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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a discussion-

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a discussion, organised to mark the 56th martyrdom anniversary of 1969 uprising leader Shaheed Asad, at the National Press Club in the capital on Thursday. - bdnews24.com

BNP fought against fascism for 17 years to restore democracy: Dudu

THAKURGAON, Jan 23(BSS): Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu has said BNP had fought against fascism for the last 17 years to restore democracy and freedom as well as the human rights in the country. "We want to bring Bangladesh back to the democratic path. We want to...

Koko's 10th death anniv today

The 10th death anniversary of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of ex-president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the founder and current chairperson respectively of BNP, will be observed today (Friday), reports BSS.BNP and its associate bodies have taken various programmes to mark the day with due respect...

Ordinance to appoint SC judges ‘discriminatory’

AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, president of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), has labelled the recently issued ordinance to appoint top court judges through an independent council as 'discriminatory,' reports bdnews24.com.He said on Thursday the 'Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025', which removes the direct control of the executive branch...

Election at year end or early 2026, says EC Masud

PATUAKHALI, Jan 23 (BSS): Election Commissioner (EC) Abdur Rahmanel Masud has said the national parliamentary elections will be held either at the end of this year or beginning of the next year (2026).The EC said this while speaking at the views-exchanging meeting with the election officials of the district and...

Court summons tax files of ex-minister Sadhan Chandra

A Dhaka court has summoned the income tax documents belonging to former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Thursday, following a plea from the Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC.The anti-graft agency's Deputy Director Aminul Islam said Deputy Assistant Director...

Ten named to receive Bangla Academy Literary Award

Bangla Academy has announced the names of 10 winners of its 2024 literature awards, reports bdnews24.com.Playwright Syed Jamil Ahmed and essayist Salimullah Khan will receive the Bangla Academy Literary Award among others.The academy's public relations department announced the names of the awardees in ten categories for the year 2024 in...

Azharul's review hearing on Feb 20

The Supreme Court (SC) will hear Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam's review appeal of his death sentence on charges of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War on February 20, reports bdnews24.com.Led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, a four-member bench issued the order on Thursday.Barrister Abdur Razzaq argued...

ACC files two cases against ex-Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against the former Director General of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan and his wife Nusrat Jahan over significant suspicious transactions, reports UNB.Ziaul was sent into forced retirement from the army after August 5 last year, following...

BCL leader Moshiur lands in jail

A Dhaka court has sent vice president of banned Bangladesh Awami League (AL) Moshiur Rahman to jail in a case lodged over vandalising and arson during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam passed the order on Thursday as police produced Moshiur before the court and pleaded...