'Plot to kill Joy': Mahmudur on fresh remand

Daily Amar Desh acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman has been remanded for the second time in a case filed over alleged plot to kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
4 May 2016, 09:33 AM

Baseless, BNP’s Faruk says on anti-liberation allegations

BNP chairperson’s adviser Osman Faruk has denied allegations of anti-liberation role, terming those “totally false and baseless”.
4 May 2016, 07:12 AM

Nisha Biswal to arrive tomorrow

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow for a two day official visit to Bangladesh.
3 May 2016, 17:03 PM

Charges pressed against Fakhrul, 42 others in arson case

Police presses charges against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 42 others in an arson case filed with Paltan Police Station.
3 May 2016, 14:38 PM

Comment on Joy: Tk 1cr defamation case against Khaleda

A Tk 1-crore defamation case is filed with a Comilla court against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her saying that prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has US$300 million in a bank account.
3 May 2016, 13:18 PM

Verdict on Nizami's review plea May 5

SC will deliver its verdict on May 5 on war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami’s petition seeking review of his death penalty.
3 May 2016, 03:51 AM

Never had anything close to $300m: Joy

Reacting to BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s claim that he had US$300 million in a bank account and that this was mentioned in a case in the United States, prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has termed her “a liar and a thief”.
1 May 2016, 15:07 PM

Govt wants to cling to power forever: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the ruling Awami League government is cooking all necessary recipes to cling to power forever.
1 May 2016, 07:27 AM

Those who conspired to kill Joy won’t be spared: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to bring to justice those who conspired both at home and abroad to abduct and kill her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the USA.
30 April 2016, 09:24 AM

BNP says ready to cooperate with govt

BNP says it is ready to cooperate the government with its experience in combating militancy in the country.
29 April 2016, 08:27 AM

Pre-poll violence: 5 held over Kushtia AL man killing

Police detain five activists of Awami League in connection with the killing of another activist in a pre-poll violence in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
29 April 2016, 07:57 AM

BNP to hold May Day rally at Suhrawardy Udyan

BNP has got permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold workers’ rally in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on the occasion of May Day.
29 April 2016, 07:27 AM

Fakhrul flown to Bangkok for treatment

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been flown to Bangkok for treatment.
28 April 2016, 07:17 AM

Raushan Ershad made JP senior co-chairman

Jatiya Party leader Raushan Ershad, also the leader of the opposition in parliament, is made senior co-chairman of the party.
27 April 2016, 15:52 PM

Counter-terrorism cell soon: Home minister

In an effort to curb terrorism, the Home Ministry today decides to set up a 24/7 anti-terrorism cell to monitor all the information related to terrorism and pass that on to relevant law enforcement agencies.
27 April 2016, 12:59 PM

People feeling insecure: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says people have no security of their lives at present as killings and enforced disappearances are going on across the country.
27 April 2016, 12:19 PM

Khaleda’s plea accepted, arson case hearing deferred to June 5

A Dhaka court defers to June 5 the next hearing of the Jatrabari arson attack case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia as she could not appear before it due to her physical illness.
27 April 2016, 11:52 AM

How can PM blame BNP so quickly: Rizvi

BNP senior Joint Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed today criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments claiming BNP to be linked with recent murders.
26 April 2016, 08:15 AM

BNP-Jamaat nexus behind killings: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accuses the BNP-Jamaat clique of carrying out killings like Kalabagan double murder saying they are doing this to destabilise the country.
25 April 2016, 16:50 PM

Impeachment of SC judges: Cabinet okays draft law in principle

Cabinet approves in principle the draft of a new law with provision of investigation against Supreme Court judges for allegation of misconduct or incapacity.
25 April 2016, 08:30 AM