Khaleda gets HC bail, no bar to walk free

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia secures four-month bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case, in which she was found guilty handed five years in prison. Now, there is no legal bar to let Khaleda walk out of prison on bail, Advocate Sagir Hossain Leon, a lawyer for the BNP chief, told The Daily Star.
12 March 2018, 08:37 AM

Denied, BNP calls for another rally Mar 19

Denied permission for a rally, BNP has called for a fresh rally on March 19 to garner support and press for the release of their Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
12 March 2018, 06:55 AM

Decent work atmosphere for Bangladesh workers in Singapore to continue, hopes PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes that Singapore will continue providing a decent work atmosphere for Bangladeshi workers as the country continues to be a favourite destination for them.
12 March 2018, 06:35 AM

Bangladesh, Singapore sign two MoUs

Bangladesh and Singapore sign two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for collaboration over Public Private Partnership (PPP) and air services.
12 March 2018, 06:13 AM

Putin says grandfather cooked for Lenin, Stalin

Vladimir Putin’s paternal grandfather worked as a cook for both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, the Russian president says in a film posted on the internet.
12 March 2018, 04:28 AM

Eyeing the Elections: MPs want more allocation for dev work

Several lawmakers have sought more allocations for MPs in the current and the next budgets for carrying out development work in their constituencies ahead of the next general election.
11 March 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP denied of permission on security ground: DMP

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities deny BNP of permission for holding a rally at the Suhrawardi Udyan in Dhaka on security ground.
11 March 2018, 14:03 PM

Please allow us to hold rally tomorrow: Rizvi

BNP seeks the government's permission to hold a public rally at Suhrawardi Udyan in Dhaka tomorrow demanding unconditional release of the party chief Khaleda Zia from jail.
11 March 2018, 13:43 PM

We want Khaleda to be released thru’ court order: Nasim

The government wants the BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia should be released from jail through the court’s order, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim says.
11 March 2018, 10:25 AM

Zia Orphanage Trust graft case: Order on Khaleda’s bail petition now Monday

The High Court defers till 2:00pm tomorrow for passing necessary order regarding the bail petition of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case in which she was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.
11 March 2018, 05:28 AM

Khaleda jailed with an ‘evil design’: Fakhrul

BNP alleges that its Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been put in jail as part of an 'evil design' of the government to hold another lopsided election to hang on to power.
10 March 2018, 15:49 PM

Govt has no intention to keep BNP aside from polls: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the government has no intention to keep BNP aside from the next parliament polls.
10 March 2018, 11:49 AM

Search is on for the best summit site for Trump, Kim

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev chooses Reykjavik, Iceland. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin huddles at Yalta. Dwight Eisenhower and Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev will always have Paris.
10 March 2018, 08:36 AM

Rizvi’s first procession in 40 days

For the first time in 40 days, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi takes part in a procession brought out by the party leaders and activists protesting police action on a sit-in programme on Thursday.
10 March 2018, 08:07 AM

BCL infighting: 10 Ruet students released after detention

Police release the 10 students who were detained during a raid at different dormitories of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) last night.
10 March 2018, 05:21 AM

Soon after governor signs gun bill, NRA sues to block it

Weeks after their children were gunned down in the worst high school shooting since Columbine, parents of the victims stood in the Florida Capitol and watched Gov Rick Scott sign a far-reaching bill that places new restrictions on guns.
10 March 2018, 04:42 AM

PM’s vote campaign illegal: Moudud

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s vote-seeking campaign is illegal, senior BNP leader and the party’s standing committee member Moudud Ahmed says.
9 March 2018, 08:35 AM

BCL’s March 31 council postponed

The 29th central council of Bangladesh Chhatra League, which was scheduled to be held on March 31, has been postponed, its General Secretary SM Jakir Hossain says.
8 March 2018, 12:44 PM

Khaleda’s bail: HC fixes Sunday for order

The High Court fixes Sunday for passing necessary order regarding the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
8 March 2018, 05:59 AM

BNP calls fresh protests after foiled demo

BNP has announced a fresh set of protests after police foiled their peaceful sit-in programme at Jatiya Press Club to press for release of their Chairperson Khaleda Zia. They will demonstrate across the country, including Dhaka city, on Saturday.
8 March 2018, 05:16 AM