BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is to appear in a court today in connection with the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).  A Dhaka Court had earlier warned that Khaleda Zia's bail would be revoked if she failed to show up this time.  Talking to The…

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday said action will be taken against the policemen involved in assaulting journalists during the shutdown against Rampal power plant. He came up with the remarks while addressing a reunion of former students of Palong Tulasar Gurudas Govt High…

BNP will decide today whether the party will propose names to the search committee for formation of the new Election Commission (EC). Party senior leaders said this after coming out of a meeting of the BNP standing committee chaired by party Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office yesterday night.…

A joint emergency meeting of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) Central Working Committee and Advisory Council will be held at Ganabhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at 8.30 pm today, reports BSS. AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting that will discuss…

The High Court (HC) has rejected a writ petition seeking its order on the government to ban the telecast of three Indian Channels — Star Jalsha, Star Plus, and Zee Bangla — in Bangladesh. After a final hearing on the petition, the HC bench comprising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and…

Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud yesterday told Parliament that India has informed of making partial changes in the Tipaimukh hydropower plant project. A joint survey is being conducted to assess the impacts of the Tipaimukh hydropower plant project on the lower riparian Bangladesh, the…

The ruling party MP of Feni-2, Nizam Uddin Hazari, has filed a defamation suit of Tk. 10 crore against the editor of The Daily Observer, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury. Hazari alleged that Sobhan was jealous of his fame and published a report in his daily on January 23 under the headline “Police await…