Nagorik Samaj, a platform of the civil society, on Monday urged President Abdul Hamid, the guardian of the republic, to take an initiative for a dialogue to overcome the current political impasse and violent situation. Letters signed by former Chief…
The ongoing political impasse can be resolved in a day if the government agrees to sit in a dialogue with the opposition alliance, said BNP vice-chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka on Sunday, according to sources available. Speaking at a view exchange…
Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 800-kg jatka (small hilsa fish) from a trawler on Arial Khan River in Sadar upazila last night.
A local Jubo League activist was killed allegedly over previous enmity in Fultola area of Shahjanpur upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Police in a drive arrested district Jamaat-e-Islami ameer and former member of parliament Abdul Khalek Mondol on charges of subversive activities from Boikari-Khaliknagar area of Sadar upazila on Sunday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered eight crude bombs from a microbus as they intercepted it in front of Sreepur camp of BGB battalion 5 in Jaintapur upazila on Sunday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected member of banned Islamic outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with 18 gram of gun powder and a sharp weapon from Shantinagar area in the municipality area on Sunday night.
Eight houses were gutted as a fire broke out at Khararpar village in Kamal Bazaar area of South Surma upazila on Monday morning.
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Patdhari village in Salanga upazila of the district on Sunday night.
The local administration imposed Section 144 in Dharmapasha Upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday as local AL and BNP called their meetings at the same venue and time on the day.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered eight grenades from a microbus as they intercepted it in front of Sreepur camp of BGB battalion 5 in Jaintapur upazila on Sunday.
A three-day agriculture fair on “Agriculture Technology-2015” begins at Town Hall premises here today.
After the Savar in Dhaka, the second largest artificial insemination laboratory of the country has been launched at Rajabarihat under Godagari upazila of the district aims at improving cattle varieties and to fulfill the region’s increasing demands for protein.Constructed at…
Scientists on Europe’s Planck satellite say the first stars lit up the Universe later than was previously thought. The team has made the most precise map of the “oldest light” in the cosmos.
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell fired 122 from just 57 balls as his team thrashed India by 106 runs in a World Cup warm-up match in Adelaide.
Police recovered a bullet-hit body of a youth from Madrasapara in Matuail area in Jatrabari on early Monday morning, reportedly following a ‘gunfight’ with the Detective Branch police. Being informed, a team of Jatrabari Police Station, led by sub-inspector Humayun…
Two people were shot to death during a clash between two rival groups at Kalir Char of Banglabazar in Munshiganj sadar upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Foyez Miji, 38, and Mohan Bepari, 35. Additional police super…
The Egyptian authorities have suspended football league matches indefinitely after clashes at a stadium in Cairo left at least 22 people dead. People were crushed after police fired tear gas at supporters of Zamalek who were trying to force their…
An early edition of Magna Carta has been found in a Victorian scrapbook during a search of a council’s archives The discovery has come months ahead of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta in Runnymede in 1215.…
Every year ‘Saint Valentine’s Day’ is observed on February 14 by exchanging messages of affection love and devotion around the world. A lot of stories are in circulation centering the Valentine’s Day origin. To me, the episode between St. Valentinus…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office took a new look as barbed wires were raised on the boundary walls of the House yesterday to strengthen the security of the office, according to BNP sources. The extra security measures has been…
Conscious expatriate Bangladeshis of US at a news conference in New York on Saturday urged the government to form a government of national consensus which would hold neutral elections and propose the framework for political reforms within three months with…
Everyday we are eating tometos, But ever we think that we are eating slow poison by eating poisonous tometos.
At least 3 shops were gutted in a fire at Dakbangla market in Balagonj upazila District of Sylhet early Friday.
The BNP has drawn attention of different embassies and international human rights agencies in Dhaka to extrajudicial killings by law enforcers urging them to investigate the incidents on the spots, according to BNP sources. A member of the BNP chairperson’s…
Different places where day labourers gather like Upashar, Mirabazar, Bandorbazar and Dargahgate are most of them return home empty-handed almost every day.Most of the labourers have their families back at village homes and they have to send money to them…
At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two groups of occupy Bikka Beel on Kalapur Union area in Srimangal Upazila at the Moulvibazar district on Saturday 8pm.
The government is waiting for court orders to arrest Khaleda Zia even though the BNP chief has been charged with instigating violence and acts of sabotages amid a violent transport blockade. State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told…
A student of class v of a primary school was found dead from inside a bamboo cluster at Jagannathpur village under Jessore sadar upazila.
An SSC examinee stabbed by BCL men over a previous grudge in Bolaka Decorators area under 2nd bridge in Sadar Upazila of Habiganj district on Friday 6pm.