Most of the world’s urgent problems boil down to water and sanitation, and global leaders must act to reduce child mortality and urban poverty, the UN’s deputy chief said Friday.
Day: February 25, 2013
Economic census from Mar 31
The government will conduct an economic census across the country from Mar 31 to May 31 this year.
Protesters to plead for arrest of Amar Desh Editor
The protesters of Ganajagaran Mancha will submit a memorandum to the Home Minister to reinforce their demand for arrest of Bengali daily Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman for allegedly provoking communal hatred through his newspaper.
Mysterious fire at Ekushey book fair
Three committees will be formed to investigate the overnight fire at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair at the Bangla Academy premises.
‘Compromise with BDR carnage masterminds’ alleged
Opposition BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman alleged that the ruling government had an understanding with the masterminds of BDR carnage.
HC judge faces inquiry
President Mohammad Zillur Rahman on Monday approved setting up of a Supreme Judicial Council to investigate a High Court judge for his alleged smear campaign against the slain Shahbagh protester Ahmed Rajib Haider.
Nation recalls BDR mutiny shaheeds
On February 25-26 in 2009, unruly BDR soldiers took over the BDR headquarters– Pilkhana, killed 74 people 57 army officers among them including the Director-General. They also fired on some civilians, held many of their officers hostage, vandalized property and…
Hartal in Manikganj today
Khelafat Majlish has called a daylong hartal for Monday in Manikganj district protesting deaths four people in clash clash with cops during Sunday’s hartal.
CU student held for reported threat
Police on Sunday arrested Farabi Shafiur Rahman allegedly for threatening the Imam with death in a Facebook posting for administering burial ceremony for slain Shahbagh uprising activist and blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider.
‘Jamaat, not all Islamist parties,’ say AL MPs’
The Awami League-led government had no plans to ban all religion-based political parties, its Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim said on Sunday.
Four killed, 70 injured in Manikganj
At least four people were killed, more than 70 injured and 42 others held during countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal called by 12 like-minded islamist parties on Sunday.