Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Wednesday claimed that the countrywide municipal elections were held fairly barring some stray incidents.
Category: Governance
Manikganj power plant obtained 227.41 crore fund
Dhaka Northern Power Generations Limited (DNPGL) obtained a fund of $ 28.97 million (equivalent to Tk 227.41 crore) from Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) for its 55 MW power plant at Singair of Manikganj.
Police to submit probe report for making derogatory remarks
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday asked police to submit the probe report by February 23, 2016 in the case filed against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tareque Rahman for making derogatory remarks about Bangabandha Sheikh…
Rana Plaza: Four walk to jail
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent four associates Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza building after they surrender to the court with bail pleas.
British Bangladeshi militant killed in Syria airstrikes
A Bangladesh origin militant of the Islamic State has been killed in an airstrike in Syria in December, according to the US-led coalition.Top spokesperson for the coalition Col Steve Warren listed names of 10 Islamic State leaders killed by airstrikes,…
Man killed near Satkania polling station
A man was shot to death in a clash between the supporters of two councillor candidates at a polling station in Satkania municipality of Chittagong on Wednesday, reports news agency UNB.Both the councillor candidates are involved with the politics of…
Country is ready to hold municipality polls
Election Commission has completed all necessary preparations to hold polls in 234 municipalities across the country today amid the apprehension of violence as one third of the poling centres have been identified risky.
Hearing of petrol bomb case fix on Jan 28
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed January 28, 2016 for hearing on whether the charge sheets submitted against 38 BNP leaders including the party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia would be taken into cognizance…
School girl raped in Jessore
Dhaka – A schoolgirl was raped allegedly by a young man at Belta village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Monday, about 300 kilometres southwest of here.
Bangladeshi guilty of human trafficking in Thailand
Bangkok-based daily The Nation on Friday reported a 23-year-old Bangladeshi fisherman testified his complicity in a human-trafficking case involving Rohingya and other migrants when he was brought before Bangkok’s Ratchadaphisek criminal court in Thailand on Thursday.The hearing was held with…
Niko charge hearing set on set February 17
Court Correspondent The Ninth Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Monday set February 17 for hearing on charge framing in the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
Rajib murder verdict on Dec 31
Court Correspondent The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka on Monday fixed December 31 (Thursday) to deliver its verdict in the much-talked-about blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider Shovon murder case.
Two killed in reported ‘gunfight’ were ‘JMB suspects’
Gazipur – Two suspected members of the banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were reportedly killed in a gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Jugitola area near Bypass Road in Gazipur city on Sunday night. The…
Public university teachers demand Muhith’s resignation.
Accusing Finance Minister AMA Muhith of reneging on his promise to meet their various demands, public university teachers here on Sunday demanded his resignation.
Special drive against anti militant action: HM
Amid the growing concern over the recent militant activities, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said a special drive will be launched across the country after the municipality polls based on information being provided by intelligence agencies.
Hearing against 26 BNP leaders fix on Jan 27
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday fixed January 27, 2016 for hearing on framing charges against 26 BNP leaders including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Mirza…
Crude bombs blasted targeting AL supporters in Bhola
Miscreants blasted two crude bombs targeting the procession of Awami League (AL) backed mayoral candidate in front of a primary school in Bhola municipality on Saturday night.Witnesses said supporters of AL backed mayoral candidate Mohammad Moniruzzaman brought out a procession…
Chhatra League leader sued for attacking female student
A female student has lodged a case against a Chhatra League leader of Bangla College, accusing him of physically attacking her.Mirpur Police Station Sub Inspector Md Ohidul Islam said that the girl had filed the case at around 12:30 pm…
IS claim responsibility for Bagmara, Rajshahi mosque blast?
Dhaka – The Islamic State group on Saturday reportedly claimed responsibility for an attack at a mosque of the minority Ahmadiyya Muslims in Rajshahi, in which the suspected bomber died and at least three others were injured. US-based monitoring organisation…
‘Prevent child trafficking by enforcing law’
Speakers at a press conference yesterday urged the government to take necessary steps for proper enforcement of existing laws to prevent child trafficking. Human trafficking is going unabated due to lack of implementation of existing law. Especially, the rate of…
Probe to clarify if Bagmara mosque blast was suicide attack: Minister
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said it will be clear after investigation whether the Bagmara Ahmadiyya mosque bomb blast was a suicide attack or not. “It’s not clear yet whether it’s a suicide bomb blast or not,…
One killed 10 injured in Rajshahi mosque suicide blast
Dhaka – One person was killed and at least 10 others were injured in a ‘suicide bomb attack’ in a mosque during the Juma prayers in Rajshahi’s Bagmara Upazila, police say. Bagmara Police Station OC Motiar Rahman told reporters that…
Fareena harassed in BD: Pakistan
Pakistan has accused Bangladesh of “constantly harassing” its Second Secretary in Dhaka Farina Arshad, a day after Islamabad withdrew her over her alleged ties to terrorism.Islamabad in a statement on Thursday termed those charges “baseless” and said “an incessant and…
PM calls for private sectors’ support towards healthcare services
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the private sector entrepreneurs to supplement the government efforts in providing better healthcare services to people and thus achieve further progress in the health sector.
Action will be taken whenever the election code is violated: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said the fact that the Election Commission’s neutrality is being questioned by all political parties rather means that it is taking action against all of them, in cases of polls code violations…
7 police officers promoted as Additional IGPs
Dhaka- Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Wednesday said the police are now ready to face any kind of challenge as capability of police has increased very much to ensure public safety as well as to content…
3 JMB men arrested with 16 hand-grenades, bombs & explosives
Dhaka–Plainclothes police arrested three active JMB men along with 16 hand-grenades, three powerful bombs, a suicide vest and huge explosives in a 14-hour nerve-wracking drive at a militant den on the top-floor of a six-storey building in the city’s Mirpur…
Rajib murder,arguments present on Speedy Trial Tribunal-3
Court Correspondent The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka on Thursday heard the arguments of the prosecution and fixed Sunday to hear the arguments of the defence in the murder case filed in connection with the killing of blogger and also…
N. Korea warns Canada not to interfere with pastor’s sentence
JH Ahn North Korea’s state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) warned Canada on Tuesday not to attempt to undermine their “righteous judgment” against Canadian pastor Lim Hyeon-soo. “The Canadian Prime Minister and many Canadian officials have libeled the result of…
Hearing deferred on charge against 23 BNP leaders
Court Correspondent A court of Dhaka on Wednesday once again deferred the hearing on charge framing against 23 BNP leaders and activists, including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.