DHAKA: The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the lower court to resume the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Niko graft case. The three-member bench of Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha scrapped a High Court order that stayed the

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court order that stayed the government suspension decision of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury. The HC’s order upheld through a decision of the three-member bench of the Appellate

NAOGAON: Police detained a listed member of the banned extremist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a fugitive in five cases including kidnapping, killing and extortion, from Atrai upazila of the district on Wednesday (March 22). The detainee, Mohammad Abdus Sattar, 55, son

GAZIPUR: The copy of the Supreme Court’s verdict that rejected Harkatul Jihad top leader Mufti Abdul Hannan’s review petition against his death penalty has reached the Kashimpur High Security Jail. The prison’s superintendent Mizanur Rahman on Wednesday (March 22) informed that

DHAKA: Officer-in-charge (OC) of Comilla Sadar South model police station Nazrul Islam was withdrawn from the duty over the allegation of electoral irregularities. The announcement was made through a press release of the Election Commission (EC) issued on Sunday (March 19).   The

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Dhan Bikash Chakma, leader of a faction of Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), along with his two aides.  The RAB members arrested the JSS men from Hathazari upazila in Chittagnong early on Sunday (March 19). The

DINAJPUR: Police arrested a BNP leader from Dinajpur district town on Saturday (March 18) night. The arrestee is Bakhtiar Ahmed Kachi, 38, son of Dinajpur district association’s president Advocate Md. Khatib Uddn.    Bakhtiar Ahmed Kachi is convener of town unit of the

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday cancelled the bail of local BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury alias Minar Chowdhury, the prime accused in Feni’s Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram murder case. The Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said that BNP is the main patron of extremism and other communal evil forces in Bangladesh. He made the remarks in a program organized on the occasion of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth anniversary at

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that a vested quarter is working to establish militancy and terrorism in Bangladesh. He made the claim while talking to journalists after placing floral wreath to BNP founder Ziaur Rahman’s tomb in city’s

CHITTAGONG: A district court on Tuesday (March 14) placed 17 detained extremists on a two-day remand each.  Metropolitan Magistrate Harunur Rashid passed the order in response to a seven-day remand plea by Double Mooring thana police. Recently Double Mooring police detained three

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed March 28 as the date to frame charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including sedition. The court of Metropolitan sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla passed the order after Khaleda Zia’s lawyer had appealed for time. Meanwhile, the BNP

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed March 28 as the date to frame charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including sedition. The court of Metropolitan sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla passed the order after Khaleda Zia’s lawyer had appealed for time. Meanwhile, the BNP

DHAKA: BNP’s standing committee member Dr. Moyeen Khan said development cannot help people if there is no democracy. He made the remark at a discussion meeting at Bhasani auditorium in city’s Nayaaaltan on Saturday (March 11). Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal, the woman wing of the BNP,

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) has fixed March 23 to deliver the verdict on an appeal filed by former president HM Ershad in a corruption case. The bench of Justice Ruhul Quddus fixed the date after concluding hearing on the appeal on Thursday (March 09). Earlier a trial court awarded

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday (March 9) cancelled Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal to partial reinvestigation of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. An HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sahidul Karim passed the order.

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday (March 8) has granted BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s petition to transfer the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case in another trial court asking to dispose of the trial proceedings within 60 days. An HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday (March 8) appealed against the High Court order that halted the trial of Niko graft case in which Khaleda Zia is an accused. ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said the journalists that the Appellate Division Chamber Justice Syed Mahmud

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday (March 07) has stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Niko graft case. An HC bench comprising Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal and Justice Mohammad Khasruzzaman passed the order following a petition filed by the BNP chief

COMILLA: Police have submitted charge-sheet against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 77 other people in two cases filed over the patrol bomb attack on a bus at Chouddagram in Comilla. Sub-inspector (SI) of Chouddagram police station Mohammad Ibrahim submitted the charge-sheet in the