BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia returned home on Tuesday ending her 10-day visit to Saudi Arabia for performing Umrah.
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Khagrachhari violence: 3 more held
Police arrested three more people on Tuesday in connection with a case filed for torching 50 houses of indigenous families in Matiranga upazila on Saturday.
Hasina gave poor their rights: Matia
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Tuesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has not established any Hawa Bhaban, rather she gave the poor their rights.
Byelection schedule for Barguna-2 likely after Eid vacation
The Election Commission will announce the schedule for by-elections to Barguna-2 constituency immediately after the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.
PM has Iftar with Saudi Ambassador
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the Saudi Arabian Ambassador for Iftar at the latter’s residence on Tuesday.
US asks citizens to leave Yemen immediately
The United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave the country immediately due to the threat of “terrorist attacks”, the US State Department said in a statement.
City-dwellers flock to village homes to celebrate Eid
With Eid-ul-Fitr only days away, people are crowding Dhaka’s bus, train, steamer and motor launch counters to get tickets to go home.
Benapole land port crippled by holidays
Strikes and holidays—Shab-e-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr, National Morning Day, weekends– have crippled Benapole, Bangladesh’s largest land port.
Call money rate stable
The demand for taka has soared ahead of the Eid, but has failed to make much impact on the currency market, as call money rates has not significantly increased.
Mother killed in Bangladesh ‘by jealous relatives’
A London mother was hacked to death with machetes in front of her 12-year-old son in Bangladesh by jealous relatives, her family told the Evening Standard.
Man tortured to death in Satkhira
A man was tortured to death allegedly by his brother-in-law at Bularati village in the district Sadar upazila early Tuesday.
7 firearms seized in Satkhira
Police in a drive recovered seven foreign made firearms from Katheshwari area in Shyamnagar upazila early Tuesday.
Madrasa student ‘commits suicide’ in Khulna
A madrasa student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in the city’s Sheikhpara area on Monday.
Fugitive extortionist held in Sylhet
Police arrested an alleged fugitive extortionist from Karimpur area in Rajnagar upazila of the district on Monday.
180 sued over arson, looting in Khagrachhari
A case was filed against 180 people on charge of torching and looting around 50 houses of indigenous community families in Matiranga upazila.
Jamaat ameer, another held in Sherpur
Police arrested an upazila level ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and an activist of the party from Kakilakura area in Sribardi upazila of the district on Monday night.
Man stabbed to death by his uncle in Rajshahi
A man was killed in an attack by his maternal uncle at Hargaram Koraitala in the city on Monday night.
2 BNP, JCD men held in Sirajganj
Police on Sunday night arrested a local leader of BNP and another leader of its student associate body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at Chandidasgati village in Sadar upazila.
Biker killed in Rajshahi road crash
A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Tarpor in Putia upazila of the district on Monday.
Two killed, one injured in Sylhet attack
Two men were killed and a person was injured in an attack at Fenchuganj upazilla in Sylhet which was allegedly led by an upazila leader’s son on Saturday night at around 10.30pm. The incident took place at the Natural Gas…
Apple to replace USB power adapters
Apple Inc. (AAPL), its stock and brand in trouble, continues to try to do whatever it can to keep its customers happy.
Europe’s fake normal
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India in touch with Bangladesh over tribal exodus
Agartala/New Delhi: The Indian government was in touch with Bangladesh over the exodus of more than 1,500 tribals to the Indian border along Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic strife broke out with non-tribal Muslims, official sources said Sunday.
Canada reopens embassy in Bangladesh
OTTAWA — Canada’s high commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, reopened its doors Monday after a “security precaution” resulted in one-day closure of the embassy on Sunday, according to the Foreign Affairs Department.
Fukushima radioactive groundwater leak an ‘Emergency’
Embattled Fukushima operator Tepco has been accused of a “weak sense of crisis”, as its failing battle to prevent radioactive water from seeping into the seawater near the plant has become an “emergency”, according to the country’s nuclear watchdog.
Lankan soldiers attack journos covering environmental protests
Reporters Without Borders condemned Monday the Sri Lanka army’s use of violence on 1 August against journalists covering demonstrations by residents of the western town of Weliweriya to call for the closure of a factory accused of polluting local water…
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