DHAKA: A Dhaka court has fixed September 15 for placing arguments in the radar-purchase corruption case against Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and three others. Dhaka metropolitan session judge Zahurul Haque passed the order in scheduling the date.Earlier on June 11, Dhaka divisional

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed two Jamaat-e-Islami men, including central executive member Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud, also former president of Chhatra Shibir, on a 4-day remand in a vehicles vandalizing case.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Masud Sheikh passed the

DHAKA: A Speedy trial court here on Wednesday framed charges against 53 BNP men, including Swechchhasebak Dal president Habib-Un Nabi Khan Sohel and Juba Dal president Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, in a case for vandalism.The charges were framed in connection with vandalizing vehicles

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Zahidul Islam Tipu, general secretary of Motijheel Thana Awami League unit of the city, to jail in Juba League leader Milki murder case, denying bail plea.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Anwar Sadat passed the order upon completion of hearing after

DHAKA: City Awami League leader Haji Mohammad Sayed sustained injuries in a gun attack by miscreants in front of his residence on Tuesday late night.Haji Sayed is the general secretary of AL Sutrapur unit and also former commissioner of ward-79 (current 43). He is now undergoing

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia disappointed hundreds of supporters of BNP-led 20-party alliance as she did not attend the rally due to her illness.They gathered at Suhrawardy Udyan in city on Tuesday ignoring the heavy downpour at the rally

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Tuesday said there is no discussion with BNP as the party chief Khaleda Zia has divided the nation by celebrating her fake birthday on August 15.The spokesperson for the party came up with the assertion while

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance is staging rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city amid heavy downpour protesting National Broadcast Policy.The rally started around 3:00pm. While thousands of supporters of the allies gathered at the venue ignoring the rain.Dhaka City BNP convener Mirza

DHAKA: Deputy Speaker M Fazle Rabbi termed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia indecent for celebrating birthday on August 15.He came up with the assertion in a discussion meeting at the parliament on Tuesday.Contractors’ Welfare Association of Housing and

DHAKA: Late President Ziaur Rahman will face posthumous trial as he ruled the country as an agent of Pakistan and was indirectly involved with Bangabandhu murder, said Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque.  He made the remark while addressing a programme, arranged by

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authority on Monday permitted BNP-led 20-party to hold rally at Suhrawardy Uddyan in city on Tuesday. BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Deputy Commissioner of DMP Ramna Zone Iqbal Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews. Earlier,

LALMONIRHAT: A court here on Monday sent 45 BNP leaders and activists to jail after rejecting their bail pleas.Executive Magistrate Alamgir Sipon passed the order when the accused, including district’s Patgram municipal BNP convener Mostafa Salekuzzaman Opel, were produced before the

KISHOREGANJ: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said National Broadcast Policy is not an act.“It could be changed at any moment,” he added.He made the remarks while addressing a rally after inaugurating three bailey bridges on the Bhairab-Dhaka Highway in the

DHAKA: Shamsuzzaman Dudu, adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, on Monday said his party won’t accept Sheikh Hasina as the chief of interim government in the general election of 2019.He made the assertion while addressing a special discussion meeting, protesting filing false cases

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday granted six months bail to Miah Nur Uddin alias Opu, personal secretary (PS) to BNP senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman, in an extortion case. A vacation bench comprising Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Mahmudul Haque passed the order.Advocate

LALMONIRHAT: Law enforcers on Monday arrested a leader of Patgram upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami from Mirzar Court area of Patgram municipality. The arrestee is Ataur Rahman, 45, district Jamaat Sura member, also former Ameer of Patgram upazila unit.Officer-in-Charge of Patgram Thana

DHAKA: BNP complained that the government is planning to restore Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL) by restoring authority of the parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges.“The government wants to restore BAKSAL in the country to reinstall the power of the parliament

DHAKA: Two groups of Swechhasebak Dal locked into clash at the grave of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman in the city on Monday morning. Sources said that on the occasion of founding anniversary of Swechhasebak Dal, leaders and activists of the organization led-by BNP acting secretary general

COMILLA: At least 12 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League of Comilla University on Monday.Sources said the clash, continued from 11:45pm to 2:30 am, ensued between groups of BCL convener Mahmudur Rahman Masum and BCL leader Ilias Hossain

CHITTAGONG: The police department apprehends that some of banned militant outfits are being reorganized under the leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir to commit subversive activities and violence across the country. On information of intelligence departments, police forces