BNP
Khaleda returns from UK Saturday
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return home from London on Saturday.
19 November 2015, 07:55 AM
War trial: SC full verdict on Mojaheed, SQ Chy at central jail
The full verdict of Supreme Court on death row war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury reaches the Dhaka central jail.
19 November 2015, 05:45 AM
Family meets SQ Chy, avoids media on way out
Family meets top BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for an hour and leaves without facing the media. The meeting takes place a day after the Supreme Court rejected SQ Chowdhury’s plea for review against his death penalty for war crimes committed during 1971.
19 November 2015, 04:49 AM
Security beefed up at chief justice’s village home
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s village home in Moulvibazar is put under beefed up security since this morning ahead of two war trial verdicts.
18 November 2015, 05:22 AM
Mojaheed, SQ Chy to hang for war crimes as SC upholds ICT verdict
Supreme Court maintains its previous ruling upholding death penalties for BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami's Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for crimes against humanity during the country's 1971 War of Independence.
18 November 2015, 04:23 AM
Autocratic ruler is in power: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaled Zia says that a new autocratic force is running the country ignoring the people’s democratic, fundamental and human rights.
16 November 2015, 13:51 PM
Hearing on Mojaheed, SQ Chy review pleas tomorrow
The Supreme Court is set to hold hearing on two petitions tomorrow, seeking review of its judgments that upheld the death penalty for war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
16 November 2015, 12:25 PM
Verdict on Fakhrul’s bail now Nov 22
The High Court defers till Nov 22 its verdict on three petitions filed by BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir seeking bail in three arson and vandalism cases.
16 November 2015, 07:25 AM
Shahriar Rumi quits BNP
Shahriar Rumi, a central executive committee member of BNP and vice president of its Faridpur unit, resigns from all posts of the party intending to return to the ruling Awami League.
15 November 2015, 12:07 PM
Gayeshwar gets HC bail, free to come out of jail
High Court grants bail to BNP leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a criminal case clearing his way to walk out of jail.
15 November 2015, 07:30 AM
Govt to blame for rise of militancy: Moudud
BNP blames the government of Sheikh Hasina for “giving militants and terrorists a chance to raise their heads by weakening democratic forces.”
14 November 2015, 14:16 PM
‘BNP will resist attempt to remove Zia’s grave’
BNP will resist if the government tries to remove the grave of the party founder Ziaur Rahman from Jatiya Sangsad area, a party leader said today.
12 November 2015, 09:23 AM
Verdict on Fakhrul’s bail petitions Nov 16
The High Court fixes November 16 for delivering judgement on three petitions filed by BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir seeking bail in three arson and vandalism cases.
11 November 2015, 08:06 AM
Arson case: Arrest warrant for Bulu, Sohel, 12 other BNP men
A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against 14 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Barkatullah Bulu and Habib-Un-Nabi Khan Sohel in a case filed for torching a bus in Dhaka.
10 November 2015, 07:37 AM
Door for talks should be kept open: Ashraf
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says the door for dialogue is needed to be kept open for the sake of politics.
9 November 2015, 15:23 PM
Arrest warrant against Tarique unlawful: BNP
BNP criticises the authorities for issuing an arrest warrant against the party’s senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman and termed it illegal.
9 November 2015, 13:50 PM
Democracy is confined: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia says the country’s democracy is under attack in a bid to destroy it forever.
9 November 2015, 12:19 PM
Arrest warrant issued for Khoka in sedition case
A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against BNP Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka in a sedition case.
9 November 2015, 08:18 AM
Shawkat gets HC bail in 3 arson cases
High Court grantes ad-interim bail to BNP chairperson's adviser Shawkat Mahmud for six months in three arson cases.
9 November 2015, 07:46 AM
Nation worried for ‘pressure to admit IS presence’: BNP
BNP says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's remarks regarding international pressure to admit the presence of Islamic State (IS) has worried the nation.
8 November 2015, 13:53 PM