Police blocked a procession of 'Shaheed Pintu Smriti Sangsad'
Police blocked a procession of 'Shaheed Pintu Smriti Sangsad' in the capital's Bangabazar area while trying to reach the Police Headquarters on Thursday. The protesters demanded the removal, arrest and trial of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam for his alleged involvement in the killing of BNP leader Nasiruddin...
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Tarique warns of tough election, urges party to engage people
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday once again warned his party leaders that the next election will be a tough one amid a constant spread of lies and false campaigns, urging them to be serious and reach out to people with the party's plans and programmes, report agencies."You must...
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Shaukat Mahmood on five-day remand
A Dhaka Court on Thursday placed Shaukat Mahmood, senior journalist and former president of Jatiya Press Club, on five-day remand in a case filed with Ramna Model Police Station in Dhaka under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Judge of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka, Fahmida Khandaker Anna, passed the order...
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SC adjourns hearing on CG appeals until March 5
The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned until March 5 the hearing on the appeals filed against the High Court (HC) verdict that declared parts of the 15th amendment to the constitution 'unconstitutional and void', reports BSS. "Adjourned to March 5, 2026," said the six-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief...
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JU Chhatra Shakti gets new committee
Jatiya Chhatra Shakti has announced a new committee for its Jahangirnagar University (JU) unigt, naming Zia Uddin Ayan and Nadia Rahman Anvesha as president and general secretary respectively.Zahid Ahsan, president of the organisation's central comittee, made the announcement was at around 8:30pm on Wednesday at Selim Al Deen Muktamancha.Ayan is...
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HC restores Algi, Hamirdi unions to Faridpur-4 constituency
The High Court(HC) has declared illegal the Election Commission's gazette that had detached Algi and Hamirdi unions under Bhanga upazila from Faridpur-4 constituency and attached them to Faridpur-2, reports BSS.A HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Hamidur Rahman delivered the verdict, declaring absolute a rule...
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Students chase DU Prof Jamal off campus
AKM Jamal Uddin, a professor of Sociology Department at Dhaka University (DU) and a teacher aligned with Neel Dal backed by Awami League (AL), has fled the campus after being chased by a group of students.Pro-AL teacher Prof Zinat Huda also accompanied him at that time.The incident occurred around 1:00...
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One killed in Ctg 'BNP factional clash’
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 11 (UNB): An activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed in a clash reportedly between two factions of BNP in Baraiyarhat municipality under Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram district in the early hours of Thursday.The victim, Gazi Tahmid Khan (25), died around 12:30am while undergoing treatment at Chittagong...
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