“Justice should prevail”, a European Union delegation in Dhaka says while expressing concerns over Bangladesh’s human rights situation. Ambassador William Hanna, the head of the delegation, also renewed call for dialogue between major parties to solve political crisis as he…
Narayanganj Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy has refused the BNP permission to hold a rally in the city in fear of deterioration of law and order. The city has been under the media spotlight after the abduction and killing of seven…
Pro-Russian activists in eastern Ukraine are due to consider a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to delay referendums on autonomy. Separatist leaders in Donetsk and Luhansk say they will put the matter before “people’s councils”. The referendums are due…
Speakers at a sit-in programme in the city on Wednesday demanded stopping extrajudicial killings and fair investigation into and trial of every incident of secret killings. They also observed the whole country, including Narayanganj, has turned into a death valley…
Three people, including two drivers, were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Dhaka-Natore Highway in Sadar upazila of the district early Thursday.
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday framed charges against BNP standing committee member MK Anwar in a defamation case filed by Swechchhasebak League leader Debashish Biswas. Passing the order, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Masud Sheikh fixed July 27 to…
Barrister Nazmul Huda has renamed his faction of the Bangladeshesh Nationalist Front (BNF) as Bangladeshesh Nationalist Alliance (BNA). Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club Huda said that the objective of his new organization was to ensure good…
Sticking to what he said in his earlier meetings despite strong criticism, Narendra Modi on Wednesday reiterated that illegal migrants from Bangladesh would have to go back and claimed that Mamata Banerjee had said back in 2005 what he was…
A new online value added tax (VAT) system will be introduced with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) from mid of next year (2015) to facilitate the online payment of the duties. According to official sources, the NBR has already…
The High Court has stayed the initial public offering (IPO) of Khulna Printing and Packaging Limited (KPPL). The bench of justices Mirza Hussain Haider and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the order on Wednesday after initial hearing of a petition.…
The High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six months to BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a case filed in connection with the killing of an Islami Chhatra Shibir activist on December 29, 2013. An HC…
Bhutan wants to import Bangladesh’s unused internet bandwidth as Dhaka in principle has decided to sell the surplus. The new Bhutanese High Commissioner Pema Choden expressed Thimphu’s interest in importing surplus bandwidth while meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs…
The trial of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust and graft case pending with the Special Judge Court-3 has been shifted to makeshift court on the premises of Bakshibazar Alia Madrasha from Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judges…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will visit Narayanganj on May 14 to console the family members of the seven people brutally killed after abduction there recently. Khaleda, also former prime minister, is likely to address a public rally in front the…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has chalked out a 14-day programme to mark the 33rd death anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman. The observance of the death anniversary of Zia will begin on May 27 and end on June 9. On…
The government is allocating a ‘reluctant’ Sheikh Rehana a house on one and a half Bighas of land in Dhaka’s upscale Gulshan for her being the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The formalities to allot House no. 10 on…
A Dhaka court on Wednesday acquitted Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul, the Dainik Jugantor publisher Salma Islam and the then editor Golam Sarowar in a defamation case, filed by BNP leader Mirza Abbas.
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said the settlement of maritime boundary disputes between Bangladesh and Myanmar provided an excellent opportunity to enhance maritime commerce and cooperation between the two countries. The President said this when Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Navy Admiral…
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has brushed aside calls to disband beleaguered Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) following allegations that it was involved in the Narayanganj seven murders.
Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Wednesday said the government will place the regional water issue at the international forum if it fails to realise equitable share of water of trans-boundary rivers through negotiations with India. “We want…
BNP on Wednesday briefed foreign diplomats in Dhaka on the latest political developments, law and order and human rights situation, mainly secret killings and forced disappearances, in Bangladesh. The meeting was held at a Gulshan restaurant in the city. Asked…
More than 50 students fell unconscious after being made to stand under the sun for hours to greet Pirojpur Sadar MP AKMA Awal. The students of Karimunnessa Girls School say they waited at the school’s ground for three hours on…
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has questioned the need to have the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as it faces a pile of criminal charges. “It is time for us to think if we need this outfit we…
Murdered Narayanganj City Councillor Nazrul Islam’s wife has demanded that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials ‘involved’ in her husband’s murder be arrested and brought to justice. The army on Wednesday forced three officers, accused of taking bribes to kill…
Madrid – A Spanish island has summoned world experts to help it stamp out an invasion of white snakes that threaten to eat all its rare lizards, a conservationist said Tuesday.
Billings – A voracious species of trout that decimated a native trout population in Yellowstone National Park shows signs of decline following a costly and protracted effort to kill off the invading fish, government scientists and a conservation group said…
The Daily Mail has printed an apology to author JK Rowling and paid “substantial damages” over an article about her time as a single mother.
A video artist who uses YouTube clips, a print-maker and an artist who pairs spoken word with photography are among this year’s Turner Prize nominees.
Cristiano Ronaldo believes Barcelona star Neymar could become the best player in the world.
Garry Monk has been appointed Swansea City manager on a permanent basis.