Detective Branch (DB) of police of Meherpur arrested a man and recovered huge Indian medicine worth about Taka 50 lakh from Post office area of the district town here on Monday night.
Month: November 2013
Four killed in blockade-clashes across country
Protesters have clashed with police across country following announcement of early election date, despite objections from the opposition and till evening four deaths were reported. Opposition protesters blocked roads and railways in Bangladesh after the government rejected their calls to…
Govt unmoved, ‘wll go ahead with elections’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rejects opposition demands for her resignation as boycotts and blockades called.
Fire at Savar garment storehouses
Two garment storehouses caught fire at Savar’s Ashulia on the outskirts of capital Dhaka on Monday.
Maintain status quo on Rajuk Purbachal project: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday directed Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to maintain the status quo on the development work on its Purbachal housing project under Barakau and Parabarta moujas in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district.
Security tightened around Election Commission
Security around the Election Commission office has been tightened after reports that the schedule of the parliament polls will soon be announced.
Bangladesh signs Ticfa with US
Bangladesh has entered into the much-talked about Trade and Investment Co-operation Framework Agreement (TICFA) with the US after more than a decade of wrangling.
HC stays SQ Chowdhury lawyer’s remand
The High Court has deferred the remand order against AKM Fakhrul Islam, lawyer of War crimes convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, in a case under the Information Technology Act.
Ecnec reconstituted; 4 new ministers accommodated
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) was reconstituted on Monday following the formation of a new cabinet for election oversight.
Hannan Shah arrested
Police have arrested senior BNP leader ASM Hannan Shah minutes before the Opposition called for a 48-hour nationwide blockade protesting against the schedule of the general election.
BNP warns of dire consequences of one-sided polls
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque has warned the government of dire consequences if a one-sided election is held without the BNP.
Informal dialogue on, says Nasim
Mentioning that an informal dialogue is on between Awami League and BNP, AL presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Monday said the opposition party is staging a drama over the issue.
Strike called in Chittagong for Tuesday
BNP Chittagong unit has called a day-long shutdown in the district on Tuesday to protest against the attack on the son of local BNP MP Mostafa Kamal Pasha. BNP Chittagong Metropolitan President Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury announced the strike at…
Nahid for action against question paper leakage
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said stern action will be taken against those involved in the leakage of question paper of the Primary Terminal Examination 2013.
Election commission calls parliamentary polls Jan 5
The Election Commission on Monday announced that the 10th parliamentary election will held on January 5 next (Sunday). Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad announced the schedule for the election in a televised address to the nation on Monday evening,…
48-hour Opposition blockade from Tuesday
The 18-party alliance has called 48-hr rail-road-waterway blockade as first phase of their movement from Tuesday. Turning down the election schedule announced by the Election Commission, the BNP-led alliance on Monday called rail-road-waterway blockade programme from 6 am Tuesday.
Border guards deployed in capital, 6 vehicles torched
Amid fear of violence following the announcement of the schedule for the 10th parliamentary polls, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members were deployed in the capital to maintain the law and order.
No scope to occupy power illegally: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has claimed that there was no more scope for illegally usurping power. “If anyone tries to occupy state power in an unconstitutional manner, he would be tried,” she said on Monday referring to the 15th constitutional…
Dialogue more urgent now, says Dan W Mozena
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Monday stressed the urgency of a constructive dialogue among the major parties to find a way forward to hold free, fair and credible elections in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh people to decide their future: Pankaj
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Monday said the people of Bangladesh will decide their own future, and hoped that the democratic institutions and democratic process will be strengthened in the coming weeks and run-up to the elections.
Gano Forum rejects polls schedule: Bikalpadhara to be with BNP
Gano Forum on Monday night rejected the election schedule announced by the Election Commission, Bikalpadhaka sources said they will be with the BNP in movement.
One year’s jail for possessing hemp
A mobile court in Munshiganj on Sunday sentenced a man to one year’s imprisonment for keeping hemp in his house. The convict was identified as Khokon Bonik, 48. The mobile court sources said acting on secret information, a joint team…
8 hurt as cargo vessel hits 3 fishing boats in Bhola
At least eight young fishermen were injured as a sand-laden cargo vessel crashed into three fishing trawlers in Tetulia river in Charfashion upazila on Sunday night.
PSC examinee hurt in road accident dies at KMCH
A candidate of the ongoing Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations, who was injured in a road accident on Sunday, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Apu Shikdar, 10, student of class…
9 shops gutted in Pirojpur
At least nine shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Haque Market in Bhandaria upazila in the early hours of Monday.
Maximum use of cultivable land can ensure food security
The nation can attain food security through ensuring maximum utilisation of its cultivable land area adopting the latest technologies and newer cropping patterns to produce more crops despite climate change.
Bumper winter vegetables likely in Netrakona
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a massive plan to cultivate winter vegetables in ten upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.
Cultivation of late variety Nazirshail starts in Gaibandha
Cultivation of late variety Nazirshail rice has started becoming popular among the farmers of Teesta River basins under six unions of Sundarganj upazila in the district in recent years.
Climate change poses threat to livelihood in Barind tract
Adverse impact of climate change has started posing a serious threat to the farming sector alongside overall living and livelihood condition in vast barind tract consisting the districts of Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabgonj for the last couple of years.
Pope Francis looks east for possible church reforms
Church leaders of independent Catholic communities from Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe have spent the last week in Rome with Pope Francis and Vatican officials discussing the lives of their Church including a subject of high importance to…