Law enforcement agencies will detain criminals, but that has to be in line with the law. The incident in Teknaf needs to serve as an eye-opener' Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said a magistrate would be tasked with probing the killing of Teknaf municipality councillor Ekramul Haque in a so-called gunfight with security forces. “If the magistrate finds any ill-motive behind the death of the municipality councilor, those ...details

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she does not have the authority to free someone from jail amidst the BNP’s call for release of its imprisoned chief Khaleda Zia. “Why must they demand (Khaleda’s) freedom? The BNP lawyers could not prove that orphans’ money had not gone into her account,” Hasina said. She made the remarks when reporters asked for her reaction to the BNP’s demand at a Ganabhaban news conference on ...details

The Supreme Court will resume hearing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in two cases over violence in Cumilla on Jun 24, dimming the prospects of her release from jail before the Eid-ul-Fitr. A three-member appellate bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, upheld a stay order as it restarted the hearing on Thursday. The court’s last workday was Thursday before the Eid holidays. It will reopen on Jun 24. BNP leaders hoped ...details

BNP’s mayoral candidate of Khulna City Corporation Nazrul Islam Manju suspended election campaign since Thursday morning protesting the arrest of 19 leaders and activists of the party. Manju also threatened that he will not resume his election campaign until the detainees are released. On Wednesday night, law enforcers arrested 19 leaders and activists of BNP, including its city unit publicity affairs secretary Asaduzzaman Murad, Jubo Dal president Mahbub Hossain, district ...details

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the Election Commission does not have the ability to hold the next general election in a fair manner. The present EC is serving the government, Fakhrul alleged while speaking to journalists after placing wreaths at the party’s founder Ziaur Rahman at Jatiya Sangsad area marking the 39th founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, a pro-BNP body. "The government has appointed people they ...details

The riot took place despite the presence of law enforcers and no arrests were made. This attack was premeditated,' alleges the BNP leader. Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has accused the government of involvement in the attack on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor’s (VC) residence. He claimed that this was done by agents of the ruling party to divert attention from the students’ peaceful protests against the ...details

'This is a kind of vulgar mockery by the government to defame us' BNP on Tuesday claimed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had launched an investigation into “false and politically-motivated” allegations of suspicious bank transactions by eight of its top leaders as part of “foul play” by the government to mislead people and weaken the party. “The allegations that have been brought against us are part of the government’s blueprint. This is ...details

It will take time to resume work after the next general election The work on preparing a list of freedom fighters will not take place during the remainder of the incumbent government’s tenure ahead of the national polls and the Freedom Fighters’ Central Command Council election. A new list will be made after the general election, said officials of the Liberation War Affairs Ministry and the Jatio Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka). On the other ...details

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was rushed to a Dhaka hospital this morning as he experienced a chest pain. The BNP leader has been kept under observation at the United Hospital Ltd, Shamsuddin Didar, a member of BNP chairperson’s media wing, told The Daily Star. He was having a slight pain in his chest and was sweating heavily as he was going to attend a programme at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity ...details

A four-member medical team visited BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Nazimuddin Road Old Central Jail on Sunday and examined her health condition. Earlier in the day, the government formed the medical team comprising four professors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, a senior officer at the Department of Prison informed, reports UNB. He said the four professors are M Shamiuzzaman (orthopedics) Mansur Habib (neurology) Titu Mia (medicine) and Soheli Rahman (physical ...details