Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested joint secretary general of Hefajat-e-Islam Khaled Saifullah Ayubi early Thursday. He was arrested him from his village home in Singair Upazila of Manikganj. Saifullah is an accused in a case filed with Paltan Police Station following

Jatiya Sangsad Whip and MP from Chattogram-12 constituency (Patiya) Shamsul Haque Chowdhury alias Bichchhu had resorted to forgery to send his son Nazmul Haque Chowdhury Sharun to England with Chattogram Abahani in 2002. This was the first incident of human trafficking in the

Shamsul Haque Chowdhury alias ‘Bichchhu Shamsu’, who sprang during the rule of Ziaur Rahman, turned influential during the tenure of HM Ershad and became a millionaire overnight during the rule of present Awami League government. However, during the tenure of all the

Gazi MM Amjad Hossain Milon, former lawmaker from Sirajganj-3 constituency, died at a hospital in Sirajganj on Sunday. Amzad Hossain, the president of Tarash upazila Awami League, breathed his last around 11:00am while undergoing treatment at Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College and

Rajshahi lawmaker Fazle Hossain Badsha, who tested positive for Covid-19) was airlifted to Dhaka on Thursday for better treatment. He was flown to Dhaka by an Air Force air ambulance from Rajshahi around 3pm and admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital.

A Dhaka court today placed three leaders of Hefazat-e-Islam including its central assistant secretary general Mufti Sakhawat Hossain Raji on a five-day remand each in a case filed over arson attack in Dhaka's Motijheel area in 2013. The two other Hefazat leaders are: Fakhrul Islam

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President and Awami League lawmaker Abdul Matin Khasru has died at a hospital in capital on Wednesday. He breathed his last this afternoon while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH). He was earlier placed on life support

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President and Awami League lawmaker Abdul Matin Khasru has been put on life support at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Tuesday. He has been placed on life support at 11:30am as his condition deteriorated, said his personal assistant Md

Four people of Hefazat-e-Islam have been arrested in connection with attack and vandalism in a resort of Narayanganj's Sonargaon upazila on April 3. Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested them from Jurain area in the capital. The arrestees are identified as Iqbal

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia tested positive for Covid-19, according to a report from Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Maidul Islam Prodhan, the ministry’s public relations officer, said that her sample was given to the icddr,b for testing on Saturday.

A member of the Awami League on early Wednesday succumbed to his injuries sustained in an attack by activists of Hefazat-e-Islam on Saturday. Mohammad Muhibullah, 54, a member of Awami League's Kodala union unit in Rangunia upazila, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in

The death reference of 14 condemned convicts, who conspired to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting a bomb at a public meeting at Kotalipara in Gopalganj district in 2000, has reached the High Court. Officials of the trial court in Dhaka took documents of the case coupled with

A Dhaka Court has directed police to investigate into the case filed against Hefazat-e-Islam leaders including Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque and submit a report by May 27.  Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Dhiman Chandra Mondal passed the order on Tuesday.  On Monday,

A Dhaka court on Sunday has fixed May 6 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others. Judge in-charge Nazrul Islam of Dhaka 9th special judge court issued the order this morning in response to a petition filed with the court

MP Aslamul Haque died at Square Hospital in the capital on Sunday. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment around 12:00pm. Azizul Hoque Rana, organising secretary of Awami League Dhaka North committee confirmed the matter. BDST: 1317 HRS, APR 04, 2021 SMS

The health condition of BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has deteriorated further.  He has been undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in the capital after being infected with coronavirus. Arifur Rahman Tushar, a close aid of Rizvi, confirmed the

Noakhali’s Basurhat municipality mayor Quader Mirza has announced his resignation from the post of Companiganj Upazila AL. He made the disclosure in a Facebook live around 11:45am on Wednesday. Quader Mirza, also younger brother of the ruling Awami League (AL) General

Former State Minister for Religious Affairs and the President of a section of Jamiat-e-Islam Mufti Wakkas died on early Wednesday. He was 73. He breathed his last around 4:45am at a hospital in Babar Road of the capital while undergoing treatment. Joint general secretary of

A Dhaka court placed BNP central executive committee member Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury on three-day remand for plotting subversion activities including torching passenger buses. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mamunur Rashid on Monday passed the order after Hazaribagh police had

Police on Sunday detained BNP Executive Committee member Nipun Roy Chowdhruy from her residence in Dhaka. The party standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said Nipun was detained from her house in Rayerbazar around 3.30pm. Gayeshwar, also the father-in-law of Nipun, said: