BNP
Contempt rule against Janakantha editor, journo
The apex court issues a contempt rule against the editor and a journalist of daily Janakantha over a report published on Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
29 July 2015, 04:47 AM
Review after full verdict: Defence
Lawyers of war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury said of moving a review against the appeal verdict that upheld death penalty for the BNP leader.
29 July 2015, 04:13 AM
SQ Chy’s controversial statements (video)
The apex court of Bangladesh finally ensures the death penalty of war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
29 July 2015, 03:13 AM
SC upholds death penalty of BNP leader SQ Chy
Supreme Court upholds the death penalty of war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for his crimes against humanity during Liberation War.
29 July 2015, 03:08 AM
No bail or remand for BNP’s Rizvi
A Dhaka court has denied bail to BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed in two violence cases and told cops to quiz him at jail gate.
28 July 2015, 08:25 AM
BNP seeks time to submit audit report
BNP seeks one and half more month time from the Election Commission to file audit reports of its annual income and expenditure of 2014.
28 July 2015, 06:16 AM
Decrease in female voters worries BNP
BNP expresses grave concern over the decline in the numbers of female voters in the last couple of years and questioned whether the Election Commission has any ill intention behind it.
27 July 2015, 12:36 PM
Anwar, Mintoo, Aman’s bail scrapped
The Supreme Court has scrapped bail for three BNP leaders and asked them to surrender before a lower court within a week over separate cases.
27 July 2015, 06:28 AM
Fakhrul going abroad tonight ‘for treatment’
Kept behind bars for a long time, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir flies “for better treatment in Singapore.”
26 July 2015, 08:12 AM
Charges pressed against ex-MP Shakhawat
Five charges are pressed against former BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shakhawat Hossain and 11 others for their alleged role in war crimes.
26 July 2015, 06:03 AM
Polls under neutral govt is a must: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the parliamentary polls must be held under a neutral administration as fair elections are not possible under Awami League government.
25 July 2015, 15:55 PM
Govt trying to eliminate opposition: BNP
BNP accuses the government of trying to eliminate the opposition instead of keeping it effective, saying a strong opposition party is necessary to strengthen the country’s democratic process.
25 July 2015, 11:26 AM
Salahuddin to be repatriated for trial: Kamal
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed will be repatriated for trial in several arson and vandalism cases soon after completion of his legal procedures in Indian court.
23 July 2015, 12:59 PM
Graft hearing: Khaleda appears before Bakshibazar court
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appears before the makeshift Dhaka court premises for proceedings in two corruption cases.
23 July 2015, 04:29 AM
Take steps against India’s river linking project: BNP
BNP expresses concerns over India's fresh move to implement the controversial river linking project and urges the government to take strong initiatives against it.
22 July 2015, 13:08 PM
Charge framed against Salahuddin
A court in Meghalaya frames charges against Salahuddin Ahmed for trespassing into Indian territory, a charge the BNP leader denied. Salahuddin, who went missing in Dhaka in March and was found in Shillong two months later, maintains that he was taken there forcibly.
22 July 2015, 11:58 AM
Jatrabari arson: Charge pressed against Rafiqul, Mahbub, 56 others
DB press charges against 58 leaders and activists of 20-party alliance including Rafiqul Islam Miah and Khandaker Mahbub Hossain in an arson and explosive case.
22 July 2015, 11:35 AM
JCD president denied bail
Patuakhali court rejects bail prayer of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal President Rajib Ahsan and sends him jail in a case filed for alleged possession of yaba tablets.
21 July 2015, 13:47 PM
Opinion: PM won. An opportunity lost?
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demonstrated political sagacity by reversing her decision on making Syed Ashraful Islam a minister without portfolio.
21 July 2015, 10:20 AM
BNP lauds Ashraf’s neutral admin vow
BNP welcomes newly appointed Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam’s pledge to make the administration neutral and efficient.
21 July 2015, 09:49 AM