A Dhaka court today (October 1) imposed travel ban on Bogura-2 former lawmaker Shariful Islam Jinnah and former cabinet secretary Kabir Bin Anwar in connection with corruption allegations against them. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain passed the

A Dhaka court today (October 1) showed former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested in a case lodged over the killing of Hasan Mahmud, president of Dhaka South city unit of Jatiyatabadi Sarak Paribahan Shramik Dal and a journalist as well. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate

Detective police today (Oct 1) arrested former lawmaker Abdullah Al Jacob from city's Gulshan area. "Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Jacob this morning in a case filed with Savar police station", said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy

Former lawmakers Mahabub Ara Begum Gini was arrested from Dhaka early Tuesday. Rezaul Karim Mallick, the additional commissioner of the Detective Branch of police, confirmed the matter. The DB official said that Gini was accused of several cases filed after August 5. The

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has ordered a freeze on the bank accounts of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Hossain Putul and her sister Sheikh Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddique Bobby. In addition, the bank

Former lawmaker Sultan Mohammad Monsur Ahmed was detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Sultan Monsur, former vice president of Ducsu, was detained on Monday morning while returning home from abroad. Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner of the detective

The government has put a hold on the sentence of Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of BNP for one year, on the charge of acquiring wealth outside of known income. On August 2 last year, a court in Dhaka sentenced BNP Acting Chairman Tariq Rahman to 9 years and

A Dhaka court today (September 29) showed ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's private industry affairs adviser Salman F Rahman and former law minister Anisul Huq arrested in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud in THE capital's New Market area during the resent

Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of the Daily Amar Desh, was sent to jail on Sunday after his surrender before a Dhaka court in a case filed for plotting to abduct and kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy.  On 17 August last year, a court sentenced him to seven years' rigorous imprisonment in

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) dissolved the convening committee of its Dhaka North city unit, around two and a half months after its formation. The party announced the committee's dissolution through a press release, signed by Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi

A Dhaka court has sent former railways minister Nurul Islam to jail in a case filed over shooting and killing a person named Rafiqul Islam during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. On completion of his five-day remand in the case, he was produced before the court on Saturday.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said on Saturday that the interim government, led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, needs to keep earning the BNP's complete trust. “We all know that there was no alternative to an interim government to fill the vacuum suddenly created in a

A Cox's Bazar court on Thursday (Sep 26) gave acquittal to BNP Standing Committee Member Salauddin Ahmed in connection with two cases filed in 2007. Senior Judicial Magistrate Javed Akhtar passed the order this noon when Salahuddin Ahmed and other accused in the case were present

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul claimed that the relations between his party and India have started improving. Mirza Fakhrul while talking to an Indian media ANI on Wednesday (Sep 26) said, “Ice started to melt with India”. On September

An attempt to murder case was registered with the Dhaka court today against 66 persons, including Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) President Saddam Hossain, over an attack on the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders in 2022.   JCD joint general secretary Ariful Islam

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday (Sep 25) told Reuters that credible reforms of the state apparatus and fair elections are not possible without the inclusion of Awami League in the process. The interim government has not supported moves to ban Awami

A Dhaka court today (September 25) refused a bail petition of former industries minister Advocate Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun in connection with a murder case and ordered to send him to jail. The former minister was produced before the court of Judicial Magistrate of Narsingdi, with a

President of Bangladesh Workers Party and former civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon has been sent to jail in a case lodged for attacking Mirza Abbas, national standing committee member of BNP, during an election campaign in the city's Shegunbagicha area on December

Anisul Huq, former law minister, Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former ICT state minister, were shown arrested on Wednesday in two more murder cases. Former social welfare minister Dipu Moni was shown

Former industries minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun was arrested from Dhaka's Gulshan area early Wednesday. A team of Rapid Action Battalion-3 arrested him, said an official of the force's legal and media wing. Nurul Majid is accused in a case file in Narsingdhi on charges