Khaleda asked to appear before court in graft case Sep 1

A Dhaka court asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on September 1 to place her self-defence statement in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
18 August 2016, 07:59 AM

Rizvi sent to jail on surrender

BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed is denied bail and sent to jail after his surrender in five arson attack cases.
18 August 2016, 05:35 AM

Country facing human rights crisis: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that the country has been facing a severe crisis of human rights due to the absence of democracy.
17 August 2016, 12:26 PM

Verdict on Nizam Hazari’s JS membership deferred till Aug 23

The High Court verdict on a writ petition challenging legality of Jatiya Sangsad membership of Nizam Uddin Hazari, an Awami League leader of Feni, is deferred till August 23.
17 August 2016, 10:54 AM

Arrest order for BNP’s Selima Rahman, 66 others

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrants against 67 leaders and activists of the 20-party alliance including BNP leaders Selima Rahman and Barkatullah Bulu in an arson attack case.
17 August 2016, 07:41 AM

Khaleda convenes standing committee meeting tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with members of the party’s newly formed standing committee tomorrow evening to discuss the current political situation.
17 August 2016, 07:06 AM

AL, BNP submit annual financial reports to EC

The two major political parties, Bangladesh Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party, submit their annual financial statements to the Election Commission.
16 August 2016, 10:33 AM

Opinion: Will birthday cake gesture yield any result?

It would be interesting to watch what results the political overture that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia made yesterday will yield.
16 August 2016, 07:22 AM

Nasim hails Faraaz’s bravery in Dhaka cafe attack

Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim says that some misguided youths carried out attacks at a Gulshan café and Sholakia Eidgah while youth like Faraaz did not scare away.
14 August 2016, 15:19 PM

BNP won’t cut cake on Khaleda’s ‘birthday’

BNP will not cut any cake on the occasion of the party chief Khaleda Zia’s “birthday on August 15” this year as saying the country is passing through crises like militancy and terrorism.
14 August 2016, 11:24 AM

AI, HRW condemn ‘detention’ of SQ Chy, Mir Quasem’s sons

Bangladeshi authorities should immediately end the illegal detentions of Hummam Quader Chowdhury and Ahmed Bin Quasem arrested respectively on August 4 and 9, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say in a joint statement.
14 August 2016, 05:26 AM

‘No national unity with BNP’

The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance leaders turn down any possibility of forging a national unity with BNP-led alliance for stamping out militancy from the country.
13 August 2016, 15:16 PM

Khaleda’s call for unity true: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir calls upon the government to stay away from dishing out lies centering Khaleda Zia's call for unity against terrorism and militancy.
12 August 2016, 13:55 PM

Strengthen anti-militancy awareness: PM

Reiterating her firm resolve to free the country from terrorism and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all, including Alem-Ulema, to strengthen the spirit against terrorism and militancy among common people.
11 August 2016, 09:49 AM

Arrest warrants issued against Rizvi in Motijheel, Khigaon arson cases

A Dhaka court issues two separate arrest warrants against 69 people including BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in two arson cases.
11 August 2016, 08:00 AM

Another BNP leader quits from new committee

Former BNP lawmaker from Magura-2 constituency, Quazi Salimul Haq Kamal who is popularly known as Quazi Kamal resigns from his post in the newly formed executive committee.
10 August 2016, 12:56 PM

Khaleda gets bail in 10 cases

A Dhaka court grants bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 10 cases including one of sedition. The court comes up with the order after Khaleda surrenders before it seeking bail in the case. The court also accepts the charge against her.
10 August 2016, 04:32 AM

Khaleda to appear before court in 12 cases tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before different courts in Dhaka tomorrow in connection with 12 various cases.
9 August 2016, 08:12 AM

Gas price hike: BNP warns of agitation

BNP threatens of taking to the streets warning the government against hiking gas price.
9 August 2016, 06:44 AM

BNP vice-chairman Noman may quit from his post

BNP Vice-Chairman Abdullah Al Noman may quit from his party post as he did not get any position in the standing committee.
8 August 2016, 08:46 AM