Khaleda’s appeal accepted, bail hearing Sunday

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal against her conviction in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case has been accepted at the High Court. Her bail hearing will be held on Sunday, 2pm, the court has decided.
22 February 2018, 04:25 AM

Trump considers arming teachers as students protest gun laws

Students galvanised by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confront lawmakers with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while President Donald Trump suggests arming teachers as a way to stop more US rampages.
22 February 2018, 04:21 AM

Denial of rally permission: BNP’s ‘black-flag’ procession Feb 24 in protest

BNP will bring out “black-flag” processions in Dhaka on February 24 protesting the denial of permission to hold a rally in the capital for tomorrow.
21 February 2018, 11:53 AM

Unite to oust fascist govt: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir calls out to the people to unite for ousting the government who is “forcefully holding the country’s power”.
21 February 2018, 07:57 AM

CU BCL stops strike at campus

Ruling Awami League’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League stops its agitation at Chittagong University over reasons that the authorities are accepting their terms.
21 February 2018, 07:48 AM

Trump urges ban on gun ‘bump stocks’

President Donald Trump directs the Justice Department to move to ban devices like the rapid-fire bump stocks used in last year's Las Vegas massacre. It is a small sign of movement on the gun violence issue that has long tied Washington in knots.
21 February 2018, 04:24 AM

Nation paying tributes to language movement martyrs

The supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day 66 years back is being remembered as people in thousands are thronging the Central Shaheed Minar at midnight to pay their glowing tributes to the 1952 language martyrs by placing wreaths at the altar of the monument.
20 February 2018, 18:29 PM

Court deliberately misquoted my statement: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the court has deliberately misquoted her statement in the verdict of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case that “she confessed to abusing power”.
20 February 2018, 15:58 PM

Some top BNP leaders going to join JP: Ershad

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad hints that some top leaders of BNP would join his party ahead of the 11th parliamentary election.
20 February 2018, 12:43 PM

Govt has nothing to do over Khaleda's poll ineligibility: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the government has nothing to do if BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia disqualifies for contesting the next polls following the court verdict.
20 February 2018, 11:12 AM

Khaleda's appeal hearing Thursday

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files an appeal challenging the lower court verdict that sentenced her to five years imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
20 February 2018, 09:23 AM

35 hurt as police foil BNP processions in Faridpur, Habiganj

At least 35 people get reportedly injured when police foil processions brought out by BNP men in Faridpur and Habiganj districts. Police detain 20 BNP men including Syed Modersar Ali, secretary general of Faridpur district BNP unit and its Joint Secretary General Julfiker Hossan and President of Sadar Upazila BNP unit Roufunabi.
20 February 2018, 07:49 AM

Khaleda’s verdict: Over 700 BNP men get HC bail

The High Court grants anticipatory bail to more than 700 BNP leaders and activists of Comilla, Netrokana, Mymensingh and Sonargaon of Narayanganj district in 22 criminal cases.
19 February 2018, 10:02 AM

BNP hopes to secure permission for Feb 22 rally

BNP is hopeful that it will secure permission to hold its February 22 rally at either Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan or near their Nayapaltan central office to press for Khaleda Zia’s release.
19 February 2018, 09:55 AM

Khaleda can’t run polls in present context: CEC

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was recently jailed for five years in a graft case, cannot contest the next general election in the present context, the chief election commissioner says.
19 February 2018, 09:17 AM

‘Govt wants to weaken Khaleda psychologically’

The government wants to psychologically weaken BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
19 February 2018, 08:16 AM

BNP ex-women MPs denied permission to meet Khaleda

Some former female lawmakers of BNP are denied to meet their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is now in jail after conviction in charges of Tk 2.10 crore graft.
19 February 2018, 07:06 AM

Gono Bhaban guard hurt in ‘accidental firing’

A guard of Gono Bhaban, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence, is hurt in what is being explained as “accidental fire in the hands of a colleague”.
19 February 2018, 05:00 AM

JP MP urges Muhith to resign right now

An opposition MP in parliament urges Finance Minister AMA Muhith to retire right now, taking responsibility for massive damage in the country's economic and banking sectors.
18 February 2018, 14:16 PM

BNP won't contest in polls with Khaleda in jail: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed says that his party will not participate in the upcoming general election keeping its Chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail.
18 February 2018, 12:57 PM