DHAKA: The Supreme Court fixed June 16 to deliver its verdict on the appeal of the convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed seeking his acquittal of all the charges.The four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice SK Sinha fixed the date as the arguments on

DHAKA: With the hope of assuming power in three years, ‘Aam-Janata Khilafat Party’ was introduced as a political party on Tuesday.The party’s founding chairman Syedana Haidar Ali Chowdhury announced the formation of the party at a press conference at National Press Club in city on

DHAKA: A discussion will be arranged at Engineers Institution Seminar Hall in city on Wednesday to mark the 34th death anniversary of former president also BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.The discussion, to be organized by BNP’s women wing Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, will be held at 11:00am on

DHAKA:  The High Court granted anticipatory bail to BNP leader Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia in seven cases for sabotages filed with city’s Mirpur and Pallabi Thanas during the movement of BNP-led 14-party alliance.A HC bench comprising Justice M Rezaul Haque and Justice M Khasruzzaman

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, detained 125 people including four activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from different areas of the district.The law enforcers also recovered 4 kilograms of hemp, 45 pieces of yaba and 94 litres of wine during the

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Monday declined the anticipatory bail of BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas in two sabotage cases.An HC bench comprising Justice Ruhul Quddus passed the order after holding a hearing.Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon moved for Mirza Abbas in the court

DHAKA: Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in overnight drives arrested two people on suspicion of Islamic State (IS) militant early Monday.The arrestees were identified as Aminul Islam Beg, 50, and Sakib Bin Kamal, 33.DMP Deputy Commissioner (DC) SM Jahangir Alam Sarkar

DHAKA: ‘Aam-Janata Khilafat Party’ is set to be introduced on Tuesday as a political party with a vow to protect democracy as well as basic rights of people.The party’s would be founding chairman Syedana Haidar Ali Chowdhury will announce the formation of the party at a press

DHAKA: The Supreme Court adjourned until Tuesday the hearing arguments over the convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed’s appeal for his acquittal of all the charges.The four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice SK Sinha heard the arguments on Monday,

DHAKA: Rejecting BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s plea for canceling the deposition of Harun-ar-Rashid, the first witness in the Zia Orphanage graft case, Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar recorded his deposition for second day.The court on Monday also fixed June 18 for testifying the

DHAKA: Law enforcers arrested at least 201 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chharta Shibir, from Chiitagong, Jessore and Jhenaidah districts on Monday.Police in overnight special drives detained at least 111 persons, including three

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed a petition seeking cancelation of the deposition recorded on May 5 in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases.BNP chief’s lawyer Advocate Masud Ahmed Talukder made the plea for the cancellation around 10:35am. In the plea, Khaleda Zia

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived in a Dhaka court on Monday morning to attend hearings in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases.She started from her Gulshan residence around 9:55am and reached the court in Bakshibazar at 10:52am.Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar is expected

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Salahuddin Ahmed, who is undergoing treatment at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health And Medical Sciences (Neigrihms) after arrest for intrusion, is likely to be produced before Indian court on Monday.If doctors give release order,

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before the court on Monday for hearing in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases against her if she is assured of getting adequate security. Khaleda Zia’s adviser and lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, also the president of Supreme

DHAKA: A joint meeting of the ruling Awami League-backed members of parliament (MPs) of Dhaka and its adjacent districts will be held on Monday.AL district unit presidents and general secretaries will also attend the meeting at AL president’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area

JESSORE: Police in overnight drives arrested 88 persons from different areas of Jessore district on Sunday.Sources of the district’s police control room confirmed the matter to banglanews.All of the arrestees will be produced before the court by the noon, according to the sources.BDST:

CHITTAGONG: Police in special drives detained at least 123 people, including four activists of Jamaat-e-Isalmi and its student wing Islami Chharta Shibir from different parts in Chittagong.Moreover, police also seized 129 liters of liquor.Sources said that law enforcers detained a Jamaat

DHAKA: The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authority on Saturday expelled five Chhatra League activists permanently for their involvement with sexual assault and mugging.The decision came from a syndicate meeting in the night.JU registrar Abubakar Siddique confirmed the matter to

RANGAMATI: At least seven people were injured as two groups of ruling Awami League’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) locked into clashes in Barkal upazila of Rangamati district on Saturday.The injured included district unit BCL joint general secretary Aktaruzzaman, upazila