DHAKA: A Juba League leader was involved in the snatching of three JMB convicts from a prison van through ambush after killing a cop in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district.          Kamal Hossain, a detainee, who is now under custody of RAB, came up with the disclosure in a press

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed June 10 for hearing on charge framing against 194 leaders and activists of BNP, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in two  separate cases. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal magistrates Harun-ur-Rashid and Tareq Mainul

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Amanullah Aman was released on bail on Wednesday, party source said. The BNP leader walked out of Dhaka Central Jail around 2:00pm.  Earlier on Tuesday, the High Court granted 6-month bail to BNP joint secretary Amanullah Aman in a case filed with

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court deferred the charge hearing against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed till July 31 in the case for tax evasion. Dhaka-2 special Judge Court justice Hosneara Begum passed the deferment order in response to a time petition after the hearing.

JESSORE: Law enforcers nabbed 10 leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its Majlish-e-Sura member Azizur Rahman and district Ameer Abdur Rashid, during a secret meeting early Wednesday. Police also recovered four hand grenades, eight machete-like local weapons and materials to make bombs.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going to change its leadership to accelerate the activities of the party. As part of the initiative, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will appoint its Vice-chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, also former Water Resources minister, as full-time

GAIBANDHA: Bangladesh Jammat-e-Islami called half-day hartal in the district Sadar for Wednesday protesting the arrest of newly-elected upazila chairman Abdul Karim, also district Jammat Secretary. Confirming the matter on Tuesday, party’s district unit organizational secretary Maulana

DHAKA: BNP has alleged that its 16 leaders were murdered in Laxmipur district alone in last six months while six others picked up and remained missing since then. Besides, the Laxmipur district BNP in a press conference in the capital on Monday, claimed 19-party leaders and activists

DHAKA: Self-declared Jatiya Party Chairman Kazi Jafar Ahmed on Tuesday again termed HM Ershad as a national traitor.  The former prime minister also came up with the remarks while addressing a discussion tilted ‘role of young generation in existing political situation’ held at the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Tuesday denied bail to Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal President Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel in four separate cases filed with Paltan and Shahjahan Thanas. Metropolitan Sessions Judge M Jahurul Haque passed the order after hearing.    On June 4, Habib was sent to

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday granted a 6-month bail to BNP joint secretary Amanullah Aman in a case filed over the killing of Islami Chhatra Shibir leader Mansur Pradhania. The court also rejected bail to BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in the same case as a judge

DHAKA: Visiting delegation of German Parliamentary Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development is scheduled to meet with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at latter’s Gulshan political office on Tuesday evening.                          The delegation, led by Dagmar G

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court Tuesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Tuesday in two separate cases file with Paltan and Shahjahanpur Thana. Metropolitan Magistrate Tarek Mainul Islam Bhuiyan fixed June 8 when hearing was not

RU: Two Chhatra League activists have lost wrist and leg in an attack by Chhatra Shibir men of Rajshahi University (RU) on Tuesday morning.                                    The injured are Tagar M Saleh, student affairs secretary of RU unit Chhatra League and activist

DHAKA: BNP Vice-Chairman Abdullah Al Noman on Tuesday claimed that the fascist government has illegally grasped the power.  The senior leader of the party came up with the assertion while addressing a human chain program held in front of the National Press Club in the morning. Noman

SATKHIRA: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed and two police personnel were injured in a clash at Debhata upazila in the district on early Tuesday.         The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, son of late Babar Ali of Chinedanga village under the upazila.       

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Monday claimed some 310 leaders and activists of the party were killed, kidnapped and disappeared from January 2013 to January 2014. The spokesperson for the party made the allegation in a protest rally, organized by Dhaka

DHAKA: Under certain circumstances a rumour spreads that Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad has resigned. Party leaders have kept their mum further fuelling the rumour. Ershad himself showed a mysterious gesture. Party insiders said Ershad in the morning sent a letter to JP’s new

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) is going to file a lawsuit against Jatiya Party chairman, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special envoy HM Ershad MP.   Deputy Commissioner of Lalmonirhat district Habibur Rahman, also returning officer, said the case would be filed as Ershad

LAXMIPUR: An Awami League activist was shot dead by miscreants at Ramganj upazila in the district on Monday afternoon.      The deceased was identified as M Saiful, 35, resident of Korpara union of the upazila.     Ramganj Thana officer-in-charge Lokman Hossain said, “Saiful