The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today asked the lawyers to strictly follow the High Court directives that in 2005 prohibited them from holding assemblies and bringing out processions on the court premises across the country

The High Court (HC) yesterday granted anticipatory bail to more than 100 pro-BNP lawyers including its Vice Chairman Advocate Khandker Mahbub Hossain in several criminal cases.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir warns that the government will be held responsible if any harm is caused to the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail.