The country’s political landscape is expected to heat up soon as the candidates of December-30 municipal polls are getting ready to kick off their campaigns on Wednesday.
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7 murders motive must be brought by interrogating Nur Hossain: Suranjit
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta on Monday demanded that Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj seven-murder cases, be quizzed to unearth the mystery behind the gruesome killings.
Gazipur and Rangpur to get metropolitan police
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the drafts of Gazipur Metropolitan Police Act, 2015 and Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act, 2015, aiming to provide more legal and police services to the people of the two newly-constituted metropolitan cities.
Prosecution arguments on appeal of Nizami ends
The prosecution on Monday concluded arguments on the appeal filed by condemned war crimes convict Jamaat Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death penalty for war crimes during the Liberation War in 1971 at the Appellate Division of the Supreme…
1.5 kg heroin recovered in Rajshahi
Police in a drive recovered 1.5 kg heroin from Dayingpara Graveyard area of Godagari upazila on Sunday night.SM Abu Farhad, officer-in-charge of Godagari Police Station, said police chased a motorcycle in the area around 7pm.
Schoolgirl ‘commits suicide’ in Keraniganj
A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the roof of her house at Sujapur village of Shikaripur union in Nawabganj upazila on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday night.
RU PSA stages demonstration
RU Correspondent Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) of Rajshahi University (RU) unit staged a protesting procession on the campus demanding the justice of killing of the authors and publishers of the country including dipan’s what has been happened in recently
3 fake DB men arrested in Jessore
Police arrested three fake DB men from Rupdia Bazar of Sadar upazila in the district on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Asaduzzaman, 30, son of Nuruzzaman,a resident of Khrishnagar village; Imran Hossain, son of Arafat Mallick, a resident of…
Experts stress about habitat protection to conserve the biodiversity
BAU CORRESPONDENT Experts reiterated the need for concerted policies conserve biodiversity in the country. They warned that if appropriate conservation measures are not taken, many species, particularly in the haor basin will go extinct in the near future, which will…
Probe submission of Sagar-Runi murder case deferred
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka once again deferred the submission of the probe report in the much-talked Sagar-Runi murder case and fixed January 18, 2016 for submitting the report.
2 more departments start journey at Ruet
Two more departments, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE) and Chemical and Food Process Engineering (CFPI), started journey at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday.Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE) has been included in Electrical and Computer Engineering…
Abducted boy rescued in Sylhet
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive rescued a boy, who was abducted from Narayanganj on November 20, from Sukrobari Bazar area of Jaintapur upazila on Sunday evening,The rescued was identified Mohammad Sohel Khan, 14, son of Alhed…
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Chittagong
An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police at Jungle Gunagori in Banshkhali upazila early Monday. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-charge of Banshkhali Police Station Swapan Kumar said a gang of…
Youth found slaughtered in Dinajpur
Police recovered the slaughtered body of a young man from the field of Chandganj College in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately. The age of victim was around 25.
3 Jamaat men among 27 held in Satkhira
Joint forces in separate drives from Sunday night to early Monday arrested 27 people, including three Jamaat activists, from different places of the district on various charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint forces teams conducted separate…
RDRS Bangladesh distributes clothes among poor in Dimla
RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, began distribution of clothes among 5,261 people of 1,398 extremely poor families of different villages under 10 unions in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari from Monday.The NGO will complete distribution of the clothes, including ‘genii’, T-shirts,…
Body recovered in Madaripur
Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified youth from a garden in Banglabazar area of Kathalbari union under Shibchar upazila of the district this morning.
LabAid Hospital fined Tk 10 lakh for keeping unauthorised drugs
A mobile court has slapped LabAid Hospital in Dhaka with a Tk 10 lakh fine for keeping “low-quality”, unauthorised medicines. The drugs were found during a raid by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) police unit on the hospital in Dhanmondi…
EU grants Tk68 Crore to build climate change resilience
The European Commission has decided to support resilience building at community level in Bangladesh, through the Global Climate Change Alliance+ Flagship Initiative (GCCA+). Starting early 2016, a new four-year project will be implemented by the Ministry of Local Government, Rural…
Not just an agreement, but a just agreement needed
By: Tetet Nera-Lauron Paris – Three days into the 21st Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), negotiations are nearing fever pitch as the December 4 deadline for a revised draft text of…
Influence of philanthropic foundations on global development
Aachen/Berlin/Bonn/New York – For the last few decades, increasing globalization of the world economy and waves of deregulation and privatization have facilitated the emergence and increased the power of private actors, particularly of large transnational corporations. However, it is not…
How agroecology can transform agro-food system, nourish planet
A new book discusses how agroecology can nourish the world and transform the currently unsustainable agro-food system. The focus is on small-scale farmers who, all over the world, are prone to food insecurity, but who nevertheless feed more than 80%…
Do financial contributions from ‘pharma’ violate WHO guidelines?
Geneva (K M Gopakumar) – Millions of dollars given by major pharmaceutical companies to the World Health Organization (WHO) raise questions of compliance with the organization’s guidelines on interactions with commercial enterprises. Currently, WHO’s relations with commercial enterprises are guided…
facebook to reopen soon, says minister
Dhaka, – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the government will soon take a decision over lifting the ban on the social networking site facebook. The minister said this while talking to reporters after a meeting with a two-member…
Dhaka assessing ties with Islamabad: FM
Dhaka – Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Sunday termed Pakistan’s denial mood on genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 War of Liberation as ‘laughable’, and mentioned that they are assessing the relations with Pakistan and thinking…
Ulema instigating militancy will be punished: Asad
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said action will be taken against those Ulema who are instigating militancy through their speeches in different places in waz mahfils (gatherings of religious sermon). “We’ve information that militancy is being…
IBBL opens 302nd branch at Pirganj, Rangpur
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opens its 302nd Branch at Pirganj of Rangpur. Engr. Md. Eskander Ali Khan, Chairman, Executive Committee of the Bank inaugurated the Branch on December 6, 2015 Sunday as chief guest.
Real freedom is really far behind us!
A news item ‘nineteen people have been in disguise for two years’ has awakened us. In a press conference, parents and other family members spoke after having them back. All claimed that those in the corridors of power are involved…
RUET opens two new departments
Two new departments have been opened in the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET). The two departments are Electric and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Chemical and Food Process Engineering (CFPE). On Sunday a university press release said this.
Groundbreaking outlook report launched at WIBC 2015
Manama, Bahrain: Middle East Global Advisors, the conveners of the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC), launched a comprehensive outlook report on the final day of WIBC 2015. Dr. Sayd Farook, Vice Chairman and CEO of Middle East Global Advisors, presented…