Dhaka – Accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of instigating violence, opposition BNP on Thursday said she must shoulder the responsibility for the attacks on the family members of the opposition leaders and activists and their business institutions and houses.
For quite some time the economic development profession has gone global in a rather grandiose way.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is unwilling at this moment to launch probe into unreported income of a number of ruling party leaders who are contesting in the forthcoming January 5 general elections.
Dhaka – The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday adopted a resolution on Bangladesh and expressed ‘great concern’ about the continued political deadlock in Bangladesh.
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance on Thursday announced a three-day countrywide demonstration protesting the resolution adopted by the Pakistan parliament expressing concern over the execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah.
Industries, Housing and Public Works Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is “not pressing for” caretaker government anymore, but for the replacement of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said the ongoing dialogue between Awami League and BNP leaders over polls has been postponed. “There’s no scope of holding dialogue over the 10th parliamentary election… we’ll have to hold the election on…
The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has threatened to attack Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad in the wake of execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah, reports a Pakistani newspaper.
Activists of the BNP-led 18-party alliance torched the podium of the election rally of a former state minister and over 50 vehicles during a clash with BCL men in Patgram upazila on Thursday evening.
Christian militias responding to rampant abuses by Muslim armed groups have committed atrocities against Muslim communities in northern Central African Republic, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said the Election Commission will decide on Friday when and where the army will be deployed for the January 5 general election.
South Sudanese rebels have taken over a key town, the military has said, as fighting continues after Sunday’s reported coup attempt.
Voicemails left for Kate Middleton by her boyfriend Prince William were hacked by the News of the World, the phone-hacking trial has heard.
US reality star Phil Robertson has been suspended from his TV show following derogatory remarks about homosexuality.
Singer Adele has been awarded an MBE for services to music by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.
UK sovereign base areas (SBAs) in Cyprus have become illegal bird-trapping “hotspots”, according to research.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says he is astonished by the situation fellow boss Malky Mackay finds himself in at Cardiff City. Mackay has been criticised by Cardiff owner Vincent Tan for revealing that he hoped to recruit three new players…
Virat Kohli struck 119 to help India to reach 255-5 on the opening day of the first Test with South Africa.
The framers are expecting a bumper mustard production as they are on the way to achieve the fixed farming target and the crop fields are now in full bloom everywhere in the northern region, official sources said.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a programme to set up 60 Transplanted (T)-Aman Demonstration blocks in the district in the current season.
A discussion meeting on the occasion of International Migrants Day-2013 jointly was organised by District Administration and District Employment and Manpower office held at local Shilpakala Academy here on Wednesday.
Goat rearing and other small businesses is very effective for eradicating urban poverty alongside making the slum communities free from malnutrition, discussants at a bank-cheque distribution ceremony said Wednesday afternoon.
An anti-smuggling mobile team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 542 bottles Indian ‘Officers’ Choice’ brand wine from Companyganj frontier of Sylhet district Wednesday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive on Wednesday night recovered 10 Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) and 15 crude bombs from Mirza Market area in Chatmohor upazila headquarters.
The prevailing tumultuous situation in the country’s politics has pushed the district’s transport sector into complete disarray inflicting serious damage on income of its workers.
Police here on Wednesday recovered the body of a young man in Bazardighi area of Biral upazila.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday detained 14 people from Amrakhali check post area thwarting their attempt to enter Bangladesh from India illegally.
At least 17 shops were destroyed by a fire that broke out in Battala rail line area in Fatulla of the city on Wednesday night.
Dr. M. S. Haq It is good to know the upper and the lower houses of India have now passed the lokpal bill and the champion of above bill Anna Chacha (Mr. Anna Hazare) has broken his latest round of…
The “number of his own daughter has been increased by the district education officer of Khhagrachhari” according to a news item published in a daily newspaper that attracted my attention.