Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday asked his party leaders and workers to prepare for the next parliament election. He said JP does not believe in going to power by killing people and it wants to go to…
Day: February 28, 2015
Pro-Bnp panel sweep Dhaka Bar election taking 20 out of 25 posts
Pro- BNP Jatiyatabadi Oikya Panel (JOP) has swept the Dhaka Bar Association (DBA) election for 2015-16 defeating the the Pro-AL Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad (SASP). The election was held on Wednesday and Thursday and the final results were announced on…
UNHR body condemns blogger Avijit killing
The UN Human Rights Organisation has condemned the murder of blogger Avijit Roy in Dhaka on Thursday, Secretary General’s spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said at the daily briefing at the UN heaqquarters on Friday. Replying to a question the spokesman said,…
Bnp demands trial of Avijit killers, says, people will face ‘terrorism’
BNP yesterday strongly condemned the killing of blogger Avijit Roy and demanded of the government to bring the killers to justice through fair investigation. “Killing of Avijit Roy in spite of full-proof security belt of police at Bangla Academy and…
US avoids homeland security shutdown as House passes bill
The US Homeland Security Department has avoided a partial shutdown as Congress passed a one-week funding extension, hours before a midnight deadline.
Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek’s Mr Spock, dies at 83
US actor Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr Spock in the cult sci-fi series Star Trek, has died at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, his family has said.
Widespread vehicle torching ahead of 20-party’s hartal
Four vehicles, including two of private television channel Desh TV, were torched and three other vehicles vandalised in Dhaka city on Saturday evening ahead of 20-Party Alliance’s 72-hour hartal that begins Sunday. Witnesses said some youths brought out a sudden…
Scientists find evidence of wheat in UK 8,000 years ago
Wheat was present in Britain 8,000 years ago, according to new archaeological evidence.
Cricket World Cup: New Zealand beat Australia by one wicket
New Zealand survived a late collapse to beat Australia by one wicket in a thrilling World Cup Pool A game.
EU stresses need to protect fundamental rights
“Victims of violence deserve proper justice…there was a fruitful discussion on the importance of upholding the rule of law and respecting human rights as fundamental instruments for de-escalating political tensions,” says a media release issued by the EU Delegation to…
Culture of impunity to blame for Avijit murder – CPJ
US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has blamed the murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy on a ‘culture of impunity’ persisting in Bangladesh and called for a swift and effective probe to bring the murderers to justice. Bangladeshi authorities should swiftly…
New Zealand beat Australia by one wicket
New Zealand reached the World Cup quarter-finals with a nail-bitingone-wicket win over Australia in Auckland on Saturday while, 5,500km away in Perth. New Zealand carved out a fourth win in four games in Pool A but, in pursuit of just…
First German edition of ‘Mein Kampf’ since 1945 stirs old feelings
By Samuel Oakford Ever since Adolf Hitler’s suicide in 1945, his manifesto Mein Kampf has gone unprinted in Germany at the behest of the federal state of Bavaria, which holds the copyright — but this will soon change. With the…
