DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday fixed August 27 as the next deposition recording date in the Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.Third Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of the Bakshibazar makeshift court setup at Alia Madrasa ground passed the order after the defendant completed partial cross

SAVAR (DHAKA): Police arrested five BNP men including suspended Savar mayor and also BNP municipality unit president Refat Ullah.Savar Model Thana police arrested him from Ullail Bus Stand at 10:00pm on Sunday.Law enforcers also arrested municipality unit BNP vice-president Nazim Uddin

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sought court order adjourning the trial proceedings in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust graft cases.On ground of their client’s illness, her lawyers on Monday filed the petition seeking six or seven week times.Khaleda Zia, the prime accused of

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division asked defense lawyers to complete their argument for death-row convict Salauddin Qauder Chowdhury by Tuesday.  Defense lawyers placed argument before the Applegate Division bench headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday for second day. Lawyer

DHAKA: Dhaka metropolitan unit of Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday brought out processions in different parts of the city demanding the release of its leaders and activists.A procession was brought out in city’s Mohakhali area at 8:30am.Jamaat’s Ramna Thana unit amir Dr Rezaul Karim,

DHAKA: BNP chairperson and also former premier Khaleda Zia is scheduled to hold a meeting with party’s senior leaders at her Gulshan political office in city.The meeting is expected to start at 9:00pm on Monday.BNP chairperson’s media wing member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court issued arrest warrant against 16 BNP leaders including Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia in a case filed with Pallabi Thana.Metropolitan Session Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order after accepting charges on Monday.BDST: 1312 HRS, July 6, 2015AKA/SMS

JOYPURHAT: A local leader of ruling Awami League (AL) was electrocuted in Panchbibi Upazila of the district on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Badsha, 35, son of Ibrahim Hossain of Nandi village of the upazila. He was a member of the convening committee of Mohammadpur Union

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before the court on Sunday for hearing in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases against her if authorities concerned provides her adequate security.  Khaleda Zia’s top lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, also the president of Supreme

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Thursday approved Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) as a party in the case filed against Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, for concealing wealth information.The bench of Justice Mohammad Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM

DHAKA: Police detained at least 106 people including 15 BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami men in Jessore and Gaibandha districts early Thursday.Jessore police control room sources said 69 men including six BNP and four Jamaat men were held in overnight drives in eight upazilas of the district.Moreover,

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) is observing the 2nd death anniversary of former president and veteran politician Zillur Rahman in a befitting manner on Thursday.Earlier, AL, in a press release on Wednesday night, said that the party was set to pay tribute to Zillur Rahman, placing floral

DHAKA: Russian ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev on Thursday greeted BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on the occasion of the Independence Day to be marked on March 26. The envoy also sent another greetings card to BNP vice chairman Shamser Mobin Chowdhury.  Abul Hossain, driver of

KHULNA: Law enforcers detained at least 39 people in special overnight drives conducted in Khulna, Chittagong and Moulvibazar districts on Thursday.In Khulna, 30 people including three Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Shibir activists were arrested from several areas of the.Khulna

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted five cocktails in Mohammadpur and Topkhana road areas of the city Wednesday evening.Mohammadpur Thana operation officer told banglanews that they were informed about blast of four cocktails in front of Shampa Market at Adabar Link Road around 7pm.Meanwhile,

DHAKA: A police constable received splinter injuries in front of Notre Dame College in city’s Arambagh area as a group of miscreants blasted a cocktail in the area on Wednesday afternoon.Witness said that the blockaders hurled a cocktail aiming at the police constable who was

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said the trial and execution of the verdicts against the war criminals will continue in spite of violences being carried out by the BNP-led alliance.She made the assertions on Wednesday afternoon while addressing a discussion at

DHAKA: BNP will participate in the elections of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC).Sources from the party think-tanks on Wednesday told banglanews that they would select candidates who have relatively clean

ISHWARDI (PABNA): Bandhan Khandakar, a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader in Ishwardi upazila, was shot dead in broad daylight in the district on Wednesday.The victim was general secretary of Muladuli Union unit of ruling Awami League’s student affiliate Bangladesh Chhatra

DHAKA: Police nabbed a youth from the road in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in city’s Gulshan area on Wednesday noon.The detainee is named as Sujon.Confirming the matter Gulshan Thana sub-inspector (SI) Mohiuddin Alam told banglanews that the youth came to