Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Zabed Ali on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) will act over the legal dispute on the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami after the final disposal by the apex court.
Month: August 2013
Khaleda turns 69
Leader of the Opposition and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia turns 69 on Thursday.
Milky Murder: Chanchal’s aide Shahidul on remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed M Shahidul Islam, a close associate of Jubo League leader Sakhawat Hossain Chanchal, on a four-day remand in the Riazul Haque Khan Milky murder case.
Habiganj Clash: Injured SI die in capital
The injured police official of Lakhai Thana of the district died at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday.
BRTA permits 500 new taxi-cabs
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) approved 500 new taxi-cabs in a bid to ease transportation crisis in the capital.
United Airways to fly on Dhaka-Kathmandu route
United Airways (BD) Limited, the country’s largest private airliner, will fly daily on Dhaka-Kathmandu route from August 24, officials said here on Wednesday. They said the airline started operating four flights a week on Dhaka-Kathmandu route on January 4, 2010.…
AL infighting injures 30 in Faridpur
At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League over supremacy at Sonatandi village under Saltha upazila of the district.
Late autumn ‘to bring bumper fruit crop’ for wildlife
A late autumn is set to bring a bumper crop of fruits and berries for wildlife in the UK countryside, experts say.
Invasive ants: ‘Stowaway’ insects spreading around world
The problem of invasive ants may be far worse than previously thought.
Rail bridge alongside Jamuna Bridge on PPP basis
Railway to upgrade its 5 hospitals into medical colleges thru PPP The government will build a separate railway bridge alongside the existing Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge to facilitate railway connectivity and the project will be implemented on a public private partnership…
10 of 21 kidnapped fishermen rescued in Bhola
In a prompt action, police rescued 10 of the 21 fishermen kidnapped by pirates along with two trawlers from the Meghna River under Monpura upazila early Wednesday.
Shibir leader ‘shot dead’ in clash with cops in city
A leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir was reportedly shot dead in a clash with police at the city’s Jatrabari during today’s (Wednesday) countrywide 48-hour hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami.
2 youths found dead in Manikganj, Sirajganj
Police recovered the bodies of two unidentified young men in Manikganj and Sirajganj on Tuesday.
Schoolgirl found hanged in Khulna
A schoolgirl was found hanged at Goalkhali under Khalishpur Police Station in the city on Wednesday morning.
Two more markets on India-Bangladesh border
Two more “border haats” (markets) will be set up this year along the India-Bangladesh border to boost local trade and people-to-people contacts between the two countries, a Tripura minister said on Tuesday.
Hartal clashes injure 13 in Comilla
At least 13 people, two among them policemen, were injured in two separate clashes between police, Jamaat-Shibir men and Awami League activists in Sadar Dhakshin Upazila during today’s (Wednesday) hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islam.
Highway cop killed in Gaibandha road crash
A member of highway police was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway at Bakchar in Gobindaganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.
10 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Satkhira
Police arrested 10 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student body Islami Chhatra Shibir in four upazilas of the district on charge of creating trouble during today’s (Wednesday) hartal called by Jamaat.
Hajj flights start Sept 7
Hajj flights to carry Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on September 7.
Bangladeshi stoned dead by BSF in Lalmonirhat
A Bangladeshi national was stoned to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Bherbherihat border in Patgram upazila on Wednesday.
The shadow from Yasukuni
– Rana Mitter
Containing terrorism in Pakistan
Dr. M. S. Haq
Mobilisation of muslims for jihad, its relevance today
By Muhammad Haniff Hassan
Ambush on the LoC: Rethinking the response – an Indian angle
By Vivek Chadha
More litvinenko media fraud
By William Dunkerley
Bangladesh’s mobile operators line up for 3G licences
By Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom
Samsung sells over 15 million smartphones in China
By PanArmenian
Crowdsourcing weather using smartphone batteries
By Eurasia Review
Tibetan exile government website attacked by hackers
By Richard Finney
Branson joins Kennedy in urging Hasina not to seize GB
Richard Branson and Kerry Kennedy are among global leaders urging Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed not to seize control of the microfinance lender founded by Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus.