Indian cops arrest Salahuddin for intrusion

Indian police arrests BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was missing for the last two months, in Shillong district of Meghalaya on charge of entering the country without travel documents.
12 May 2015, 08:10 AM

Law drafted on judge removal to be placed in budget session: Minister

The draft of a law, determining specific rules for removal of Supreme Court judges on grounds of incapacity and misbehaviour to be placed in the upcoming budget session of parliament for its passage, the law minister said.
12 May 2015, 06:20 AM

Fakhrul, 25 others charged with vandalism

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Moudud Ahmed and 24 others are charged with hurling crude bombs at policemen and damaging vehicles in March 2013.
11 May 2015, 13:03 PM

Return Salahuddin to family: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia expresses deep concerns over the fate of missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, and says the law enforcement agencies are yet to find out her party’s joint secretary general in spite of High Court directives.
10 May 2015, 13:32 PM

Opinion: Salauddin becomes another forgotten case?

It seems we do not care that a man just disappeared into the blues amidst allegation that the law enforcing agency was behind the Houdini act. He seems to have gone down the annals of disappearance of the likes of Ilias Ali, Chowdhury Alam and labour leader Aminul Islam.
10 May 2015, 08:08 AM

‘Constitutional reform for healthy politics’

To rid the current “political crisis”, a quarter of prominent citizens stress on the need for a constitutional amendment for “check and balance” of state organs.
10 May 2015, 05:20 AM

Salahuddin in Rab custody: Khaleda

Alleging that the missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is “in the hands” of Rapid Action Battalion, Khaleda Zia warns of dire consequences if the elite force do not return back her party’s joint secretary general safe.
9 May 2015, 16:44 PM

BCL new council on July 25-26

The 28th council of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student body of ruling Awami League, will be held on July 25-26.
8 May 2015, 07:06 AM

BNP thanks Modi over land bill

BNP thanks Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government, and leaders of different political parties who were involved in passage of the Land Boundary Agreement bill.
7 May 2015, 14:38 PM

Abbas, Khoka charged with Shibir leader killing

Rampura police press charges against 37 BNP leaders and activists, including Mirza Abbas, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Sadeque Hossain Khoka, in connection with the killing of Chhatra Shibir leader Mansur Pradhania.
7 May 2015, 13:17 PM

Rajshahi city mayor suspended

Government sacks BNP-backed Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, officials say.
7 May 2015, 11:56 AM

BNP leader Shamser Mobin gets High Court bail

The High Court grants bail to BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury in two vandalism and arson cases, clearing his way to get released from jail.
6 May 2015, 11:42 AM

Goyeshwar gets bail

High Court grants ad-interim bail to BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy in a case filed on charge of planning subversive acts in December last year.
6 May 2015, 10:10 AM

3 city mayors-elect to be sworn-in Wednesday

Newly elected mayors and councillors of three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong will be sworn-in on Wednesday morning.
5 May 2015, 16:31 PM

BNP concerned over jailed leaders' health

BNP expresses deep concern that several jailed BNP leaders are becoming critically sick due to repeated remands and lack of proper treatment.
5 May 2015, 14:29 PM

HC drops Abbas' bail plea from hearing list

A High Court bench drops a bail petition of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in connection with a corruption case from its hearing list.
5 May 2015, 11:49 AM

Khaleda asked to appear before court May 25

A Dhaka court asks BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on May 25 in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.
5 May 2015, 07:03 AM

Fakhrul in jail for 4 months

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is in jail for nearly four months in numerous cases filed against him.
5 May 2015, 06:12 AM

Fakhrul at BSMMU for checkup

Acting secretary general of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur for medical checkup.
5 May 2015, 04:16 AM

2 Shibir leaders face contempt proceedings

A tribunal in Dhaka initiates contempt of court proceedings against the president and secretary general of Islami Chhatra Shibir for their statements about a war crimes verdict.
4 May 2015, 06:15 AM