The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today started probing into the genocide and crimes against humanity case lodged against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others, after recording the allegations as a case. M. Ataur Rahman, Deputy Director

Former Deputy Speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku, former State Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and the General Secretary of Dhaka University unit Chattra League Tanvir Hasan Saikat were arrested in Dhaka. They were arrested from the Nikunja

Salman F Rahman, former adviser to the recently ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former law minister Anisul Huq were placed on a ten-day remand each on Wednesday in a murder case filed with New Market Police Station.  Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mamunur Rashid passed

Gono Odhikar Parishad demanded the ban of the Awami League, Chhatra League and Jubo League, terming them as a 'terrorist organisation'. The party made this demand in a meeting with Home Affairs Advisor Brigadier General (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain at the secretariat on

Another case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charge of kidnapping a lawyer from the capital's Uttara in 2015. Victim Supreme Court lawyer Sohel Rana filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila Shumu Chowdhury today

Former Law Minister Anisul Huq and former Private Industry and Investment Affairs Adviser to the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Salman F Rahman, have been taken into custody by the Detective Branch (DB) of the police in Dhaka. The two were brought to the Minto Road DB office

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a three-day programme from August 14 to 16 for various recent incidents. BNP took the programme for demanding trial of Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country after resigning from the post of prime minister amid mass-upsurge of

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has directed all banks to freeze the accounts of Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology, and his wife Arifa Jesmin Konika. The anti-money laundering unit of the Bangladesh Bank

A Dhaka court today (August 13) accepted a murder case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others in connection with the murder of a grocery shop owner named Abu Said in the Mohammadpur area of the capital during the quota reform protest. The court ordered the police to

A murder case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others over the death of grocery shop owner Abu Sayeed in police firing in Mohammadpur area in the capital on 19 July. A Mohammadpur resident named Amir Hamza Shatil filed the case with the court of Dhaka

The Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student front of BNP, brought out a huge procession in the capital on Monday, protesting the home adviser’s advice to ousted Awami League (AL) leaders to reform their party. JCD leaders and activists demanded the resignation of

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday that his party understands the interim government needs time to hold a proper election in the country. Fakhrul stated during a press briefing following a meeting with Chief Advisor Dr Muhammad Yunus at his residence in

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has blocked the bank accounts of the former state minister for information and broadcasting, Mohammad A Arafat and his wife Sharimin Mushtarir. A directive was issued on Monday (August 12) in this regard.  On Sunday, BFIU instructed

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed returned home on Sunday (August 11) after spending over nine years in India’s Shillong. He arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 2:15 pm. Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP's media cell,

Advisers Supradip Chakma and Bidhan Ranjan Roy of the interim government took oaths on Sunday (August 11). President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at Bangabhaban in the afternoon. Now, the size of the interim government, so far, has reached 16, including the chief

Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has said that the former Prime Minister and party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman will stand for elections if they are fit.  Khaleda Zia, who was

A Jubo Dal convener of 67 No. ward was hacked to death by unknown miscreants in city’s Demra area. The deceased was identified as Abu Sayed, 33, a businessman, said in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost Md Bacchu Mia today (August 10). He said the

BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has said that the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government has taken place due to the mass uprising created by the collective movement of students-people. He said this while addressing a doa-mahfil organized by the Keraniganj Upazila

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has congratulated Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus for taking charge of the interim government in Bangladesh. She hoped that the ongoing crisis in the neighbouring country would end and peace would soon be restored, reports our New Delhi

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has expressed his willingness to enter Bangladesh political arena, following the reported attacks on Awami League men and minority groups. “I am ready to join politics if it is necessary to save the party, its