A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of income tax records of former Awami League MP Md Nizam Uddin Hazari over graft allegations. Acting Judge Md Alamgir of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court passed the order on Thursday, allowing a plea filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance will hold a series of rallies across seven divisions in phased programmes beginning this month, protesting what it termed politicisation of the administration and the appointment of ruling party loyalists to local government bodies instead of hol
The High Court has granted bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Salina Hayat Ivy in two murder cases. However, she will not be released immediately as she remains under arrest in several other cases, her lawyer said. The bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher p
Chief Whip (CW) of the Jatiya Sangsad, Nurul Islam Moni, has said amending the Constitution is indispensable for fully implementing the July Charter and fulfilling the people's mandate. Speaking as the chief guest at a press interaction held at the LD Hall of the Parliament building on Monday, he
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed deep sorrow and concern over the deaths of several people, including a pregnant woman and children, in sudden storms and lightning strikes across the country. In a statement on Monday, the party’s Assistant Secretary General and Secretary of the Centr
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday warned that no one will be allowed to disturb the peace and stability in the country. “Let us remain alert so that no one can create unrest in the country. We will not allow anyone to get the chance to disturb public peace or enforce a
Three leaders of BNP and its student wing Chhatra Dal have been suspended over the attack on the vehicle of Jamaat MP (Netrokona-5) Masum Mustafa. The suspended leaders are Purbadhala Upazila BNP joint convener Ishtiaq Ahmed Babu, Upazila Chhatra Dal member secretary Saju Ahmed, an
The High Court on Monday granted eight weeks’ anticipatory bail to Jamaat-e-Islami MP Mufti Amir Hamza in a defamation case filed in Sirajganj. The HC bench of Justice Zahid Sarwar Kajal and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the order after hearing a petition, his lawyer Advocate Mohammad Shis
National Citizen Party (NCP) convener and Opposition Chief Whip in Parliament Nahid Islam on Saturday warned the ruling party, BNP, that it risks provoking another mass uprising if it continues to obstruct reform and follow what he called the “autocratic path” of the ousted Awami League
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman says the opposition will continue its movement in parliament and on the streets to implement the verdict delivered in the July National Charter referendum. At a rally organised by Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on Friday afternoon
BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will address a May Day rally to be organized by Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal on May 1 at 2:30pm in front of the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan. Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal, BNP’s labour unit, has been making extensive prepa
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday strongly condemned the “attacks” on DUCSU leaders at Shahbagh Police Station in the capital, as well as the “assaults” on activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Pabna and Cumilla. In a statement, Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar
The nomination of NCP Joint Convenor Monira Sharmin for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th parliament has been rejected on the grounds that three years have not passed since she held a job at a bank. Returning Officer and Election Commission (EC) Joint Secretary Moin Uddin Khan announc
