A Dhaka court today set February 23 for holding hearing on charge framing in two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, lodged against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Today was fixed for holding the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today (Jan 26) announced a four-day march programme in Dhaka to press home its 10-point demand. BNP's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at a press conference at the BNP headquarters in the capital's

BNP leaders Fazlur Huq Milon and Khairul Kabir Khokon got released from Keraniganj jail on Wednesday (Jan 25).  Both of them walked out of jail around 2:15pm today.   Leaders and activists of the party received BNP Joint Secretary General Khokon and former organizational

A Dhaka court today (Jan 25) set March 20 for holding hearing on charge framing in the Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 others. The date was announced by Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-2, as the defence lawyers

Police arrested Imtiaz Ahmed Johny, who filed a case for attacking BNP leader Ishraque Hossain at Old Dhaka while distributing leaflets ahead of the party’s Dhaka divisional mass rally on December 4 last year. Swechchhasebok Dol leader Johny was arrested on 8:00pm last night from

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said that their party will accept the decision of the Election Commission (EC) over the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next general elections.  He said "We want the use of EVM in 300 seats in the next elections.

A Dhaka court today 9 (Jan 22) granted bail to BNP leader Ishraque Hossain in a sabotage lawsuit filed with Motijheel police station.   Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Arfatul Rakib passed the order on Sunday.   Earlier today, Ishraque surrendered before the court through

A Dhaka court has turned down an appeal from BNP leader Nazim Uddin Alam to file a case against 10 police officials, including Harun-Or-Rashid, chief of the detective branch of police, for allegedly vandalising the party's Nayapaltan office and looting valuables on December 7 last

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today (Jan 22) filed a petition in a Dhaka court to register a case against Harun-Or-Rashid, chief of the detective branch of police, and nine others for vandalising the party's Nayapaltan office and looting valuables on December 7 last year. 

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (Jan 21) said BNP has become desperate to go to power unconstitutionally through killing-coup and conspiracies after being rejected time and again by the people in elections. "BNP is dying to go to power through killing-coup

A Dhaka court today (Jan 19) directed the authorities concerned to publish a gazette asking BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman to appear before it in a graft case filed by the anti-corruption commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Adaduzzaman

Today (Jan 19) is the 87th birth anniversary of Ziaur Rahman, founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The party already announced a 10-day programme to observe the birth anniversary of Zia. The party placed wreaths at Zia’s grave at Sher-e-Banglanagar at 11:00am.

BNP Chairperson's Advisor and also convener of the party's Dhaka South city unit, Abdus Salam and BNP's Publicity Affairs Secretary Shahiduiddin Chowdhury Annie got released from Keraniganj jail today (Jan 18).  BNP media cell member Syrul Kabir Khan confirmed the

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the government lied about the Dhaka visit of US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu.  He also said the government lied about the lifting of US sanctions on RAB, which became clear through the recent statement of the US

Chattogram Metropolitan Jubo Dal president Mosharraf Hossain Dipti has been arrested from a restaurant in Cumilla's Bishwa Road. Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him from the restaurant around 11:30pm. Later, he was handed over to Chattogram Kotwali thana police.

A Dhaka court today (Jan 17) fixed January 30 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order at a temporary courtroom of the Dhaka Special Judge's Court-9 at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.

Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim was freed on bail today (Jan 17). He was released at 2:05 pm, said Dhaka Central Prison (Keraniganj) Deputy Jailer Md. Salim. He said that Haji Salim was released following the law. Besides, the prison guards were also removed as he was

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home from Evercare Hospital on Monday night after medical check-up. Mirza Fakhrul returned home after a health check-up, as he is now well, said the party's media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan on Tuesday. The senior BNP

Jatiya Sangsad Whip Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapon said the government traced Tk 500 crore smuggled and deposited with various foreign banks by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his friend Giasuddin Al Mamun. He disclosed the information while taking part in a thanksgiving motion on

BNP and its like-minded political parties staged protest processions and rallies in metropolitan cities and upazila headquarters across the country today (Jan 16). They held countrywide protest programmes to realise their 10-point demands, including a reduction in the electricity