Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today (August 2) said the judgment in a graft case against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman is the reflection of the rule of law prevailing in the country. He said: "I just think that it is

Bangladesh Nationalist Party's acting chairman Tarique Rahman was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment while his wife Zubaida Rahman three-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2007. Judge Md Asaduzzaman of Dhaka Metropolitan

The grand rally of the ruling Awami League (AL) started at Rangpur Zilla School ground as Prime Minister and the party president Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to join the rally around 3 pm today (August 2).  The premier arrived at Rangpur cantonment helipad by a helicopter at 01:13

BNP started a public rally on Monday (July 31) afternoon protesting the attack on BNP's peaceful sit-in programme.  The event commenced at 2:40 pm near the gate of the historic Suhrawardy Udyan, adjacent to the Engineering Institute in Dhaka. As part of the party's

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal's Dhaka Metropolitan South member secretary Munshi Badrul Alam Sabuj has been picked up by plainclothes police members, BNP alleged. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi raised the allegation through a statement issued on Monday

Ruling Awami League (AL) candidate Mohiuddin Bachchu unofficially won the by-election for Chattogram-10 (Double Mooring-Halishahar-Khulshi) constituency on Sunday (July 30). Jubo League Chattogram City unit former Convener Bachchu defeated his nearest candidate Md Shamsul Alam of

Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court today (July 30) sent 122 leaders and activists of BNP to jail and another 25 were placed on one-day remand each in 11 cases filed over July 29 clashes with law enforcers across the capital. The 11 cases were filed with seven police stations in

A Dhaka court today (July 30) placed four leaders and activists of BNP on one-day remand each in a case lodged over clashes with police on July 29 in the capital's Dholaikhal area. The four remanded accused are- Keraniganj Jubo Dal leader Abdul Momin, activists Kabir, Sohag Gazi

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said more than 700 people were detained in connection with Saturday's (July 29) violence and clashes between law enforcers and BNP’s party leaders and activists. Those who were not involved in violence will be released from the police

A Dhaka court today (July 30) set August 29 for hearing a graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 14 others. Judge Ali Hossen of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 re-fixed the date after holding a short hearing on two of the defendants' exemption pleas. As the hearing

At least 149 leaders and activists of BNP were arrested in several cases filed against 469 named and many unnamed persons over Saturday’s (July 29) clashes with law enforcers. A total of 11 cases were filed with seven police stations in the capital.  Deputy Commissioner

Awami League (AL) today cancelled its Monday's (July 31) "peace rally" by Dhaka North and South units in the capital's Agargaon area. Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League office secretary Praloy Samaddar Bappi confirmed the matter to Banglanews this morning. He

BNP to hold protest rallies in metropolitan and district cities on Monday (July 31) to protest the alleged attack on party men during Saturday’s sit-in programme. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the party, made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday.

Awami League will hold demonstrations and rallies from today (July 30) Sunday across the country to protest the "anarchy of BNP-Jamaat."    The party programmes will start at 10am and continue till 5:00pm. Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader came up

Awami League will hold demonstration and rally from 10am to 5:00pm on Sunday (July 30) across the country to protest the "anarchy of BNP-Jamaat."    Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader came up with this declaration at an emergency meeting of presidents and

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday (July 29) said that at least 90 BNP leaders and activists have been arrested in connection with clashes with the police.  Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) of DMP Media and Public Relations Department Md Farooq Hossain confirmed the

The police have released BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy from custody following his detention during a clash in Dhaka's Matuail on Saturday (July 29).   Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) of DMP Media and Public Relations Department Md Farooq Hossain

At the instructions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Assistant Private Secretary-2 Gazi Hafizur Rahman (Liku) today visited BNP leader Amanullah Aman, who is undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in the capital. Gazi Hafizur Rahman handed

Police have detained BNP's Dhaka Metropolitan North convener Amanullah Aman from city's Gabtoli while the opposition party was observing a sit-in programme in the area. The BNP leader was picked up at around 11:45am today.  The ruling party activists also did a counter

BNP leaders and activists have claimed that police picked up BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy from the city's Dholaikhal area today (July 29). The BNP senior leader Gayeshwar suffered injury during the clash between BNP members and law enforcers in the area at