SYLHET: A district court on Sunday fixed July 6 for next hearing in the former Finance Minister SAMS Kibria murder case. Acting Judge of Speedy Trial Tribunal of Sylhet M Monir Ahmed Patwari fixed the date in presence of four out of 14 detained accused around 10:30am.During the hearing,

DHAKA: The High Court granted bail for BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in his three cases filed with Paltan Thana.A HC bench of Justice Mohammad Rezaul Haque and Justice Khasruzzaman granted the bail on Sunday.Moreover, Advocate Jaynul Abedin, who stood for the

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-1 fixed July 26 for submission of formal charge against 12 war crimes suspects, including Jessore-6 constituency’s former MP Sakhawat Hossain on charge of crimes against humanity during liberation war. Three-member tribunal led-by its chairman

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will take Iftar with political leaders on Sunday, on the third of Ramadan.The Iftar Party, hosted by the BNP chief, will be held at city's Bashundhara Convention Centre. Khaleda Zia has already invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the Iftar

DHAKA: Advisor to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and also Supreme Court Bar Association president Khandker Mahbub Hossain demanded the government to place the agreements signed with India at Bangladesh National Parliament.The BNP leader made the demand at a view exchange program, followed by

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested 67 people, including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, conducting special drives in different parts of the Chittagong district. Moreover, police also seized 12 liters of liquor and 20 pieces of yaba tablets during the drives conducted from Friday night to

GAIBANDHA: After detention by police in special drives, a district court sent 24 people, including an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami, to jail on Friday.Police, in special drives, arrested them from different places of the district between Thursday night and Friday morning.District Additional

KHULNA: Miscreants hacked an activist of Juba League to death in Rupashi Rupsha area under Labanchara Thana of the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Imran Sajib Akanda, 28, son of Nazrul Islam of Gallamari area.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Labanchara Thana Sardar Mosharraf

DHAKA: The High Court granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases on charge of subversive acts.The bench of Justice M Nuruzzman and Justice Abdur Rob on Thursday passed the order after hearing on rule issued on Fakhrul’s bail.BNP

DU: The Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student front of ruling Awami League, has announced new committee for its Dhaka University (DU) unit on Thursday. Abid Al Hasan was made president of the new committee while Motahar Hossian Prince was made General Secretary.Chhatra League central

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 Thursday issued arrest warrant against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury for not paying court contempt fine within the given time.ICT Registrar confirmed the matter to banglanews. Zafrullah Chowdhury was fined Tk 5,000 for

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) approved the charge sheet against former MP and also BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie on allegation of amassing wealth illegally.Deputy Director of ACC Public Relations Department Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed the matter to banglanews

Dhaka: Sayeed Khokon, newly elected mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), has started work giving priorities to five projects from his election manifesto.Meanwhile, he has started taking measures to reduce traffic jam, removing water-logging and cleaning the city.He informed these

DHAKA: The proceedings of Niko graft case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against BNP chairperson Khaleda and others will run in the trial court.The High Court on Thursday also asked Khaleda Zia to surrender before trial court within next two months after dissolving a

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia hoped that holy month of Ramadan would bring peace and happiness to the lives of Muslims across the world.In her greeting message, sent to the media on Thursday, the BNP chief prayed to the Almighty Allah for divine peace.‘The holy month of Ramadan is

DHAKA: The proceedings of Niko graft case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against BNP chairperson Khaleda and others will run in the trial court.The High Court on Thursday gave the order dissolving a long-pending rule in the case.The HC bench comprising Justice M Nuruzzaman

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed July 23 for next hearing in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others.After hearing the time petition, the makeshift court of Abu Ahmed Jamader ordered to continue cross-examination in the

DHAKA: Concluding her 6-day visit to London, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Thursday morning. A Bangladesh Biman flight-BG-016 carrying the premier and members of her entourage landed at Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport (OIA) at 10.05 am. Later she had a meeting with

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, arrested 79 persons including three men of BNP, Jamaat, and Shibir from different places of the district till Thursday morning.The law enforcers also recovered 96 liters wine and 200 grams cannabis during the drives.District’s additional

DHAKA: Police, in separate drives, detained at least 209 people, including some BNP-Jamaat activists, from nine district of the county in 24 hours till Wednesday afternoon.The members of law enforcing agencies conducted the different drives from Tuesday 5:00pm to Wednesday 5:00pm and