BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday alleged that around 300 members of opposition 19-party alliance have either been killed or made to disappear in last one month, accusing the government of turning the law enforcement agencies into “killer forces.” Addressing…
Amsterdam— An Islamic rights group is urging the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, to investigate the government of Bangladesh for alleged crimes against humanity in persecuting its political foes. British lawyer Toby Cadman said he filed the request…
Defending again her alliance’s boycott of the 10th parliament polls, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday claimed that her party could have won two-thirds majority had there been an inclusive and fair election. “BNP and the 19-party think our decision…
Dhaka – Voicing her strong stance against any terrorist activities in educational institutions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she has already directed the Home Ministry and the IGP to take action against those involved in the recent incident…
Khagrachhari – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two robbers along with looted wireless network equipment of Bangladesh Army in Ramgarh upazila early Tuesday. The recovered items include 10 walkie-talkies and five base radios.
Chittagong – Ministers, civil and military high officials of the then BNP-Jamaat alliance government in collaboration with Paresh Baruah, leader of Indian separatist organization United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), had been the masterminds behind the smuggling of the huge…
A Dhaka Court will not deliver its verdict on the murder of Major General Muhammad Abul Manzur on Feb 10 as decided earlier. The court of the first Additional District and Sessions Judge Hosney Ara Akter set the date earlier, …
Some of the most influential companies in Silicon Valley have unveiled data regarding the national security requests they have received from the US government, detailing how many requests they receive, how many the company responds to, and other details.
Thailand’s elections took place without the feared violence , aside from tension around some electoral centers and polling stations.
Pakistani government negotiators say they are not planning to meet a Taliban team for preliminary peace talks in Islamabad as expected on Tuesday.
Thailand has announced that a contract to sell more than a million tonnes of rice to China has been cancelled.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho still insists his side are not serious title contenders – despite inflicting a first Premier League home defeat of the season on Manchester City.
We thought these whales were our competitors, feeding off the same fish we rely on.
New York City police have found up to 70 bags of suspected heroin inside actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s home a day after his death, US media report.
US band Blondie are to collect an award for their life’s work at the NME Awards in London later this month.
A local journalist sustained stab injuries in an attack by miscreants at Borobaria village in Chitalmari upazila on Monday.
An activist of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, associate body of BNP for youths, received bullet wounds in a gunfight between police and Jubo Dal activists at Joynagar in Shyamnagar upazila early Tuesday.
A young man was stabbed to death in Dhighirchala area of the city while police recovered hanging body of a female garment worker from the same area on Monday night.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting bumper production of wheat during the current season in the district.
1,000 more distressed people in Char Alatali and Char Narayanpur Union Parishads under Sadar Upazila of Chapainawabgonj district received blankets Monday.
A mobile court here on Monday noon sentenced a young man to six month’s jail for eve teasing.
DINAJPUR, Feb 4, 2014 (BSS) – A bicyclist was killed and five others injured in separate road accidents here on Monday.
Interview by Jonathan Blake, words by Jimmy Blake The social network is marking its 10th birthday and some research claims it is now less popular among teens.
Indian-born Mr Nadella is currently Microsoft’s head of Cloud and Enterprise, which builds and runs the firm’s computing platforms and developer tools. He takes over from Steve Ballmer who announced plans to step down last year.
FOUR men from Bangladesh were arrested after a UK Border Agency (UKBA) raid on a Cwmbran restaurant on Sunday evening. A spokesman for UKBA said the raid targeted “illegal working” at Tiffins Indian Buffet Restaurant on Glyndwr Road, at around…
Pakistan’s Taliban have named politician and ex-cricketer Imran Khan as a member of a five-man team to enter into peace talks with the government. Mr Khan’s party strongly favours negotiations, but a statement said that he would probably prefer to…
By Paul Craig Roberts January 29, 2014 “Information Clearing House – Last week, I explained how economists and policymakers destroyed our economy for the sake of short-term corporate profits from jobs offshoring and financial deregulation. That same week Business Week…
Dr. M. S. Haq A few days ago, an ISPR statement said “Recently, in various universities and colleges of Bangladesh, departmental or personal initiative has been taken in development and research work on different drones or remote controlled light aircraft,”.…
In a mobile court drive in the capital, the BSTI fined four companies Tk 140,000 for using textile dye and substandard fragrance in producing bread, biscuits, cake and chanachur. The BSTI, in cooperation with the district administration, conducted the drive…
Key share price index in the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – gained for the second successive session as prices of most of the issues increased Monday after mixed bearish and bullish…