Court to decide tomorrow on summoning Khaleda in loan default case

Dhaka court summons BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three members of her family asking them to appear before it on April 12 in Dandy Dyeing loan default case
22 March 2015

'I've proof that cops picked up Salahuddin,' wife says

Reiterating that BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed was picked up by law enforcers, his wife again seeks prime minister’s intervention to trace him immediately
22 March 2015

Ershad sacks Bobby Hajjaj

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad sacks his special adviser Bobby Hajjaj after the latter announced his own candidacy for the Dhaka City Corporation polls
22 March 2015

2 cops hurt in Paltan crude bomb blasts

Two policemen are injured as alleged pro-hartal picketers hurl several crude bombs at Dainik Bangla intersection in Paltan of Dhaka
21 March 2015

Another spell of 72-hr hartal from tomorrow

BNP-led 20-party alliance calls fresh spell of 72-hour countrywide hartal from tomorrow protesting alleged arrest of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, a party press statement says
21 March 2015

Khaleda ‘positive’ about Dhaka, Ctg polls

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has expressed her positive attitude about taking part in the upcoming elections to the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations. “Khaleda Zia did not tell anything negative to us about the three city corporation elections.
20 March 2015

Farabi remanded again

Shafiur Rahman Farabi, the prime suspect in the killing of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, placed on a fresh four-day remand
20 March 2015

Dhaka BNP declares programme demanding Salahuddin’s return

Dhaka city unit of BNP will bring out processions at all thanas and wards in the capital on Saturday demanding return of missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed
19 March 2015

Rangpur arson attack accused held

Police arrest two people including a prime accused in a case regarding the Rangpur arson attack on a bus that left six people killed.
19 March 2015

Allow freedom of expression, UN tells Bangladesh

United Nations stresses need for all sides to engage in dialogue and asks Bangladesh authorities to allow for freedom of expression, for freedom of assembly and freedom of the media
19 March 2015

Salahuddin’s wife seeks PM intervention

Wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who remains missing for nine days, submits memorandum to the prime minister, seeking her intervention in tracing the whereabouts of her husband
19 March 2015

PM vows tough punishment for arsonists

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says tough punishment would be given to those BNP-Jamaat men resorting to militant acts in Bangladesh.
18 March 2015

Salahuddin’s wife to formally appeal to PM tomorrow

Missing BNP leader Salahuddin’s wife says she will formally appeal to the prime minister tomorrow seeking her initiatives in tracing Salahuddin.
18 March 2015

Pabna BCL man killed in clash with AL activists

An alleged activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League killed during a clash with Awami League activists in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna
18 March 2015

Russia to send new missiles to Baltic exclave

Russia plans to station state-of-the art missiles in its westernmost Baltic enclave and deploy nuclear-capable bombers to Crimea as part of massive war games to showcase its resurgent military power amid bitter tensions with the West over Ukraine
18 March 2015

HRW urges probe into Salahuddin’s ‘disappearance’

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladeshi authorities to immediately order an independent investigation into "enforced disappearance" of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed
18 March 2015

Get Salahuddin back to family or produce in court, Khaleda tells govt

Khaleda Zia calls upon the government to bring Salahuddin Ahmed back to his family or produce him before court immediately
17 March 2015

Graphic novel on Bangabandhu launched

The Centre for Research and Information (CRI) launches the first episode of graphic novel series on autobiography of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
17 March 2015

No more arson death: Hasina

Voicing her high hope that no more people will be burnt to death in the name of hartal and blockade, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to turn Bangladesh into a nice and peaceful abode for all
17 March 2015

Hearing on Salahuddin adjourned till Apr 8

The High Court adjourns till April 8 the hearing on a petition seeking its order on the government to produce BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed before it in 24 hours.
16 March 2015