DHAKA: Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, believed to have been expecting a formal invitation to swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Indian Premier, set a new example of visiting an ailing former Prime Minister in the midnight. Begum Zia has a track record of midnight

LAXMIPUR: An activist of Juba League (JL), associate body of ruling Awami League, was slaughtered by miscreants in Bashikpur area under Sadar upazila of the district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Roman Hossain, 22, son of Nurul Islam and resident of the area. Family and

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia visited the ailing Jatiya Party chairman and former Prime Minister Kazi Jafar Ahmed at United Hospital in capital’s Gulshan area early Monday. Khaleda went to the hospital at around 12:10am and inquired about his present physical condition.

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will meet India Prime Minister-elect Norendra Modi on Tuesday. The courtesy call will be held at 1:00pm, says a press release from Jatiya Sangshad.  Besides, the foreign minister will call on India President Pranab Mukherjee. On Sunday,

FENI: Local unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has withdrawn the dawn-to-dusk hartal for Monday at Fulgazi upazila of the district.The withdrawal came after Awami League leader Zahid Chowdhury, mastermind of the Ekramul killing mission, detained from the district in the evening of

NARAYANGANJ: Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddiqui is going to fight for the Narayanganj-5 (Shahor-Bandar) constituency by-election, slated for June 26.District unit organizing Secretary Abu Bakar Siddique, on behalf of Kader, bought the nomination paper on Sunday

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad and his wife also opposition leader Rawsan Ershad took different positions on the by-poll of Narayanganj-5 constituency.JP Chairman wanted to nominate the party presidium member GM Kader while Rawsan wanted to nominate her political secretary

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday passed split order on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s writ challenging appointment of a judge, who framed charges against her in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases. An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Quazi Izarul

FENI: Upazila unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Monday at Fulgazi upazila in the district protesting the brutal killing of upazila chairman Ekramul Haque. The hartal will be observed from 6:00am to 5:00pm, said upazila unit BCL president Asif on

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s demand of disbanding Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) elimination is illogical. The leaders of Bangladesh Islamic Oikya Jote made the remarks in a human-chain protesting Khaleda’s demand at the National Press Club on

GAZIPUR: Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) Javed Ali on Saturday said the election commission would amend law for updating voter list.   After the amendment, people could be voter round year, he said. The lection Commissioner made the assertion while visiting the updating

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said Sheikh Hasina would not be able to stay in power for forever and some 15 cases filed against her will have to be run again.   “You (Hasina) must be brought to book and interrogated over all your misdeeds. The government must run 15

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Saturday rejected remand plea of eight members of Hizb-ut Tahrir, a banned outfit, who were arrested during distributing anti-state leaflet and publication in Amderkilla area of the city. The court also rejected the bail plea and sent them to jail.  

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has claimed that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia wants to make the judiciary controversial.   The spokesperson for the party made the allegation while speaking at a press conference at TCB Bhaban in the city on Saturday

DHAKA: After postponement of grand rally at Supreme Court premises amid police obstruction, Nationalist Ainjibi Forum shifted the rally venue to National Press Club premises in the city on Saturday.  BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia joined the rally. Speakers at the rally denounced the

DHAKA: Supreme Court Bar Association president, also Bangladesh Bar Council vice chairman, Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Saturday alleged that the government is showing muscle power to lawyers using police. The senior lawyer criticized government for barring lawyers’ peaceful rally and

DHAKA: Being barred by the law enforcers, Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum has postponed their grand rally at the Supreme Court premise in the city on Saturday morning. The forum leader AJ Mohammad Ali came up with the disclosure around 11:45am.  On the other hand, BNP Chairperson Begum

DHAKA: Supreme Court Lawyers Association president Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon said that Saturday’s grand rally will be held at the Supreme Court premises anyhow even without stage. He came up with the determination in an instant briefing at the rally venue around 1:00am Saturday. 

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to join the grand rally of lawyers, scheduled to be held in city on Saturday, protesting the sensational seven-murder in Narayanganj. The rally will be held at the Supreme Court premises around 10:00am. Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum secretary

DHAKA: Police detained Abeed, a listed terror in Feni, and his eight aides after detecting them in video footages of Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul killing.  Sources in Feni police confirmed that they were arrested from capital Dhaka. Earlier, law enforcers identified four killers of