Dhaka, April 30 – BNP on Monday alleged that the government has been making wholesale arrests of BNP leaders and activists to spread panic among voters in Gazipur and Khulna city corporations as their elections are billed for May 15.
Category: Governance
SC Bar demands quick appointment of SC judges
Dhaka, April 30 – Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday called for the quick appointment of Supreme Court judges as per the Constitution.
4 outsiders held over attack on DU VC’s residence
Dhaka, Apr 29 – Detectives arrested four young men from the city’s Chankharpool area on Sunday afternoon over the attack on the residence of Dhaka University Vice-chancellor during angry protests against the existing quota system in public service.
Cellphone snatching: A new menace haunting Dhaka dwellers
Dhaka, Apr 30 – Habibur Rahman, an East West University student, along with his three friends boarded a bus from Farm Gate to go back to Malibagh and sat on a window seat for a comfortable trip.
Guns and liberty
By Chris Hedges Feb 2018 – The proliferation of guns in American society is not only profitable for gun manufacturers, it fools the disempowered into fetishizing weapons as a guarantor of political agency. Guns buttress the myth of a rugged…
A suspected ‘criminal’ killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Satkhira, Apr 29 – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Abaderhat area of Sadar upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nabab Ali, son of Mujib Molla of Bakchora village in the upazila,…
AL workers asked to work together for victory in Gazipur
Dhaka, April 29 – The ruling Awami League leaders have called upon the Gazipur city unit leaders and workers to work together in a bid to make the party symbol Nouka victorious in the May 15 city elections.
BNP protests arrest of its 17 leaders from ‘secret meeting’
Dhaka, Apr 29 – Police on Sunday arrested 17 BNP leaders from a building in the city’s Bangla Motor area on charge of holding a ‘clandestine’ meeting.
5 alleged JMB men held in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj, Apr 29 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five alleged members of banned Islamic outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bajitpur area of Shibganj upazila early Sunday.
Khulna, Gazipur polls: Irregularity to invite movement: BNP
Dhaka, Apr 29 – BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Sunday warned that their party will launch a fresh anti-government movement if the elections to Gazipur and Khulna city corporations are not held in a fair and credible manner.
Lightning strikes kill 14 in 7 districts
Dhaka- Fourteen people were killed and four others injured in lightning strikes in Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon and Rangamati districts on Sunday.
Child killed by ‘stepfather’ in Munshiganj
Dhaka- A three-and-half-year-old boy was killed allegedly by his stepfather at Ichhapura village of Sirajdikhan upazila on Saturday.
DUJ-BFUJ condemn mass sacking of journalists
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Sunday condemned and expressed grave concern at the recent sacking of 70 journalists and employees from two newspapers – ‘Bangladesh News’ and ‘Din Poriborton’.
2 newborns’ bodies found in Mymensingh dustbins
Dhaka – Police on Sunday recovered the bodies of two newborns from separate dustbins at Bagmara and Bhatikasore of Sadar upazila in Mymensingh .
Nor’wester kills minor boy in Bhola
Bhola – A minor boy was killed in a house collapse as a nor’wester swept Kumarkhali village in Lalmohan upazila on Sunday noon.
Fire at city garment factory
Dhaka-A readymade garment factory caught fire in the city’s Rampura area on Sunday afternoon.
EC sounds tough against poll duty negligence
Khulna, April 29 – Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday said the EC would not backtrack in taking action against those involved in negligence of duty and violation of election code of conduct in the upcoming…
India, Pak, China to have joint military drill
In a first, India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in Russia in September, which will also be joined by China and several other countries.
No level playing field yet in Gazipur, Khulna cities
BNP on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) could not yet create a level-playing field in Gazipur and Khulna cities for holding credible polls there on May 15.
‘Criminal’ killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Abaderhat area of Sadar upazila early Sunday.
Pamplona rape case protests go on
Thousands of people turned out on the streets of the Spanish city Pamplona for the third day of protests after five men were cleared of rape. The men, who called themselves the Wolf Pack, were found guilty of sexual abuse,…
Religious minorities subjected to repression: BNP
Dhaka, Apr 28 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that religious minorities, including Buddhists, are being subjected to repression under the rule of current government.
Minor killed in Munshiganj road crash
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed when a CNG-run auto rickshaw ran over him while crossing a road at Chiknaishar village in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj on Saturday noon.
College student found dead in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a college boy from a field near his house at Tentulia village in Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat on Saturday.
‘Drug trader’ killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with DB police in Kala Bazar area in Mymensingh early Saturday.
Man beaten dead by ‘son-in-law’ in Pabna
Dhaka – A man was beaten to death allegedly by his son-in-law at Sonaharpara village in Chatmohar upazilaon in Pabna Friday evening over a trifling matter.
Gazipur district Jamat Ameer, 44 activists arrested
Dhaka, April 27 – The Gazipur district detective branch of police detained at least 45 leaders and activists of Jamaat-E-Islami including it’s Gazipur city Ameer SM Sanaullah, who had withdrawn recently his nomination paper as an Independent candidate in Gazipur…
Eight new political parties fail to get EC registration
Dhaka, April 27 – The applications of the eight new political parties that wanted to be registered with Election Commission (EC) have been cancelled for failing to provide necessary papers for registration in time.
Gazipur city ameer among 45 Jamaat men held
Dhaka – Detectives arrested 45 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including city unit ameer Principal SM Sanaullah, reportedly along with explosives from a resort at Pubail in the city on Friday morning.
Helper killed as bus plunges into Jashore ditch, 30 injured
Dhaka – A bus helper was killed and 30 others injured as the bus plunged into a ditch beside Jashore-Narail road at Karimpur village in Bagharpara upazila here on Friday.