Joint forces raid Haji Salim鈥檚 Azimpur property
The joint forces on Sunday conducted a raid at the house of former Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim at Azimpur in Dhaka...
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E Timor axes plan to buy SUVs for MPs
East Timor鈥檚 parliament has bowed to public pressure and dropped a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia鈥檚 poorest nations, but sceptical protesters returned to the streets on Wednesday...
Manhunt underway after Minnesota lawmaker killed, another hurt
A manhunt was underway Saturday for a gunman who shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, killing one and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state's governor said were politically motivated attacks.
Jhenaidah AL leader Mintu granted bail in MP Anar abduction case
The High Court on Monday granted interim bail to Jhenaidah district Awami League general secretary Saidul Karim Mintu in connection with the abduction of Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, whose dismembered body was later allegedly recovered in Kolkata, India.
Suborna, Apu Biswas, Nipun among 17 artistes sued
At least 17 artistes, including actress and former Awami League lawmaker for reserved seat Suborna Mustafa, and actresses Apu Biswas and Nipun Akter, have been named in a case of attempted murder committed during the July-August mass uprising in 2024...
ICT allows interrogation of ex-AL MP in custody
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday allowed the Investigation Agency to interrogate former Awami League lawmaker ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury in custody on April 16 in connection with the killing of six people during the July uprising in Chattogram...
Britain says Israel鈥檚 detention of two UK MPs 鈥榰nacceptable鈥�
Britain鈥檚 foreign secretary David Lammy said Saturday it was 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� and deeply concerning that Israel had detained two UK lawmakers and denied them entry...
US lawmakers threaten new sanctions on Russia
A bipartisan group of US senators has proposed legislation that would slap sanctions on countries friendly to Russia if Moscow disrupts on-going negotiations to end the Ukraine war...
EX-MP for Kishoreganj-5 held in Meherpur
The police in a drive arrested former lawmaker for Kishoreganj-5 constituency (Bajitpur) Afzal Hossain from Meherpur district town on Monday....
Former AL MP Golap sued over Tk 68cr illegal assets
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against former Awami League lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Mia Golap on charges of amassing illegal wealth of Tk 68.76 crore...
UK MP slams Bangla sign at London Underground station, Musk supports
British lawmaker Rupert Lowe sparked controversy with a post on his official X account, criticising the use of Bangla sign at a London Underground station.
Philippine House votes to impeach VP Sara Duterte
Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte, who has fallen out spectacularly with the country鈥檚 leader, paving the way for a Senate trial that could see her removed from office...
MASS UPRISING: Ex-AL MP Abdul Aziz arrested, sent to jail
A court in Sirajganj on Tuesday sent former Awami League lawmaker for Sirajganj-3, Md Abdul Aziz, to jail in a case of attempted murder during the July-August mass uprising, a day after he was arrested at the capital鈥檚 Kalabagan area Monday night...
Rupa Huq terms APPG report on Bangladesh as 鈥榦ne-sided鈥�
British lawmaker Rupa Huq has criticised a 鈥榦ne-sided account鈥� of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government, led by chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus, alleging it was falsely presented under the banner of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Commonwealth, causing confusion...
Mohiuddin Ahmed鈥檚 birth centenary today
The birth centenary of Language Movement hero and former lawmaker Mohiuddin Ahmed will be celebrated today...
US House begins work on Trump immigration crackdown
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to expand pre-trial incarceration for foreign criminal suspects as a new Congress unified under Republican control works to deliver on Donald Trump鈥檚 vow to crack down on illegal immigration...
Iran lawmakers for relaxing hijab bill
Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported on Wednesday...
Court asks Shakib to appear in cheque fraud case
A Dhaka court summoned cricketer and former Awami League lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and three other people in a cheque dishonour case...
Ex-AL MP Shafia arrested in murder case
A former Awami League lawmaker for reserved seat, Safia Khatun, was arrested Saturday evening at Balughat of Pallabi area in the capital in the case of killing Akram Khan Rabbi during the July-August mass uprising.
Suborna Mustafa, husband not allowed to fly aboard
Awami League鈥檚 former lawmaker for reserved seat for women actress Suborna Mustafa and her husband filmmaker Badrul Anam Saud were barred from flying aboard at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday morning...
Australia takes step to ban under 16s from social media
Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines...
UK parliament to debate assisted dying law
British lawmakers will hold a landmark debate on Friday on a divisive and emotive bill that could set the UK on its way to legalising assisted dying for terminally ill people...
Former MP Shahjahan Omar, ex-secy Mohibul sent to jail
A court in Jhalakathi on Thursday sent a former Awami League lawmaker for the Jhalakathi-1 constituency, Barrister Shahjahan Omar, to jail in a case over vandalising the Kathalia unit office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2023...
Former lawmaker Barrister Sumon arrested in Dhaka
Police have arrested former lawmaker Barrister Sayedul Haque Sumon from Mirpur.
RAB arrests ex-Sunamganj-5 MP Manik
The Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday evening arrested former Awami League lawmaker for Sunamganj-5 constituency Mohibur Rahman Manik from Bashundhara residential area in Dhaka.
DB arrests ex-AL lawmaker Shahidul Islam
Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested former Awami League-backed lawmaker Shahidul Islam Milon, elected from Jashore Sadar constituency, from Dhaka鈥檚 Gulistan area on Thursday.
Ex-minister Sadhan arrested, ex-MP Rozy on remand
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch on Thursday evening arrested former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder in the capital鈥檚 Bashundhara Residential Area while a Dhaka court placed former Awami League lawmaker Masuda Siddique Rozy on two-day remand in a murder case...
Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe accused of forcibly taking over shares of Sylhet Strikers
A case was filed on Monday against former Bangladesh skipper and former Awami League lawmaker Mashrafe Bin Mortaza allegedly for 'forcibly taking over shares' of Bangladesh Premier League team Sylhet Strikers...
Ex-lawmaker Enamul beaten in prison
Former Awami League lawmaker for Rajshahi-4 constituency Enamul Haque took primary treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital after he was reportedly beaten by fellow prisoners in Rajshahi Central Jail on Wednesday...
Ex-MPs HBM Iqbal, Abu Zahir under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to initiate an inquiry against former Awami League lawmaker and the chairman of the Premier Bank, HBM Iqbal, over allegations of amassing illegal wealth through corruption...
