Dhaka, Jan 16 – The High Court will deliver its order on Thursday on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of oath-taking of lawmakers elected in the December 30 polls last year. After completion of hearing, the HC bench…
Category: Conflicts
Hasan Mahmud calls TIB report on polls Oikyafront’s version
Dismissing the report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) that found irregularities in 47 out of 50 constituencies during the national election as ‘questionable and controversial’, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said it is similar to Jatiya Oikyafront’s version.
UK’s May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed
British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government.
Solve problems among Muslim countries through talks: PM
Stressing the importance of the unity of Muslim countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the Muslim countries should solve their problems, if any, through talks.
Quader asks Fakhrul to quit BNP accepting failures
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir should resign from his party shouldering the responsibility for the failures both in the movement and the election.
CEC brushes aside TIB’s report on election irregularities
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday trashed the Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB’s) report over vote fraud in the 11th general election saying that it is not authentic.
A sky full of kites becomes a death trap for birds
by Manon Verchot on 16 January 2019 • Every year around festivals like Makar Sankranti, when kites soar in the sky competing with each other, conservation organisations continue to rescue thousands of birds entangled or injured by these kite strings.
Gloom ahead of world economic storm
In light of the uncertainty caused by the US-China trade war, the IMF expects the US economic growth to slow from a three-year high of 2.9 per cent in 2018 to 2.5 per cent in 2019, while China’s expansion has…
Govt failed to rein in overheated rice market, alleges BNP
BNP on Tuesday alleged that the government has completely failed to control the overheated rice market as the ruling party-backed syndicate is raising the prices of the staple through tricks.
Apologise to nation for ‘vote rigging’, Fakhrul tells Quader
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday asked his ruling party counterpart Obaidul Quader to apologise publicly for committing the offence of ‘vote rigging’ in the 11th parliamentary election.
Oikya Front to join talks if agenda polls-centric: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said Jatiya Oikyafront will join the proposed talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if election-centric agenda is fixed.
Gharials back from the brink faces development pressures
Lalsa Yadav gushes with a big smile on his face every time he spots a gharial in the river Gandak, that flows through West Champaran district of Bihar, bordering Nepal.
China 2018 trade growth slowed as US trade battle heated up
China’s trade growth slowed in 2018 as a tariff battle with Washington heated up and global consumer demand weakened.
2 suspected robbers killed in Shariatpur ‘gunfight’
Shariatpur, Jan 14 – Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Dehobhog area of Sadar Upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Russel and Jahangir.
The New New Anti-Semitism
By Richard Falk 18 Nov 2018 – I along with many others am being victimized these days. They are being labelled anti-Semites, and in some instances, self-hating Jews as well. This is a Zionist and Israeli effort to shut down…
Those who speak for people are real opposition: Khaleda
Dhaka, Jan 13 – Observing that it is not necessary to be in parliament to become the opposition, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia during a hearing in a court here on Sunday said those who speak for people are the real…
Dr Kamal hails PM’s dialogue offer, wants to join
Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday appreciated the Prime Minister’s decision to hold fresh talks with political parties, saying it is a positive step.
PM will hold dialogues again with political parties: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold dialogues with 75 political parties again.
20 hurt as cops, RMG workers clash in Ashulia
The academic activities at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology resume on Monday after the Eid-ul-Azha vacation.
Get back to work or factories to be shut indefinitely: BGMEA
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Sunday threatened to keep all the factories shut for an indefinite period if the agitating workers do not go back to work by Monday.
‘New arrivals’ cloud Rohingya repatriation prospect
The worsening situation in Rakhine brings worries Dhaka, Jan 13 – Despite Bangladesh’s “serious efforts” to resume the halted repatriation process, the recent deteriorating condition in the Rakhine State of Myanmar has brought “much worries” among all concerned, clouding the…
Dhaka Police chief warns garment unrest ‘vested interests’
Dhaka, Jan 12 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Saturday warned unnamed ‘vested quarters’ against trying to use the ongoing unrest in the garments sector to serve their own subversive ends, and vowed not to let…
German envoy for peaceful mechanism to resolve RMG issues
Dhaka, Jan 12 – German Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Fahrenholtz has laid emphasis on finding a peaceful way to resolve the issues related to the RMG sector in Bangladesh.
BNP slams govt for not responding to call for dialogue
Dhaka, Jan 12 – BNP on Saturday alleged that the ruling party is unwilling to sit in talks with opposition parties as it has no answer to defend ‘huge fake votes cast during the December-30 election’.
Joy describes why Oikya Front suffered election debacle
Dhaka, Jan 12– Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday said BNP and Oikya Front, having been thoroughly rejected by voters, have started begging their foreign masters for help.
Bangladesh garment workers’ unrest on; 50 factories closed
Dhaka, Jan 12 –Readymade garment (RMG) workers demonstrated for a sixth consecutive day on Saturday in the capital, Ashulia and Gazipur demanding higher wages.
Call election in 3 months: Polls with Jamaat error: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Jan 12 – Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said it was a mistake of his party to join the recent 11th parliamentary elections with Jamaat-e-Islami under the banner of Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF).
Join parliament, PM Hasina urges BNP’s MPs-elect
Leadership crisis, nomination trade behind BNP’s debacle, she reiterates Dhaka, Jan 12 -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the MPs-elect of BNP to join Parliament for the sake of democracy and to utilise the scope for their return to…
Two bullet-hit bodies found in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 12 – Police recovered the bullet-hit bodies of two suspected drug traders from Hneela in Teknaf on Saturday morning.
Bangladesh improves on Global Terror Index
Cybersecurity threat emerges as a new form of terror, says IEP Dhaka, Jan 11 – Bangladesh has improved four notches to the 25th place among 163 countries with a score of 5.697 in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2018 of…