Wealth amassed by the richest 1% will overtake the amount owned by the rest of the people in the world, according to a study by charity group Oxfam. The richest 1% of people will see their share of global wealth…
Year: 2015
Police barricades disappear from entrances to Khaleda’s office
Police barricades on the approach roads to the entrance of Bnp chief Begum Khaleda Zia were lifted in the early hours on Monday as dramatically as those were introduced on January 03 last when she wanted to go to the…
Labour party calls countrywide hartal for Monday
Bangladesh Labour Party, a component of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, on Sunday called a countrywide daylong hartal for Monday, protesting the arrest if its chairman Mostafizur Rahman Iran. Secretary general of the Labour Party Hamdullah Al Mehedi announced the shutdown…
Sinha pomises to work for full independence of Judiciary
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Sunday promised to put in his sincere efforts to ensure the judiciary’s full independence. SK Sinha who took over as the country’s 21st Chief Justice on Saturday, came up with the commitment before the…
Arrest bomb makers, exploders: PM asks Police IG, DMP
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the inspector general of police (IGP) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner to arrest bomb exploders and arsonists swiftly. The Prime Minister gave the order while visiting police constable Shamim Mia who is undergoing…
Charmonai Pir urged President urgently initiate dialogue
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim on Sunday called for an urgent initiative for dialogue from the President as the guardian of the state to resolve the political crisis which he said has taken a serious turn.…
President may highlight Govt’s successes in JS Monday
The parliament goes to its fifth session on Monday afternoon amid a political impasse with the blockade programme enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance for an indefinite period. President Abdul Hamid is set to address the inaugural sitting as this is…
Bnp celebrates Zia’s 79th birth anniversary Monday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party will celebrate the 79th birth anniversary of Party’s Founder late President Ziaur Rahman Monday amid its countrywide blockade programme and with most of its leaders and activists either arrested or on the run. Leaders and activists of…
Tk 752.51 cr rural infrastructure improvement project being implemented
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has been implementing a big project aiming at enhancing the accessibility of the rural people to the markets and economic opportunities in the region.
Farmers expect good onion harvest in Faridpur
Farmers of this district expect a good harvest of onion in the current year as all the ingredients including climatic condition are favourable in this onion producing area.
Solar power benefits charland people of Faridpur
Nearly two thousand families living in the inaccessible charland of this district are now enjoying the facilities of electricity originated from solar panels that brought huge change in their life style.
Burning people cannot be political ideology: Ranga
State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Alhaj Mashiur Rahman Ranga has said burning and killing of the innocent people through hurling petrol bombs cannot be political ideology.
Man crushed under truck in Satkhira
A man was killed when a truck ran over him in Khulna Road Mor in the district down on Sunday.
Court denies bail again to suspended SCC mayor Arif Chy
A court here on Sunday further turned down the bail plea of suspended Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, now in custody, in the former finance minister Kibria murder case.
Jessore AL leader held with Rs 1 lakh in fake notes
Detectives arrested a local leader of Awami League (AL) in possession of forged Indian currency notes amounting to one lakh rupees from his house at Chandrapur village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night.
Helper killed, driver hurt as truck torched in Barisal
Miscreants set afire a truck leaving its helper dead and driver injured inside at Bamrail in Wazirpur upazila early Sunday, as the BNP-lead 20-party alliance’s countywide non-stop blockade entered 13th day.
Brazil ‘outraged’ by Indonesia drug trafficking execution
Brazil says it is “outraged” by the execution of one its citizens in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
Starc, Finch set up second Australia win
On a day when Australia and India each had a dominant opener – Rohit Sharma made 138 and Aaron Finch 96 – the difference between the sides was Mitchell Starc.
Egypt film icon Faten Hamama dies, aged 83
Faten Hamama, one of Egypt’s best-known actresses, has died, aged 83.
Lost Beagle2 probe found ‘intact’ on Mars
The missing Mars robot Beagle2 has been found on the surface of the Red Planet, apparently intact.
Biswa Ijtema phase – II ends with munajat for peace
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims after hajj, concluded today (Sunday) with Akheri Munajat (Final prayers) attended by lakhs (hundreds of thousands) of people at Tongi on the outskirt of capital Dhaka, amid…
The battles for fresh polls or status quo – 13 days on
The countrywide indefinite transport blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, entered 13th day on Sunday. Vehicular movement in the capital was as usual as blockaders were hardly seen on the streets in the morning. Rail communication of Dhaka with…
Charlie Hebdo: Niger protesters set churches on fire, 3 killed
At least three people have been killed and six churches attacked in Niger amid fresh protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo’s cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Protests began outside Niamey’s grand mosque and reportedly spread to other parts of the…
Private insurers may help Indian farmers weather the storm
By: Sandip Das New Delhi – In a bid to protect farmers from erratic weather pattern, the government has invited private insurance companies, along with state-owned Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC), for providing various products relating to crop, weather…
US tells Bangladesh to do more on factory safety
A poster tied to a fence at the scene of the Bangladesh Rana Plaza building collapse reads, “We want a safe work place, not a death trap’ on the first anniversary of the disaster on the outskirts of Dhaka on…
Stop blame game, give congenial atmosphere of election
I am used to writing my opinion in the dailies. But for the last couple of weeks I am writing nothing and even I am not scanning the news in the dailies. I know this is unusual but this is…
Govt wants crisis alive, movement will continue: Rizvi
Accusing the government of keeping alive the current political crisis due to its fear of losing power, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday reiterated that their ongoing blockade will continue until the crisis is over. “The government…
5 cops among 14 injured in bomb attacks in city
At least 14 people, including five policemen, were injured in separate incidents of bomb attack in Matsya Bhaban and Mohammadpur areas of the city on Friday, the 12th day of the countrywide non-stop blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.…
Bnp, allies welcome Unhrc call for restraint, people’s rights
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Saturday welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Commission’s statement calling upon all political parties in Bangladesh to exercise restraint and stop the violence immediately. “We’ve full support to the UN Human Rights Commission’s statement voicing…
New Chief Justice SK Sinha sworn in
President Abdul Hamid administered the oath to the newly-appointed Chief Justice at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban, the president’s ofiice, at a simple ceremony at 11:05 am. Cabinet secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan moderated the oath-taking ceremony. The senior-most Judge…