Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday started recording the partial deposition of witness in the case filed for loan default of Tk 45,59,37,295 of Dandy Dying.
Category: Politics
Khaleda to surrender today on police station attack case
Court Correspondent BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia will surrender before a Dhaka court to seek bail in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station over petrol bomb attack on a bus that killed a man last year.
AL out to hold people ‘hostage with muscle power’: BNP
Dhaka – The BNP on Friday alleged that the ruling party is now out to hold the country’s people ‘hostage using muscle power’UNB news agency reported.
Govt trying to put last nail on election process coffin: CPB
Dhaka – Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Friday voiced deep concern over ‘widespread violence, vote rigging, attacks on opposition parties’ candidates and supporters, and questioned whether the government is trying to put the last nail on the coffin of…
Hindu grand alliance demands separate election for minorities
Staff Reporter Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam urged everyone to be united to protect minorities in the country.
Polls violence leaves 9 dead
Dhaka – Nine people were killed and at least 64 others injured in clashes in different parts of the country during the second phase union parishad election on Thursday, UNB news agency has reported. Those killed in the violence are…
HC asks CMM Dhaka if summons reached Tarique in London
The High Court on Thursday asked the chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka to inform it after communicating with foreign ministry whether the summons on BNP leader Tarique Rahman in a graft case reached his London address. It asked the chief…
Khaleda again calls for dialogue to end political impasse
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday called upon the ruling Awami League to resolve the current political impasse through talks by shunning the path of violence and anarchy. “We have already called upon the government to take initiative for…
Moudud Ahmed hospitalised
BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed has been hospitalised on Thursday with chest pain and cold-related ailments.He was admitted to Apollo hospital in the capital at 11:30 am.Mohammad Abdullah is staying with Moudud Ahmed at the hospital. Moudud Ahmed felt…
Fakhrul sent to jail then dramatically released by Metropolitan court
Dhaka – A court in Dhaka on Wednesday sent BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail rejecting his bail petition in two arson cases, hours after he was made secretary general of party, UNB news agency has repored.
Trump rescinds pledge to back Republican nominee
Brookfield – Donald Trump, turning his focus to Wisconsin even as another controversy cast a shadow over his campaign, said Tuesday he will no longer honor his pledge to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee. And his two Republican rivals,…
Trump campaign manager charged with assault
Jupiter, Wisconsin – Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was charged with assaulting Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields.
BNP leader shot dead in Jessore
A local leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was shot to death by miscreants at Shyamnagar Bazar in Sadar upazila of Jessore on Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. The victim was identified as Idris Ali, 45, a leader of Hashimpur…
‘People have right to know how Bangladesh Bank money stolen’
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim said on Wednesday that the government should inform the people immeidatly through a circular as to how 8 crore 10 lakh dollars reserve fund of the Bangladesh have been stolen.…
BNP demands proper investigation of BB reserve theft
STAFF REPORTER Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday demanded of the government to hold a proper investigation into the cyber heist of Bangladesh Bank’s reserve and to hold trial of it.
Petition for review of SC verdict against Nizami submitted
Dhaka – Convicted Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami on Tuesday filed a petition seeking review of the Supreme Court verdict upholding the International Crimes Tribunal judgment that sentenced him to death. Barrister Najib Momen, son of Nizami, who submitted the…
BNP demand resignation of two convicted ministers
A senior BNP leader yesterday demanded the government to immediately drop its two ministers from the cabinet for their conviction on charge of contempt of court. “The ministership of Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War affairs Minister AKM Mozammel…
Hefajat calls CJ: Foil conspiracy against Islam as state religion
Dhaka – Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Monday submitted a memorandum to the Chief Justice demanding to take steps against what they called conspiracy against Islam’s status as state religion in the constitution.
Jamaat’s hartal passing off peacefully
Dhaka – The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, protesting what it said conspiracy against Islam’s status as a ‘state religion’ in the constitution, is going on peacefully today (Monday), the UNB news agency has reported. No picketing…
Jamaat calls hartal Monday, Hefazat submits memo over state religion
The Jamaat-e-Islami has called a shutdown for Monday, when the High Court is scheduled to start hearing a writ petition on the issue of state religion. It claimed there was a “deep-rooted conspiracy to rid the country of religion by…
Two ministers lose ethical right to be in Cabinet: BNP
“We think the two ministers do not have the ethical right to remain in the Cabinet following the verdict,” BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “They should resign for the sake of ethics, for the sake of democracy.”
Interpol lifts red alert, BNP plans legally fight Tarique ban in the media
The BNP has said it will move the court against a ban on publishing Tarique Rahman’s comments in the media, said the party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He claimed that the Interpol has withdrawn its arrest warrant…
Cabinet to decide on two Bangladesh ministers’ fate: AG
Dhaka – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Sunday said the cabinet will take a decision about the fate of two ministers who faced contempt of court charges as it is a matter of morality, UNB news agency reported. “It is…
Bangladesh minister says Teesta deal with India matter of time
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud has rejected any notion of “mistrust” of India and said “it is a matter of time” now before the Teesta water-sharing deal is inked. “It must happen,” he said speaking at a conference on…
Further musings on the ‘Trump doctrine’
“Today one must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.” — John le Carré By John R. Haines* This essay is the companion to an earlier one[1] in which the author attempted to divine a…
Bangladesh celebrates 46th Independence Day
Dhaka – The nation celebrated its 46th Independence and National Day on Saturday with a fresh vow to build a prosperous and democratic Bangladesh with the united efforts of all. Thousands of people from all walks of life thronged the…
Conspiracy on to make Bangladesh a ‘vassal state’: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday urged all to remain alert as a ‘serious conspiracy’ is on to turn Bangladesh into a ‘vassal state’. “A deep-rooted conspiracy is on to make Bangladesh into a subservient country. Local and…
Tanu’s murder wasn’t an ordinary matter in secured area: Fakhrul
STAFF REPORTER Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday called upon all democratic political parties and forces to get united to restore the country’s democracy.
EC is responsible for UP poll violences: BNP
STAFF REPORTER The BNP yesterday held the Election Commission (EC) responsible for the loss of lives during the violence marking the first phase of Union Parishad polls.
Zia Charitasble Trust case date deferred TO Mar,31
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the cross-examination of the Investigation Officer of the Zia Charitabe Trust graft case to March 31 in absence of the BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia.