DHAKA: A Special Court on Wednesday upheld the arrest warrant issued against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia deferring deposition in Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust cases till April 5. Abu Ahmed Jomadar, Judge of Third Special Court at Bakshibazar Alia Madrasa ground, passed the

DHAKA: Expressing concern about her security, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not surrender before the court on Wednesday amid arrest warrant issued against her in Zia Orphanage and Charitable Trust graft cases. Hearing of the petition for withdrawal of arrest warrant against the BNP

DHAKA: The fourth day of the latest round of week-long hartal and the 58th day of non-stop blockade called by BNP-led 20-party alliance are underway amid stray incidents across the country.Started at 6:00am Sunday, the shutdown was set to continue till Wednesday 6:00am, which was later

DHAKA: At least 10 foreign diplomats including US ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat visited BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her political office in city’s Gulshan area Tuesday evening.Several sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.Amid the hartal and blockade announced by

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance has extended their ongoing 72-hour hartal till 6:00am Friday.A press release signed by BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed made the disclosure on Tuesday afternoon.BDST: 1722 HRS, MAR 03, 2015

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: At least one person was killed and another injured as masked miscreants blasted petrol bombs on three trucks and a cargo truck on Kansat and Shibganj upazilas of the district from Monday night to early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shipon, 30, driver of the cargo

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before court in grafts cases on condition of assurance to return safely to her Gulshan office after bail and adequate security.Her lawyer Khandekar Mahbub Hossain came up with the remark at Supreme Court Bar Association Tuesday.Earlier in

DHAKA: A city court on Tuesday placed Farabi Shafiur Rahman on a 10-day remand in blogger Abijit Roy killing case.The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim passed the order in the afternoon in response to the remand plea of Detective Branch (DB) of Police Inspector Fazlur

DHAKA: Hearing of the petition for withdrawal of arrest warrant against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday.Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of makeshift court setup on Dhaka Alia Madrasa premises in city’s Bakshibazar area passed the order on Tuesday noon.Earlier on

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday filed a petition seeking withdrawal of the arrest warrant issued against her in Zia Orphanage and Zia Trust graft cases.Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Mia filed the petition with the Bakshibazar make-shift court in city.However,

DINAJPUR: Locals caught an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir red handed when he tried to set fire to an Awami League office in Fazilrpur under Sadar upazila on Monday night.Witnesses said locals nabbed the Shibir cadre while he was trying to hurl petrol bomb in a bid to torch the

SYLHET: Miscreants set fire to a covered van of beverage food manufacturing company Banoful and Company Limited by hurling petrol bomb in Jatarpur Residential Area of Mirabazar in the city Monday night.Witnesses said that goods were being unloaded from the covered van (Chittagong

DHAKA: The fresh 72-hour hartal, sponsored by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led (BNP) 20-party alliance, has entered the third day across the country on Tuesday. Began on Sunday 6:00am, the shutdown will continue till Wednesday 6:00am, coupled with a nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade

DHAKA: Expressing concern about her security, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before the court on Wednesday amid arrest warrant issued against her in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.Khaleda Zia’s panel lawyer Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Central committee members of ruling Awami League (AL) will meet the Members of Parliament (MPs) of Dhaka metropolitan areas.The meeting will be held at 3:00pm on Wednesday at the AL chief’s political office in Dhanmondi.A statement signed by AL office secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap

DHAKA: Two private cars were torched as alleged supporters of blockade and hartal hurled petrol bombs aiming the vehicles in city’s Bijoynagar area Monday afternoon.Fire Service and Civil Defence control room official Enayetur Rahim confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted four cocktails one after another at Gulshan-2 intersection in city Monday afternoon.Witnesses told banglanews that some miscreants blasted the cocktails in front of the flower shops around 3:00pm.Gulshan Thana operation officer Sohel Rana said none was reportedly

DHAKA: The High Court fixed Thursday for the hearing on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s plea seeking transfer of two graft cases in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trusts. The HC bench of Justice M Rezaul Haque and Justice M Khasruzzaman passed the order on Monday.Barrister

DHAKA: At least 202 vehicles were torched during the hartal and blockade programs the BNP-led 20-party alliance has been encoring since January 5. Moreover, miscreants attacked on 48 law enforcers while they were serving their duties.Police also nabbed 230 leaders and activists of the

DHAKA: Law enforcement agencies, in several drives, detained 34 men of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its students wing Chhatra Shibir in Dhaka, Chittagong and Chandpur districts.They were detained for their alleged involvement in ongoing sabotages in the areas.In city, Dhaka Metropolitan