Interim government on Wednesday (Oct 23) banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). The home ministry issued a notification in this regard by order of the President this evening. According to notificaton, the student wing of Awami League, many leaders of which were ousted on

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed today (Oct 23) said the removal of the President will create a constitutional vacuum and national crisis at this moment. He was talking to reporters at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan. Salahuddin Ahmed also said the

The High Court (HC) today acquitted former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and cancelled his eight-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).   A High Court division bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the

A Dhaka court today (October23) imposed a travel ban on former lawmakers Mirza Azam, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (Nixon) and his wife Tarin Hossain and Md Abdul Wadud and his wife Marjina Wadud.   Acting judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Ibrahim Miah passed the

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam has said that the arrest warrant issued on 17 October for 46 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over alleged crimes against humanity during the July-August uprising, has been forwarded to the

The High Court (HC) today (October 23) scraped four extortion cases against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman. A High Court division bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order, declaring absolute a rule issued earlier by the court in this

Bangladesh is seeing another round of unrest as protesters have now targeted the Presidential palace. They are demanding the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin. The student movement, which led the campaign to oust Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, held a rally at the central

A total of 237 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, were sued over the murder of Jatiyatabadi Shramik Dal activist Abdul Hannan. Hannan's brother-in-law Dipokul Islam Dipu filed the complaint with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ali Haider on October

A Dhaka court today (October 22) imposed travel ban on former Pabna-5 lawmaker Golam Faruk Kahndakar Prince over graft allegations. Acting judge Ibrahim Miah of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Deputy

A Dhaka court on Tuesday (October 22) placed Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon, a former independent lawmaker, on a five-day remand in a case filed over shooting a Jubo Dal leader, Ridoy Mia, in Dhaka's Mirpur area during the quota reform protests. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former home minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and former state minister for labour and employment Monnujan Sufian, her brother Shahabuddin Ahmed and nephew Shamima Sultana on allegations of corruption.   Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today (October 22) restored Jamaat-e-Islami's appeal against the High Court verdict that had declared its registration as a political party, illegal.   "Restored," said the apex court's four-member bench headed by

British regulators have been urged by MPs to examine the relationship between London estate agents, lawyers and lenders and a former Bangladeshi government minister under investigation for alleged corruption. Saifuzzaman Chowdhury was the land minister in Bangladesh until earlier this

Some coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement on Monday lodged a criminal case against 391 named leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and 1,000 others anonymously, accusing them of

Former Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Sayedul Haque, also known as Barrister Suman, was arrested in Dhaka early Tuesday. He was apprehended from his sister’s residence in Mirpur-6 around 1:30 am, according to Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Nazrul Islam of Pallabi police station. 

A Dhaka court today (Oct 21) sent former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder to jail in a case filed over the killing of Jagannath University student Ekramul Haque Sajid during the anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuddin Hossain

Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested former Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad from Banani area of Dhaka on Sunday night. A WhatsApp message sent from the DMP confirmed it. However, it didn’t elaborate in which case he was

Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman today (October 20) said former prime minister Sheikh Hasina should return to Bangladesh and face trials for the cases filed against her over the killings during the anti-government movement in July and August this year. "I hope, she (Hasina)

BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman was acquitted from a defamation case in a Dhaka court which was filed for criticizing the Awami League during a discussion in London five years ago. In addition to him, party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing

A nine-member delegation of Gono Forum has joined dialogue with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna. The team led by Gono Forum emeritus President Dr Kamal Hossain entered Jamuna around 3:00 pm on Saturday (October 19). Several other political parties are