Dhaka – Opposition BNP on Tuesday held the ruling party ‘cadres’ responsible for the recent attacks and repression on minority communities and asked the 18-party men to prevent post-election violence against Hindus and other minority groups. “The ruling party men…
BNP Organising Secretary Fazlul Haque Milon and another leader, Nazimuddin Ahmed, have been arrested. The two were picked up from a house in Dhaka’s Baridhara around 3.30pm on Tuesday. An hour earlier, the police had arrested BNP Chairperson’s Advisor and…
The year 2013 which has just made exit saw an alarming surge in different forms of crime, including killing, in 10 districts of Khulna division. The situation makes a clear manifestation of an awful deterioration of law and order in…
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed as a human hauler collided head-on with the motorcycle he was ridding at East Panthapara in Rajarhat upazila on Tuesday morning.
Joint force in separate drives arrested four activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from two upazilas of the district on Monday night on suspicion of their involvement in sabotage acts.
Miscreants set fire to four shops of local political leaders, including a Jubo League leader, at Boro Masua Bazar in Mathbaria upazila on Sunday night.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives arrested three alleged drug peddlers and recovered 704 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup and 35 bottles of liquor in Damurhuda and Jibannagar upazilas on Monday.
The wife of an assistant superintendent of police (ASP) allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Ratkhola area of Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.
The Prime Bank Limited (PBL) distributed 1,000 pieces of quality blankets among the cold-hit distressed people including women and children here on Monday afternoon to mitigate their sufferings.
By Mamun Islam Hundreds of river-eroded, landless, small and marginal farmers are expecting bumper production of various Rabi crops cultivated on the dried-up riverbeds and charlands in the northern districts this season. The excellent growing crops have worn eye-catching looks…
Farmers and others concerned, including agriculturists, are very much optimistic about the overall wheat production during the current season in the region particularly the vast Barind tract.
More than 500 ethnic populations have started enjoying arsenic-free safe drinking water in Kalna village for the first time as two hand-driven tube-wells were commissioned there around one month ago which are capable to provide water round the year.
By Leo Kelion Sony has unveiled a “life logging” software that charts a person’s activities on an interactive timeline.
Intel has said that laptops featuring 3D-camera technology developed by the chipmaker will go on sale this year. It said seven firms would release products that contained its software and hardware, which would be indentified by the RealSense brand. At…
By Leo Kelion Samsung has shown off the Bendable TV – an 85in (216cm) prototype that allows the curvature of its screen to be adjusted by remote control.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday called on Bangladesh political parties to urgently address the expectations of the country’s people for an inclusive democratic process after the elections that were boycotted by opposition parties. In a statement issued by his spokesperson,…
Mostafa Kamal Majumder With the government saying it has got the people’s mandate to run the country for another term, calling the activists opposing the January-5 election as miscreants and anti-liberation forces to be punished and eliminated; and the opposition…
Dhaka – The Commonwealth has also expressed its disappointment over limited participation and low voter turnout in Bangladesh elections and encouraged dialogue among political parties for a more inclusive and peaceful political process. “The limited levels of participation and the…
Dhaka – Expressing displeasure over Sunday’s elections, the United States (US) on Monday encouraged the government and opposition parties to engage in ‘immediate dialogue’ to find a way to hold fresh elections as soon as possible that are free, fair,…
Thakurgaon – In post-election violence, activists of BNP and its main ally Jamaat reportedly attacked ruling Awami League men and members of the Hindu community in eight villages under Sadar upazila on Monday evening, leaving 15 people injured. The attackers…
Country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – started the week’s first session on negative note as most of the issues witnessed loss on Monday amid no sign of an end to the ongoing…
The BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not under “house-arrest”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told the foreign media. In a briefing at Ganabhaban on Monday, a day after the national election, she rejected the BNP chief’s earlier claim of being…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said ‘seasoned communists’ barring a small part of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) are with her in an obvious jab at her one-time ally. She made the observation at a press meet at the…
There is no further scope for any dialogue with the opposition as the 10th parliamentary elections are now over, said Awami League Dhaka city unit general secretary Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Monday. “It (election) has been accomplished in exchange…
Dhaka – Voicing its displeasure over low turnout of voters in Sunday’s elections, the United Kingdom has urged the ‘new government’ and all political parties in Bangladesh to act in line with the interests of the people of Bangladesh. “Bangladesh…
Dhaka – Expressing its ‘extreme disappointment’ over Sunday’s election results, Canada on Monday urged all to reach an agreement soon to allow the next elections to be ‘truly participatory’ welcoming major political parties’ willingness to consider holding a new national…
The investigation team of Anti-Corruption Commission Monday submitted its report on Destiny Group money embezzlement cases seeking permission to frame charges against 51 officials including its president Lt Gen (Retd) Harun-or-Rashid and managing director Rafiqul Amin. Mojahar Ali Sarder, the…
Dhaka – Demanding immediate cancellation of Sunday’s ‘farcical‘ elections, opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Monday urged the government to quit and reach a compromise for holding a free, fair, peaceful and inclusive national election under a non-party neutral administration. In…
Dhaka – As expected, the international press has unanimously denounced Sunday’s election to the 10th Jatiya Sangshad in Bangladesh, with most propagating the fear that the polls marked by an opposition boycott and violence portends an uncertain period for the…
Prospect of boosting cotton production in the region is bright as its topography and climatic condition suitable for the cash crop.