The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday staged protests across the country against the warrant issued for arrest of its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in the August 21 grenade attack case. A Dhaka court on Thursday issued the arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman, also the eldest son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, and 11 others in ... Read more
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BNP holds protests over Tarique warrant today
Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party will stage demonstration at all divisional and district headquarters across the country today in protest against issuing of arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman, the eldest son of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia. A Dhaka court on Thursday issued warrants for arrests of Tarique Rahman, also a senior
Second warrant issued for arrest of Tarique, 11 others
A Dhaka court on Thursday issued warrants for arrests of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique Rahman and 11 others in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act for the grenade attack on an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004. Dhaka metropolitan sessions judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque also asked the police to ... Read more
Khaleda to stand by families of victims
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Thursday visited the families of the schoolboys killed in a traffic accident at Mirsarai in Chittagong and said that the death of the children was a national loss. ‘I am here to share your pain. It is not only you who are grief-stricken but the entire nation ... Read more
Abdin assaulted by hostile cops
BNP asks home minister to quit; Sahara regrets excesses; case filed against Abdin Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque was assaulted by the law enforcers yesterday, the first day of the 48-hour countrywide hartal called by BNP-led four-party alliance. In a late night development, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police filed a case against 10 to 12 people ... Read more
Mobile courts jail 17 on first day
Four out of 10 mobile courts, despite widespread criticism by the human rights activists in the country, have jailed 17 persons including activists of the various political parties for reportedly disrupting public security and, according to officials on Wednesday, beating up police officers. Ten mobile courts led by 10 executive magistrates were engaged by the ... Read more
BNP, allies begin 48hr strike today
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies begin a general strike for 48 hours this morning in protest at the scrapping of the caretaker government provision from the constitution and in demand for some other issues. The BNP and its four allies — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Naziur), Islami
BNP wins 95 mayoral posts, AL 89
Municipal polls end Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed candidates dominated the municipality elections winning 95 mayoral positions while ruling Awami League-backed candidates won 89 in 242 municipalities. The staggered polls to 242 municipalities across the country ended with elections to 58 municipalities in the Chittagong and Sylhet Divisions on Tuesday amid sporadic incidents of clashes
AL ahead with 27, BNP 24 in Dhaka Div
Kaliakoir polls suspended, Ghatail results withheld Candidates backed by the ruling Awami League won 27 posts of municipal mayor while candidates supported by its arch rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party trailed closely behind securing 24 posts of mayor in Dhaka division in the third spell of the local polls on Monday. Elections to 63 municipalities in ... Read more