BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Sunday said that democracy freed through a 9-year movement in 1990 has again been chained, and that conspiracies are on to alienate it from the country. The dream of Noor Hossain is yet to…
Day: November 9, 2014
One nabbed in Faruqi murder case
DB police have caught a guy named Sheikh Mozaffor Bin Mohsin (29) in connecgtion with the murder of Nurul Islam Faruki (60). Faruki was an anchor of religious programs in various private TV channels. Police caught Mozaffor from the premises…
Berlin Wall: Angela Merkel hails fall as ‘dream come true’
The fall of the Berlin Wall has shown the world that dreams can come true and “nothing has to stay as it is”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
Iraq troops ‘seize Baiji oil refinery town centre’ from IS
Iraqi government forces have seized large areas of the town of Baiji – home to Iraq’s biggest oil refinery – from Islamic State fighters, officials say.
Iran nuclear crisis: Oman hosts talks as deadline nears
High-level talks are taking place in Oman ahead of the 24 November deadline for a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.
How to make a diamond from scratch
Every so often, Dan Frost hears a dull thud and his office floor vibrates.
Hrithik and Sussanne are legally divorced!
Finally, superstar Hrithik Roshan and his estranged wife Sussanne Khan are now legally seperated.
Fed Cup final: Czech Republic beat Germany 3-0
Czech Republic beat Germany to win a third Fed Cup title in four years.
No dialogue with BNP, no polls till 2019: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday ruled out the possibility of dialogue with the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) saying, ‘there can be no dialogue wiith those who had bloods of shaheeds in their hands. There wille be no mid-term…
Female UP member chopped dead in Manikganj
Police recovered the body of a female union parishad (UP) member, who was chopped to death, at Jamalpur village in Singair upazila of the district on Sunday morning.
Dried fish processing now at its peak in the Sundarbans
10,000 fishermen go into the Bay Dried fish processing is now at its peak in the Sundarbans as the char (shoals emerged from riverbed) areas here are bustling with the people involved in the industry.
Cop killed in Manikganj road crash
A police constable was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.
Minor drowns in pond in Rajshahi
A minor boy drowned in a pond at Ayra village in Tanor upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.
Motorcyclist killed in Sylhet road crash
A man was killed in a road accident in Ansar area of Bagha union in Golapganj upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.
1 held with 555 yaba tablets in Rajshahi
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 555 pieces of Yaba tablet from his possession in Charghat upazila of the district on Saturday.
Huge sale as thousands throng gender fair in Rangpur
Huge sale of the locally produced goods is being observed on the second day today as thousands of people thronging the gender fair arranged here for women empowerment through flourishing female entrepreneurship.
Flourish talent of autistic, mentally retarded children: Ashikur
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Public Administration H N Ashikur Rahman has stressed for flourishing enormous talent of the autistic and mentally retarded children.
UP member killed in Manikganj
A female UP member was allegedly killed by some unidentified miscreants in Bayra- Baimail area under Singair upazila of the district last night.
30 injured in Pabna road accident
At least thirty people were injured in a road accident at Chinapara on the Dhaka-Pabna highway under Sujanagar upazila of the district this morning.
Sedition complaint lodged against Tarique in Jessore
A sedition case was lodged with a Jessore court on Sunday against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for making derogatory remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Advocate SM Afzal Hossain, organising secretary of district Awami League, filed the complaint with…
Govt’s defeat thru movement to take time: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has defeat of the government through success of movement may take some time. “Today, a democratic government has turned into an autocratic government. They grabbed power illegally. So, it may take some…
Bangladesh ex-judge sent to jail on militancy link charge
A court here on Sunday sent a former assistant judge, who is also an alleged leader of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, to jail in a case filed in connection with the recovery of jihadi books from his Chittagong…
HRW call Dhaka to halt execution of Kamaruzzaman
New York – The death sentence against Muhammed Kamaruzzman, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party convicted of war crimes during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence, should immediately be stayed. Kamaruzzman should be granted a right to appeal against the death…
Why JS power to dismiss judges not illegal: HC
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why the 16th amendment of the Constitution, which empowered the Parliament to remove Supreme Court judges, should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional. In response…
Jamaat observes protest day Sunday for release of its leaders
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a countrywide protest for Sunday demanding release of its top leaders convicted or under trial on war crimes charges. The party’s acting Secretary General Shafiqur Rahman, in a statement on Saturday, alleged the government was…
Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda faces graft case in court
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has appeared in court on Sunday. She has been accused in accused in two cases of corruption for alleged defalcation of money of Zia Orphanage Trust. She left her Gulshan home around 10am for Old Dhaka,…
India army says sorry over Kashmir teenager deaths
The Indian army has issued an unusual apology for shooting dead two teenage boys in Indian-administered Kashmir. The army says it made a mistake in firing at a car they were travelling in on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.…
Main accused in Burdwan blast arrested?
West Bengal police have reportedly arrested the main accused in Burdwan blast, Sajid, a Bangladeshi national and chief commander of terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangaldesh (JMB). Sajid was arrested by sleuths of Bidhannagar Police Commissionarate on Saturday afternoon from the Airport…
Bangladesh solar revolution fanfare misses principal actor
The role of the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has been acclaimed for the installation of three million solar home systems in the country in the last one decade. Amid huge media hype a plan to install another three million…