The countrywide indefinite transport blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance entered the 19 day on Friday as its 48-hour hartal in Dhaka and Khulna divisions ended amid stray incidents at 6am. The the transport blockade is continuing with one…
A young man Jishan 26 was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with Rab in the Putia area of Daudkandi Upazila under Comilla district on Thursday night.He is the son of late Abu Bakr of Chandraganj village in Lakkhipur Sadar Upazila.…
Barack Obama will not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits in March to speak to Congress, the White House says. Spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan cited a “long-standing practice” of not meeting heads of state close to elections, which…
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died, royal officials have announced, weeks after he was admitted to hospital. King Abdullah, who was said to be aged about 90, had been suffering from a lung infection. A statement early on Friday…
The government on Thursday urged the private television channels to telecast the country’s real situation and not to sensationalise any news on violence. The request was made at a views-exchange meeting between the representatives of some private TV channels and…
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Anwarul Iqbal, who died in Dubai on January 15, was laid to eternal rest at the Banani Graveyard on Thursday afternoon. Anwarul Iqbal, also a former caretaker government adviser and a freedom fighter, was…
President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Thursday urged the government to reach a meaningful compromise with the demonstrating parties to overcome the current ‘critical situation’. “The only way to resolve the ongoing political crisis…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday expressed her concern over imposing on broadcasting news on private TV channels making her doubt whether the people would be able to know the facts since the government ministers summoned the TV channel owners and…
At least 15 vehicles were damaged as blockaders hurled crude bombs at a convoy plying under the escort of law enforcers in the city on Thursday, leaving two people injured. Police and witnesses said a fleet of 50 vehicles, including…
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday told Parliament that it was a mistake for Awami League to join hands with BNP in the anti-Ershad movement. “It was a mistake we together with BNP had waged a movement…Had we not done…
Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers in possession of 150 pieces of Yaba tablets from Chanchra Raipara area in Jessore town on Wednesday night.
A mobile court here on Thursday sentenced two Jamaat-e-Islami leaders to two years’ imprisonment each on charge of carrying out subversive activities.
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma River resumed after nine hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Thursday morning.
A court here today convicted two people and sentenced to each of them 10 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) for engaging a minor girl at a brothel in the district.
Speakers at a meeting have stressed for innovation and adoption of community-based techniques and early preparedness with efficient emergency response management systems to reduce risk of natural disasters.
A meeting to review the preparations of the ensuing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in the district was held yesterday in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Faridpur.
There is no fertilizer crisis in Chapainawabganj district for Boro cultivation in the current season, despite indefinite blockade enforced by the BNP led 20-party alliance across the country.
Robbers shot to death a villager and injured three others during a robbery incident at Bhadrasan village in Shibchar upazila early Thursday.
One person was killed in a clash that erupted between two rival groups centering over boundary line of their houses at Saralitupa village under Dirai upazila of the district this morning.
Miscreants set afire the district unit Awami League (AL) office on the Chandpur-Comilla Road in the district town early Thursday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 17 people while they were going to India illegally through Putkhali border here on Wednesday night.
A polytechnic institute student, who had been kidnapped from Baroghoria area of sadar upazila on Tuesday, was rescued from the bank of the Mahananda River in the upazila on Wednesday night.
A man was killed as a train ploughed through his bicycle on the Kalurghat rail bridge in the port city on Thursday morning.
An Israeli man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into the computers of pop stars including Madonna and selling unreleased songs online.
South Africa dominated West Indies again in East London as they took an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match one-day international series.
Researchers have decoded ancient recordings from fragments of an asteroid dating back billions of years to the start of the Solar System.
The head of Germany’s “anti-Islamisation” movement Pegida has quit after disparaging anti-refugee comments and a photo showing him apparently posing as Hitler emerged.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party yesterday slammed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Wednesday’s remarks in Parliament about Khaleda Zia involving her in sabotage. “The government has been hatching conspiracy to arrest BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to remove her from politics,” said BNP joint…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the foreign ministry officials, particularly those deputed in country’s missions abroad, to project the positive image of the country abroad. Sheikh Hasina was addressing the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) during…
Services of the suspended five widely-used messaging and VoIP applications have resumed as the telecom regulator did not continue restriction further. “The messaging and VoIP applications are now in operation in the country, as the restriction was not renewed,” M…