Detectives have arrested former cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor in Dhaka’s Bailey Road area. He was apprehended at Nawratan colony around 11pm on Sunday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said. The former minister is one of the accused in a case filed with Mirpur

A court in Rajshahi today (Sep 15) placed Jubo League leader Jahirul Islam Rubel on a 5-day remand over allegations of shooting at protesters during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5. The Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1, presided by Judge Faisal Tarek,

A Dhaka court today (September 15) placed former Barishal-2 lawmaker Shah-E-Alam on three-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of college student Md Naimur Rahman in capital's Gulshan area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate

A Dhaka court on Sunday placed former Public Administration minister Farhad Hossain on a five-day remand for interrogation in a case filed over the death of garment worker Rubel during the Anti-Discrimination Movement on 5 August. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that at least 422 martyrs out of 875 in the July-August protests against Sheikh Hasina's regime were affiliated with his party. He gave the information while speaking at a press conference at the BNP

A Dhaka court today set October 15 to submit a probe report in a case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 6 others over the murder of grocer Abu Saiyed on July 19 in the city's Mohammadpur area during the anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan

Masood Sayedee, son of the late Jamaat-e-Islami leader and renowned Islamic scholar Delawar Hossain Sayedee, offered prayers for those who sacrificed their lives and shed their blood in the movement to establish Islam in Bangladesh and to restore democracy, freedom of speech, and voting

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has deferred its democracy rally to Tuesday due to the inclement weather. On Saturday night, BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain made the announcement at a press conference held at the party chairperson’s political office at

Farhad Hossain, former public administration minister and former member of parliament for Meherpur-1, was arrested. Members of the Rapid Action Battalion arrested him from the Iskaton area of the capital on Saturday night (Sept 14). RAB Legal and Media Wing Assistant Director ANM

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said Bangladesh still has a long way to go to build a robust and strong democracy as weaknesses of democracy exist in most of the countries in the world till now. He said this in a message on the occasion of

The BNP will hold a rally today (September 14)at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital to commemorate the sacrifice of the people who were killed and injured, and those who faced false cases during the fascist regime led by autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina. Senior BNP leaders,

Nayeb Ali Joarder, the former lawmaker from Jhenaidah-1 (Shailkupa) elected from the Awami League ticket, was arrested late Thursday night. A joint operation conducted by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Army apprehended the ex-lawmaker at his residence in Arappur, Jhenaidah

A Sylhet court has granted bail to former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar in four cases, including the murder of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria and an attempted murder case involving the late former Minister Suranjit Sen Gupta. Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has hailed the reform plans announced by Interim Government leader Prof Muhammad Yunus and urged him to ensure its swift implementation paving the path of the next general election. “I expect that the interim government chief

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASOD) president and former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Bangladesh Workers Party (BWP) president and former civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon, and former state minister for information and communication technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak

Another case was filed today against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others for allegedly attempting to murder former BNP lawmaker Nazim Uddin Alam in 2012. The other accused in the case are- Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Abdullah Al Islam Jacob, Hasan Mahmud Khandaker, SM

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital early Thursday (Sept 12). The BNP chief arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 1:45 am. According to her physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain, Khaleda Zia was brought to Evercare

Three people, including Awami League leader and former MP from Chattogram-6 Fazle Karim Chowdhury, were detained at the border while attempting to enter India illegally. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained them from the Akhaura border. Md. Shariful Islam, the Public

Two separate complaints were filed today with the investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against total 70 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina over alleged Ashulia genocide, where at least six unarmed people were killed and their bodies were burned

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has unveiled a two-day programme, starting with a commemoration event on 14 September to honour martyrs of anti-authoritarian movements, followed by a rally in Dhaka on 15 September to celebrate International Democracy Day. BNP Standing Committee