The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed until August 25 this year a High Court verdict that asked the jail authorities not to keep death sentence prisoners in the solitary confinement before the end of all legal processes. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC,
A Dhaka Court on Wednesday sent Kamrul Ashraf Khan Poton, a former lawmaker from the Narsingdi-2 constituency and owner of contracting firm Poton Traders, and four others to jail after cancelling their ad-interim bail in a case filed for stealing government imported fertiliser.
Farakka Barrage will become a dangerous threat to the very existence of Bangladesh, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Almagir on Wednesday. "May 16 is Farakka Day, a historical and important day of our national movement. People of Bangladesh participated
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said their party believes the United States maintains the same position as before regarding the issue of free and fair elections in Bangladesh. "Basically, what we have seen is that they (US) have consistently spoken in favour of a fre
BNP has expelled 51 more of its grassroots leaders for participating in the third phase of the upcoming upazila elections by violating the party's decision. With this latest action, the party has so far expelled 199 leaders for contesting the upazila polls, going against its directives. These pun
Accusing the government of creating a serious crisis through a lopsided election on January 7, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday voiced concern that the country's economic situation is now very "alarming". Talking to reporters after a meeting with a faction of Gono Odhik
The BNP has expelled five more of its grassroots leaders for participating in the second phase of upcoming upazila elections, going against the party's decision. With this latest action, the party has so far expelled 148 leaders for contesting the upazila polls in violation of its directives. A p
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the government is not concerned about US sanctions and visa policies. Quader made these remarks during a press briefing on current affairs at the Secretariat in the capital on Tuesday. He also said that
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that Bangladesh is ruled by a government elected by the people, dismissing opposition claims of unseen forces at play. "Bangladesh is governed by a government that the people have elected," Quader stated
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday that the government thought that the crisis prevailing in the country was over rather it has deepened. He made the remark at a press briefing at the party chairperson's political office at Gulshan in th
Law Minister Anisul Huq has denied the allegation made by the BNP secretary general that a new tribunal is being set up to expedite the trial of opposition party leaders. The government has no plans or intentions to establish a new tribunal, Prothom Alo reports quoting the law minister on Sunday.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that an "invisible force", not Awami League, is running the country. “Are they (Awami League) actually running the country? They aren't the ones steering the country... It's an invisible force that's now running the countr
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP had hurt the country by making enmity with India when the party was in power. "By making enmity with India, BNP had harmed the country. But Awami League government is working to protect the c
