State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday asked the police to perform their duties efficiently and without any prejudice.
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Stock market to remain vibrant in coming months: experts
The country’s stock market, now showing a positive trend, will remain vibrant in the coming months, if the ongoing peaceful political atmosphere persists and companies offer satisfactory dividends, market analysts say.
Upazila elections begin in Feb: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Saturday said upazila parishad elections will begin in February next.
Danish envoy meets Khaleda
Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Hanne Fugl Eskjaer met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday. The nearly hour-long meeting that began around 7:50pm was held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan political office. BNP vice chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury and chairperson’s adviser…
Shun terrorist acts to do politics: PM tells BNP, Jamaat
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday warned BNP-Jamaat that they will have to shun militant and terrorist activities if they want to do politics in Bangladesh.
Inqilab says sorry
Daily Inqilab has expressed regret for publishing the news titled, ‘Indian Army assists joint forces in Satkhira’.
Pakistan not to comment on Bangladesh war crimes trial
Making its position clear, Pakistan has said it will not make any comment on the trial process of war criminals in Bangladesh in the future.
Zia’s 78th birth anniversary Sunday
BNP and its associate bodies will celebrate the 78th birth anniversary of party founder late President Ziaur Rahman across the country on Sunday.
Fruit, vegetable exports to EU countries slowing down
The export of fresh fruits and vegetables to European Union countries is showing a much lower growth compared to the one achieved elsewhere in the world over the last few fiscal years.
India to continue to work with BD: Pankaj
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Saturday expressed his hope that the two friendly neighbouring nations will continue to work together to have a ‘peaceful and bright future’ free from poverty for both the countries.
Protect Bangladesh
Dr. M. S. Haq “Foreign office denies documents leak” is one of 16 January 2014 front page headlines of one of the popular English dailies of Bangladesh. The leaked documents claim to have revealed matters pertaining to for example possible…
Manch blames ‘anti-Bangladesh’ people for attack
Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarker has demanded immediate arrest of the perpetrators who carried out the bomb attacks on their convoy of the anti-communal road march towards Thakurgaon. “Those who want Bangladesh to be destroyed, are desperate to protect…
Rohingya Muslims killed in new Burma Rakhine violence?
Dhaka – Activists in Burma say eight Rohingya Muslims were killed by police in fresh violence in Rakhine state. Details about the incident, which is said to have taken place last week near the town of Maungdaw, vary widely, reports…
Joint forces shoot dead Shibir-man in Satkhira clash
Satkhira – An activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, was killed in a firing by joint forces during a clash at Padmashakra village in sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Shibir activist Chhoton, 16,…
Oscar nominees attend Critics’ Choice Awards
A host of Oscar nominees came together for the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, which saw Gravity win a record seven prizes.
Indian Muslims don’t need special treatment
Change has come to India.
Monarchy debate in Libya
A debate is under way in Libya about the best form of government for the country.
Ariel Sharon: His Sabra, Shatila legacy – A witness account
As Israel buried Ariel Sharon amid eulogies from world figures, Tony Blair, a Butcher of Baghdad, paid a tribute to the Butcher of Beirut which included the line that Sharon: “didn’t think of peace as a dreamer, but did dream…
Terror forcing many people to lead uncertain life: B Chy
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Prof Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday said sate terror has been going on in the country forcing many people to live an uncertain life. “We are living through an uncertain life and we don’t…
Barack Obama ‘to end hoarding of NSA phone data’
President Barack Obama is expected to order the National Security Agency (NSA) to stop storing data from Americans’ phones, after a series of leaks about intelligence operations.
`NSA collects millions of text messages globally’
Code-named “Dishfire,” the NSA program collects “pretty much everything it can,” the Guardian said, citing a joint investigation with the UK’s Channel 4 News based on material from fugitive former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The newspaper said the documents also…
Deeper media role urged for better migration handling in Arab States
Dead Sea – An inter-regional consultation of senior media executives hosted by the ILO and organised by Panos Europe took place in Jordan, under the patronage of the Ministry of Labour, with the aim of building partnerships with the media,…
52 opposition men held in 4 dists
Police and joint forces in their separate drives arrested 52 activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir from different places of Joypurhat, Comilla, Bagerhat and Chittagong districts from Thursday night to Friday morning.
Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor ‘found dead’
The wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor has been found dead, following reports that he was having an affair, Indian media have said.
Indian minister’s wife found dead
Sunanda was 52 years old and has a 21-year-old son from an earlier marriage.
Suchitra Sen: Iconic Indian Bengali actress dies
Veteran Indian actress Suchitra Sen has died in the eastern city of Calcutta, aged 82.
Worst year ever for SA rhino poaching
More white rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2013 than in any previous year, according to government figures.
‘Train of militancy’ must be stopped: Menon
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Friday said the ‘train of militancy’ would have to be stopped at any cost to build a Bangladesh free from communalism.
England beaten by James Faulkner as Australia take 2-0 lead
James Faulkner fired an unbeaten 69 as Australia recorded an extraordinary one-wicket win over England in Brisbane to go 2-0 up in the one-day series.
EC urged to contact Raushan on JP matters
The Jatiya Party has urged the Election Commission to contact its presidium member Raushan Ershad for any future communications pertaining to the party.