DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed May 17 for the hearing in two cases of Khaleda Zia that accused her of exhorting the war crimes accused and celebrating a false birthday.   On Wednesday (April 25), Dhaka Metropolitan magistrates Khurshid Alam and Ahsan Habib of the special court installed

DHAKA: Urging all to unify against the government, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said party chairperson Khaleda Zia will be freed from jail through intensified movement. He made the remarks at a human chain demanding the release of Khaleda Zia in front of BNP

DHAKA: BNP has changed the venue for forming a human chain which is slated to be held on Wednesday (April 25), demanding immediate and unconditional release of its party chief Khaleda Zia.  As per the latest decision, the human chain will be formed in front of BNP central party office

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Advocate Zainul Abedin urged the government to send jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to United Hospital for treatment. He made the call at a press conference at the SCBA auditorium in Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon (April 24). 

DHAKA: In a latest response to the ongoing political rant, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government has found nothing against BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman except a home office letter full of errors. He also said the only achievement of PM

DHAKA: In a latest response to the ongoing political rant, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government has found nothing against BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman except a home office letter full of errors. He also said the only achievement of PM

PABNA: Police on Tuesday (April 24) recovered the slit-throat body of an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from the roof of his residence in Pabna. The deceased was identified as Shahed Hasan Shuvo, 30, son of Arshed Alom in Radhanagar Narayanpur area under Pabna

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad said many of the BNP leaders will now join his party as it has potentials to go to power in the next election.  Ershad made the remark on Monday (April 23) at his Baridhara residence when former BNP MP ATM Alamgir joined Jatiya Party in the

RAJSHAHI: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-5) arrested three members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Belpukur area of Rajshahi city early Monday (April 23). The arrestees are- Md Raju Ahmmed, 24, son of Md Abu Bakar Siddique, Md Farhad Hossain, 30, son of Md Aktar

DHAKA: BNP has announced 8-day long programmes including holding demonstration and labor rally demanding the unconditional release of party chief Khaleda Zia from jail. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes at a press conference in party’s Naya

DHAKA: A 19-member delegation of the ruling Awami League, led by its General Secretary Obaidul Quader, left Dhaka for India Sunday (April 22), at the invitation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A flight of Jet Airways, carrying the AL leaders, took off Hazrat Shahjalal International

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of BNP, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, staged demonstration in Badda area of the capital city, demanding immediate release of their party chief Khaleda Zia. The agitation program was organized by Dhaka Metropolitan North unit

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has deferred to May 10 the argument hearing in Zia Charitable Trust graft case, as the prime accused BNP chief Khaleda Zia couldn’t be produced before the court Sunday (April 22).  Dhaka-5 Special Judge Court Judge Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman fixed the date. It

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the upcoming national parliamentary polls will be held if their party chief Khaleda Zia is released from jail. “We want to say it clearly that the election will be held only when the polls-friendly environment is

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury asked why the AL government is reluctant over deployment of army during polls.  “Army always contributes when the country experiences any crisis. There is no crisis is as severe as the situation when people lose their

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said that freeing any convict can’t be a pre-requisite for holding the upcoming national parliamentary election.  “The government won’t favor if any party decides to join the election on terms of release of any convict. This one is a

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday (April 21) called upon the government to take the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in jail in a graft case, at United Hospital as her health condition deteriorated. He came up with the demand at a press conference

DHAKA: Three senior leaders of BNP, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, were denied permission to meet with their party chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail. Earlier around 4:00pm, they were sent beck from the main gate of Dhaka central jail in old Dhaka’s

DHAKA: Three senior leaders of BNP, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, are set to meet with party chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail. They are expected to enter Dhaka central jail in old Dhaka’s Nazimuddin road on Thursday afternoon (April 19). The other two

DHAKA: A Dhaka special court on Thursday (April 11) deferred to May 13 the hearing regarding forming charges in Niko corruption case. Thursday (April 19) was earlier fixed for the same hearing. On Thursday, Dhaka Special Court-9 Judge Mahmudul Kabir accepted a time extension plea