Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Thursday said the government is monitoring all the activities, including talk-show and news, of all private television channels through the Bangladesh Television.
Year: 2013
JU VC decides to continue
Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Professor Dr Anwar Hossain has changed his decision to resign from his post as groups of teachers and students requested him to continue.
Indian cabinet okays bill on Indo-Bangla land boundary pact
Government Wednesday approved a Constitutional Amendment Bill which will facilitate the implementation of the India-Bangladesh boundary agreement signed in 2011.
EC may take ‘legal measures’ against Jamaat
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says legal measures are afoot against the Jamaat-e-Islami after a review of its organisational charter.
Millions light candle of hope across Bangladesh
Life stopped in its tracks as millions of people across Bangladesh held a candlelight vigil from wherever they could on Thursday in an extraordinary show of support to the Shahbagh movement.
Martial law ordinances being revived
The government on Thursday decided to enact a law to resurrect the martial law ordinances that became ineffective following two High Court orders.
Moudud against Shahbagh demo politicization
Opposition BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Thursday alleged that a vested quarter is trying to take control Shahbagh demonstrations under a political banner.
Govt slaps ban on Hindi-dubbed Doraemon telecast
The government has banned the Hindi-dubbed Japanese cartoon series Doraemon, fearing that continuing telecast of the cartoon would change the mother tongue of children in Bangladesh, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu told Parliament Thursday.
Salman Khurshid due on Saturday
The External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid will arrive here on a two-day official visit to attend the Second Meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission on February 16.
United holds Madrid despite Ronaldo stunning goal
Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a spectacular header Wednesday as Real Madrid was held to a 1-1 home draw by Manchester United in the last 16 of the Champions League following a dominant performance by visiting goalkeeper David de Gea.
Sunny Leone files FIR against actor-filmmaker over “false allegations”
Actress Sunny Leone is “emotionally and mentally disturbed” after Kamaal R Khan (KRK) claimed that she had made the controversial statement – “Rape is not a crime, it’s just a surprise”. The actress has now filed an FIR against KRK,…
Govt to import 20 trains from China
The government is going to import 20 more new trains from China to ease sufferings of the common people through railway communication.
Anti-terror tribunal ‘soon’
The government will set up an Anti-Terror Special Tribunal to try top terrorists and members of the Islamist militant outfits, the Law Minister told Parliament on Wednesday. Shafique Ahmed made the disclosure in response to a supplementary query of Treasury…
EC meet on Thursday to discuss Jamaat
The Election Commission will meet on Thursday to decide on the actions against the Jamaat-e-Islami as certain clauses in the party’s charter are in conflict with the Constitution and the Representation of the People Order, an Election Commissioner has said.
JU VC not quitting
Jahangirnagar University Vice-Chancellor Prof M Anwar Hossain on Wednesday night said he decided not to press ahead with his resignation following requests from students.“I have withdrawn my previous decision to resign my post following requests of my students,” he told…
‘SQ Chy looked on as I was tortured’
The 19th witness against the BNP’s influential policymaker from Chittagong said that he was bound and blindfolded before being taken to Goods Hill home on Jul 5, 1971 by a band of Pakistani soldiers.
Govt aims to start Padma project work
Bangladesh government wants to start the construction work for the multi-billion dollar Padma Bridge project, according to the Communication Minister
12 killed in Assam poll violence
Twelve people have been were killed in police firings and violence during panchayat elections in India’s northeastern state of Assam. The victims include two women.
Sayedee son in 3-day remand
A Dhaka court has given police three days to grill Shamim Hossain Sayedee, son of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, and four others.
‘Students key to future Bangla-US ties’
Students will take forward the relationship of Bangladesh and America in future, visiting US Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock said on Tuesday stressing on an educational exchange programme.
Jamaat-Shibir men lob bombs, open fire
A group of activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir fired at police, blasted crude bombs and vandalised at least 50 vehicles in Dhaka Tuesday afternoon.
PM, Khaleda have no duty-free cars
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia have not bought any duty-free cars as Members of Parliament, the Finance Minister said on Monday.
Appointment of ICT prosecutors halted
The appointment of two new prosecutors for the International Crimes Tribunal has been halted hours after the decision was made on Tuesday for what the authorities said were unavoidable reasons.
10 suspects held at Shahbag
Detective Branch of police held 10 suspected people from near the Shahbag Ganajagaran Manch on Monday morning. Sirajul Haque, officer-in-charge of Shahbag police station, told banglanews that they were taken to the police station around 9:00am. The ten people were…
Dhk rail link with Ctg, Sylhet halted for 4-hr
Rail communications of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet remained suspended for four hours on Sunday night as some bogies of a passenger train was disconnected in Salda River area under Brahmanpara of the district.
Parliament supports Shahbagh protest
Parliament on Sunday officially rallied behind the demands that continued to reverberate around Shahbagh for the sixth consecutive day, striking a popular public chord.
DBBL ATM booth robbed in city
A group of miscreants robbed Tk 83.4 lakh from an ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd in city’s Kolabagan area early Monday.
Student kills teacher
A school teacher was stabbed to death in Keraniganj when he tried stopping a student from cheating during the ongoing SSC examination, police say. Mostofa Bhuiyan, 35, an English teacher at the Chunkutia Girls’ High School, was killed by the…
Pintu denied bail
A Tangail court rejected the bail plea of former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu in a case filed for his alleged attacking residence of an Awami League leader, stealing cattle and the head of tube-well.
Muhith leaves for Italy Monday night
Finance Minster AMA Muhith will leave Dhaka for Italy on a six-day official visit on Monday night. The finance minister will leave for Italy at 9:00pm by a flight of Emirates Airlines, said a source from the ministry.