BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Adviser Taimur Alam Khondaker has been released from jail hours after the High Court and a Narayanganj court granted him bail in two separate vandalism cases.

The verdict of Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman will be delivered on February 8.

North Korea sent a rare announcement addressed to “all Koreans at home and abroad”, saying they should make a “breakthrough” for unification without the help of other countries, its state media says.

At least 13 leaders and activists of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front are injured as Bangladesh Chhatra League men attack them at Murari Chand (MC) College in Sylhet city.

The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for the presidential election tomorrow, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says.

The left-leaning student alliance of Dhaka University, Progressive Students’ Alliance, calls for a strike at all educational institutions across the country.

At least 10 students are injured in an attack by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists of Chittagong University unit when they were protesting yesterday’s BCL attack on the Dhaka University students.

A Jatiya Party lawmaker demands Finance Minister AMA Muhith's statement in parliament immediately under section 300 of rules of procedure of the House on giving extra facilities to the Beximco Group for repaying its scheduled loan.

There is no iota of evidence against any of the six accused including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, Md Ahsan Ullah, a counsel for one the accused, says.

BNP chairperson’s adviser Taimur Alam Khandakar is arrested in court area of Narayanganj city in connection with an vandalism case.

The state appoints defence lawyer for BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman concluded his closing arguments and sought acquittal of his client from the charges in connection with the August 21 grenade attack case of 2004.

Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy is released from a hospital in Dhaka, seven days after receiving treatment for her brain haemorrhage.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir warns that the government will not be allowed to hold the next general election keeping BNP leaders and activists in jail. Bangladesh, politics, , BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, , general elections 2019,

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are to wake up on Monday with the US government still shut down and the Senate expected to try again to restore federal funding, if only temporarily, and work on resolving a dispute over immigration.

The chaos reported near Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office last night has been described as “jubilant celebration” of party activists by its General Secretary Obaidul Quader.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says that a state minister’s statement on a sub-judicial matter is tantamount to the contempt of court.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says they are waiting for the framework to be given by BNP for the next general election.

Awami League postpones its recently formed sub-committees in the face of “protest” by a group of former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that his party will come up with a clear framework on the type of the government under which the next general election will be held in a free, fair and inclusive manner.

Five Asian countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand – are set to hold national elections this year.