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

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to meet with the leaders of different political parties today (Oct 19) as part of his ongoing dialogue with stakeholders about state reforms and polls. Meanwhile, the chief adviser underwent a minor medical procedure on Thursday at the Combined

Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, former State Minister for Industries under the Awami League government, has been put on a three-day remand in a case over the killing of one Ikramul Haque during the anti-discrimination student movement. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today called upon the interim government to take realistic and tough measures on priority basis to reduce the price of essentials. “Currently, farmers, workers, day laborers, low income group, small traders and

Months after a student-led protest in Bangladesh snowballed into a full-blown anti-government movement and led to Sheikh Hasina's ouster, horrifying details have emerged about the secret prisons where the former Prime Minister's dissidents were held. The victims of forced

A Dhaka court today (October 18) sent Sutrapur Thana Tanti League president Md Abu Sayeed to jail in a case lodged in connection with the murder of student Nadimul Hasan Elem during anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Bebum Afnan Somi passed the order as

A Dhaka court on Friday (October 18) sent Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury to jail in a case filed over the murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim last year. The former BNP leader had joined a separate political party "Trinamool BNP" before the 7 January elections this year. Producing

A Dhaka court today placed former officer in-charge (OC) of Gulshan Police Station Md Rafiqul Islam on four-day remand in a case lodged over parking of five sand-laden trucks to block the entries to the road leading to the house of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 2013. Dhaka

Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP standing committee member today (Oct 17) demanded for cancellation of appointments made based on the final results of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. He was speaking at a press conference at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office. At this