Security forces have detained 23 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Sirajganj Sadar Upazila. The identity of those nabbed was not immediately known.
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9 policemen injured in Rajshahi bomb attack
Nine police constables have been injured in Rajshahi when a vehicle carrying them was bombed on Thursday. Boalia Police Station OC Ziaur Rahman Zia said that the attack took place around 12pm at the city’s Rajarhata intersection.
Habiganj, B’baria get new DCs at EC order
Dhaka – The districts of Habiganj and Brahmanbaria have got new deputy commissioners at the order of the Election Commission.
Polls turned into a comic: CPB, BSD
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB) on Thursday cautioned that the political crisis will continue after the 10th parliamentary polls as the election process leaves out 53 percent of the voters from exercising their franchise.
SC Bar secretary MP Khokan detained
Police have detained BNP leader and Supreme Court Bar Association Secretary Mahbub Uddin Khokon in Dhaka. He was picked up near the Supreme Court around 4.15pm on Thursday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Deputy Commissioner Masudur Rahman confirmed the arrest but declined…
MP Shammi Aktar, Bakul to be quizzed at jail gate
A Dhaka court on Thursday asked police to interrogate BNP lawmaker Shammi Akhter and former BNP MP Sarder Shakhawat Hossain Bakul at the jail gate in two separate cases filed with Banani and Bhatara Police stations in the capital.
Accused in the Padma graft aren’t mine: PM
With just over a week to the general elections, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has distanced her party from those accused of corruption in the Padma bridge project. “Those accused of being involvement in the Padma bridge graft case are…
Police make Khaleda Zia’s office inaccessible, beseige house: BNP
Dhaka inaccessible to BNP leaders barring the party chief herself and women’s wing General Secretary Shirin Sultana. Khaleda entered her office, cordoned by police personnel, a little before 9pm on Thursday.
AL wants EC steps against BNP
The ruling Awami League has urged the Election Commission (EC) to take legal actions against the BNP, the main opposition party, for allegedly planning to foil the national polls.
Oli aquitted of ACC cases
A Dhaka court on Thursday discharged Liberal Democratic Party Chief Col (Retd) Oli Ahmed MP in a case, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed against him for alleged non submission statement about his wealth.
No one can foil January 5 election: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday categorically said that the country’s people want election and no one has the power to foil the next national election billed for January 5 next year.
Joint forces launch drive in Dhaka
Law-enforcing agencies have launched a pre-election joint drive in the capital to arrest criminals. They have a list of around 2,000 ‘criminals’ to arrest during the drive launched on Wednesday midnight.
B Chwdhuty, Rob, Kader form NDF; lend support to Dhaka march
Efforts by three political parties for a few years saw the birth of the NDF comprising Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) and Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League (BKSJL) on Thursday ahead of January 5 elections.
Joint drive target opposition movement: BNP
Dhaka – Charging the current regime with indulging in a cruel game of oppression, opposition BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is harassing, repressing and arresting opposition leaders and activists in the name of a drive by joint forces only…
Stopping BNP march not our jurisdiction: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed on Thursday said taking measures to resist opposition’s March to Dhaka for Democracy is not under the jurisdiction of the Election Commission.
Court to hear murder charges against Moudud, Anwar, Rafique
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed January 6 to hear the remand pleas of Dhaka’s Detective Branch against BNP leaders including Standing Committee members Moudud Ahmed MP, MK Anwar MP and Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah a case filed with Motijheel Police…
Licensed arms not be deposited, can’t be carried
The government has revised an order on surrender of licensed firearms before the Jan 5 general elections.
Democracy Pays
In relatively large communities, individuals do not always obey the rules and often exploit the willingness of others to cooperate.
Balloon vendor killed in Ctg gas cylinder explosion
A balloon vendor was killed and his assistant injured as a gas cylinder exploded in the city’s Railway Polo Ground area on Thursday.
UK Met Office to offer daily space weather forecasts
The Met Office is to begin offering daily forecasts about the weather in space.
Remembering The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
On 26 December 2004, the world witnessed a devastating natural disaster with an impact that still reverberates nine years later.
Krishak League leader chopped dead in Jessore
A local leader of Krishak League was chopped to death by miscreants in Monirampur upazila on Thursday afternoon.
Powerful time bomb recovered in Keraniganj
Plainclothes police recovered a powerful time bomb from Chunkutia Madhyapara here on Thursday afternoon.
Tree felling costs country Tk 100bn: Poba
The country has suffered a loss of over Tk 100 billion due to the ongoing rampant felling of trees by political activists during blockade, shutdown and other agitation programmes, claimed green activists here on Thursday.
Thailand protests: Yingluck government rejects election delay
Thailand’s government has rejected calls to delay February’s election, amid increasingly violent protests in which a policeman has been shot dead.
2 cousins killed in city road accident
Two cousins were killed as a speedy truck hit their rickshaw near Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital in the city early Thursday.
China marks Mao Zedong’s 120th birthday anniversary
Celebrations are being held in China to commemorate the 120th birthday of Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China.
Heavy rain kills eight in St Vincent
At least eight people died and dozens were forced out of their homes by heavy rain in the Caribbean islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Wenger keeps faith despite Arsenal slowdown
London – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced that his players remain on course in their Premier League title challenge despite having picked up just two points from their last three games.
Serena Williams wins 3rd AP Athlete of Year award
Serena Williams likes to make one thing clear: She is never satisfied, no matter how many matches and tournaments she wins.