticizing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s role regarding the quota issue, he said: “The premier told the parliament on

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government is violating human rights one after another in a frantic bid to cling on to power.  The senior BNP leader made the remarks while addressing a roundtable at a hotel in city’s Gulshan area on Thursday evening