Police on Monday filed 25 cases with 20 police stations over Sunday’s pre-shutdown violence in capital Dhaka.
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How Khaleda wants more blood, bodies: Hasina asks
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the opposition leader wants more blood and bodies to save war criminals and anti-liberation force Jamaat-e-Islami.
PM’s hands stained with blood, speech uncourteous: BNP
Hitting out at the Prime Minister for her remarks that opposition leader Khaleda Zia wants more blood to save war criminals, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said these words do not suit Sheikh Hasina’s mouth as her…
Dhaka, Thimphu likely to finalise transit deal
Bangladesh and Bhutan are likely to finalise the draft agreement on transit between the two South Asian economies during the two-day secretary-level meeting to be held in Dhaka from Wednesday.
Sustainable air travel takes off
Last Thursday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 642 completed the seven hour and 17 minute flight from New York’s JFK Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol using sustainable biofuels. Flight KL642, operated by a Boeing 777-200, will fly every Thursday fueled…
Abahani, Mohammedan make winning starts
Local giants Abahani and Mohammedan began their Independence Cup campaign on a winning note after outclassing Farashganj and Bangladesh Navy respectively at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday.
Madonna urges Boy Scouts to lift ban on gays
Wearing a replica of one of the organization’s uniforms, Madonna called on the Boy Scouts to lift its ban on gays while also calling for a “revolution” to prevent discrimination and abuse of the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual community.
Workshop for media professionals concludes
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC), the country’s first leadership institute, organized a three-day workshop titled Leadership Development for the Next Generation of Media Professionals at BYLC Headquarters in Dhaka on March 15-17. The Canadian High Commission in Bangladesh supported the…
Minority community blame politicos for attacks
Leaders of religious minority groups on Sunday sought commitment from political leaders for their security in the wake of recent nationwide attacks on houses and temples of Hindus.
Kader Siddiqui gets bail in defamation case
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail to Krishak Sramik Janata League president Bangabir Kader Siddiqui, Bir Uttam, on personal security in a case filed against him for calling Home Minister MK Alamgir a war criminal. Metropolitan Magistrate…
Hartal, by and large peaceful, disrupts normal life
Dhaka – The first nine hours of the 36-hour countrywide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday, was marked by stray incidents of violence.
Garment exporters want shutdowns called off
The country’s apparel businesses have urged the BNP and its partners to call off their planned shutdowns for Monday and Tuesday.
Bangabandhu’s 93rd birth anniversary observed
The 93rd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed as the National Children’s Day on Sunday with due respect and festivity.
Buses torched in pre-hartal violence in city
At least six minibuses were torched at different parts of the capital ahead of the 48-hour countrywide hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance from 6am on Monday.
Sylhet Jamaat ameer held in capital
A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Sylhet metropolitan Jamaat ameer and also former president of central shibir Eahsanul Mahbub Jubaer from capital’s Uttara area early Sunday.
Reconditioned car business passes thru tough time
The government has counted a loss of Tk 3,500 crore in revenue over the last two years as the country’s reconditioned car business passed through dull days mainly due to an unfavorable government policy making it difficult for the sector…
Monday, Tuesday’s NU exams postponed
All the examinations under the National University to be scheduled on Monday and Tuesday have been postponed due to “unavoidable circumstances”.
BGB-BSF confce begins today in New Delhi
A six-day director general-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India begins in Indian capital New Delhi tomorrow (Monday).
BNP leader Farooque taken to Heart Institute
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abedin Farroque, now behind bars, was admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) after he fell sick at Kashimpur Jail on Sunday.
Professional Police find work tough now
Eight policemen were killed and over 300 injured in just 11 days from February 28 during a countrywide violence that broke out following a war crimes tribunal’s judgment against a Jamaat leader, exposing that the law enforcers’ lives are on…
‘Khaleda must shoulder responsibility for hartal casualty’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Sunday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia must take the responsibility in case of any loss of life during the nationwide 48-hour shutdown called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.
Mousumi in new TVC after four years
Mousumi Nag has mostly performed in fraction plays and drama serials. She performed in TVC a little bit. Mousumi firstly performed in Amitabh Reza’s Grameenphone TVC in 2007. Later she performed in two more.
Sri Lanka takes lead in second test
Colombo: Sri Lanka were 294 for six wickets at the close on the second day of the second test against Bangladesh in Colombo on Sunday.
Device keeps liver ‘alive’ outside body
A donated human liver has been kept alive, warm and functioning outside a human being on a newly-developed machine and then successfully transplanted into patients in a medical world first.
EU pesticides ban likely to save bees
EU governments failed to agree a ban on three widely used pesticides linked to the decline of honeybees on Friday, but the European Commission could force one through by the summer unless member states agree a compromise.
Talks path is open- AL. Trick to confuse people- BNP
The LGRD Minister, Syed Ashraful Islam, on Saturday urged the opposition not to set any preconditions for holding a dialogue with the government.BNP leader MK Anwar on Sunday said the government was talking about a political dialogue only to ‘confuse…
PM blames Khaleda for BNP’s ‘destructive acts’
In a scathing attack on opposition leader Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the opposition has unleashed a reign of terror across the country in the name movement.
Investors prefer BD to Thailand-Malaysia
Foreign investors are choosing Bangladesh as investment destination due to low labour cost comparing to that of other countries, including China and Vietnam.
Bangladeshi maids may work in Hong Kong
Bangladesh is getting the paperwork done as potential domestic helpers receive job training, with the first batch expected to reach in June.
25 Bangladesh missions miss export targets
Twenty-five of the Bangladesh missions abroad could not achieve their export targets for the July-January period of the current fiscal (2012-13), mostly because of the slow pace in export growth.