Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the much-awaited Padma Bridge would be constructed with local funding.
Month: March 2013
Fresh clashes kill 4 in two dists
At least four people were killed and over 50 injured in fresh clashes between Jamaat-Shibir activists and law enforcers in Chittagong and Nilphamari district on Saturday.
BNP workers under police firing on hartal eve
Opposition BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami have separately enforced 72-hour nationwide hartal from today protesting the countrywide “mass-killing” and Sayedee verdict.
Indian President Pranab arrives today
Dhaka is set to welcome Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday amid a shutdown called by the Jamaat-e-Islami to protest against the war crimes trial.
HR watch calls for restraint in Bangladesh
New York – The Bangladeshi government and the Jamaat-e-Islaami party need to act urgently to ensure that security forces and party supporters do not engage in further acts of violence, which has already led to the death of over 40…
Djokovic overcomes Del Potro in Dubai Tennis
Novak Djokovic overcame some second-set resistance from Juan Martin Del Potro to secure his place in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Dido’s music popular in war zones
Dido’s music is popular in war zones. The singer says she’s had many messages of support from people trapped in places of armed hostility, particularly for her new track ‘No Freedom’.
Delhi in touch with Dhaka over Pranab visit
Ahead of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Bangladesh, New Delhi is in touch with Dhaka and monitoring the evolving situation in the wake of widespread violence that erupted after the International Crimes Tribunal awarded death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami leader…
BSF issues red alert on Lalmonirhat frontier
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly issued red alert on Lalmonirhat frontier on Friday morning.
Shahbagh protesters vow to resist hartals
Convener of Blogger and Online Activist Network Imran H Sarker urged all to resist Jamaat-BNP’s hartal.
Mirpur-Banani flyover opens March end
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the Mirpur-Banani Flyover will open to traffic on March 27.
Three successive days of hartal from Sunday
Main opposition BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e- Islami separately announced 72-hour nationwide hartal from Sunday to protest the countrywide ‘mass-killing’ and Sayedee verdict.
Mosque gate closure political game: BNP
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticised the Islamic Foundation for its decision to keep the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque closed on Fridays.
FBCCI calls for withdrawing strikes
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Friday asked BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami to withdraw their general strikes for three straight days to help claw back losses due to recent unrests.
Khaleda calls hartal for Tuesday
BNP Chairperson and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia on Friday announced a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Tuesday in protest against the Awami League led government’s “mass killing, corruption, misrule and oppression, report agencies.
BNP out to protect war criminals: AL
Senior Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim on Friday alleged that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was trying to create unrest in the country right after returning from Singapore.