BNP on Monday vowed to restore democracy in the country through a movement to materialise the dream of martyrs who scarified their lives for the cause of the country.
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War crimes trial would go on, there’s no force in the world to stop: Hasina
Noting that Khaleda Zia’s tributes at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial is nothing but mockery, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reasserted that the trial of war criminals will go on and there is no force in this world that can…
Temporary restriction on all mobile social apps has removed
Staff Reporter The government this afternoon lifted the temporary restriction on all mobile messaging and calling apps as well as social networking sites including viber, whatsapp, skype, twitter, imo for the convenience of people.
Suranjit testifies in Aug 21 grenade attack cases.
Court Correspondent Bangladesh Awami League Advisory Committee member Suranjit Sengupta yesterday (Monday) testified in the two August 21 grenade attack cases. Judge Shahed Nur Uddin of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 yesterday (Monday) recorded the depositions of Sengupta and fixed Tuesday…
Case filled over abduction of RUET BCL leader
RU Correspondent After four days of abduction of Saifuzzaman Sohag, Information and Research affairs secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Rajshahi University of Engineering &Technology (RUET) unit, a case was filed at Rajpara police station of Rajshahi Metropolitan at the…
Three arrested for killing schoolboy in Pabna
Police arrested three class IX students of Ataikula High School in Ataikula upazila on Sunday for allegedly killing a classmate.The arrestees are Tutul, Shaon and Belal.
Hijacked rice carrying truck recovered in Sylhet
Police in a drive seized a truck, which was hijacked in Pubail area of Gazipur district on Friday, from a restaurant in Kumargoan area of the city on Sunday evening.On a secret information police conducted drive in the area around…
2 held with 500 Phensidyl bottles in Rajshahi
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested two men along with 500 bottles of Phensidyl from Bidirpur intersection area of Godagari upazila on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Enamul Haque, 40, son of Ismail Hossain, and Swapan Miah, 29, son…
Complaint filed against cricketer Bijoy for beating youth
A complaint was filed against National Cricket Team player Anamul Haque Bijoy on Sunday for beating and stabbing a young man.Abdul Halim, father of victim Motaleb Hossain Bappy, 24, filed the case with Kushtia Model Police Station on Sunday night.
Case filed for abduction of BCL leader in Rajshahi
A case was filed on Sunday in connection with the abduction of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Rajshahi Engineering and Technology University (RUET). According to the case statement, a group of unidentified people, numbering 8-10, posed themselves as…
Man killed by brother in Laxmipur
A man was stabbed to death by his elder brother at Bhatialpur village in Ramganj upazila on Sunday night over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Alam, 30, son of late Syed Ahmed, a resident of the village.
2 held with yaba in Rangamati
Police in a drive arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 150 yaba tablets from Reserve Bazaar area of the district town last night.The arrested were Saiful Islam, 22, son of Shafiq and Anto Biswas, 25, son of Biswanath, residents of…
30-shop gutted at Panchhari
At least 30 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Panchhari Bazaar here early hours yesterday.Fire Service sources said that the fire originated from an electric short circuit in a shop of Noakhali Market of the area at…
Man killed in clash over land in Kurigram
A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash over a land-related dispute at Maldanga village of Mogolbasa union in Sadar upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Akhter Hossain, 40, son of Ahmmed Hossain, a resident…
5 hurt in two incidents in Chuadanga
Five people, including a woman, were injured in two separate incidents in Hatkaluganj area of Borobazar area of the district on Saturday night. The injured were identified as Jamira Begum, Selim, Rafiqul, Ariful and Sohel Biswas.Police said two local groups…
7 Jamaat men among 23 held in Satkhira
Joint forces in separate drives from Saturday night to early Sunday arrested 23 people, including seven Jamaat activists, in different places of the district on various charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said a team comprising members of police,…
874 turtles worth TK 2.18 cr seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 874 rare species of turtles worth Tk 2.18 crore from Kagajpukur area here on Sunday morning.Tipped off, a team of BGB conducted a drive in the area and recovered the…
RU takes up programme to observe Victory Day
The Rajshahi University has taken up a series of programmes to commemorate Glorious Victory day of Bangladesh on December 16.
Yunus congratulates all for historic Paris deal
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has congratulated all for reaching the climate deal in Paris. In a statement issued on Sunday he said, “This is a unique moment in the history of the world, All nations agreed to take steps…
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on December 13, 2015, Sunday at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the Bank presided over the meeting. Local and…
Democracy exiled, Khaleda says in Martyred Intellectuals Day message
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has alleged that the ruling party has exiled democracy and is running the country through the politics of vengeance. The ruling quarters is undermining our democratic growth and national progress by indulging in politics of…
Martyred Intellectuals Day Monday
The nation will observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Monday to pay rich tributes to the intellectuals killed by the Pakistan occupation army and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the country’s Liberation War in 1971. Renowned academics, doctors,…
Growth to be 6.5 percent this year, 6.7pc next year: WB
Dhaka – World Bank chief economist Dr. Kaushik Basu on Sunday said that the economic growth of Bangladesh in 2015 will be 6.5 percent and this growth will reach 6.7 percent in 2016 when Chinese growth will be in the…
Twitter, Skype, imo banned after unblocking Facebook
The government has blocked Twitter, Skype and imo in Bangladesh barely three days into unblocking Facebook. The latest clampdown on micro-blogging site Twitter, Microsoft Corp’s online telephone and video service Skype, and communication app imo came on Sunday night amid…
Only peaceful, open democratic process to help achieve potential: US
Dhaka – Appreciating Bangladesh’s leadership role in crucial areas, the United States on Sunday said every country, including Bangladesh, can only achieve its full potential when national debates are channeled through ‘peaceful and open democratic process’. “Municipal elections are coming…
Russian warship fires warning shots near Turkish vessel
Unresponsive ship came within 600 metres of Russian destroyer before it opened fire with small arms: defence ministry. Russia’s defence ministry says one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in Aegean Sea on Sunday to avoid…
Saudi Arabia elects first female politicians
At least four women elected to municipal councils in Saudi Arabia’s first poll open to female voters and candidates. At least four women have won seats in Saudi Arabia’s municipal polls, the country’s first-ever elections open to female voters and…
Russia delivers 5 Mi-171 multirole helicopters to Bangladesh
Moscow (Sputnik) — Russia has delivered five Mi-171 multirole helicopters to Bangladesh, the aircraft’s manufacturer, Russian Helicopters, said in a statement Thursday. All the helicopters supplied to Bangladesh are equipped with modern navigation systems, which enable the aircraft to be…
‘Coal plant threatens world’s largest mangrove forest, Bangladesh’s future’
Mowdud Rahman & Greig Aitken As COP21 has reached its endgame, there are plans to build 2,440 coal-fired power plants around the world, write Mowdud Rahman & Greig Aitken. Their completion would send global temperatures, and sea levels, soaring. Yet…
Strange new world of war: China’s ‘pivot’ to the greater Caspian
By Nenad Drca Due to changes in recent geopolitical events, Russia and China cooperate and coordinate politically, militarily, and economically to an extraordinary degree. This new teamwork almost always carries a tinge of anti-Western and anti-American implications. Russia and China…