Expecting a meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia anytime soon to discuss ways to break the current political standoff, FBCCI president Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Wednesday said they would not go for any programme in this regard unless the…
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No strike in Dhaka City Today
The BNP has called off the shutdown in Dhaka metropolitan for Thursday but said it will enforce the strike in all Upazilas of Dhaka district.
Combating corruption beyond party politics
Combating corruption is a national mission. Malaysians should not allow party politics to distract them from this mission, the success of which is critical for our very survival.
Solar power close to cost parity with other sources
They said it couldn’t be done. They tried to tell us that renewable energy could only survive if it were propped up with government subsidies.
BNP seeks army with magistracy powers for polls
The BNP on Wednesday sent a letter to the Election Commission demanding amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) to include the armed forces in the definition of law keepers.
Bail pleas of three BNP leaders rejected
A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected bail pleas and prayers for remand of BNP Joint Secretaries General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Amanullah Aman, and opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque in connection with two cases filed at the Paltan Police…
Zillur Rahman passes away
President Md Zillur Rahman has died at a Singapore hospital after fighting for life for 11 days.
Bangladesh umpire hit with 10-year ban
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has banned umpire Nadir Shah for 10 years on charges of corruption.
A glimpse of the magnificent Mughals
Entering the softly lit space with sitar harmonies delicately wafting through the air, one is apprehensive that the Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire exhibit may present a narrow, clichéd, gift-shop approach to the Mughal dynasty.
House of Commons debate: End impasse thru talks
Britain’s Minister of State for Foreign Office Hugo Swire has called for dialogue between the political parties in Bangladesh to end the current impasse in the country and stressed that violence and vandalism can never be the language of protest.
Moderating influence on warring sides needed
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Foreign Minister Dipu Moni who briefed the members of the foreign diplomatic missions in Dhaka on Thursday (March 7) reportedly faced a volley of searching questions on the current explosive situation in the country and what the…
Demolish BGMEA Bhaban in 90 days: HC
The High Court (HC) in its full judgment on the construction of BGMEA Bhaban Tuesday ordered the government and other authorities concerned to demolish the high-rise building within 90 days.
Walmart ‘to reduce reliance on Bangladesh’
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), the world’s biggest retailer, could move some of its apparel manufacturing out of Bangladesh, according to a report published in Women’s Wear Daily.
Recent pilgrims barred from 2013 Hajj
Pilgrims who went for Hajj in the last five years will not be able to go for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in the coming Hajj season.
Khaleda sits with party policymakers tonight
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit in a meeting with her party’s national standing committee members tonight (Tuesday night) to discuss the country’s overall political situation and chalk out the opposition’s next course of action programmes.
Home Minister calls Jamaat-Shibir ‘terrorists’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Tuesday said exemplary punishment will be meted out to ‘Jamaat-Shibir terrorists’ under the existing law of the land for their terrorist acts across the country.
Kuwait Amir’s special envoy due Mar 25
A special envoy of Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will arrive here on March 25 to attend the celebration of the 42nd Independence and National Day of Bangladesh.
HC decision due on Hasina-Khaleda talks
The High Court is set to pass orders on Wednesday on two petitions for directives to force the top leaders of BNP and Awami League sit and try to thrash out a solution to the ‘current political impasse’.
Stop politics of corpses or face trial: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday warned opposition leader Khaleda Zia of putting her on trial for her attempt to save the war criminals unless she stops killing people, bloodletting and the politics of dead bodies.
Opposition’s hartal ends: Two dead
The 36-hour hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, ended amid stray incidents of violence that left a BCL man dead in Tangail on Tuesday.
Movement to continue until CG restored: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul on Tuesday threatened that the 18-party alliance will make its ongoing movement tougher to force the government to restore the non-party caretaker government system.
Celebrate World Water Day by reducing water use
The United States is one of the world’s biggest users of water—many Americans use as much water as approximately 900 Kenyans. As a result, water resources in the U.S. are shrinking.
Parade’s End scores four awards
The BBC’s World War I drama ‘Parade’s End’ has received four honours at this year’s ‘Broadcasting Press Guild Awards’.
Are royal couple preparing for gender disappointment?
Kate Middleton and Prince William have admitted the gender they’re hoping their unborn baby will be – but the royal couple don’t agree on whether they’d like a baby boy or girl.
Birthday boy Herath stars in Sri Lankan win
Dhaka – Since Muttiah Muralitharan’s retirement in 2010, Sri Lanka had won only four Tests. Rangana Herath’s figures in those are: 9 for 128, 12 for 171, 5 for 121 and 11 for 108.
Hartal continues amid violence: One dead
Dhaka – The 36-hour hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is proceeding with stray incidents of violence that left a BCL man dead in Tangail on Tuesday.
Dhaka accounts for Delhi’s 84 pc arecanut imports
India’s arecanut imports from Bangladesh constituted 84 percent of the total imports during the first nine months of 2012-13.
Biman’s new MD joins office
Kevin John Steele, the new Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd, joined his new assignment on Monday.
ADP implementation 44pc in first 8 months
The implementation progress of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first eight months (July-Feb) of the current fiscal (2012-13) reached 44 percent, 6 percent higher than the rate achieved during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal (2011-12).
Sylhet city Jamaat Ameer on 5-day remand
A court here on Monday placed Sylhet city unit Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer, who was arrested on charge of planning to carry out sabotage, on a 5-day remand.