DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged that the government is harassing their party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir regarding his bail plea.She made the allegation at an iftar program, organized by Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) at Ladies Club in city’s

DHAKA: Former telecommunications minister Abdul Latif Siddique was released on bail on Monday afternoon.He, who was arrested for anti-religious remarks, got the release from Dhaka Central Jail in city at 5:00pm.Dhaka Central Jail deputy jailer Nesar Alam confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Monday rejected BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s plea to cancel the deposition of first witness and plaintiff of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.An HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan passed the order after holding hearing

DHAKA: The Supreme Court fixed Thursday for hearing the appeal filed seeking stay on the bail granted to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three Paltan Thana cases.The full Appellate bench, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, has set the date in response

DHAKA: The government on Monday filed an appeal seeking a stay on the High Court order that granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three Paltan Thana cases.The appeal was filed with Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Foez

CHITTAGONG:  Police, in overnight drives, detained 97 people including four activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from different areas of Chittagong district on Monday.The law enforcers also seized 400 grams of hemp and 60 liters of liquor during the drives.Chittagong additional police

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will join Iftar party to be hosted by Bangladesh Labor Party, an ally of BNP-led 20-party alliance, on Tuesday. The Iftar mahfil is scheduled to be held at Ladies Club convention hall in city’s Iskaton area, with Labor Party chairman Dr Mostafizur

RAJSHAHI: Police arrested Natore district Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer from Alaipur area of the district in a sabotage case on Sunday afternoon.The arrestee is Delwar Hossain, Principal of Alaipur College. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Puthia Thana Hafizur Rahman told banglanews that Delwar Hossain

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday observed a demonstration across the country protesting the proposed national budget.According to them, the proposed national budget for 2015-16 FY goes against the interest of common people.In city, Jamaat men brought out a possession from Kakrail

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia commented that a mass uprising will make the ‘oppressor’ government fallen.She made the remark while addressing an iftar mahfil, organized by Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), at Ladies Club in city on Sunday.The BNP chief said a government by

KHULNA: Police detained 24 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami along with three bombs and bomb making materials from a leader’s house at Gobra village under Koira upazila Sunday noon.Koira Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Harendra Nath Sarkar told banglanews that, being tipped off

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed August 31 to deliver order on whether the charge sheet submitted against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others in a case would be taken into cognizance.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mammud Adnan re-fixed the date on Sunday as review of charge sheet

DHAKA: BNP chairperson and also former prime minister Khaleda Zia expressed her greetings to Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus on his birthday.However, June 28 is being celebrated as 75th birth day of Dr Yunus.On behalf of the BNP chief, her advisor Sabih Uddin Ahmed went to Yunus Centre

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court fixed July 14 for indictment hearing against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed in a case for hiding assets attaining from undisclosed sources.Sunday was scheduled date of charge hearing in the case. However, on behalf of Moudud Ahmed, advocate

DHAKA: Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division upheld the High Court order that granted interim bail to BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam in three cases of sabotage.  SC bench led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order on Sunday morning.On June 21, he got interim bail in

LALMONITHAT: Miscreants hacked an activist of Juba League to death on Saturday night at Mahendranagar bazaar under Sadar upazila over establishing supremacy.The deceased was identified as Fakhrul Islam Bullet, 32, son of Enamul Huq, and member of sadar upazila unit Juba League and also

JHENAIDAH: Police detained nine female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in Jhenaidah sadar upazila of the district Saturday noon.Jhenaidah Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Biplab Kumar Nath told banglanews that the detainees were engaged in planning to carry out anti-state activities.On

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday will organize a demonstration across the country protesting the proposed national budget.Jamaat acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman informed the media sending a statement on Saturday.According to the statement, the proposed national budget for

DHAKA: Miscreants shot dead a former Awami League lawmaker’s nephew at Central Road in city’s Dhanmondi area early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Obaidul Haque, 35, nephew of former Awami League MP Nurul Islam BSc from Chittagong-9 constituency.    Obaidul worked as a

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will join an iftar party and dinner, to be hosted by Jatiya Party (faction) chairman Kazi Zafar Ahmed at International Convention City, Bashundhara, in city’s Joar Sahara area on Saturday.JP disclosed the matter through a press release sent by