BNP leaders
BNP averts split despite AL efforts
BNP leaders say the ruling Awami League’s desperate attempt to cause a large-scale defection from their party has failed because only one prominent leader jumped ship.
BNP facing 2-pronged challenge
With the deadline for submitting nomination papers to the Election Commission only a week away, the BNP now faces two challenges: preventing defection from the party and drawing up fresh programmes to keep the anti-government movement going.
Cases against BNP leaders, activists: Families pushed to brink
The Daily Star has spoken to 20 BNP leaders and activists and their families in Dhaka and elsewhere, and like Moksud, each has a distressing story to tell.
Fakhrul, Abbas 'picked up by detectives', says BNP
Plainclothes men identifying themselves as law enforcers picked up BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from their homes in Dhaka early today, claims the BNP.
BNP’s Dec 10 Dhaka rally: Cops, AL to be on high alert
Law enforcers have taken all-out measures, including keeping Dhaka city BNP leaders and activists under close watch, to preempt “potential subversive activities” centering on the BNP’s Dhaka rally on December 10.
‘Go to graveyard if you want to arrest man who died 12yrs back’
Ahead of BNP’s divisional mass rally in Faridpur on Saturday (November 12, 2022), police have started conducting raids at the houses of local BNP leaders and activists, including that of a leader who died 12 years ago.
Leaders, activists arrested in overnight raids at houses, hotels in Ctg: BNP
BNP leaders alleged that police both in uniforms and plainclothes conducted raids at houses of leaders and activists of BNP and its associate organisations in Chattogram last night (October 11, 2022).
‘Greater unity’ prime focus
Instead of making the 20-party alliance functional, the BNP plans to forge a “greater unity” among the opposition forces to realise the demand for the next national election under a non-partisan administration.
SC upholds HC orders on staying trial proceedings against 6 BNP leaders
The Supreme Court today upheld High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against six BNP leaders, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in nine separate vandalism and arson cases filed in 2015.
200 BNP men get HC bail
Around 200 BNP leaders and activists from different districts secure anticipatory bail from the High Court in connection with the cases recently filed against them.
Oikyafront Rally: Cops go after BNP men
Centring yesterday's Jatiya Oikyafront rally, police allegedly picked up over 250 BNP leaders and activists in Sylhet city in the last two days.
HC order on writ petition today
The High Court will deliver an order today on a writ petition seeking directive on government to form a high-powered body to probe the
No one will be implicated in 'fictitious cases'
Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said investigations will be conducted to find out whether any of the cases recently filed against the BNP leaders and activists are false or fictitious.
Her condition is pretty bad
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called upon party men to courageously continue their movement to restore democracy in the country, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir after meeting her in jail yesterday.
BNP leaders ‘denied permission’ to meet Khaleda in jail
Three top leaders of BNP fail to meet their party chief Khaleda Zia, now in Dhaka's old central jail, as the jail authorities did not allow them to enter the jail.
ACC seeks 8 BNP leaders' account info
The Anti-Corruption Commission has sought account statements and transaction details of the eight BNP leaders from banks.
Eight BNP leaders face graft probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission has opened an enquiry into eight BNP leaders over alleged involvement in money laundering and amassing of wealth illegally.
BNP moves to unite grassroots
The BNP central leaders will start grassroots tour tomorrow and hold a series of meetings in efforts to keep intact the organisational unity as they fear the government is out to split the party ahead of the next parliamentary election.
Arrest warrant against 60 BNP men in B’baria
A Brahmanbaria court issues an arrest warrant against 60 leaders and activists in a case filed in 2015 under Explosive Substances Act.
