The Detective Branch (DB) of police today arrested former lawmaker Advocate Shamima Akhter Khanam and ex-assistant press secretary Ashraf Siddiqui Bitu from the city’s Jigatola area. DB Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman confirmed the matter. They were detained in

BNP has called an emergency meeting of its National Standing Committee at 9 PM today at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital. BNP Media Cell member Shyrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter.  Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will join the meeting virtually and

National Citizens' Party (NCP) has warned of launching another ‘March to Dhaka’ protest if a quick decision is not made regarding the ban on the Awami League. NCP Convener Nahid Islam issued the warning in a post from his verified Facebook account around 8:00pm on

National Citizen Party (NCP) has placed a three-point demand, including ban on Awami League by declaring it a terrorist organization. NCP Convenor Md Nahid Islam made the demands in a Facebook post from his verified account around 7:30pm on Friday (May 9). The three-point demand

Amid growing demands to ban the Awami League following its ouster during the July uprising, the Shahbagh intersection turned into a major protest zone on Friday as students and citizens continued their blockade for the second day. The protest, initiated by the National Citizens’

BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said that the decision to ban the Awami League should be made by the Election Commission and the government, not by BNP. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the BNP Chairperson’s political office in

A delegation from the US-based Carter Center met with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the party chairperson's Gulshan office on Friday morning. The hour-long meeting focused on Bangladesh’s political and economic situation, the restoration of democracy,

The interim government is considering banning the Awami League following student-people protest and after discussing with all the political parties.  A decision in this regard will be made soon after discussions with political parties, said an official statement on Friday (May 9).

A Narayanganj court on Friday sent former city mayor Selina Hayat Ivy to jail in a case over the killing of one Minarul in Siddhirganj. Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Moinuddin Kadir passed the order after Ivy was produced in court following her early morning arrest. Tension flared

Leaders and activists of the Singapore unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) met with the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London on Thursday. The delegation was led by Singapore BNP President Shamsur Rahman Philip, according to BNP media cell member Shairul

Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser (southern region) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has called for a mass rally in front of the Chief Adviser’s residence in Jamuna after Juma prayers today (May 9), demanding a ban on the Awami League. Addressing an ongoing protest that began

Former Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Dr Selina Hayat Ivy was arrested early Friday morning following hours of high tension around her residence, as police moved in citing multiple criminal charges, including murder. Law enforcement officials confirmed that Ivy, a prominent figure

BNP’s membership renewal and primary member collection programme will continue from May 15 to July 15. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed today (May 8) disclosed the information in a press conference at the BNP central office in Nayapaltan. Rizvi urged

The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested four Awami League (AL) members, including Mohila AL’s organising secretary, from different areas of the capital on Tuesday. The arrestees are Ismat Ara Happy, 40, organising secretary of Mohila AL; Azim Md Mahbub Alam, 53, president of

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has scheduled May 13 to resume the hearing of Jamaat-e-Islami’s appeal against a High Court verdict that cancelled its registration as a political party. A full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed,

Hours after ending her 17-year exile, Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, visited her ailing mother Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu at Square Hospital on Monday evening. Zubaida arrived in Dhaka earlier in the day aboard a special air ambulance with Khaleda Zia and

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced full convening committees for its Noakhali and Chattogram South district units. According to press releases signed by Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, a 37-member committee has been formed for Noakhali with

Nine leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) and its front organisations, including former Bagherhat-4 MP Amirul Islam Milon and a former ward commissioner, have been arrested in the last 24 hours. Detective Branch (DB) teams detained them from various parts of the capital in

Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has warmly welcomed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia upon her return to the country, expressing hope for her party's continued commitment to democratic values. The message came via a post on Sarjis Alam’s

BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia reached her Gulshan residence "Firoza" in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 6) from Dhaka airport after arriving here from the United Kingdom. The 78-year-old leader arrived at her Gulshan residence, 'Firoza', around 1:25pm,