The ‘Operation Maximus’ launched by members of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) at a suspected militant den at Borohat in municipality area was postponed on Friday evening as darkness fell. Briefing reporters near the militant hideout around 7pm, chief of…
Observing that the country’s people are passing their days in panic and anxiety, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday said it seems that making Bangladesh a graveyard is Awami Leagues’ main political agenda. In a statement, she warned that the…
No militant was found inside the suspected militant den at South Bagmara in Sadar Dakkhin upazila during an operation on Friday afternoon. However, two powerful bombs, four hand grenades and two suicide vests were found at the hideout during the…
The Thailand media regulator’s decision to suspend a television station’s broadcasts for seven days is blatant censorship that further undermines media freedoms and reinforces military dictatorship, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 27, 2017, Lt. Gen. Peerapong Manakit of…
Yesterday, President Donald Trump said that, “Only by enlisting the full potential of women in our society will we be truly able to … make America great again.” Today, he sent Vice President Mike Pence to the Senate to help…
President Donald Trump’s latest Twitter rant about the New York Times’ coverage of his presidency saw him muse that it might be time to “change libel laws.” The implicit threat here may well be an empty one. But that doesn’t…
Fifteen members of ‘Raju Bahini’, a Sundarbans-based infamous robber gang, including its chief, surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan along with their arms and ammunition in the city here on Thursday. The gang members also deposited 21 firearms and 1237…
Comilla, Mar 30 – BNP’s mayoral candidate Monirul Haque Sakku won the Comilla City Corporation polls for the second straight term on Thursday defeating his rival Awami League’s Anjuman Sultana Sima with a margin of 11,085 votes.
Dhaka – Limbs of at least 7-8 bodies were found scattered as the operation ‘Hitback’, carried out by Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, at Nasirpur den in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila ended inside on Thursday. Police suspected that all…
On Monday, a mob in the Indian city of Noida, just outside New Delhi, brutally beat Nigerian student Endurance Amalawa after residents blamed Nigerians for the death of an Indian teenager. Cell phone screenshot depicting a victim of a mob…
Chinese authorities should halt the expulsion and political re-education of monks and nuns from a major Tibetan religious institution, Human Rights Watch said today. According to a statement by an abbot of the institution, Chinese officials announced on March 12,…
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Tuesday repealed privacy rules that would have required internet service providers such as Comcast and Time Warner Cable to get consumers’ consent before selling or sharing their web browsing data with advertisers and…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the country’s people to stand against terrorism, militancy and drug addiction. While speaking at a mammoth rally at Faridpur Govt Rajendra College ground, she also urged all, including guardians, teachers, imams, professions, law…
Joint forces have launched an operation at one of the two suspected militant dens police cordoned off here early Wednesday. The joint team comprising members of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, Rapid Action…
Barely 14 hours after law enforcers cordoned off two suspected militant dens in Moulvibazar, police encircled a building at South Bagmara of Sadar Dakkhin upazila on Wednesday afternoon suspecting it to be a militant den. Based on intelligence information, a…
A missing Indonesian man was found dead inside the body of a python, according to local police. Akbar went missing on Sunday on the island of Sulawesi, after leaving to harvest palm oil. In the search for the 25-year-old, police…
A Singaporean couple who starved their Philippine maid until she weighed just 29kg were jailed on Monday, in a case described as “shocking” by prosecutors who are appealing for stiffer sentences. Trader Lim Choon Hong, 48, was sentenced to three…
What does the typical victim of domestic violence look like? Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows those abused by their partners come from all walks of life – just like their attackers. But this seems to have escaped…
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Monday expressed his country’s desire to work together with Bangladesh to curb militancy. He expressed the willingness while talking to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over telephone. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said the Turkish…
Indonesian toddler Salsa Djafar was wearing a glittering golden crown decorated with ribbons and a shiny purple dress to mark a special occasion — her circumcision day. At the celebrations attended by relatives, shrieks filled the modest, yellow-walled house in…
Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and his associates — Delwar Alias Ripon and Sharif Shahedul Alam alias Bipul — who were condemned to death in a case filed over the grenade attack on ex-British envoy Anwar Choudhury in 2004…
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the ‘Road Transport Bill, 2017’ with provisions of harsher punishments, including 6 months’ jail or Tk 50,000 fine or both for driving any vehicle without having any driving licence. The…
Army Para Commandos found the bodies of four militants, including that of a female one, at militant den Atia Mahal at Shibbari of Dakkhin Surma upazila on Monday. Brig Gen Fakhrul Ahsan, spokesperson of the operation, ‘Twilight,’ came up with…
US President Donald Trump handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel a bill for more than $300 million (277.6 million euros) for Berlin’s failure to meet NATO’s defense spending target of 2 percent of GDP, British newspaper “The Sunday Times” reported on…
Emirates Airlines has introduced complimentary “Laptop and Tablet Handling Service” to beat the electronics ban by the US. According a statement of the Middle-East-based airlines, this service will enable passengers to use their laptops and tablet devices until just before…
The fire at Bangladesh Bank’s headquarters in the city’s Motijheel area on Thursday night originated from an electric short circuit at a water heater, said deputy director (Dhaka) of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters Samarandra Nath. Samarandra Nath,…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday alleged that efforts are on to sign unequal deals to make Bangladesh a subservient country. In a message issued on the occasion of the country’s 47th Independence Day, she said, “A deep-rooted plot is…
Bangladesh bowlers showing well against Sri Lanka taking three quick wickets at 31/3 in 11 overs in the 1st ODI of a three-match against Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Saturday. Young pace bowler Taskin Ahmed captured the…
Explosions and gunshots rang out as members of joint forces led by army commandos stormed the ‘den of militants’ in a building at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Saturday afternoon after rescuing 69 members of 28 families trapped in…
The nation will celebrate the great Independence and National Day on Sunday taking a fresh vow to advance the country’s development and democracy building a happy prosperous ‘Sonar Bangla’ free from poverty. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…