BNP urged the interim government to take initiatives to ensure an investigation under the United Nations (UN) into the incidents of enforced disappearance took place during Awami League term. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demand while addressing a programme

A case has been filed today at Sadar Police Station of the district against 313 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) and its front organisations, in connection with the killing of one Dipjol Sardar during the

The interim government’s Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus would hold dialogues with the country’s political parties from 3pm to 8pm on Saturday. They would discuss the current state of the country, agenda for reforming state apparatus and holding national elections.

Over 700 people were victims of enforced disappearances by members of different law enforcement agencies during the 15-year rule of the recently ousted Awami League government. BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, now staying in London, said in a statement here on Thursday marking the

A Dhaka court on Thursday (August 29) imposed travel bans on eight former ministers and six lawmakers of the ousted autocrat Awami League government. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammed Ash Shams Joglul Hossain passed the order following a petition submitted by the

Elections would be held after necessary reforms within the state apparatus are completed, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told reporters Thursday after holding a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. Mirza Fakhrul and two other BNP leaders met the interim

A Dhaka court today (August 29) acquitted BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas in two cases filed by Anti-Corruption Commission. Two separate special judge court in Dhaka made this judgment. The judge of the Special Judge Court-6 Masood Parvez acquitted Abbas in charges of

Former Minister of State for Home Affairs Sohel Taj on Wednesday (August 29) alleged that he was followed and harassed by the members of intelligence agencies. Sohel Taj has taken to Facebook to inform the matter how a member of the intelligence agencies followed and stopped his car.

The Meghalaya Police recovered the decomposed body of Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna from a betelnut plantation in Jaintia Hills district bordering Bangladesh, officials said. The body was discovered on August 26 evening, around 1.5 km from the IndiA-Bangladesh border, they

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir has said they become doubtful about the developments when individuals associated with the 1/11 political changeover resurface. “We have not forgotten memories of 1/11. When those faces appear in the scene again, it raises significant

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested former commerce minister Tipu Munshi from Gulshan area of Dhaka in a case filed over the killing of a worker in Rangpur during the mass protests on 19 July. RAB’s legal and media wing officials confirmed the matter early Thursday.

Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul today (Aug 28) said the Awami League (AL) government banned Jamaat for political maneuvering rather than moral position. Asif made the remark while speaking with journalists in his office at the Secretariat in the capital.

A case against 621 people, including former mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and former lawmaker Fazley Hossain Badsha, was filed on charges of their alleged involvement in vandalizing BNP office in Rajshahi last night. Bazlur Rahman Montu, city unit

The banning order of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir was withdrawn today (August 28). Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir, the lawyer for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, confirmed the matter. According to him, the government has withdrawn the notification issued by the Ministry of

A Dhaka court today (August 27) remanded Workers Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon, also a former minister, in a murder case. Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur Rahman put Menon on a six-day remand in a case filed over the killing of garment worker Rubel at Adabor in the

A court in Dhaka on Tuesday placed Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President and former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu on a seven-day remand in a case filed over the killing of businessman Abdul Wadud in the capital’s New Market area during the quota reform protest.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that the Head of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Prof. Mohammad Yunus’ address to the nation lacked a roadmap for transition to democracy. Speaking at a discussion, Fakhrul hoped

Hasanul Haq Inu, former information minister under Awami League-led coalition government during 2012-2019 has been arrested.  He was arrested from Uttara area of the capital on Monday (August 26) afternoon. He is the president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), a socialist

The interim government is expected to withdraw the ban on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir tomorrow. Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir, the lawyer for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, said that a notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

A court in Narayanganj on Sunday placed former textiles and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi on a six-day remand in a case filed over killing school student Roman in Rupganj upazila. Senior Judicial Magistrate Kazi Mohsin passed the order after the police produced him before the court