DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and two other accused were granted bail in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases Sunday.Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of the Dhaka Third Special Judge Court set up on Bakshibazar Alia Madrasah ground passed the order on her bail petitions filed by

Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has appeared before the court in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases on Sunday morning. Earlier, after three months, she came out of her political office at city’s Gulshan area at around 10:00am. Police sources said ahead of her appearance in

FROM GULSHAN: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is on her way to appear before court in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases. After three months, she came out of her political office at city’s Gulshan area at around 10am on Sunday. Police sources said ahead of her appearance in the

LAKSHMIPUR: Miscreants shot at a local leader of Juba League, youth front of Awami League, in Kashipur village of Bashikpur Union Parishad under Sadar Upazila on Saturday night.The leader was identified as M Monir Hossain, 32, son of late Rafiqullah of the village. Monir was the president

FROM GULSHAN: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been preparing to appear before the court and she might be left her political office at city’s Gulshan area after three months.Police sources added that ahead of her appearance in the court the security measures have been boosted up in

FENI: An activist of Jubo League, youth wing of ruling Awami League, was shot dead over factional clash in Golar Haat area under Sadar upazila Saturday.The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, son of Bachhu Mia of the area.Locals said, supporters of Anwar group attacked Saiful over

DHAKA: BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on Sunday demanding the immediate release of its alliance leaders and activists including the party’s joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed.A press release, signed by BNP’s another joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu,

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to join mass rallies to be held in Dhaka and Chittagong.Sources, with knowledge of the matter, from Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office told banglanews on Saturday.According to them, BNP chairperson will attend both the rallies as chief

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) Saturday sent show cause notices to two mayoral candidates of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for breaching election code of conduct.Returning Officer Mir Sarwar Morshed sent the notices to Awami League backed Sayed Khokon and Jatiyo Party-backed

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to take initiative to resume proceedings of the case filed against Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, for concealing wealth information.The anti-graft watchdog will file a petition with the High Court to fix a

DHAKA: At least 88 persons including 13 BNP-Jamaat men were held in nightlong drives in Chittagong, Jessore and Gaibandha districts on Saturday.In Chittagong, police nabbed 11 activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different parts of the district in accusation of their

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before the court on Sunday in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases.  Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday.Witness depositions in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League is yet to fix a single candidate for ward councilor posts each in the upcoming Dhaka North and South City Corporations elections. There are 57 wards in DCC South while 36 in DCC North. The voting to elect mayor and councilors in the two city corporations will

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebok Dal, voluntary wing of BNP, on Friday announced countrywide demonstration for Sunday protesting the attack on the party men in Sylhet.Organization’s central unit president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, general secretary Mir Sarfat Ali Sapu and organizing

DHAKA: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan Friday categorically said the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will have to face trial for killing people in the name of hartal-blockade.He came up with the remark in a press conference arranged by Sramik-Peshajibi-Muktijoddha Samonoyak Parisad at Dhaka

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Awami League (AL) Joint general secretary Haji Mohammad Salim joined the campaign for ruling party-backed mayoral candidate Mohammad Sayeed Khokon of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections.Selim started the campaign from Friday noon after the Jumma prayer

DHAKA: Law enforcers, in special drives, rounded up 78 people, including six activists of BNP, from various areas of two districts in the country between Thursday night and Friday morning.In Jessore, police, in a nightlong drive, detained 53 people, including three activists of BNP, from

NARAIL: Law enforcers in a special drive arrested 25, including three activists of BNP, from various areas of the district from Thursday night to 9am of Friday.Narail police control room told banglanews that of the arrestees, 11 from Sadar thana, six from Lohagara, three from Kalia and

SYLHET: BNP affiliated Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebak Dal called a daylong hartal in Sylhet on Saturday.The shutdown was called as a protest of police firing on the party’s Thursday rally and injuring 17 of its leaders and activists.A press release signed by district unit Sechchasebak Dal

DHAKA: BNP leaders Abdul Awal Mintoo and Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu appealed to the Election Commission (EC) challenging cancelation of their nomination forms for mayoral posts in the upcoming Dhaka City Corporations polls.Mintoo’s lawyer Ehsanur Rahman and Pintu’s lawyer Aminul Islam, on