DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan South Unit BNP on Saturday (August 10) distributed leaflets to raise awareness among Dhaka residents against mosquito-borne viral dengue fever.   BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi led the initiative in Hatirpul Bazar and Eastern Plaza and

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from London after wrapping up her official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) for almost three weeks. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines VVIP flight carrying the prime minister and her entourage members departed from Heathrow International

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sent a notice to BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and his wife asking them to give calculation of all assets within 24 working days. The notice was sent from commission’s main headquarters on Tuesday (August 6).

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urged everyone to carry out proper cleanliness drives instead of 'photo-session' for preventing the dengue menace.    He categorically said aedes mosquito, the virus bearer of dengue fever, won't get selective when it

DHAKA: The High Court asked BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and three other leaders to surrender before the lower courts concerned within six weeks in the case filed on charge of issuing death threat to the plaintiff and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The HC bench of

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Secretary General Mashiur Rahman Ranga said the dengue situation has gone beyond control now due to negligence of Dhaka city corporations' two mayors.   "The finance minister couldn't place budget as he was infected with dengue. Such high numbers of people

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and three other leaders sought anticipatory bail from High Court in the case filed on charge of issuing death threat to the plaintiff and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice

DHAKA: The Awami League has convened a special joint meeting on Tuesday (August 6) to discuss prevailing situation of the country. The meeting will be held at 11am at the party’s central office at Bangabandhu Avenue, a press release of Awami League said. AL General Secretary and

CHATTOGRAM: A court here on Monday (August 5) placed a local leader of Awami League on two days' remand in Chhatra League leader Sudipto Biswas murder case. The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Salem Mohammad Noman granted the remand after Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI)

DHAKA: A case was filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and seven other leaders on charge of issuing death threat to the plaintiff and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. AB Siddique, president of Bangladesh Jananetri Parishad, a

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned lawmaker Mahi B Chowdhury and his wife Ashfah Haque for interrogation over their alleged involvement in money laundering. According to ACC sources, two separate letters, signed by Jalal Uddin Ahmed, deputy director of ACC, were sent

DHAKA:  A makeshift court of Dhaka deferred the charge hearing in Niko corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till August 27. Judge Sheikh Hafijur Rahman of the makeshift court set up in Dhaka Central Jail of Keraniganj, fixed the date on Sunday (August 4) as the Khaleda

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said the ruling party will continue cleanliness program until the country is free from dengue and Aedes mosquitoes are destroyed. "This time is very sensitive. Now indulging in much talk can bring bad upshot to the country. The

DHAKA: Both income and expenditure of ruling Awami League increased in last six straight years, according to a financial statement submitted to the Election Commission (EC).   A team of Awami League headed by its co-chairman of election-steering committee HT Imam submitted the record

DHAKA: The High Court rejected the bail petition flied by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia who was jailed for seven years in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman Wednesday (July 30) passed the order after hearing the plea.

DHAKA:  Ruling Awami League has called an emergency meeting on Tuesday (July 30) to discuss about overall situation of the country. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the party central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital at 1100am, said says a press release. All members

DHAKA:  Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said country’s dengue disease situation has taken an alarming turn and causing a matter of concern. To counter this situation, a three-day cleanliness campaign will be launched by the Awami League alongside the government,

DHAKA: The High Court fixed Tuesday (July 30) for holding hearing on the bail petition flied by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia who was jailed for seven years in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman Sunday (July 28) set

DHAKA: Convicted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia received dental treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital Saturday (July 27).  The ailing BNP chief, who has been in BSMMU since April 1, was given the dental treatment for nearly half an hour Saturday (July

RAJSHAHI: Some 104 accused, including Jamaat leader Moulana Delwar Hossian Sayedee, were indicted in the murder case of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist of Rajshahi University unit Faruk Hossain.   Judge Enayet Kabir Sarker of Rajshahi Additional Metropolitan and Session Judge