DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is not appearing before the court to attend the hearing in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases on Tuesday.Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Zakir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews saying that they will file time petition to defer

GAZIPUR: Acting BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from Kashimpur Central Jail for routine check-up.Jailor of Dhaka Central Jail Nasir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews around 9:45am.He

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) constituted tribunal with the view to ease submitting allegations of irregularities in the recently held city corporations polls.A gazette notification was issued on Monday regarding the constitution of the tribunal.A joint district and session judge

DHAKA: BNP former lawmaker and also Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) former president Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu was buried at Azimpur Graveyard in city Monday evening.Family members, locals and BNP leaders and activists were present during the burial.Prior to the burial, Pintu’s younger

RAJSHAHI: A high-powered three-member committee was formed to investigate into the death of former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Pintu.The committee is asked to submit the report within May 7.A competent source from Rajshahi central jail confirmed the matter to banglanews in the afternoon.Dhaka

DHAKA: Cabinet members on Monday observed that the recently held city corporations polls were free and fair but BNP boycotted them out of their ill-motives.A cabinet member, wishing not to be named, informed banglanews after the cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at

DHAKA: Appellate division of the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed challenging his death penalty for his wartime crimes till Tuesday (May 5).The four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice SK

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday deferred the date of hearing of BNP standing committee member and also Dhaka Metropolitan BNP convener Mirza Abbas on May 24 in two sabotage cases.A single bench of Justice Ruhul Quddus on Monday fixed the date in response to a three-week time

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 accepted the apology tendered by advocate Tajul Islam and convinced with explanations of three leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami in reply to show-cause notice for making adverse comment over its judgment.The ICT has also brought contempt of court

DHAKA: The second namaj-e-janaza of BNP’s former lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu was held at 11:50am Monday in front of party’s central office in city’s Nayapaltan area.Leaders and activists of BNP including its chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tributes to him.Earlier this morning, his

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tribute to former lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu at party’s Nayapaltan central office around 11:40am Monday.BNP standing committee members Barrister Moudud Ahmed, ASM Hannan Shah, Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar, BNP’s joint secretary general

RAJSHAHI: The body of former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu has been taken to Dhaka after his first namaj-e-janaza in Rajshahi.Pintu’s younger brother Nasimuddin Ahmed Rintu received the body around 11:15pm Sunday from jail authorities at the Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital

DHAKA: The namaj-e-janaza of former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu will be held at city’s Naya Paltan area Monday morning.A press release has been issued in this regard signed by BNP assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony on Sunday.The leaders and activists of BNP and its

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia expressed profound shock at the death of former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, who was serving life in prison for his involvement in 2009 BDR mutiny.The BNP chief sent a condolence message to the media signed by her party’s international affairs

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) is going to constitute Electoral Tribunal to facilitate the complaint over the newly held polls in three city corporations.According to sources, all preparations have been completed to form the tribunal. The formalities are expected to be done through

DHAKA: BNP international affairs secretary Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon claimed that BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Pintu died due to the negligence of jail authorities.He made the allegation at a press conference held at BNP Nayapaltan central office in city on Sunday.Ripon further alleged that Pintu

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu asked journalist leaders to send the list of the tortured media people to his office within 72 hours.The minister fixed the time while speaking at a discussion organized by a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) on World

JOYPURHAT: A leader of Jubo Dal, youth wing of BNP, was stabbed allegedly by a youth to death following a dispute over a trifling matter on Sunday noon.The deceased was identified as Afzal Hossain Loro, 46, Assistant general secretary of Joypurhat unit Jubo Dal and son of Shamsuddin of

DHAKA: Former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, who was serving life in prison for his involvement in 2009 BDR mutiny, died of cardiac arrest in Rajshahi on Sunday.Nasiruddin felt pain in his chest at Rajshahi jail. He was immediately taken to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained at least 176 people, including 11 BNP-Jamaat men, in overnight drives conducted in Jhenaidah, Narail, Jessore, and Satkhira districts till Monday morning.Police held them from different upazilas of the districts sometimes between Sunday midnight and Monday