Tarique’s acquittal proves cases were motivated: Fakhrul

Expressing relief over the High Court's acquittal of Tarique Rahman in the August 21 grenade attack cases, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir stated on Sunday said this verdict has manifested all the cases filed against their party Acting Chairman were politically motivated and conspiratorial. "Tarique Rahman was acquitted by

Dr Yunus heroic son of the soil, stop harassment of him: BNP

In the wake of an open letter of global leaders and Nobel laureates urging Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to halt the current trial proceedings against Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, BNP on Tuesday demanded the immediate withdrawal of all cases filed against him. In a statement, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam

HC extends Khaleda’s bail in two defamation cases

The High Court on Monday extended BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail in two defamation cases filed in Dhaka and Narail districts.The HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Aminul Islam passed the order after hearing a petition. The bail was extended until the disposition of the two

Over 5,000 cases pending for 22 years in lower courts

More than five thousand cases are pending for 22 years or more than that in the lower courts across the country, according to a document of the Supreme Court. The apex court authorities have been instructed to complete the trial process of those cases by December 1 this year on a

Global Covid cases top 453 million

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 453 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 453,226,552 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,029,046 Friday morning. The US has recorded 79,454,930 cases so far and

Covid-19 Update : 4 more deaths, 436 cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh reported four more Covid-linked deaths with 436 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning, the health authorities said. The daily positivity rate slightly decreased to 2.18 per cent from Sunday’s 2.63 per after testing 20,009 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health