BNP on Saturday alleged that a sense of insecurity has crept into the minds of voters belonging to the 20-party alliance due to continued arrest and harassment by police in three cities that go to polls Monday.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
BD schoolboys heavily exposed to obscenity: Study
Based on the outcome of a study carried out on 900 school boys, a research organisaion came up with a data on Sunday to say 61.65 percent of them watch pornography.
Polls in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal cities Monday
The voting in three city corporations – Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet- will begin at 8 am tomorrow and continue till 4 pm without any break.
No dialogue but, might be, communication with BNP: Quader
Ruling out the possibility of any dialogue with BNP over the next general election, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said there might be communication with the party.
Khaleda seeks HC bail in Cumilla arson case
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday filed a bail petition with the High Court in the case filed under Special Power Act over the arson attack in Cumilla on Feb 3, 2015.
BNP strategies to deal with ‘adversities’ in city polls
In the wake of Khulna and Gazipur polls,BNP has worked out ‘strategies’ to apply in Monday’s elections to three city corporations to ensure the presence of its polling agents at all the centres and encourage party supporters to cast their…
Project to expand science education approved at NEC
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Tk 2,511.51-crore project to expand the scope for science education in 200 government colleges across the country.
Mahmudur gets 6 months bail in defamation case
The High Court on Sunday granted a 6-month bail to Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman in a defamation case filed against him for making derogatory remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Tulip Siddiq.
Global tiger day and Bangladesh
The International Tiger Day also known as Global Tiger Day is being celebrated in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, to raise awareness for conservation of the majestic big cat from extinction.
Bangladesh wins bronze in Int’l Physics Olympiad
Bangladesh has won four bronze medals in International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) – 2018.
Joy sees AL win in 3 city corporations
Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy sees win of three Awami League mayoral candidates in Barishal, Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations’ polls billed for Monday.
Sensing danger in polls, Quader reaching out to opponents
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has got busy holding meetings with different political parties sensing danger in the next general election.
Students go berserk in Capital as bus kills 2 injures 12
College students went berserk as a bus ploughed through some of their fellows in front of Kurmitola General Hospital on Airport Road in the capital on Sunday, leaving two dead and 12 others injured.
560 model mosques to be built
The government will build a total of 560 model mosques across the country soon, a press release of Islamic Foundation (IF) said.
Buddhists celebrate Ashari Purnima
The Buddhists in the city and elsewhere in the country today celebrated Ashari Purnima, one of their major religious festivals, with solemn devotion and traditional enthusiasm.
RMG workers to observe 2-hr hunger strike July 31
Readymade garment (RMG) workers will observe a two-hour hunger strike in front of the office of the minimum wage board for the RMG sector on July 31 to press home their demand for fixing Tk 16,000 as minimum wage.
People responsible for coal scam to face music: Secy
Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem on Friday said those responsible for the disappearance of 1.44 lakh tonnes of coal from Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) will be brought to justice.
Sara Hossain in Inquiry Body on occupied Palestine
Barrister Sara Hossain, a Supreme Court lawyer, has been named as one of the three members of the ‘Commission of Inquiry’ on the 2018 protests in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Rohingyas: Dhaka for holding perpetrators accountable
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said the perpetrators of heinous crimes against Rohingyas in Rakhine State of Myanmar must be held accountable.
Elections to cities to be a farce, fears BNP
BNP on Friday feared that the elections to three city polls will turn into a farce as the Election Commission (EC) could not yet create a proper election atmosphere.
Cricket star Imran Khan wins in Pakistan but needs coalition
It’s official: Pakistan’s Election Commission on Friday declared former cricket star Imran Khan’s party the winner of Pakistan’s historic third consecutive election of a civilian government, but he didn’t win an outright majority and must form a coalition.
BNP-Jamaat clique to destroy country if returns to power: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the BNP-Jamaat clique will just destroy the country with their unbridled looting and corruption if they return to power as they did in the past.
Extrajudicial killings’ for holding lopsided general election: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the government has long been engaged in ‘extrajudicial killings’ in the name of anti-narcotic drive to hold another one-party lopsided general election.
10 million people infected with hepatitis virus
Nearly one crore people in the country are infected with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus, said a study report recently.
Silence of Judiciary increases self-censorship: Pak journos
When it comes to the military and the judiciary, Pakistan’s journalists are “between a rock and a hard place,” Zohra Yusuf, of the independent non-profit Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, told CPJ.
Gazipur mayor, councilors sworn in
Newly elected mayor of Gazipur Md. Jahangir Alam and councilors of the Gazipur City Corporation were sworn in at the Prime Minister Office here today.
Truck-microbus collision leaves 4 dead in Sylhet
Six people were killed and three others injured as a truck collided head-on with a microbus at Ilashpur in Osmaninagar upazila on Thursday afternoon.
West Indies level series beating Bangladesh
Bangladesh fought back well on a chase of 272 runs against the host West Indies, but failed to manage requiring eight runs in the last over, conceding a three-runs defeat in the second ODI of the three-match series at Providence…
3-day performance art ‘Shilper Shohor’ begins
A three-day performance art, an important part of New Media art practice, titled ‘Shilper Shohor’ began in the city on Thursday.
Uneasy calm everywhere, claims Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that an ‘uneasy calm’ has been prevailing in the country due to ‘persistent repressive acts’.