Tuesday, 24 Dec, 2024

Politics

Moudud gets bail in sedition case

DHAKA: The High Court gave BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed MP anticipatory bail in a sedition case filed in Khulna till charge framing.An HC bench comprising Justice Dastagir Ahmed and MK Jahirul Haq passed the order following a petition filed by Moudud Monday seeking bail in the

Shah Moazzem, Rafiqul get bail in 9 sedition cases

DHAKA: The High Court Monday granted anticipatory bail to BNP leaders Shah Moazzem Hossain and barrister Rafiqul Islam Mian in a raft of nine sedition cases they are entangled in for their “threatening” speeches against the Prime Minister.An HC bench comprising Justice Mohammad

Young Turks in Jamaat for leadership change

DHAKA: Significant changes are on the cards in leadership of ultra-right Jamaat-e-Islami party against the backdrop of most top brass of the party in jail with war crimes charges.   The second-tier of the leadership has been brought to the forefront who are comparatively junior to those

Bail petitions of Mojaheed, Sayeedi, Kamruzzaman, Quader rejected

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Monday rejected the bail petitions of four top Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, who are now facing trial in the war-crime tribunal, in separate other cases.They are Party Secretary-General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee, and assistant

Opposition stages mass march Scrap deals with India, says Khaleda as she leads demo

DHAKA: Opposition leader Khaleda Zia Monday led a mass march through the capital, asking the government to scrap the latest agreements with India that principally envisages transit to the neighbouring country.The procession of thousands of slogan-chanting activists, with the ex-PM and BNP

Rajshahi city Jamaat acting secretary arrested

RAJSHAHI: Police arrested acting secretary of Rajshahi city Jamaat Abdul Malek from his house in Chhoto Bangram Uttarpara area of the city Monday morning.Boalia model thana OC Sahadat Hossain said the Jamaat leader was arrested in a specific case. He was an accused of a case filed by

Anee barred from going abroad

DHAKA: BNP lawmaker Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee was barred from going abroad at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday midnight. Anee told banglanews24.com.bd from the airport that immigration authorities obstructed him from taking a flight to Singapore for

Khaleda to lead BNPÔÇÖs mass march on Monday

DHAKA: The opposition BNP will bring out a mass procession in the capital on Monday as part of its ongoing anti-government movement.Party chairperson and opposition leader Khaleda Zia will lead the march that will start from the historic Paltan ground that was made off-limits to them for

Agreement with India a security threat: Moudud

DHAKA: BNP’s standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Sunday said the agreement with India poses a major security threat for the country.“India is one of the powerful states in the world. We will keep relationship with India but not sacrificing everything,” he said while

Govt hatches conspiracy to foil peaceful demo: Nazrul

DHAKA: Opposition BNP`s Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan Sunday accused Awami League government of hatching conspiracy against peaceful demonstration by the party. “The government is hatching conspiracy against our peaceful demonstration of mass procession," he said after

Deal with IndiaÔÇÖs bank disgraceful: Khandakar Mosharraf

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain Sunday termed Bangladesh’s latest credit agreement with an Indian bank “unequal and disgraceful” for the country.“The government signed the agreement with a private bank of India which is disgraceful for the

BNPÔÇÖs mass contact enters day-2 prior to Aug 9 mass march

DHAKA: The main opposition BNP Sunday morning continued its mass contact and leaflet distribution for the second day to make its scheduled mass march August 9 a success, with central leaders lading at different points of the capital. Under the 2-day warm-up move, leaders and activists are

Sedition case against Moudud, ex-Jamaat MP Taher in Khulna

KHULNA: A sedition case was filed against BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and former Jamaat MP Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher here Sunday for delivering “provocative” speeches against the government.  Additional Public Prosecutor Advocate MM Sazzad Ali filed the

Khaleda to be ousted from Cantonment House legally: Matia

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member Begum Matia Chowdhury Saturday said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has been hatching conspiracy against the country from her Cantonment resident. “Khaleda Zia will be ousted from her cantonment resident through legal procedure. Law will go on its

Movement to ditch agreement with India: BNP

DHAKA: The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Saturday announced their plan to go for movement to compel the Awami League-led grand alliance government to cancel all the deals with India that “go against Bangladesh’s interest”.     “In order to cling to power, the

Mirza Abbas on 3-day remand in another case

DHAKA: Opposition BNP leader and former minister Mirza Abbas was Saturday taken on a fresh three-day remand in a case of his alleged involvement in torching vehicles during the June 27 hartal.Metropolitan Magistrate Abdullah-al-Mamun passed the order giving him to police for grilling over

Barisal BNPÔÇÖs factional clash at Paltan central office: ex-MP Sarwar among 10 injured

DHAKA: Barisal BNP’s simmering inner-conflict erupted into a factional clash at party’s Naya Paltan central office Saturday, leaving at least 10 wounded, including former mayor Mujibur Rahman Sarwar.Asadul Karim Shahin, assistant office secretary of the central BNP, was also injured

Barisal BNPÔÇÖs factional clash at Paltan central office: ex-MP Sarwar among 10 injured

Senior Correspondentbanglanews24.com.bdDHAKA: Barisal BNP’s simmering inner-conflict erupted into a factional clash at party’s Naya Paltan central office Saturday, leaving at least 10 wounded, including former mayor Mujibur Rahman Sarwar.Asadul Karim Shahin, assistant office secretary

BNP kicks off mass contact prior to Aug 9 mass march

DHAKA: The main opposition BNP Saturday kicked off mass-contact campaigns to drum up their scheduled August 9 mass march, with central leaders lading agitprop groups at 26 points of the capital.Under the warm-up move, leaders and activists are carrying out mass contact, small processions

BCL factional clash at RU leaves 10 injured

RAJSHAHI: At least 10 students were injured in a factional clash of Chhatra League on Rajshahi University campus on Saturday afternoon over a trifling matter, witnesses said. Campus sources said the supporters of Apu and Joy started trading gunshots at about 3:30pm following an