BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will surrender before a Dhaka court and seek bail in a case filed for an arson attack on a passenger bus in the capital's Jatrabari in January last year.

The High Court grants ad-interim bail to former president of Jatiya Press Club Shawkat Mahmud for six months in two vandalism and arson cases, clearing his way for getting release from jail.

Days into the arrest of Faridpur journalist Probir Sikdar, police detain journalist Shawkat Mahmud while attending a programme in Dhaka.

The Supreme Court stays bail to BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed in a case filed over a petrol bomb attack on a bus in Dhaka’s Jatrabari.

Detectives press charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others for the January 23 arson attack at Jatrabari that left one killed and 31 burnt.

Detectives press charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others for Jatrabari arson attack on January 23 that killed a person and burned 27 others.