STAFF REPORTER Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad yesterday said that his wife’s Sunday’s statement regarding him was beyond her jurisdiction as per party constitution.
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Khaleda to appear at court on Barapukuria coal mine case
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Monday ordered 11 persons including BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia to appear at his court on May 22 in the case filed in connection with Barapukuria coal mine.
US, France, EU condemn RU teacher killing
STAFF REPORTER United States, France and European Union have strongly condemned the gruesome killing of Rajshahi University teacher Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
Khaleda to address May Day rally of workers at Suhrawardy
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a May Day rally of workers at Suhrawardy Udyan. Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, a front organisaiton of BNP, will organise the rally to mark the historic May Day.
Submission report against Tareque in defamation case
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the date for submission of report in a case filed against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tareque Rahman for maligning Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to August 23.
BNP unhappy also with 3rd phase UP polls
BNP on Saturday alleged that ruling party men played a vote rigging game in the third phases of Union Parishad elections.
World must protect tropical forests: Researchers
US-based researchers have said the world must conserve its tropical forests and the people who live in them to buy time to switch away from climate-damaging fossil fuels.
After repeated rebuffs, Petrobangla faces negotiations with IOCs
After failing to elicit sufficient response from the international oil companies (IOCs) for deep sea gas exploration, the government is now considering a move to settle the issue of the upstream gas price – at which the government buys the…
Polls violence leaves 1 dead, 63 injured
A BNP activist was killed and 62 people, including four policemen and three journalists, were injured in clashes during the third phase union parishad (UP) elections in seven districts on Saturday.
3rd anniv of Rana Plaza tragedy today
Tomorrow (Sunday) is the 3rd anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse, the worst-ever tragedy in the country’s multi-billion dollar ready-made garment (RMG) industry.
N. Korea appears to fire submarine-launched missile
North Korea on Saturday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine off its northeast coast, South Korean defense officials said, Pyongyang’s latest effort to expand its military might in the face of pressure by its neighbors…
JICA wants safe buildings in Bangladesh
The Public Works Department and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have jointly launched a project on promoting building safety for disaster risk reduction in the public buildings of Bangladesh.
At least 25 killed as violence spikes in Syria
Syrian government strikes hit opposition-held areas near the capital and in the country’s largest city, Aleppo, killing at least 25 Saturday while rebels fired mortars into Damascus, in a rare occurrence since the teetering cease-fire took effect in late February.
River vessel workers to decide fate of ongoing strike today
River vessel workers, who have been enforcing an indefinite strike from Wednesday last, on Saturday came up with the decision to inform the government within 24 hours whether they will continue the strike or withdraw.
RU Teacher hacked to death, RUTA calls strike
Unidentified miscreaants hacked to death a teacher of Rajshahi University of English department professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee around 7.45am on Saturday .
Nazmul Huda announced central committee of “Trinomool BNP” party
STAFF REPORTER Former minister Barrister Nazmul Huda yesterday announced a 71-member central of committee of his newly floated political party—Trinomool BNP (Grass-root BNP) headed by him.
10 killed, 9,566 attacked since January: HBCOP
Staff Reporter At least 10 people of religious minority communities were killed and 9,566 individuals, families and institutions were attacked in 732 incidents of human rights violation in the first three months of this year, said a report.
3.5m pple will be employed in tourism sector by 2018: Menon
Staff Reporter Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Menon said 3.5 million people will have employment in tourism sector by 2018, saying the government has taken many initiatives to flourish the sector.
RU student’s deadbody recovered from hotel
Police have recovered two dead bodies man and women from nice hotel of Saheb Bazar area of the Rajshahi City on Friday at morning where one is a student of Rajshahi University (RU) and another one is also student of…
No improvement of human rights in Bangladesh: UK
The United Kingdom sees no improvement of human rights scene in Bangladesh last year. The UK in its annual report for 2015 designated 30 Human Rights Priority Countries including Bangladesh that that have shown no improvement in matters of human…
Deposition recorded on Salauddin Quader Chy’s verdict leakage case
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday recorded depositions of the complainant in the case filed over the leakage of draft verdict in the death sentence executed, BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s war crime case with the International Crimes Tribunal.
“Dainik Inqilab” newsman walk to jail
Court Correspondent The Cyber Crime Tribunal of Dhaka on Thursday sent a special correspondent of the Dainik Inqilab to the jail in a case filed for publishing a ‘false report’ against an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of police.
Govt. intends to divert attention from BB heist & Tonu murder: Fakhrul
Staff Reporter BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday the government intends to divert attention from Bangladesh Bank cyber heist and Tonu murder incidents by arresting Shafik Rehman.
Shafik Rehman confession news is unusual: Nazrul
Staff Reporter BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam said news on confession that Shafik Rehman has made confession of his involvement in the plot to abduct and kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy is unusual.
Shafik Rehman was arrested on specific allegations: Obaidul Quader
STAFF REPORTER The conspiracy was done to abduct and kill Sajib Wazed Joy to destroy the Awami League (AL), road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said yesterday.
Bangladesh ranked 144 in press freedom index ’16
STAFF REPORTER Bangladesh has ranked 144th among 180 countries in terms of press freedom in 2015, according to a report of the press freedom index-2016.
Tonu murder pre-planned: CID
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday claimed that the murder of Victoria College girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu was a planned one.
Iran’s parliament approves $97 billion budget
Iran’s parliament approved a $97 billion budget for the current year, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Obama faces ‘curveball’ in ties with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
When President Barack Obama arrives in the Saudi capital on Wednesday, he’ll face an increasingly assertive leadership still heavily dependent on U.S. weapons and military might that nonetheless has little trust in him and essentially believes it’s been thrown a…
Aftershocks rattle Japan as deaths from quakes rise to 45
Japan’s southern quake-hit area was rattled by a strong aftershock Tuesday and searchers found a woman’s body buried under landslide rubble, raising the death toll from the twin earthquakes to 45.