The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the Home Secretary for taking immediate steps to arrest three former Rab officials who had been dismissed for their jobs following allegations of their involvement in the killing of seven people…
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Probe N’ganj murders by committee headed by an ex-CJ: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday demanded the government to form a three-member inquiry team headed by a former chief justice to probe into the sensitive seven murders in Narayanganj. “The BNP demands that the government to…
Corporate Social Responsibility in Bangladesh
Dr. Atiur Rahman We all know that the CSR obligations of activism towards promoting sustainability is not just a developed economy cause or a developing economy cause, it is a global survival urgency in the face of looming risks from…
Trinamool Congress MP levelled as B’desh Jamat frontman
The CPI (M) Central Committee member and former Housing Minister of the State, Gautam Deb has alleged that Rajya Sabha MP of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Ahmed Hassan Imran, is a “frontman” for Jamat-e-Islami, Bangladesh (JIB). At a press conference…
Chinese tensions dominate ASEAN summit in Myanmar
The ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met on Sunday at a historic summit hosted for the first time by Myanmar — formerly known as Burma — in its remote showpiece capital Naypyidaw. Concerns over a stand-off in the…
Sign water courses convention, resolve water dispute with India, CPB-BSD
Bangladesh should take concrete steps in ensuring its fair share of water of 54 rivers, including the Teesta River, through negotiations with India, a discussion was told on Saturday. The need for Bangladesh to sign the 1997 UN convention on…
Austria wins Eurovision song contest
Austrian drag act Conchita Wurst has been crowned the winner of the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest held in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen. The singer, whose real name is Tom Neuwirth, won with the song Rise Like a Phoenix, collecting 290…
Scorching El Nino event could scupper England’s World Cup
England’s bid for World Cup glory in Brazil this summer could be undone by a much-feared weather phenomenon. Climate researchers at the University of Reading say there is a 60% chance of an El Nino event hitting the country. The…
Ershad claims he knows who killed Zia
The BNP Chairperson is playing the ‘blame game’, HM Ershad has said, responding to Khaleda Zia’s recent claim that Ershad was the man behind the murders of her husband Ziaur Rahman and Maj Gen Muhammad Abul Manzur. Addressing a discussion…
Victims families’ account on N’ganj 7 abduction-murders
Relatives of all the seven murder victims of Narayanganj in their testimonies before the administrative probe committee have held Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) responsible for the carnage. They have also demanded arrest of the three sacked RAB-11 members. The committee recorded…
Khaleda’s protest rally against abduction, killing now in Demra May 17
BNP will hold a public meeting at Demra industrial zone in Dhaka on May 17 protesting killing, enforced disappearance and abduction. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address the meeting as the chief guest. The decision has been taken at a…
Blast marks CU-BCL blockade
The fourth day of the blockade by a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University (CU) unit was marked by explosion and arson. The blockade supporters lobbed a handmade bomb in the city’s Sholoshohor Railway Station around 8am…
Foreign investors come back in big way: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said the foreign investors have come back in a big way to invest in Bangladesh after the January 5 election though the domestic investors are still reluctant. “I’m very happy. They’re (foreign investors) coming.…
Sri Lankan envoy seeks FTA with BD
Sri Lanka wants to sign a free trade agreement with Bangladesh to boost bilateral trade, the country’s ambassador in Dhaka said on Saturday. Sri Lanka has eased the taxation system to attract foreign investment and Bangladesh can take advantage of…
PM distributes Nat’l Film Award-2012
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday handed over the National Film Award-2012 to 23 film artistes and technicians in 24 categories for their outstanding performances in the industry. The Prime Minister distributed the awards at a function at Bangabandhu International…
Mozena begins Western districts visit Sunday
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena will start his five-day multi-district visit on Sunday which is a continuation of his pledge to visit all 64 districts in Bangladesh. During his latest tour, the US diplomat will visit Narail, Magura, Jhenidah,…
No certificate for erring RMCH interns
The Rajshahi Medical College Hospital authorities have withheld the certificates of 20 odd interns who have been accused of assaulting journalists. On Saturday, the authorities said they would consider issuing the certificates to the 49th batch interns after reviewing the…
People have no confidence in govt: Shamsher
BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury on Saturday said the country’s overall security will be at stake if the ‘democratic system is not restored’. “It’s not the government of people …people have no confidence in it …even the regime has lost…
3 arrested over Mujib missing case
Police on Saturday arrested three people, including a Jubo Dal leader, in connection with the recent disappearance of BNP leader Mujibur Rahman Mujib and his driver from Sunamganj town. The arrestees are Ali Akbar Chowshury, 30, member of the Sunamganj…
Hifazat chief Ahmed Shafi hospitalised
Hefazat-e Islam chief Ahmad Shah Shafi has been hospitalised. Hefazat organising secretary Azizul Haque Islamabadi said that 93-year old Shafi has been admitted to the Khidmah Hospital in Dhaka’s Malibagh on Saturday.
Many people hiding themselves too, says Tofail
Although the incidents of abductions are taking place in the country, many people are going into hiding themselves, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on Saturday. “Many people go into hiding themselves, though there true incidents of abductions,” he said at…
Nur Hossain, Yasin relieved of Siddhirganj AL charges
Siddhirganj thana unit Awami League on Saturday relieved its vice-president Nur Hossain and general secretary Yasin Miah from all activities of the party for their suspected involvement in the gruesome murder of seven people. The decision was taken at an…
Bangladeshi mothers in better place than in India, Pakistan
There is good news for Bangladeshi mothers on the occasion of Mothers’ Day on Sunday. The country is a better place for mothers than neighbouring India and Pakistan. A new Save the Children report on state of mothers’ put Bangladesh…
Khaleda to visit N’ganj murder victims’ homes Wednesday
A senior BNP leader said on Saturday although the N’ganj city administration did not give permission to hold a rally in Narayanganj, BNP chairperson and former premier Begum Khaleda Zia would visit the district on Wednesday to express her sympathy…
N’ganj murder victims’ families testify before probe body
Accusing Narayanganj city councilor Nur Hossain of murdering the seven people in the district, Shahidul Islam, father-in-law of slain city panel mayor Nazrul Islam, on Saturday claimed that the evidence found in Hossain’s house prove his involvement in the incident.…
AL governing like Hitler, Mussolini: Ershad
Voicing deep concern over the recent spate in killings abductions and forced disappearances, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday alleged that government is running the country like Hitler and Mussolini. “The Awami League government is running the country like…
30 bombs recovered in Jessore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion recovered 30 hand bombs from Jessore Railway Station in the town early Saturday.
Photo of ‘firenado’ sets the Web ablaze
An incredible image of a “firenado,” a combination of (you guessed it) a fire and a tornado, appeared on the Web this week and quickly inspired many to wonder if the otherworldly image could possibly be real. It is indeed.…
3 of a family killed in Moulvibazar landslide
Three members of a family, including a child, were killed in an incident of rain-triggered landslide at a tea garden in South Shahbazpur of Baralekha upazila on Saturday morning.
Father, son killed in Rangpur bike crash
A schoolteacher and his son were killed as a truck crashed into a motorcycle they were riding at Modern intersection in the district town on Saturday morning.