A Dhaka court on Monday set September 25 for the hearing on charge framing in the Barapukuria coal mine graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and six others. The court fixed the afresh date following a plea filed by Khaleda's lawyer as Begum Zia could not appear

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will remain under close observation of doctors for 72 hours as she has two additional blockages in her blood vessels and other health complications at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital.  BNP Chairperson’s personal physician Professor AZM Zahid

BNP leaders and activists are holding a rally in front of Jatiya Press Club on Sunday (June 12) demanding the party chairperson Khaleda Zia's advanced treatment abroad. They started the rally at 10 am suspending vehicular movement on the road. Dhaka Metropolitan South and North

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (June 11) said doctors have advised Khaleda Zia to be taken abroad for advanced treatment.  He also urged the government for the immediate release of the party Chairperson to go abroad for advanced treatment as she suffered a

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said doctors can be brought from abroad for treatment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, if necessary.  Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, made the remark in a press conference held at the AL’s Bangabandhu

Physicians at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka installed ring in the heart of former Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia following her acute heart attack. BNP Chairperson’s personal physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain confirmed the matter.  Earlier in the day, the

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that court permission is needed to take BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia abroad for treatment.  He said: "If Khaleda Zia wants to go abroad for treatment, she will have to take court permission through legal procedure." 

As former Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia suffered a heart attack, the medical board concerned decided to go for a coronary angiogram at the Evercare Hospital at Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital. Medical Board constituted for her treatment said she needs

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to a hospital in the capital with cardiac problem early Saturday. She was taken to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Evercare Hospital around 3:20am. Khaleda Zia is under the care of cardiologist Dr Shahabuddin Talukder, who has been

Today is the 14th anniversary of the release of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison. On this day in 2008, Sheikh Hasina was released from the special sub-jail set up on the premises of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Building after remaining captive

Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) Standing Committee member, former minister, and former mayor of Dhaka Mirza Abbas has been detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Afroza Abbas his wife alleged that he was detained at the airport immigration department when he

The historic Six-Point Demand or the Six-Point Formula was a Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan spearheaded by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which eventually led to the Bangladesh liberation, said Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Tuesday.  

A Dhaka court today (June 8) fixed September 20 for the appearance of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia before it in 11 cases lodged against her. Today was fixed for her appearance before the court, but Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayesh reset the date as Khaleda Zia failed to

Protesting the price hike of essential commodities, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday (June 7) demanded the cancelation of the government's decision of increasing gas prices.  Besides, the party also announced a three-day demonstration programme in protest

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has fixed August 1 for hearing a bail plea filed by jailed Haji Mohammad Salim in a case for amassing illegal wealth. Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chamber judge of the Appellate Division, today scraped the plea and sent it to the apex court

A Dhaka court today (June 5) sentenced former mayor of Dhamrai municipality Dewan Nazim Uddin to four-year imprisonment for amassing wealth illegally and hiding information about the assets. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 delivered the verdict in presence of

A Dhaka court on Sunday (June 5) deferred till July 17 the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 19 others in the Gatco graft case that involves Tk1,000 crore. Judge Mohammed Ali Hossain of the Dhaka’s Third Special Judge’s Court set the fresh

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has blamed the government for the recent price hike of essential commodities. He said: "Today the price of the bread has doubled. The price of rice has already increased by Tk 10/Tk15 per Kg. 

A special tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 31) sentenced three Naogaon men, including former leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Rezaul Karim Montu, to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)

Pro-Awami League lawyers’ panel Sammilito Ainjibi Samannoy Parishad swept the election to the Bangladesh Bar Council, official election results said. Attorney General AM Amin Uddin, chairman of the bar council, announced the official results of the election early Sunday.