Commuters on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway had a harrowing time on Wednesday as buses kept off the road due to a strike by transport operators and workers protesting against the wrecking of vehicles in street agitations.
Month: September 2013
Hasina seeks legal framework for climate change action
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said world leaders must utilise their visions to set the Post-2015 Development Agenda and decide on a legal framework for climate change beyond 2020 for the sustainable development of the world.
Nothing will happen on Oct 25, Nasim dismisses BNP caution
Nothing will happen on Oct 25, a senior Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim has said dismissing the opposition’s threat of a vigorous anti-government campaign.
JP won’t join polls sans major parties, reiterates Ershad
Reaffirming his stance over the next general election, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Wednesday said his party will not take part in the polls if the major political parties boycott it.
Action if launches charge extra fares during Eid: Shajahan
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan on Wednesday said the government will take action against launch owners if they charge extra fares from passengers going to celebrate upcoming Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones at their village homes.
NID card distribution begins in 3 districts
The Election Commission started the distribution of National Identity (NID) cards in three districts — Dhaka, Gazipur and Manikganj — among the fresh voters on Wednesday.
Bangladeshis pushed in by BSF in C’nawabganj
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed in 19 Bangladeshi nationals through Bakchar frontier in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
Investigation Officer starts deposition against Nizami
ASP Abdur Razzaq Khan, the Investigation Officer (IO) of the war crimes case filed against detained Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, began his deposition before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday as the last prosecution witness.
Muhith calls hartal a terrorist act
Slamming Jamaat-Shibir men for carrying out frequent attacks on trains across the country in the name of hartal, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said hartal is not a political language but a terrorist act.
Barua for coordinated effort to ensure policy sustainability
Industries Minister Dilip Barua on Wednesday called on all the stakeholders in the industrial sector to come up with a coordinated effort to ensure good governance and policy sustainability.
Speaker advised to ask AL, not BNP for dialogue
BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday urged the Speaker to suggest the ruling Awami League instead of BNP for sitting in talks with the agenda of non-party government to resolve the ongoing political crisis.
Shahjahan Khan for new RMG wage by Nov
As workers unrest in the garment industry rages on, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan has urged the government-backed wage board to finalise a new pay structure by Nov.
Shibir calls strike in Chittagong
Student organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir has called a half-day general strike for Thursday in greater Chittagong to press for the release of its leaders and activists.
Housewife killed by husband in Jamalpur
A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband at Char Daserbari village in Sarishabari upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
2 suspected muggers arrested in Feni
Police arrested two suspected muggers while a gang of them was snatching money from a cattle trader at Mohipal BRTC bus station in sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
30 Jamaat-Shibir suspects held in Ctg
Police in a drive arrested 30 suspected activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from the port city’s DC Hill area on Wednesday.
Indian intruder handed over to BSF after jail term
An Indian national was returned to the authorities of that country by the Bangladesh authorities on Tuesday after completion of his jail term in the district jail for intrusion.
JCD leader held over human trafficking in Habiganj
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of the main opposition BNP, from Imambari Bazar in Nabiganj upazila on Tuesday for allegedly having connection with a human trafficking gang.
Fish worth Tk12 lakh poisoned dead in Benapole
Fish worth Tk12 lakh in a pond and an enclosure of a union parishad member was poisoned to death by miscreants at Sher Ali Madanpur village in Manirampur upazila of Jessore early Tuesday.
T-Aman cultivation target exceeded in Netrakona
Farmers are now expecting a bumper production of transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy in Netrakona district as they have already exceeded this year’s cultivation target of the crop.
BGB seized phensidyl in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) of Utholi BGB camp seized 600 bottles of Indian smuggled phensidyl from Goeshpur village under Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
1st death anniversary of Major (Rtd.) Sayeed Iskander observed
Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Feni District Branch arranged a Doa and Milad Mahfil on the occasion of the 1st death anniversary of Major (Retd.) Sayeed Iskander, former President of Feni District BNP and ex-MP of Feni-1 held at the Takia Mosque…
Pakistan earthquake: Hundreds dead in Balochistan
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 328 people and wounded hundreds more in Pakistan’s remote south-west province of Balochistan.
Zimbabwe elephants poisoned by cyanide
More than 80 elephants have been killed for their ivory by poachers who used cyanide to poison a water hole in Zimbabwe’s largest game park.
Lionel Messi: Barcelona player unhappy with ‘media lies’ after win
Lionel Messi has responded angrily to reports that he made a gesture after being substituted in Barcelona’s 4-1 win at home to Real Sociedad.
Napoli better with Higuain than Cavani
Lorenzo Insigne says that losing Edinson Cavani and gaining Gonzalo Higuain has turned Napoli into a more complete team.
Up-and-coming Paris designers make their mark
Paris – The first day of Paris ready-to-wear collections, which showcases the design world’s up-and-coming talents, is a day largely ignored by the top magazine editors.
Prince George’s official portrait in Queen’s Balmoral sitting room
Queen Elizabeth II is a proud great-grandmother! A new picture of the monarch in her sitting room at Balmoral reveals that Her Majesty has a portrait of her great-grandson Prince George displayed prominently in her Scottish Highlands home.
Will peace gestures in Manipur work?
By Namrata Goswami
Maldives: Hiccups in democratic transition
By Anand Kumar