Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said democracy has been restored in the country after the 1/11 changeover due to the strong leadership of late President Zillur Rahman and people would ever remember the role he played during his entire…
Month: March 2013
Nation mourns President Zillur
Amid a three-day national mourning, thousands of people from all walks of life paid their last respects to late President Zillur Rahman with tears as his body lay in state for over three hours at Bangabhaban on Thursday.
Take risks for peace with Palestinians: Obama asks Israelis
JERUSALEM — President Obama urged Israelis to see the world through the eyes of Palestinians and to “create the change” they want, in order to bring about peace in the region.
Obama not asking Israel to halt settlement
RAMALLAH: One Palestinian official said Sunday that they are more despaired after U.S. President Barack Obama said that he would not present a new Mideast peace initiative or request Israel to halt settlement activities in the Palestinian territories. Palestinians’ despair…
Pietersen blow for England
The England and Wales Cricket Board has revealed Pietersen had suffered ‘possible cartilage damage’ to his right knee after complaining of the problem since the warm-up match to the Test series in Queenstown.
Broccoli not letting Daniel go
Daniel Craig’s ‘Quantum of Solace’ producer Barbara Broccoli will reportedly be increasing the incentives for the star to keep him in the iconic film role of ‘James bond’.
S Korean banks, broadcasters hacked
A cyber-attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters came from an internet address in China, South Korean officials say, but the identity of those behind it cannot be confirmed.
Young man’s bullet-hit body recovered in city
DHAKA: Police recovered the bullet-hit body of an unidentified youth from city’s Hatirjheel area early Thursday.
Cop-villagers clash kills one in Jhenidah
JHENIDAH: A man was killed and four others were injured in a clash between villagers and law enforcers at East Dariapur village under Moheshpur upazila early Thursday.
Pak general polls May 11 under caretaker govt
Pakistan will hold nationwide parliamentary elections on May 11, said a presidential spokesman on Wednesday. The vote is expected to produce the country’s first transition from one civilian government to another.
Violent hartal harmful for nation: Muhith
Underling the need for putting an end to hartal culture, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said hartal becomes harmful for the national when it turns violent.
Ensure uninterrupted gas, power supplies: DCCI
President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) M Sabur Khan on Wednesday called upon the government to ensure uninterrupted supply of gas, power and energy to industries in the country’s greater economic interest.
Rizvi-Farooque-Aman not bailed, 151 remanded
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Zainul Abdin Farooque and Aman Ullah Aman to jail and placed some 151 others on 8-day remand in two cases filed with Paltan Thana.
Avoid hartal, walkout from JS: FBCCI
Expecting a meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia anytime soon to discuss ways to break the current political standoff, FBCCI president Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Wednesday said they would not go for any programme in this regard unless the…
No strike in Dhaka City Today
The BNP has called off the shutdown in Dhaka metropolitan for Thursday but said it will enforce the strike in all Upazilas of Dhaka district.
Combating corruption beyond party politics
Combating corruption is a national mission. Malaysians should not allow party politics to distract them from this mission, the success of which is critical for our very survival.
Solar power close to cost parity with other sources
They said it couldn’t be done. They tried to tell us that renewable energy could only survive if it were propped up with government subsidies.
BNP seeks army with magistracy powers for polls
The BNP on Wednesday sent a letter to the Election Commission demanding amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) to include the armed forces in the definition of law keepers.
Bail pleas of three BNP leaders rejected
A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected bail pleas and prayers for remand of BNP Joint Secretaries General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Amanullah Aman, and opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque in connection with two cases filed at the Paltan Police…
Zillur Rahman passes away
President Md Zillur Rahman has died at a Singapore hospital after fighting for life for 11 days.
Bangladesh umpire hit with 10-year ban
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has banned umpire Nadir Shah for 10 years on charges of corruption.
A glimpse of the magnificent Mughals
Entering the softly lit space with sitar harmonies delicately wafting through the air, one is apprehensive that the Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire exhibit may present a narrow, clichéd, gift-shop approach to the Mughal dynasty.
House of Commons debate: End impasse thru talks
Britain’s Minister of State for Foreign Office Hugo Swire has called for dialogue between the political parties in Bangladesh to end the current impasse in the country and stressed that violence and vandalism can never be the language of protest.
Moderating influence on warring sides needed
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Foreign Minister Dipu Moni who briefed the members of the foreign diplomatic missions in Dhaka on Thursday (March 7) reportedly faced a volley of searching questions on the current explosive situation in the country and what the…
Demolish BGMEA Bhaban in 90 days: HC
The High Court (HC) in its full judgment on the construction of BGMEA Bhaban Tuesday ordered the government and other authorities concerned to demolish the high-rise building within 90 days.
Walmart ‘to reduce reliance on Bangladesh’
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), the world’s biggest retailer, could move some of its apparel manufacturing out of Bangladesh, according to a report published in Women’s Wear Daily.
Recent pilgrims barred from 2013 Hajj
Pilgrims who went for Hajj in the last five years will not be able to go for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in the coming Hajj season.
Khaleda sits with party policymakers tonight
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit in a meeting with her party’s national standing committee members tonight (Tuesday night) to discuss the country’s overall political situation and chalk out the opposition’s next course of action programmes.
Home Minister calls Jamaat-Shibir ‘terrorists’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Tuesday said exemplary punishment will be meted out to ‘Jamaat-Shibir terrorists’ under the existing law of the land for their terrorist acts across the country.
Kuwait Amir’s special envoy due Mar 25
A special envoy of Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will arrive here on March 25 to attend the celebration of the 42nd Independence and National Day of Bangladesh.