DHAKA — A special tribunal dealing with war crimes involving Bangladesh’s independence war against Pakistan on Monday asked an international rights group to explain why it shouldn’t be charged with contempt of court for comments the group made about a…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought support of the secretaries and the administrative mechanism for the continuation of democratic system in the country.
The BNP claims the government set the field to conduct a ‘stage-managed’ election by introducing an element of ambiguity in the Constitution through its 15th Amendment.
Nine borrower directors of Grammen Bank on Monday urged the government not to formulate the proposed rules regarding selection of directors to the Grameen Bank.
US Ambassador Dan Mozena on Monday expressed his hope that all the stakeholders in Bangladesh’s apparel sector will choose the path that makes Brand Bangladesh a mighty global brand, reminding that America will not buy shirts stained with the blood…
Police early Monday arrested six people from different places of Dhobaura upazila on charge of their involvement in the killing of upazila parishad chairman Forkan Uddin Selim.
NOVO-OGARYOVO – Russian lawmakers will urge the U.S. Congress not to approve military strikes on Syria, the speaker of the upper house of parliament told President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the ‘Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Bill 2013’ keeping a provision for both imprisonment and fine to bring the existing DNA test process under a legal framework.
Bangladesh Army, which led the rescue operations at the site of Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, has said 261 people have remained untraced.
Police in a drive on Sunday night arrested seven people along with a pistol, some bullets, crude bombs and gunpowder in Kaliganj upazila.
BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas on Monday urged the diehard party leaders and activists to remain alert so that no one within the party can hatch any conspiracy against BNP like that of the 1/11 changeover in 2007.
In an effort to give a boost to the country’s sluggish housing business, a three-day housing fair, with the approved realtors, began in New York on Sunday to attract Bangladeshi expatriates, living in the USA.
The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on Monday decided to form ‘Port and Customs Monitoring Cell’ comprising representatives from the port users’ organisations for its better management and ensuring transparency at all stages.
Police submitted charge sheet against five policemen over the death of Savar businessman Shamim Sarkar in June.
A Dhaka Court on Monday recorded the confessional statement of Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmani, chief of Ansarullah Bangla Team about his involvement with blogger Rajib murder.
The BNP will commit a ‘grave error’ if it sits out the coming election under an interim government, Awami League Presidium member Mohammad Nasim has said.
DHAKA: Opposition BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the government should find a path for better exit.
DHAKA: Detective Branch police arrested Jamiyote Ulamay-e-Islam Ameer and Islami Ain Bastobaiyon Committee Secretary General Mufti Wakkash.
DHAKA: At least 20 people were injured as Chhatra Dal activists had sporadic scuffles with police in different parts of the capital on Monday.
Robbers looted Tk1.46 lakh and other valuables, including two mobile phone sets, from Satkhira municipality office early Monday.
A man was killed as a train hit a truck at Gobindaganj level crossing in Chhatak upazila on Sunday night.
Four persons were killed by a thunderbolt at Namajgram-Pachua Baor (swamp) in Sharsha upazila here on Sunday noon.
Two policemen were injured in an attack by Jamaat-Shibir men during a drive to arrest a violence case accused at Kora village in Debhata upazila early Monday.
Police in a drive on Sunday night arrested seven people along with a pistol, some bullets, crude bombs and gunpowder in Kaliganj upazila.
Kushtia District Bus-Minibus-Coach Owners’ Association and Kushtia Motor Workers’ Union will enforce an indefinite strike on all routes of the district from September 5 to press for stopping movement of the shallow engine-run human haulers on the roads and highway.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday arrested 21 people from Tangrali border in Sharsha upazila as they entered Bangladesh from India illegally.
Police arrested nine activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Maijbari Badipur of the municipality area on Sunday night.
Members of the detective branch (DB) on Sunday conducted a drive at Central Bus terminal of the town and recovered 1,780 bottles of contraband phensidyl syrup.
A debauch named Abdus Sattar (50) of Chitalmari under Chitalmari Upazila headquarters in the district was arrested when he tried to commit rape on a seven-year-old girl, daughter of one businessman of Chitalmari bazar on Saturday.
A lover couple, students of Leading University, committed suicide at their own residences in Hawapara and Nayapara areas of the city on Sunday.