A Dhaka court on Wednesday (Nov 6) showed five people including Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman arrested in six new murder cases filed with four different police stations in the capital.   The five people, who have been shown arrested in new cases are- Anisul Huq, Salman F Rahman,

A local BNP leader was brutally murdered by unknown assailants on Tuesday (November 5) afternoon in front of the Amtala Mosque in Mirzapur, Bagerhat.  The victim Sajib Torofdar, son of the late Siddiq Torofdar, was leader and ex-member of the Dema Union Parishad. The

A Dhaka court on Tuesday (Nov 5) imposed travel ban on former lawmaker and former secretary general of Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan over corruption allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions judge Md Jakir Hossain passed the order, allowing a plea of the anti-graft

A Dhaka court today (Nov 4) ordered that former Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim be shown as arrested in a case related to the attempted murder of Fazlur Karim in front of Dhaka Alia Madrasa. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza issued the order after police presented Haji

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed November 10 for hearing an appeal of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia against the High Court's 10 years' jail sentence in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. Khaleda Zia's lawyer Barrister Kaysar Kamal confirmed the matter.

The High Court (HC) on Sunday (Nov 3) granted a petition for preparing the paper book at own cost to file an appeal against a 7-year conviction to BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. A High Court bench comprising Justice

A Dhaka court on Sunday (November 2) sent to jail former agriculture minister Md Abdus Shahid in a case lodged over the murder of bus driver Alamgir Hossain during the student-led mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahammed passed the order as police produced Shahid

BNP leader Shahadat Hossain, who was recently declared mayor-elect of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) by an election tribunal, was sworn in as the new mayor of CCC in Dhaka.  The oath-taking ceremony took place at 10:30am today. AF Hassan Ariff, adviser to the Ministry of

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has reiterated that his party does not support the banning of any political party in the country.  Speaking to journalists at an event at the BRAC Centre in Dhaka’s Mohakhali on Saturday, Fakhrul said that such decisions

A Dhaka court today rejected the bail petition of former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder in a case filed with Mohammadpur police station over an  alleged attempt to murder a businessman. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jakir Hossain today passed the order when he was

BNP leader Dr. Shahadat Hossain, recently declared the mayor-elect of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) through a court order, is set to be sworn in on Sunday (Nov 3). AF Hassan Ariff, Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives will administer the

Jatiya Party (JaPa) has decided not to hold its prescheduled rally and protest march slated today (Nov 2).  A press release was issued in this regard on Friday night. The release also said that the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) had invoked Section 29 of the Metropolitan

GM Quader, Chairman of the Jatiya Party, expressed his concerns about the current political landscape in Bangladesh, stating that the struggle for democracy continues.  Speaking at a press conference on Friday (Nov 1), he reflected on his previous statement during the

A fire erupted in front of the central office of the Jatiya Party in the Bijoynagar area of Dhaka on Thursday evening around 7:00 PM. The identity of those responsible for the fire remains unknown.  According to Inspector (Investigation) Payel Hossain from Ramna Police Station,

BNP today (Oct 31) announced a 10-day programme to mark the National Revolution and Solidarity Day, aiming to highlight the day’s significance and true history before the young generation. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Islam Alamgir announced the programme after a

A Dhaka court today (Oct 31) sent to jail Moin Abdullah, son of former lawmaker Abul Hasnat Abdullah, in a case filed over the killing of Juba Dal leader Shamim. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadul Haque passed the order as police produced Moin before the court after

The High Court (HC) today (Oct 31) scraped the sedition case filed against BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and Ekushey Television (ETV) Chairman Abdus Salam.  The order was delivered by the bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayetur Rahman, who granted the rule

A local BNP leader died on Wednesday night, eight days after he was injured in a clash between rival factions of the party in Chuadanga’s Damurhuda upazila.  The deceased, Sultan (45), son of the late Afsar Ali and a resident of Khalisha Para, served as the joint secretary

Two separate Dhaka courts today (Oct 29) placed a total of eight people including four former ministers on different terms of remand in various cases filed with different police stations in the capital.   Of the eight, former law minister Anisul Huq was placed on five -day remand

The High Court today (October 30) dismissed 11 sedition and sabotage cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia during the previous Awami League government. The High Court bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossein handed down the verdict after disposing of