Dinajpur court orders arrest for Tarique

A Dinajpur court issues arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a case filed for his derogatory remarks against Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2014.
1 June 2016, 10:40 AM

Fakhrul gets bail in 2012 blockade case

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir secures bail in a case filed over the party’s anti-government road blockade in Dhaka in 2012.
1 June 2016, 05:43 AM

Khaleda appeals to SC for staying Zia Charitable Trust graft trial

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files two separate appeals with the Supreme Court for staying the trial proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against her.
31 May 2016, 11:54 AM

BNP leader Aslam on 7-day remand in sedition case

A Dhaka court places BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand in a sedition case filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.
31 May 2016, 08:07 AM

Physicist Hawking baffled by Trump's rise

Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking may have a good grasp of the workings of the universe, but he says he can not understand Donald Trump's popularity.
31 May 2016, 03:10 AM

30-day remand sought for Aslam in sedition, 2 other cases

Law enforcers seek a 30-day remand for interrogating BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in three separate cases including a sedition one. The sedition case has been filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.
30 May 2016, 06:48 AM

Joy denies meeting Israeli politician

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT affairs adviser to the prime minister, denies holding meeting with Israel's Likud Party leader Mendi N Safadi in Washington DC of USA as BBC Bangla reported earlier.
29 May 2016, 05:15 AM

Mamata wants to give grand reception to Hasina

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been newly elected for a successive period, wants to accord a grand reception for Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
27 May 2016, 14:07 PM

No plan to arrest Khaleda: Obaidul Quader

Defying the allegations raised by BNP leaders, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the government has not taken any decision to arrest Khaleda Zia.
27 May 2016, 12:10 PM

‘Dire consequences’ if Khaleda is arrested: BNP

BNP warns of “dire consequences” if the government arrests the party chief Khaleda Zia as per what it termed “plot to weaken BNP”.
26 May 2016, 14:48 PM

Deaths in UP polls violence broke all records: Shujon

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujon) claims that deaths in violence centering the ongoing union parishad elections have broken all previous records.
26 May 2016, 07:26 AM

Full text of Barapukuria graft verdict released

The High Court has released its full judgement that cleared the way for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s trial in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case.
25 May 2016, 07:22 AM

Govt making law to muzzle NGOs: BNP

The government moves to formulate the foreign donations regulation act to muzzle NGOs so that they cannot speak against its misrule, BNP alleges.
24 May 2016, 16:06 PM

Aslam shown arrested in 2 arson cases

BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury has been shown arrested in two arson cases filed with Motijheel and Lalbagh police stations in January last year.
24 May 2016, 10:06 AM

Man killed in Munshiganj pre-polls violence

A ruling-party supporter is gunned down in Munshiganj’s Gazaria upazila last night ahead of the union parishad elections scheduled to be held there this Saturday.
24 May 2016, 08:51 AM

No new remand for BNP leader Aslam: HC

High Court bench directs government not to take BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on a fresh remand until a petition filed by him with this court is disposed off.
22 May 2016, 13:38 PM

Delving into Trump's reality TV playbook

Can all those years of Donald Trump saying "you're fired" on reality TV actually get him hired - as president?
20 May 2016, 14:24 PM

Bill seeks action against NGOs for ‘indecent remarks’ on constitutional bodies

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law finalises a bill with recommendation to include a provision to take actions against any NGO for making ‘indecent comments’ about different constitutional bodies.
18 May 2016, 13:03 PM

ACC to probe Aslam’s ‘illegal wealth’

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) begins an investigation against BNP joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury over accumulating “hundreds of crores in cash illegally”.
18 May 2016, 12:35 PM

British envoy calls on Khaleda

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake meets BNP chief Khaleda Zia at the party’s Gulshan office.
18 May 2016, 11:41 AM