Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said self-confidence will take the nation forward though Bangladesh has resource constraints.
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HC to order petition for further investigation on 7-murder case
The High Court will deliver its order on December 9 on a petition filed seeking further investigation into the sensational seven-murder incident of Narayanganj.
Fakhrul doubted on fair municipality polls
Questioning the Election Commission’s (EC’s) neutrality, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday doubted whether the municipal polls will be held free on December 30.
Appeal submitted against Oishee’s death penalty
Condemned convict Oishee Rahman on Sunday filed an appeal with the High Court against the tribunal verdict that sentenced her to death for killing her parents–police officer Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman–in 2013.
RUET launches 2 new departments
RU Correspondent Two new departments have been launched 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 released said this.
BGB recruited 100 female memers
Dhaka-Around 100 female members have been recruited for Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for the first time and they will start training from January next year.
15 hurt as BGB members clash with locals in Jessore
At least 15 people were injured in a clash between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local people ‘centering seizure of smuggled goods’ in Kashipur border area of Sharsha upazila on Saturday night.The injured were identified as Abdul Mannan,…
Five JMB men on remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) placed three suspects, including two spiritual leaders of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), on a five-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Don’t know when democracy will be seen: Ershad
STAFF REPORTER Former dictator also Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad yesterday raised question ‘where is democracy?’
Transport strike for banning human haulers begins
Transport owners and workers went on an indefinite strike in the district on Sunday demanding that the government impose a ban on plying of human haulers on the highways.Apel Mahmud, general secretary of Panchagarh Transport Owners Association, said they have…
Youth first kills friend then self in Kushtia
A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself after stabbing a friend of him to death at Haripur in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Sujan Ali,17, a first-year student of Amla Government College and son…
Mysterious fire guts PSC answer sheets
A total of 459 answer sheets of recently concluded Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations were burnt in a mysterious fire in sadar upazila complex on Saturday morning.The incident came to light on Sunday morning.
Top terror Shahin killed in gun fight in Faridpur
Notorious fugitive terrorist Shahin, 41, was found dead on Saturday night near Rajbari-Faridpur Bypass road.Additional Police Super Md. Quamruzzaman said that Shahin hailing from Kamalapur area had been sentenced to 54 years jail and also convicted in 18 cases of…
Road accident kills two in Sylhet
Two people were killed and four others injured as a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Tamabil Road in Sadar upazila last night.The deceased were identified Rafiq Miah, 45, a vegetable trader and Babul, 30, residents of the same area.
5 held with arms, ammo, drug in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested five persons in separate drives in sadar and Shibganj upazilas during the last two days.RAB also recovered a pistol, two magazines, five bullets, 973 pieces of yaba tablets and 300 bottles of phensidyl…
2 killed in separate incidents in Ctg
A worker and a CNG-auto-rickshaw driver were killed in separate incidents in the city and district today.The deceased were identified as worker Monir Ahmed, 47, son of late Abul Hossain, hailed from Charlakkhya village under city’s Karnaphuli Thana and auto-rickshaw…
Yemen’s Governor od Aden Killed in blast
The governor of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden has been killed in a large explosion, officials say. Jaafar Mohammed Saad and several aides died when their convoy was hit. Some sources say the blast was caused by a rocket…
People’s aspirations on Democracy Day Sunday
Dhaka – Democracy Day is being observed in the country today (Sunday), marking the fall of autocratic ruler HM Ershad in 1990. On December 6, 1990, military dictator HM Ershad stepped down in the face of a mass upsurge, and…
19 Mayoral candidates submit nomination papers in Narsingdi
A total of 19 candidates for the posts of mayor of three pourashavas in Narsingdi district submitted nomination papers to the respective election officers on Thursday.Of them, 8 mayoral candidates submitted nomination papers to returning officer for Narsingdi Pourashava, 4…
Awami Shechchasebak League forms new committees in Faridpur
Awami Sechchasebak League (ASL) overnight constituted its new Faridpur Sadar upazila and the Town committees in a joint triennial conference at the Ambica Memorial Hall here.The delegates unanimously elected Emran Hossain Rimon and Golam Mostofa Khokon as president and general…
CMH doctor killed in Savar road accident
A doctor of Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka was killed as a bus rammed his motorcycle at Islampur on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sergeant Ibrahim Hossain, son of…
2 Jamaat leaders held in Sylhet
Police arrested two local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami from Boni area in Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar district on Friday.The arrestees were identified as Faisal Ahmad,35, general secretary of Barlekha upazila unit of Jamaat, and Kamal Uddin,30, president of its Boni union…
Youth commits suicide in Sirajganj
A young man reportedly committed suicide by taking pesticide following a family feud at Purba Bhadrakole village in Ullapara upazila on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Maruf Hossain, 25, son of Haji Sakhawat Hossain.
‘Killed after rape’, girl’s body recovered in Laxmipur
Police recovered the body of a teenage girl, whom miscreants reportedly strangled after rape, from Purbo Chandkhali area in Sadar upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Rani Akter Nupur, 15, daughter of Siraj Mia, a resident…
Youth’s body recovered in Chandpur
Police recovered the body of a young man from Ragoi area of Shahrasti upazila of the district on Friday.The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.
15 Jamaat-Shibir men among 56 held in Satkhira
Joint forces in separate drives from Friday night to early Saturday arrested 56 people, including 15 Jamaat-Shibir activists, in different places of the district on various charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint team conducted separate drives…
5 Swechchhasebak League men held over extortion in Bogra
Police arrested five leaders and activists of Swechchhasebak League, volunteer front of the ruling Awami League, from Noymile area of Shajahanpur upazila on Friday on extortion charges.The arrestees were identified as Manir,32, Manik,22, Masud,25, Based,28, and Shamim.
1 held with gun, bullet in Satkhira
Detectives arrested a man along with a shutter gun and one round of bullet from South Nangla village in Debhata upazila early Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Abdul Gafur, son of late Kalu Haji of the village.
Hindu priest hurt in Sylhet cremation ground attack
A Hindu priest was injured as some miscreants carried out an attack on a cremation ground at Chalibandar in the city on Friday morning.The injured was identified as Ruhun Chakraborty, a priest of Chalibandar Shashan (cremation ground).