Former Bangladesh president and veteran politician Professor AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury died in a Dhaka hospital early Saturday (October 5). His son, Mahi B Chowdhury, confirmed the matter. A janaza will be held in the hospital premises this morning, he said, adding the body will be

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will on Saturday sit for talks with five major political parties, Islami advocacy group Hefazat-e-Islam and a leftist alliance to discuss reforms in state mechanisms. Shafiqul Alam, press secretary of the interim government head, said the parties have

Separate complaints have been filed with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other people on charges of carrying out massacres in Lakshmipur and Dhaka during the quota reform movement and subsequent mass upsurge. Members of the

Samir Chandra Chanda, president of the Bangladesh Krishak League, the peasant wing of the Awami League, was arrested in Dhaka on Thursday night. The police apprehended Samir in the Uttar Badda area, confirmed Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations)

Former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has been arrested in Dhaka. A team of the Detective Branch of police apprehended him in the Bhatara area, confirmed Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional Commissioner (DB) Rezaul Karim Mallick on Thursday. The former minister is accused in

The interim government is set to begin a new round of dialogue regarding the work of the six commissions formed to reform the state apparatus, starting with the BNP on Saturday. The dialogue will take place at the State Guest House Jamuna around 2:30 pm on that day, with BNP Secretary

A Dhaka court today (October 3) showed former law minister Anisul Huq arrested in a case lodged over the murder of one Al Amin Hossain in the capital's Badda area on August 5.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saiful Islam passed the order as police produced Anisul before the

A Dhaka court has granted bail to Mahmudur Rahman, the former acting editor of the newspaper Amar Desh, who was convicted in the case involving the attempted abduction and murder of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge

An allegation of genocide was brought today (October 2) against Awami League (AL) as a party for allegedly giving direct instruction in the barbaric crimes and its 14-party allies like Workers Party of Bangladesh and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad). Nationalist Democratic Movement

A complaint was filed today (October 2) with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 25 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of schoolboy Anas in capital's Chankharpul area on August 5. Anas's father Palash filed the complaint today

A court in Dhaka today (Oct 2) exempted eight persons including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed from the charges of a case lodged over vandalizing and torching a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation

A Dhaka court today (October 2) placed Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on a total seven-day remand in two separate cases of attempt to murder filed with Nababganj Police Station and Dohar Police Station.  Dhaka

Two leaders of Juba League and Chhatra League were arrested from the city's Kalabagan and Badda area on Tuesday night on charges of attacking people during the anti-discrimination student movement. Police arrested Juba League presidium member Md Anwarul Islam from Kalabagan while

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two former lawmakers from Dhaka and Chattogram districts in connection with cases filed over attacks on student-people during the anti-discrimination student movement. RAB personnel rounded up Abdur Rouf, former MP from Kushtia-4 constituency,

A Dhaka court today (October 1) imposed travel ban on Bogura-2 former lawmaker Shariful Islam Jinnah and former cabinet secretary Kabir Bin Anwar in connection with corruption allegations against them. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain passed the

A Dhaka court today (October 1) showed former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested in a case lodged over the killing of Hasan Mahmud, president of Dhaka South city unit of Jatiyatabadi Sarak Paribahan Shramik Dal and a journalist as well. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate

Detective police today (Oct 1) arrested former lawmaker Abdullah Al Jacob from city's Gulshan area. "Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Jacob this morning in a case filed with Savar police station", said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy

Former lawmakers Mahabub Ara Begum Gini was arrested from Dhaka early Tuesday. Rezaul Karim Mallick, the additional commissioner of the Detective Branch of police, confirmed the matter. The DB official said that Gini was accused of several cases filed after August 5. The

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has ordered a freeze on the bank accounts of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Hossain Putul and her sister Sheikh Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddique Bobby. In addition, the bank

Former lawmaker Sultan Mohammad Monsur Ahmed was detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Sultan Monsur, former vice president of Ducsu, was detained on Monday morning while returning home from abroad. Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner of the detective