Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) General Secretary Akramul Hasan is arrested from Paltan area of capital Dhaka, police say

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the problem regarding issuance of a gazette notification on the rules determining the discipline of lower court judges has been solved. The gazette notification might be issued by December 3, the date scheduled for next hearing of the Supreme Court on Masdar Hossain case, known as judiciary separation case, he said while talking to The Daily Star after a meeting with the apex court judges.

Senior lawmakers including a minister in parliament express their anger over the government’s move to increase holding tax in Dhaka and Chittagong cities.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia again expresses her doubt whether she will get justice in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says the government is going to formulate the Digital Security Act to ensure common people's digital security, not to harass journalists.

A Dhaka court asks BNP Chief Khaleda Zia to appear before the court on November 23 for placing her further self-defense statements in two graft cases.

Bangladesh government places a bar on anti-liberation elements from taking a chair in any programme of Victory Day across the country this December 16.

Two groups of the ruling Awami League clash in Dhaka’s Azimpur, resulting in arson and vandalism along with an hour-long chaos in the area.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the most popular leader in India, according to the US based Pew Research Center, in a survey that underscores the trust people have in him, even with the rumblings over a dip in economic growth.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is holding a meeting with the leaders of the party-led 20-party alliance at her Gulshan office in Dhaka.

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun accuses Saudi Arabia of having "detained" Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in a statement from the kingdom earlier this month.

The Election Commission is not ready to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the next general elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says.

Human rights monitors urge Myanmar to withdraw a ban on protests in its largest city, Yangon, amid fears that free speech is under pressure under the government led by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi.

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the shortage of Appellate Division judges will be fulfilled after the president appoints new chief Justice.

BNP Chief Khaleda Zia will appear before the court tomorrow for the hearing of a graft case, a close aide of the former prime minister says.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says the Commission took no decision to deploy army during the 11th Jatiya Samgsad elections.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar says the Jamaat leaders, who are accused of different charges, will not be able to contest in the next parliamentary elections.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called her alliance leaders in a meeting that is likely to device the course of the 20-party alliance ahead of general elections.

President Abdul Hamid has accepted the letter of Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha resigning from the post of chief justice.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia extends personal thanks to her party leaders, activists and supporters for joining the rally at the historic Suhrawardy Udayan.