At least 14 people were injured when police barred a BNP procession in the capital's Kotwali area marching towards Dhaka district administration to submit a memorandum as part of their national programme.

Main opposition BNP formed human chains across the country today demanding quick and fair trial of the perpetrators of BDR headquarters carnage and protesting the government's attempt 'to hide the real culprits' of the massacre.

The prosecution side today withdrew the case filed against 36 people including Jamaat leaders Ghulam Azam, Motiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid and BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to declare them war criminals.

The trial of the Tk 3 crore extortion case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will proceed in the trial court as the High Court today vacated its earlier order staying the case proceedings.

A High Court (HC) bench today refused to hear the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the government notice to cancel the allotment of her Cantonment house.