A Dhaka court asks lawyers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to submit before it on April 25 the High Court’s stay order on 11 criminal cases including a sedition suit.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting of the party’s highest policymaking body, the standing committee.

The Supreme Court clears the way for Habiganj municipality Mayor GK Gaus to discharge his official functions.

The High Court stays the trial proceedings of two arson cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The court also issued two separate rulings asking the government to explain why the proceedings of the cases against Khaleda would not be scrapped.

Bangalis are widely known to be the very best in hospitality, and the fact is proven yet again as Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina cooked ‘steamed Hilsa’, a delicacy among the Bangali cuisines, for Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhaban.

India has declared to provide assistance of US$ 4.5 billion for implementation of top priority projects in Bangladesh. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement at a joint press conference with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi.

Leftist student organisation, Bangladesh Chhatra Union forms its new central committee with GM Zilani Shuvo and Liton Nandi as its president and general secretary respectively.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warns of tougher action against terrorism and militancy in the country.

The Supreme Court fixes May 14 for hearing the review petition filed by war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee against its earlier verdict that sentenced him to imprisonment until death.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina candidly says everything between Bangladesh and India would be dealt out maintaining friendly relations, nothing detrimental to the country would be done.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) expresses deep concern as none was held responsible for in a court of law in the August 21 grenade attack on Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and killing of Shah AMS Kibria in 12 years.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files two separate petitions with the High Court seeking for scrapping the trial proceedings against her in two arson cases.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir again demands disclosure of the proposed deal to be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit scheduled for April 7.

The High Court stays suspension orders of the mayors of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and Habiganj municipality.

The visiting Malaysian parliamentary delegation will meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia tonight.

The prime minister does not know about the suspension orders of Rajshahi and Sylhet City Corporations and Habiganj Municipality mayors, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.

The IPU, the global forum of parliamentarians, will come up with a proposal for action for the parliamentary community worldwide to combat terrorism and religious extremism.

BNP says that the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference being hosted in Bangladesh is a farce as the host country is “undemocratic”.

A parliamentarian delegation from Norway meets BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in Dhaka. A lawmaker from the United Kingdom is likely to meet her shortly.

Police detain two activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) over a clash that took place with law enforcers during a pro-BNP procession in Dhaka.