The BNP on Saturday denounced the petrol bomb attack on a passenger bus at Tulshighat in Gaibandha that left six people dead and many others injured on Friday, and renewed its stand that the 20-party has no link with subversive…
Day: February 7, 2015
Jamaat man killed in Pirojpur ‘shootout’
An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed by own bullets in a ‘gunfight’ with police at local bus stand in Nesarabad upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Bachchu,25, an activist of the upazila unit Jamaat and son of Abdur…
Shots fired at Prof Emajuddin’s Katabon house
Unidentified miscreants fired four rounds of bullet at the house of Prof. Emajuddin Ahmed, former vice chancellor of Dhaka University at about 9 pm on Saurday. Prof. Dil Roushan Jannat of Political Science Department of the university and daughter of…
‘Phantom of the Opera’ arrested in police chase
An audience member has been arrested at the Vienna State Opera for persistently sneaking into more expensive seats.
India election: Delhi votes in first real test for Modi
Polling stations have opened in Delhi for state elections billed as the first real test of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity.
Chimps ‘learn local grunts’ to talk to new neighbours
Chimpanzees can change their grunts to communicate better with new companions, according to a study of two groups that were housed together in Edinburgh.
Tk 1.5 lakh looted from shop injuring 3 in Jessore
Robbers looted Tk1.5 lakh from a shop injuring three people blasting crude bombs in Rajarhat of Jessore district on Friday night.
13 Molotov cocktails, petrol seized in N’ganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 13 Molotov cocktails and two litres of petrol from Fatullah area in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
JCD strike at RU underway peacefully
An indefinite strike, enforced by the Rajshahi University (RU) unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on the campus protesting the arrest of its general secretary Kamrul Hasan, is underway peacefully today (Saturday).
Forest robber arrested in Satkhira
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a member of notorious forest robber gang ‘Alam Bahini’ from Laboni More area of the district town early Saturday.
BNP leader arrested in Sirajganj
Police arrested a local leader of BNP from Chanda Alir More in the district town on Friday night in connection with several cases.
2 AL men hurt in attack in Laxmipur
A local leader of Awami League and an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in attacks by miscreants at separate places in the district town on Friday night.
AL holds joint meeting in Panchagarh to resist violence
A joint meeting of district Awami League (AL) and its associate organisations was organised at Panchagarh district AL office last night to resist blockade, hartal and violence in the name of political movements.
Pabna police arrest five alleged saboteurs, two with bomb wounds
Police in this northwestern town today arrested five alleged saboteurs after an accidental explosion of bombs which they were manufacturing at Puspwapara area here.
Fruit cultivation brings fortune to thousands in N’dists
Cultivation of fruits on commercial basis has been continuing to increase bringing fortune to thousands of the common people, small and marginal farmers in recent years in the northern districts.
No ‘surrender to militancy’: Hasina
Describing the recent activities of the BNP-Jamaat alliance as militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday categorically said her government will in no way give in to this menace. “We’ll never surrender to militancy,” she said addressing the inaugural ceremony…
JCD calls indefinite strike at DU
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, on Saturday called an indefinite strike at Dhaka University from Sunday co-existence of the activists of all political parties on the campus and demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor AAMS Arifin…
End deadly cycle of violence, respect rights of all: HRW
New York – With no end in sight to politically motivated violence and other abuses in Bangladesh, state authorities need to ensure their response respects the rights of all and avoids arbitrary use of force, arrests, and disappearances, Human Rights…
Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman receives The Banker award
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman received the ‘Central Bank Governor of the Year- Asia Pacific, 2015’ award by the London-based Financial Times owned magazine, ‘The Banker’ for his significant contribution towards promoting socially and environmentally responsible financing in Bangladesh…
Delhi votes in first real test for Modi
Voting is under way in Delhi in state elections billed as the first real test of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity. Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded former policewoman Kiran Bedi as its pick for chief minister.…