DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that Latif Siddique is not being arrested as he is being backed by the incumbent government.He said Latif is wanted in 22 cases, but the police let him go from the airport in support of the government. The senior

DHAKA: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Advocate Anisul Haque on Monday said the government is satisfied with the verdict of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that sentenced death penalty to Mobarak Hossain for crimes against humanity in 1971.“The government is

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday categorically said Speaker’s permission is required to arrest Latif Siddique as he is still a parliament member. The state minister came up with the observation in response to a question from journalists at his

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has set Tuesday to pass order on leave-to-appeal petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging her indictment in Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.A 5-member bench led by Chief Justice Mozammel Hossain passed the order

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet intellectuals to exchange views on Tuesday.The meeting will be held at 7:30pm at Khaleda’s political office in Gulshan in city.BNP chairperson’s media wing officer Shayrul Kabir Khan told the media that noted

DHAKA: Supreme Court Appellate Division Monday rejected two leave-to-appeal petitions of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia filed challenging her indictment in Zia orphanage trust graft cases.A 5-member SC bench led by Chief Justice Mozammel Hossain passed the order.Besides, hearing will be

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will meet with a six-member delegation led by Swedish Isabella Lövin for International Development Cooperation on Monday.They will meet at the residence of Swedish ambassador to Dhaka Johan Frisell at 10:00am.BNP

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday categorically said the government is conspiring against BNP spreading rumor on party’s senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman.The BNP leader made the allegation while addressing a

DHAKA: The Appellate Division has adjourned the hearing appeal challenging the legality of indictment Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases, filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, till Monday.The five-member Appellate Division

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia on Sunday said Tarique Rahman will return home if his party wants.He was addressing a program, on Tarique’s 50th birthday, organized by Jatiyatabadi Muktijuddher Projonmo at the National

DHAKA: Police on Sunday noon nabbed four people in front of BNP central office in city’s Naya Paltan area. Confirming the matter, Paltan Thana Officer-in-Charge Golam Morshed told banglanews that they were nabbed on suspicion and brought to the thana. But they were not shown as

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and also ICT advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy cannot be compared with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, commented BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas.The BNP leader came up with the observation while

BOGRA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the existence of BNP will abolish till the ruling party Awami League (AL) remains in power.He came up with the assertion in a program on 50th birthday of Senior Vice Chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman at Altafunnesa

KUSHTIA: BNP chairperson Khaleda is actually threatening of terrorism in the name of movement as they failed to foil January 5 election and the constitutional process.Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu came up with this assertion while talking to the reporters at Mirzanagar

DHAKA: A local Awami League leader was killed and seven others were injured in a clash between two factions of the ruling party at Kolakandi village under Titas upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Rezaul Karim Sentu, 44, resident of the area. The injured are activists of

DHAKA: Jubo Dal president Moazzem Hossain Alal has been freed on bail from Kashimpur Central Jail on Friday, 21 days after his arrest in a case of hartal violence. Jailer Amzad Hossain Don told banglanews that Alal was released around 11:40am. Party leaders and activists congratulated

RAJBARI: Miscreants shot Vice-Chairman of Pangsha Upazila Parishad Munshi Nader Hossain, also district Krishak League president, at upazila town Friday morning. The bullet-wounded vice-chairman was admitted to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital. Officer-in-Charge of Pangsha Thana

DHAKA: The BNP-led 20-party alliance top leaders will sit in a meeting on Saturday.BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will chair the program.The meeting is also scheduled to be held at her Gulshan office, BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told banglanews on Thursday

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the BNP men to take revenge for killing of their fellows. The senior BNP leader came up with this assertion while addressing a discussion as chief guest in city’s Institution of

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected bail petition to BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money-laundering case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). M Dalil Uddin of Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the order after bail hearing. Earlier