The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia urging them to end political deadlock and eschew violence.
Year: 2014
Australian Open 2014: Laura Robson fit for Melbourne opener
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2014Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 13-26 January Coverage: Daily live radio and text coverage on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Sport website, mobiles, BBC Sport app; Watch the finals live on BBC TV British number one Laura Robson says…
Israel’s ex-PM Ariel Sharon dies
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has died aged 85 after spending eight years in a coma following a stroke.
Gazette naming Raushan oppn leader published
The Parliament Secretariat on Saturday published a gazette naming Jatiya Party (JP) senior presidium member Raushan Ershad as leader of the opposition in the 10th Parliament.
Activate Bangladeshis for next elections
Dr. M. S. Haq It is not at present very clear, among other things, as to what extent, under what circumstance, when and how current activities of 18 party alliance under BNP and outcomes thereof could inter alia be instrumental…
India diplomat row: Delhi says ‘no stand-off’ with US
India’s Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid has sought to downplay the row with Washington over an Indian diplomat who was arrested in the US.
BKB disburses Tk 29,31 cr agri loan in Narsingdi
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Narsingdi region has distributed over Tk 29,31 crore as agricultural loan among 3,414 farmers of the district during the first six months of the current fiscal 2013-14 through its 21 branches.
Consensus over polls not enough to end politics of violence
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Saturday said reaching a consensus over the general election will not be enough to stop the politics of violence in the country.
Govt moves to implement Bibiyana-1
After cancelling Summit Group’s bid, the government is now going to implement the 450MW Bibiyana-1 power plant project through ‘bidder’s credit’ instead of through independent power producer (IPP).
M4C project continues creating positive impact among char dwellers in Gaibandha
Overall activities of a project entitled “The Making Markets Work for Jamuna, Padma and Teesta Chars (M4C)” have been continuing in four upazilas here since June 2012 creating positive impacts among char dwellers.
‘Khaleda leading minority attackers’ : Hasan
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is leading the communal forces that are carrying out the persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh, Environment Minister Hasan Mahmud has claimed.
40-day employment generation programme near completion
The 40 days employment generation programme of the government for destitute people in the six upazilas of the district is near completion.
Gaibandha char land brought under crop cultivation
Thousands hectares of char land lying on the river bed of the Brahmaputra and the Teesta have been brought under different crops and vegetables cultivation during the current Robi season with an expectation of desired production.
Protest meetings against minority repression held in Faridpur
As part of the countrywide widespread protests and condemnation against minority repression, various organizations held rallies here on Friday.
2 Jamaat leaders arrested in Laxmipur
Police in a drive arrested two local activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Hajirhat area in Kamalnagar upazila on Friday.
Killing incidents up in Jhenidah
68 murdered last year Killing incidents, especially for social rivalry and family disputes, has marked a remarkable rise in Jhenidah as 68 people were murdered in the district last year.
5 BNP front men held in Sylhet
Police in a drive arrested one leader and four activists of local unit Swechchhasebak Dal, volunteer front of BNP, in Shibganj area of the city on Friday.
Tk20 lakh valuables gutted in Sylhet
A fire burnt down valuables worth about Tk 20 lakh in Dasghar Masukhali Market in Biswanath upazila early Friday.
Mawa-Kewrakandi ferry service resumes after 7 hrs
Ferry plying on the Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Saturday morning after seven hours of disruption due to dense fog.
Deep-sea expedition could reveal how continents form
A deep-sea voyage to drill more than a mile below the ocean floor could solve one of Earth’s long-standing mysteries: how continents form. An oceangoing research vessel, which sets sail in March, will venture to a chain of underwater volcanoes…
Afghanistan to free most inmates seen by U.S. as threat
KABUL – Afghanistan has enough evidence to try only 16 of 88 prisoners that the United States considers a threat to security and plans to free the remaining detainees, the president’s spokesman said on Thursday. The move will further strain…
Pirojpur district AL office set ablaze
Miscreants set afire the district unit Awami League office on the Sadar Road in Pirojpur Sadar upazila headquarters early Friday.
Hindu temple torched in Bogra
Miscreants set fire to Kali Mandir at Kathak village in Nandigram upazila on Wednesday night.
Poultry farming: Small investors retreat as multinational cos proliferate
Small poultry farm owners are gradually losing the ground for business to big investors in the sector, particularly the multinational investors, amid the absence of a protective mechanism by the government. The stakes of the multinational companies over the poultry…
2 get 14 yrs each in Barisal arms case
A tribunal here on Thursday convicted two people and sentenced them to 14 years’ imprisonment for possessing firearms.
US Senate for political dialogue in Bangladesh
The US Senate has adopted a resolution on Bangladesh, stressing a ‘critical need’ for political dialogue. The first session of the 113th Congress on Tuesday (Jan 7) adopted the resolution, the details of which have been published on Thursday (Jan 9).
DITF to help develop competitive edge: PM
The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), 2014, the 19th edition of the annual event, begins here on Saturday with a high hope of fetching significant export orders. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the fair, a platform…
Engage in talks to solve problems, if any; shun violence: Hasina
Urging the BNP chairperson to engage in talks to solve problems, if any, shunning the path of killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said her government would get tough as much as needed to protect the lives of people and their…
3 held with 803 bottles Phensidyl in Bogra
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 803 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from Matidali Biman intersection in Sadar upazila early Friday. The arrested were identified as Rubel Chandra Das, Rezaul Islam…
Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day observed
The historic Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed on Friday. On this day in 1972, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned to independent and sovereign Bangladesh after over nine and half months’ captivity in a Pakistan jail. Under…