Police in a drive arrested two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Karatipara village in Jhenidah Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
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Jubo Dal leader held in Laxmipur
Police on Wednesday night arrested a local Jubo Dal leader at Kalikapur village in Ramganj upazila.
January 5 election and the future of our democracy
We witnessed the 10th Parliamentary Election which has earned the reputation of the most controversial and questionable one in the history of Bangladesh with the lowest percentage of voter turnout. The EC was hesitating to declare the poor percentage of…
Security for ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level examinees
‘O’ and ‘A’ level examinees can take police protection if they want. The examinations for English medium students began from Tuesday amid countrywide violent agitations by the Opposition. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Benzir Ahmed told a press conference at…
IBBL donates 2,000 blankets to Red Crescent Society
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) donated two thousand blankets to Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BRCS) on Wednesday for distributing those among cold-hit people.
Opposition’s 60-hr hartal ends leaving 3 dead
The 60-hour countrywide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance alongside its nonstop blockade demanding the cancellation of January-5 election results ended at 6pm Wednesday amid stray incidents of violence, leaving three people dead. The opposition combine originally enforced a…
Bar Council demands immediate release of Khandker Mahbub
Bangladesh Bar Council, a statutory body regulating the lawyers, on Wednesday strongly condemned the arrest of its vice-chairman Khandker Mahbub Hossain and demanded his immediate unconditional release.
Writ petition seeks active HC bench during hartal, blockade
A public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition was filed on Wednesday seeking resumption of the High Court benches with judicial functions during political programmes like hartal or blockade. Talking to newsmen, petitioner Yunus Ali Akand, a lawyer, said he filed…
British High Commissioner Gibson meets Khaleda
The British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson is going to meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday evening at her residence. The meeting comes three days after the parliamentary elections, which BNP boycotted and tried to stop by enforcing…
‘Post-polls violence’ for non-execution of recommendations
Post-election violence against minorities, particularly the Hindu community, have reemerged in the country due to the authorities’ reluctance to implement the recommendations of the judicial commission that probed the 2001 post-polls violence. “No recommendation has been implemented yet. Had our…
B. Chowdhury for judicial inquiry on minority repression
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Wednesday demanded judicial inquiry into the post election repression on the minority community. In a statement, he said the government should form an inquiry committee headed by a…
Hasina quits Rangpur 6 seat, retains Gopalganj 3
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina who was elected from two constituencies — Gopalganj-3 and Rangpur-6 — in the 10th general election has quit Rangpur-6 for by-polls. The AL chief sent a letter in this regard to the Election Commission on…
I will be Opposition Leader: Raushan
Raushan Ershad has said she will be the Leader of the Opposition in the new Parliament. Jatiya Party chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad had given his consent, she said on Wednesday.
Ershad to take oath as MP: Raushan
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad will take oath as MP of the 10th parliament, said his wife and party presidium member Raushan Ershad on Wednesday.
Results gazetted, newly elected members’ oath Thursday
The newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) will take their oath at Parliament Bhaban on Thursday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury will conduct the oath to the new MPs at oath taking room of Parliament at 10:00am, says a press…
Blockade to continue, minorities attacked to divert focus: BNP
The countrywide road, rail, waterways blockade will continue, says the BNP. In a statement on Wednesday, the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called upon people, ‘on behalf of Khaleda Zia’, to continue the ‘peaceful’ strike. The 18-Party…
‘For 2 yrs, India knocked on Khaleda’s door’: Indian Express
Dhaka – Failure and frustration have marked the conversation between India and the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), particularly its chief Khaleda Zia, who is possibly one opposition politician of a neighbouring country every important Indian leader met in the past…
Bar Council Vice chair Kh Mahbub, Milon remanded; Selima quizzing at jail gate
A court of Dhaka on Wednesday granted a two-day remand to quiz Bangladesh Bar Council Vice-Chairman Khandker Mahbub Hossain and BNP Organising Secretary Fazlul Haq Milon in a case against them on charges of crude bomb explosions in front of…
Adilur, Elan of rights group Odhikar indicted
A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against human rights activists, Odhikar Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan and its Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan in a case filed under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The two functionaries of the right’s group…
Human Rights Commission for govt steps to end violence
Dhaka – Voicing grave concern over the post-polls violence, chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Mizanur Rahman on Wednesday urged the government to use its force, if required, to resist the evil forces to put an end…
Addl security forces withdrawn from Khaleda’s residence
Nearly two weeks after the virtual siege, the barricades in front of opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence have been removed and the additional law enforcers deployed there pulled out. No restriction on traffic in front of Khaleda’s house was…
Locked in winter
The fire in the Chaman e Babrak camp began in Nadiai’s home shortly after noon. She had rushed her son, who had a severe chest infection, to the hospital.
Curious Incident play changes venue after ceiling collapse
West End play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is to move to a new venue after the Apollo Theatre ceiling collapse on 19 December that led to a month of cancelled shows.
Gravity leads Bafta nominations
Space drama Gravity leads the way at this year’s Baftas, scoring 11 nominations including best film and best British film.
Nuclear weapon test debris ‘persists’ in atmosphere
Radioactive particles from nuclear tests that took place decades ago persist in the upper atmosphere, a study suggests.
Garden bird survey to assess light pollution
The British Trust for Ornithology is asking the public to take part in a survey to assess the effect of light and heat pollution on garden birds.
Soccer-Barca’s Neymar out of Getafe Cup clash due to illness
Madrid – Brazil forward Neymar has been withdrawn from Barcelona’s squad for their King’s Cup last 16, first leg at home to Getafe later on Wednesday after coming down with gastroenteritis.
Fifa: No decision made on 2022 Qatar World Cup move
Fifa has moved quickly to play down claims from its own general secretary that the Qatar 2022 World Cup will not take place in the summer.
Devyani Khobragade row: India orders ‘more reprisals’ against US
India has ordered more reprisals against the US as a diplomatic row continues over last month’s arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade.
Big freeze shatters North America temperature records
Weather records have tumbled across North America, with freezing temperatures even in the southern US.