DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment.  A white private car of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) carrying Khaleda Zia from old central jail in Nazimuddin road arrived at BSMMU around 3:41pm Saturday (Oct

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader warned his party leaders and activists to not indulge in any unhealthy competition in name of nomination. Anyone can seek nomination but any dirty politics centering the matter will not be accepted, he said.  Quader, also Road

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is being taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment.  A private car of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has entered the gate of old central jail after 2:30pm Saturday (Oct 6). Earlier in the day, DMP brought a black

DHAKA: Imprisoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has agreed to take treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), said prison doctor Mahmudul Hasan. “She (Khaleda Zia) was informed about High Court’s order, and she agreed upon it to have treatment BSMMU. Prison

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists on Friday (Oct 5) brought out a sudden procession in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar, led by its Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, demanding immediate release of their party chief Khaleda Zia. The rally, attended by around five hundred supporters

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday (October 5) said the polls-time government could be formed at the end of this month. None will be placed in the polls-time government apart from the parties who represented at the national parliament, he said. The

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) imposed a ban on foreign travels for BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and his wife Tahera Alam. A letter, signed by ACC director Kazi Shafiqul Alam, was sent to the Special Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Special

DHAKA: The High Court has issued a directive asking the authorities concerned of the government to admit BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to BSMMU immediately for her treatment.  The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil also gave the order to form a fresh

DHAKA: The 23rd session, also the last of the current government, of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad will begin on October 21.  President Abdul Hamid on Thursday afternoon (Oct 4) convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him by article 72 (1) of the constitution. The

DHAKA:  The High Court adjourned till Sunday (October 7) the hearing on the plea filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust case challenging five years jail term in which she is imprisoned now. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman

NARSINGDI: Two persons were killed as a clash erupted among two factions of the ruling party in a charland of Narsingdi sadar upazila Thursday (Oct 4) morning. The deceased are—Anwar Ali, 45 and Motalib Mia, 40, both residents of Bogarpot village under Karimpur union. Police and

DHAKA: The High Court fixed Thursday (October 4) to deliver verdict on a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking its directive on the authorities concerned to send her to a specialized hospital from prison. An HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Rajik

DHAKA:  The High Court has adjourned till October 4 the appeal hearing of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia against her 5-year jail sentence in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case and extended her bail till October 8.  The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman

COMILLA: A Comilla court on Wednesday (Oct 3) rejected bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed on charge of burning eight persons to death in Chauddagram of Comilla. Judge Biplab Debnath of Comilla Cognizance Court-5 passed the order, as the hearing ended on Wednesday (Oct

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that party chairperson Khaleda Zia has been kept in jail without any treatment despite her ailing physical condition. Rizvi said it at a press briefing in city’s Naya Paltan party office on Wednesday (October 3).

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday (Oct 3) granted anticipatory bail to seven BNP leaders, in a case filed with Hatirjheel Police Station, on charge of obstructing police duty and sabotage.  The BNP leaders are—Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday (Oct 3) granted anticipatory bail to seven BNP leaders, in a case filed with Hatirjheel Police Station, on charge of obstructing police duty and sabotage.  The BNP leaders are—Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee

SIRAJGANJ: Unidentified assailants stabbed a local leader of Jubo League to death in Sirajganj municipality town early Wednesday (Oct 3).  The incident happened in Ranigram Bazar area of the town, around 9am. Golam Mostofa alias Boma Mostofa, 45, the deceased, was the president of

DHAKA: The High Court adjourned till October 3 the hearing on a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking its directive on the authorities concerned to send her to a specialized hospital for treatment. An HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Rajik Al Jalil

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia filed a petition with the High Court seeking bail in her Cumilla arson case filed under the Special Powers Act.  Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Kaisar Kamal filed the petition on Tuesday (October 2). Earlier, Judge KM Shamsul Alam of District and Sessions