Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just days after a British soldier was killed on a London street…
Day: May 24, 2013
Rail road restored after 4 hrs
Chittagong’s railway communication with Dhaka and Sylhet resumed on Friday afternoon four hours after ‘Mahanagar Probhati’ had derailed in Brahmanbaria.
Vendors taking accountability for BD tragedy
On April 24, an eight-story commercial building in Bangladesh, home to a number of clothing factories, collapsed. A stunning 1,127 people were killed, along with over 2,500 people injured in what is being considered the deadliest garment factory accident in…
Withdraw hartal: DCCI to Khaleda
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has urged opposition BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to withdraw Sunday’s hartal for the sake of country’s economy.
US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue Sunday
The three-day Second US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue will begin in Dhaka on Sunday to bolster bilateral and regional cooperation between the two countries.
Contenders take city elections as test cases
Mostafa Kamal Majumder
Swiss bank under pressure to abandon secrecy
Switzerland is facing mounting pressure finally to abandon its long tradition of banking secrecy. The United States has already told the Swiss government it expects Swiss banks to provide the US authorities with automatic information about US clients.
Bring charland people under mainstream uplift
Speakers in a function here on Tuesday stressed the need for bringing the underprivileged char dwellers under existing facilities of the state to change their socio-economic condition.
Robbers loot jewellery shop in Thakurgaon
Robbers looted a jewellery shop after creating panic by exploding bombs in Bazar Para area of the district town on Wednesday night.
Nazrul kidnaping case: Main accused held
Police arrested the main accused in the sensational farmer Nazrul kidnap case after nearly one year of the incident from Kandapara Hatkhula area in sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Kid’s death triggers road blockade in Sylhet
Incensed locals put up barricade on the Sylhet-Tamabeel road following death of a child in a road accident in Boteshwar area of the city on Wednesday night, disrupting traffic for four hours.
Meet on awareness about law in C’Nawabganj
A view exchange meeting on human rights and legal awareness was arranged by Human Rights and Legal Aid Programme of the non-government organistion BRAC at the conference room of the Chapainawabganj District and Session Judge on Wednesday afternoon.
Registration for safe rural-urban migration
Registration centers would be opened in Barisal district from next month for preserving facts to ensure children’s rural to urban safe migration and prevent trafficking and abuse of children.
Chuadanga infested with sub-standard clinics
Private clinics and pathological laboratories in Chuadanga district have been rendering sub-standard health service to the patients. The number of such clinics and path labs increasing day by day though the standard of service is decreasing, alleged the local people…
30 extrajudicial killings in BD: Amnesty 2013
In its report of 2013 on Bangladesh, Amnesty International reveals that there were some 30 extrajudicial executions and 10 enforced disappearances.
‘present reality’ was far more grave than Amnesty’s Report
BNP has claimed Amnesty International’s report on human rights situation in Bangladesh is just a tip of the iceberg.
Democracy will not flourish if we listen to them: PM
She said Bangladesh’s civil society had endorsed military dictators who hijacked democracy several times after the 1975 political changeover and warned all of similar signs now.
BNP: Nation grappling for polls-time govt
Opposition BNP on Thursday renewed its demand to the government to arrange dialogue to reach a consensus over polls-time non-party government for holding the national election in a competitive manner with the participation of all political parties.
Dipu urges all to remain united against imperialist forces
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Thursday said the government is committed to making the country free from communalism and extremism to take it forward.
Sajal’s body will return to home: Govt
Bangladesh is in touch with the Nepal authorities to bring the remains of Mohammad Khaled Hossain Sajal, who died descending Mount Everest.
Padma Bridge: Tender in June last week
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader categorically said the government would call for tender in the last week of June for construction of much-talked-about Padma Bridge.
‘Cutter Jarvis’ for Bangladesh Navy
The United States will officially hand over a naval ship to Bangladesh in a reflagging ceremony in California on May 23.
25% Dividend for Shareholders: Islami Bank
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited approved 25% dividend for the shareholders for the year 2012.