At least eight houses were gutted in a fire which broke out at Dulal Matabbar Dangi village in Sadarpur upazila on Saturday morning.
Month: November 2013
One held with 4 bombs in Jessore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Saturday night arrested a man along with four live bombs and some bomb-making materials at Barni village in Abhaynagar upazila.
RMG workers go on rampage in Savar, Gazipur; 40 units shut
Workers of readymade garment (RMG) factories staged demonstration in Savar and Gazipur demanding wage hike and payment of outstanding wages on Saturday.
Hearing on Bangladesh political situation in US House Wednesday
As the country’s bickering political parties seem nowhere close to any understanding over the polls-time government, a sub-committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress is set to organise a hearing on the political situation in Bangladesh on…
Police, BGB, BNP men clash in Sitakundu; 25 bullet hit
At least 25 people, 10 with bullet, were injured as local BNP activists clashed with police and BGB members in Sitakunda upazila headquarters in the district on Saturday. The injured were admitted to different hospitals of the area. Sitakundu Muradpur…
Kazi Zafar hospitalised
Dhaka – Jatiya Party Presidium member Kazi Zafar Ahmed was admitted to a city hospital as he suddenly fell sick on Saturday morning.
Malaysian PM Najib Razak due today
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives here on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive him at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 7:40pm, sources at the Prime Minister’s Office said.
EC can’t ignore its role in current political situation: Sakhawat
Former Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) cannot claim that it does not have any say in the recent political situation of the country.
Cabinet meeting with ministers resigned ‘tantamount to treason’
Supreme Court lawyer Tuhin Malik on Saturday said it will be ‘tantamount to treason’ for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if she holds a cabinet meeting with the ministers and state ministers who have already resigned.
2 killed in city road accidents
Dhaka- Two people, including a female garment worker, were killed in separate road accidents in Tejgaon and Jatrabari areas in the city on Saturday.
Jamaat leader arrested in Gazipur
Police have arrested an Upazila unit chief of Jamaat-e-Islami at Gazipur on charges of vandalism.
DU Amar Desh correspondent assaulted
Daily Amar Desh’s Dhaka University correspondent was assaulted allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the campus on Saturday.
Quick rentals renewed for five years
Braving much criticism, the government has decided to renew the contracts of five private-run ‘rental’ power plants for five years.
Bangladesh’s Nauman wins Gusi Peace Prize
A Bangladeshi rights activist has been named as one of the winners of a Philippine-based international peace prize this year. AHM Nouman won the ‘Gusi Peace Prize International’ for his contribution “to poverty alleviation and humanitarianism”.
US for free, fair, credible elections
The US wants to see ‘free, fair and credible’ elections in Bangladesh, the visiting US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal has conveyed the message to a group over a dinner on the first day of…
India ‘discussing’ Bangladesh with others
Neighbour India is discussing Bangladesh’s current political situation with different countries including the US, high commissioner Pankaj Saran in Dhaka has said.
Ministers lost their jobs with resignation: B Chowdhury
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday said there is no doubt about the ministers’ loosing their jobs after they have tendered their resignations to the prime minister.
BNP willing to talk only polls-time govt
The BNP has agreed to hold talks over the polls-time government, hinting its willingness to make concession over its ‘non-party’ election-time government demand.
Khaleda ‘bloodthirsty’, says Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called the opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia bloodthirsty and wanted to know how much blood she actually needs to quench.
Govt awaits befitting reply for its repressive acts: BNP
Dhaka – Worried at the ‘growing repressive acts by the government’, opposition BNP on Saturday deplored the regime and threatened to give a ‘befitting reply’ in time.
Ershad quits AL-led Grand Alliance
Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad has said his party is no longer with the ruling alliance. “We’re no longer with the Grand Alliance,” he told reporters replying to a query at an event of the Jatiya Party’s youth affiliate on…
Two killed over land dispute in Comilla
Two people were killed and three others critically injured in an attack by their rivals over a land-related dispute at Daulatpara in Laksam upazila on Friday evening.
Women held with arms, ammo in Natore
Members of the Narcotics Control Department in a drive arrested a woman in possession of three pistols, six magazines and 112 rounds of bullet from a bus in Ekdala area of Sadar upazila on Friday.
10 hurt as AL, BNP clash in Magura
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between supporters of the ruling Awami League and opposition BNP in the district town on Friday evening.
2 bombs, explosives recovered in Chuadanga
Police here on Friday afternoon recovered two bombs and huge quantity of explosive substances from beside the Poranpur-Loknathpur road in Damurhuda upazila.
Improvement of pro-poor maternal and child healthcare services stressed
Speakers at a discussion stressed the need for improving the pro-poor maternal and child healthcare services for substantial and sustainable reduction in maternal and infant mortality and morbidity.
Women achieve self-reliance in Panchagarh
A number of poor women in the rural and urban areas of the district achieved self-reliant by struggling against poverty and engaged themselves in various income generation activities.
Seasonal lean period ‘monga’ departs from Rangpur region
The seasonal lean period, commonly known as “monga”, departed without any bite for the fifth consecutive time this year following substantial change in socioeconomic condition of the poorer section people.
353 hectares brought under onion, green chili cultivation
Some 353 hectares of land have been brought under onion and green chili cultivation in the district in the current season.
T-Aman farming exceeds target in Joypurhat
Farmers of the district are now expecting a bumper production of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy in the district as they have already exceeded this year’s cultivation target of the crop.