Chinese Muslims from Xinjiang have fought alongside Islamic State militants, a top Chinese official says.
Year: 2015
Nemtsov daughter: Putin ‘politically’ to blame for murder
A daughter of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov says Vladimir Putin must bear responsibility for his murder. Zhanna Nemtsova told the BBC she believed the Russian president was “politically” to blame. Mr Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister and veteran…
Sweden believes solution to political impasse would be found
Swedish Ambassador in Dhaka Johan Frisell on Wednesday said Bangladesh as a country resilient against any odds and political disturbances would find a solution to current situation. “I’m very confident that there’ll be a solution to this (political situation),” he…
10 AL MPs at Khaleda’s office asked: ‘Memo to PM too?’
10 Ruling party lawmakers, who are physician by profession, along with some other doctors on Wednesday handed over a memorandum to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia;s office with a 24-hour ultimatum to withdraw hartal blockade programme and refrain from activities including…
5 sentenced to death for killing colleague’s son
A court of Dhaka Wednesday awarded death sentence to five employees of Mitford Hospital and life imprisonment to three others for killing their colleague’s son in 1999. Judge Md ruhul Amin of the Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of…
Railway Engr on remand in Zihad ‘killing’ case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed engineer Abdus Salam, a contractor of Bangladesh Railway on a two-day remand in case filed in connection with the death of child Zihad falling in a pipe of a pump, set at Shahjahanpur Railway…
Bnp leader Salahuddin picked up: No info, says police
BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed has allegedly been picked up by the law enforcers in plainclothes from a house in Uttara on Tuesday night since then his family and party colleagues have lost all their contacts with him. However,…
Khaleda arrest, her office search on warrant receipt: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday emphasised conducting a search in the Gulshan political office of the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and said that arrangement for her arrest would be made when the court order reaches the Gulshan police station.…
Coffee pod craze brewing an environmental disaster?
Vaidehi Shah A normal day at the office turns apocalyptic when a Godzilla-like monster made of coffee capsules invades a city, destroying property and crushing citizens underfoot. Alien spaceships bearing an uncanny resemblance to coffee pods shoot citizens and armies…
World cup win brings Rubel Bonanza relief from Happy charges
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket star Rubel Hossain got good news along with his match-winning heroics on Monday at the World Cup as a Bangladeshi actress who filed a rape case against him said on Tuesday she was withdrawing the charges against…
Manna falls illl in custody, hospitalised: No torture – DB
Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday night as he fell sick in police custody. Inspector Mozammel Haque, in-charge of DMCH police camp, said a team of Detective Branch (DB) of…
Beheaded body found in Jessore, bullet-hit body in Rajshahi
Police recovered beheaded body of an unidentified man from Gopalpur Rail Gate area in Sadar upazila of Jessore district while a bullet-hit body of another unidentified young man was found in Rajshahi on Wednesday morning. The body of the deceased,…
Manmohan Singh: India ex-PM summoned in coal scandal
A court in India has summoned former PM Manmohan Singh over a corruption scandal involving coal mining licences. Mr Singh has been accused of criminal conspiracy and ordered to appear in court on 8 April. In 2012, federal auditors said…
Violence against women: why we keep getting it wrong
Robert J. Burrowes With the passing of another International Women’s Day, during which much attention around the world has again been focused on tackling violence against women, I would like to explain why none of the initiatives currently being proposed…
Dr. MM Shofi Ullah new chairman of AEIS, SAU
Dr. M M Shofi Ullah, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System (AEIS), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) has recently joined the AEIS Department as the Chairman for a two-year term. He took over the charge of Chairman from…
Growing food trade, shrinking self-sufficiency
Washington, DC – As society reaches the limits of available farmland and accessible irrigation water, many countries have turned to international markets to help meet domestic food demand. Imports of grain worldwide have increased more than fivefold between 1960 and 2013. However, importing…
Reject police proposal of immunity for torture: Amnesty
Following reports that the Bangladeshi police force is proposing immunity from prosecution for acts of torture by police officers, Amnesty International is urging the Government of Bangladesh to: – Reject the proposal outright and publicly declare that no one against…
Court allows police for Avijit’s DNA test thru US FBI
A court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) gave permission to police to conduct DNA test of slain blogger Avijit Roy through US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBA). The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Dhaka Bikash Kumar Shaha passed the order yesterday…
Destiny sues 3 looting Tk 6 crore worth of valuables
Multi-level marketing company Destiny Group on Tuesday lodged a case against thee people for looting valuables worth about Tk six crore from its headquarters in the city. Mahabubur Rahman, Chief Auditor of the company filed the case with the Chief…
Submit statements in Nizami appeal by 31 March: HC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday again asked both the defence and prosecution lawyers to submit by March 31 the concise statement before it on the pending appeal filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami against…
No dialogue with Bnp, says Nasim
Spokesman of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said on Tuesday that there would not be any dialogue with BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. “No dialogue with those killers, razakars and attackers of…
Bnp, allies call mass processions on Thursday
The BNP-led 20-party alliance will bring out mass processions across the country on Thursday amid its ongoing blockade and hartal programmes to press home it’s a set of demands including immediate national election under a neutral administration. In a statement,…
Govt inviting undemocratic forces, hartal extended : 20-Party
The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday accused the government of inviting undemocratic forces by stopping all the paths of democratic movement. “The government is looking for a solution to the political impasse through the barrels of the gun in exchange of…
Nation rejoices reaching quarter finals of cricket World Cup
The nation on Tuesday rejoiced the historic victory of Tigers in the Cricket World Cup against England. Innumerable processions were brought out in the capital, all division and district towns by enthusiastic people who chanted slogans Bangladesh, Bangladesh … People…
IMF says, 6pc growth in Bangladesh this fiscal
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said the resurgence of unrest in recent months is taking a toll on the economy in Bangladesh and expects that the real GDP to grow by about 6 percent in the current fiscal…
Youth dies from electrocution in Magura
A young man died from electrocution at Bhayna More in the district town on Tuesday morning.
Three French sports stars die in Argentina helicopter crash
Three French sports personalities are among 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French presidential office confirmed.
Solar Impulse: Piccard crosses Arabian Sea
Solar Impulse is back in the air on the second leg of its historic attempt to fly around the world.
Dame Evelyn Glennie and Emmylou Harris win Polar Music Prize
Scottish virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and US country singer Emmylou Harris have been named 2015 Laureates of the Polar Music Prize.