Eminent jurist Barrister Rafique-ul-Huq on Monday opted for male leader, not the female one for Bangladesh.
Month: December 2013
Short-circuit behind Russian embassy fire
Short-circuit in a refrigerator started the fire at the Russian embassy on Monday morning. But it was controlled by fire fighters in less than an hour. Nobody was injured.
One injured in police firing in Old Dhaka
A wayside vendor in Old Dhaka has received gunshot wounds on Monday. 50-year-old Yousuf Ali Khan was hit when police fired to disperse a procession of Opposition supporters at Nababpur area on Monday. He was rushed to the Dhaka Medical…
SCBA demands judicial inquiry on lawyers attack
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), dominated by BNP-Jamaat lawyers, on Monday condemned the inaction of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh over the Sunday’s attack on lawyers loyal to the 18-party opposition alliance.
Major Hafiz implicated in murder, placed on remand
A court of Dhaka on Monday granted a 2-day remand for BNP Vice Chairman Major (retired) M Hafizuddin Ahmed Bir Bikram in connection with killing a police throwing a petrol bomb on a bus at Bangla Motor intersection in the…
BNP never negotiated in good faith: FM tells EU diplomats
Apparently shifting blame to the opposition for not reaching a consensus on participatory polls, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Monday said BNP and its alliance partners never negotiated in ‘good faith’ for taking part in the elections, rather they…
Duta wants attackers of teachers punished
Dhaka – Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (Duta) demanded exemplary punishment of those who were involved in the attack on the university teachers at Kadam Foara near the High Court in the capital on Sunday.
Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury arrested
Police have arrested BNP Vice Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury soon after he came out of party chief Khaleda Zia’s house in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
It’s not blockade, but govt measure: Dipu
Dhaka – Defending the government’s strong surveillance and restriction on transports in the city for the last couple of days, Awami League joint secretary Dr Dipu Moni on Monday said it was not a blockade but a government measure to…
BNP women leaders released after hiur-long detention
Police have released the women leaders of BNP an hour after detaining them in front of Khaleda Zia’s home. They were detained around 1.25 pm and taken to the Gulshan Police Station before they were released.
India not to interfere in Bangladesh: Salman Khurshid
Indian’s External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid has said that India does not take sides in “friendly” Bangladesh — or bother with who wins elections there.
British HC Robert Gibson meets Khaleda
Dhaka – British High Commissioner Robert Gibson met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence, now under virtual siege, on Monday afternoon.
Democracy to get buried with Jan 5 polls: Bar Council
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bar Council, a statutory body regulating the lawyers, on Monday claimed that democracy will get buried if the national election is held on January 5.
Palestinians should quit ‘peace negotiations’
The Palestinian negotiation team won’t listen to reason. There can’t be any just and permanent peace agreement between a Zionists dominated Israeli government and the original owners of the “Land of Palestine” as long as Zionist ideology determines Israeli policy.
Press freedom comes under threat in Southeast Asia
Two weeks after a Myanmar newspaper ran a story headlined “When bags of money replace judges in court” — highlighting corruption in the judicial system — one of its reporters was thrown in jail in a conviction the daily suggested…
Volgograd blasts: Second suicide bomb hits Russia city
At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd, investigators say.
Antarctic ship: Third rescue bid halted by bad weather
A third attempt to rescue a ship stranded off East Antarctica since Tuesday has failed because of fierce winds and poor visibility.
Airpocalypse: China’s 4-year pollution plan
The plan for dealing with the overwhelming smog problem stifling China’s cities seems to be adaptation followed by clean up.
Michael Schumacher ‘fighting for life’ after ski accident
Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula 1 champion, is “fighting for his life” after a ski accident in the French Alps, his doctors say.
Jacques Kallis: South Africa beat India in all-rounder’s final Test
Jacques Kallis ended his Test career with a victory as South Africa beat India by 10 wickets in Durban.
Real Madrid’s Ronaldo wins player of the year award
Cristiano Ronaldo received the Globe Soccer prize for the Best Player of the Year at the gala held in Dubai.
Hobbit beats Wolf at US Box Office
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has spent a third week on top of the US box office despite festive competition from The Wolf Of Wall Street.
Physically challenged people need social support for their rehabilitation: Speakers
Speakers at a discussion said the challenged people need social support for their proper rehabilitation and family integration.
New Bruce Springsteen album appears early on Amazon
Bruce Springsteen’s latest album has briefly appeared for download on Amazon’s US site, two weeks ahead of its scheduled release date.
Gender discrimination free society stressed
Speakers at a workshop in Rajshahi Sunday emphasised the need for freeing the society from gender discriminations in the greater interest of establishing a non-discriminatory and equitable society for taking the nation forward successfully.
Workshop on Nipah Virus held in Faridpur
A daylong workshop on prevention and control of Nipah Virus disease organised by Disease Control branch of Health Directorate, Mahakhali, Dhaka was held yesterday at Bhanga Upazilla Health Complex.
TB is fully curable, says health experts
Health experts at a function here on Sunday said tuberculosis (TB) is not a deadly disease now, but fully curable if the patients take medicines properly for six months at a stretch as per suggestions of physicians.
Truck plunge kills three in Pabna
Three people were killed as a vegetable-laden truck plunged into a roadside ditch at north Sholabaria in Santhia upazila early Monday.
2 held with crude bombs, gunpowder in Rajshahi
Joint forces in a drive arrested two people along with 45 crude bombs and 4.5 kg gunpowder in Binodpur area of the city on Monday morning.
Fog halts Maowa-Kewrakandi ferry plying for 8 hrs
Ferry movement on the Maowa-Kewrakandi river route remained suspended for over eight hours till Monday morning due to dense fog.