Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has exposed the government’s ‘blueprint’ for the next polls through his comment that their party’s victory is just a formality.
Category: Governance
Shakib-Shohan fined 25pc of their match fees
Dhaka- Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and reserve player Nurul Hasan Shohan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fees for separate incidents during the last league match of the Nidahas Trophy Tri-nation T20I cricket against Sri Lanka…
Country heading towards dark tunnel: Dr. Mosharraf
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday alleged that the country is heading towards a ‘dark tunnel’ as the government has lost control over all institutions.
Russian exiles warned after tycoon murder
UK police have begun to contact a number of Russian exiles to discuss their safety as they investigate the murder of businessman Nikolai Glushkov. The 68-year-old’s body was found at his home in south London on 12 March. The BBC…
Meet me in Pyongyang
An interview with Siegfried Hecker Elisabeth Eaves It was an extraordinary week in North Korean nuclear affairs. First, high-level South Korean envoys met with the North’s leader Kim Jong-un, returning to Seoul with promises of an inter-Korean summit and other…
BNP does not know how to respect judiciary: Law Minister
Dhaka – Claiming that BNP does not know how to show respect to the judiciary, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday asked the party to learn it.He came up with the advice while talking to reporters after inaugurating work on…
Man stabbed dead ‘by nephews’ in Faridpur
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his nephews over land dispute at Godardhor village in Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur on Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Fakir, 55 of the village.
Man held with 1.125kg heroin in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug trader along with 1.125 kg heroinfrom Char Islamabad of Sadarupazila in Chapainawabganj on Friday afternoon.
Burma Violations amounting to international crimes: UN probe
Geneva, 13 Mar (Kanaga Raja) – The United Nations-mandated Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has reported that the body of information and materials it is collecting is “concrete and overwhelming” and points at “human rights violations of the most…
4 held along with 8,000 yaba tablets
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four alleged drug traders along with 8,000 pieces of yaba in the BSCIC industrial area in Chouddagram upazila in Comilla on Thursday.
‘Pirate’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
Noakhali, Mar 16 (UNB) – A suspected pirate was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Char Omed in Companyganj upazila early Friday.
School walkouts across US demand gun reform
ByChristopher Bucktin On Thursday the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were joined by 300,000 others across the US in a walkout, part of an emboldened anti-gun movemen t In their thousands, they walked silently on…
ACC, Govt file leave to appeals against Khaleda’s bail
Dhaka, March 15 – The government and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Thursday filed separate leave-to- appeal petitions with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in…
University girl rape accused secures bail
Dhaka, March 15 – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to another accused in the case filed over the rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel.
Govt recruits 957 Ebtedayi Madrasah teachers, 1063 more soon
Dhaka, March 15 – The Islamic Foundation has recruited 957 Alia nesab teachers from madrasa background out of 1,010 posts for its Darul Arqam (Ebtedayi) standard madrasas. The appointment was given at a time on Thursday.
Youth found dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A youth was found dead in a water body at Kadipur village in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.
16 Bangladeshis held at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, including seven women and three children, from Daulatpur border here in Benapole on Thursday noon.
Bangladesh mourns plane crash victims
DHAKA- Bangladesh today observed state mourning for the victims of Monday’s US-Bangla aircraft crash in Nepal that left 49 people dead.
Admin reshuddle: Five secretaries transferred
Dhaka – In a reshuffle in the administration, five top government officials have been transferred and given new postings.The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification on Thursday in this regard.
33 BNP men held across Ctg after gathering
Dhaka – Police arrested at least 33 BNP leaders and activists including BNP vice-president and former Ward council-lor Niaz Mohammad Khan on Wednesday night.
2 held with arms in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested two people along with two shutter guns in separate incidents at Subornakhali village at Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Wednesday.
Drug peddler gets life term imprisonment in Sylhet
Dhaka – A tribunal in Sylhet on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for possessing drugs.
4 ‘JMB’ put 5-day remand in Natore
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday placed four suspected activists of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on 5-day remand each.
‘Panama Papers’ law firm announces that it is closing down
Panama City, Mar 15 (AP/UNB) — The Panamanian law firm whose more than 11 million leaked documents known as the “Panama Papers” shed light on how the world’s wealthy exploit financial secrecy to hide assets says it is closing at…
Theranos founder Holmes charged with $700m fraud
The founder of a US start-up that promised to revolutionise blood testing has agreed to settle charges that she raised over $700m (£500m) fraudulently. The Securities and Exchange Commission, a top US financial regulator, said Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos deceived…
Comilla court rejects Khaleda’s bail plea in arson case
Dhaka, 14 March – The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court of Comilla Wednesday rejected BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail petition in an arson attack case filed during the anti-government movement of BNP-led 20-party alliance in 2015.
SC stays Khaleda’s bail until Sunday: Lawyers protest
Dhaka, March 14 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the High Court order that granted a four-month interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case until Sunday. This ignited protest…
BNP accuses authorities of delaying Khaleda’s bail
Dhaka, March 14 – Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday Wednesday accused the authorities of delaying the legal process intentionally to interrupt the release of their Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Supreme Court blocks Khaleda’s bail
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed until Sunday a High Court order granting a four-month interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.The four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice Syed…
Youth held with ‘500gm heroin’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 500 grams of heroin from Dargapara Sultanganj Jahanabad in Godagari upazila early Wednesday.