Graft case against Ershad: 24yr-old plea on Sunday’s hearing list

The 24-year-old appeal of former president HM Ershad against a lower court verdict that jailed him for three years in a corruption case has come up in the hearing list of the High Court.
25 August 2016, 11:46 AM

BNP’s Aman, Aazam step down from posts

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisers Amanullah Aman and Ahmed Aazam Khan have stepped down from their local posts.
25 August 2016, 09:33 AM

Rampal power plant: BNP’s demo depends on govt response

BNP's programme regarding the relocation of Rampal coal-fired power plant depends on the government’s response, the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir tells journalists.
25 August 2016, 07:45 AM

Refrain from Rampal project: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia urges the government to refrain from implementing Rampal power plant for the sake of the country’s ecological balance and natural beauty.
24 August 2016, 11:07 AM

Khaleda to brief media tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will brief the media tomorrow on the ongoing political situation of the country.
23 August 2016, 17:25 PM

Arrest warrant issued against Khaleda in Narail

A Narail court issues an arrest warrant against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her comment questioning the number of martyrs in the country's Liberation War.
23 August 2016, 14:29 PM

Govt enacting laws to ‘curb freedom of expression’: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir criticises the government for its move to enact laws preventing people from speaking freely.
23 August 2016, 12:49 PM

Verdict on Nizam Hazari's JS membership now Aug 30

The High Court defers to August 30 the delivery of its verdict on a writ petition challenging the legality of holding the post of lawmaker by Nizam Uddin Hazari, an Awami League leader in Feni.
23 August 2016, 10:32 AM

Tarique’s implication in Aug 21 attack politically motivated: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir strongly condemns the government for blaming the party’s several senior leaders including Tarique Rahman for the August 21 grenade attack incident.
22 August 2016, 12:41 PM

HC urged to hear Ershad’s plea challenging jail sentence

The Anti-Corruption Commission prays to the High Court to fix a date for hearing an appeal filed by former president HM Ershad against his three years’ jail sentence in a corruption case in 1992.
22 August 2016, 06:36 AM

August grenade attack: PM holds Khaleda responsible

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina holds BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia responsible for the much talked about August 21 grenade attack that left at least 24 people dead in 2004.
21 August 2016, 11:12 AM

Aug 21, a tainted chapter in political history: BNP

BNP says the 21st August grenade attack was the most stigmatised and tainted chapter in the country’s political history.
21 August 2016, 07:34 AM

BNP has given shelter to Bangabandhu killers: Nasim

Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim blasts BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for his comment that Awami League men were active behind the assassination of Bangabandhu and his family members.
20 August 2016, 12:03 PM

Govt uses militant issue to suppress opponents: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that the government wants to use militancy issue for its political gain instead of eliminating the menace from the country.
19 August 2016, 09:36 AM

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