The Election Commission has rejected the demand of ruling Awami League and the Opposition in Parliament Jatiya Party to give their MPs scope to campaign for municipal polls candidates. The EC has also said ‘No’ to BNP’s demand to shift…
Category: Governance
Sector Commanders Forum calls for ending ties with Pakistan
Sector Commanders Forum has demanded an end to all sorts of diplomatic ties with Pakistan after the country expressed ‘concern’ over the execution of those who committed crimes against humanity during Bangladesh’s Liberation War.The forum’s Chairman Maj Gen (retd) KM…
3 ‘ISI support agents’ nabbed in Kolkata
Kolkata police have arrested three persons in the Kolkata port area on charges of providing support to agents of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.The arrests in Kolkata’s Garden Reach area follow the arrest of a top ISI spy in the state…
Iran condemns recent attacks in Bangladesh
Strongly condemning the recent terrorist attacks on religious congregations in Bangladesh, Iran on Sunday said there is no doubt that the attackers are intending to disrupt the peace and harmony between the people of different religions and sects in this…
Israel blamed for terror in Bangladesh
Palestinian Charge d’Affaires in Dhaka Yousuf S Ramadan has blamed Israel for acts of ‘terrorism’ in Bangladesh.He was speaking at the International Palestine Solidarity Day function organised by the Bangladesh Shanti Parishad at the National Press Club on Sunday.Ramadan thanked…
Iran condemn recent terrorist attacks in Bangladesh
Strongly condemning the recent terrorist attacks on religious congregations in Bangladesh, Iran on Sunday said there is no doubt that the attackers are intending to disrupt the peace and harmony between the people of different religions and sects in this…
5 member panel formed to probe Shia mosque attack
A five-member probe panel has been formed to look into Thursday’s gun attack on a Shia mosque at Haripur village in Shibganj upazila that left a person dead and three others injured.
Security for foreigners tightened at Benapole
The Benapole port authorities have beefed up security for the foreign passengers passing through the Benapole check point.The measure was taken on Saturday afternoon in the wake of the recent incidents of violence in different places of the country.
5 Jamaat-Shibir men among 21 held in Satkhira
A joint force of different agencies arrested 21 people, including five activists of Jamaat-Shibir, from different places of the district from Saturday night to Sunday morning.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Special Branch, Satkira said a team of the joint force, comprising…
BNP leader held in C’nawabganj
Police arrested a local leader of BNP from Mobarakpur village in Shibganj upazila on Saturday on charge of planning subversive activities.The arrestee was identified as Ansarul Islam, 40, assistant general secretary of Mobarakpur union unit of the party and son…
Khulna priests get death threat
Two priests of two different churches in Khulna received death threat over mobile phone from an unknown caller on Friday.Reverent Tomas Joy Sarker, chief of Church of God’s Bangladesh and also executive secretary of the Khulna chapter of Bangladesh Interchurch…
Army man killed 3 others injured in cannon blast during exercise
An army personnel was killed and three others injured from a cannon blast during the military’s winter exercise at Monkhali area in Ukhia upazila of the district on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Khalil, Corporal of Bangladesh…
BD appreciated at the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Convention.
Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Üzümcü has highly appreciated Bangladesh’s role as a State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
IGP calls people to remain alert while renting out houses
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque on Saturday urged people to remain alert while renting out their houses for preventing militant activities in the country.
Shia mosque gun attack: 3 on remand
A court here on Saturday placed three people, arrested in connection with the Thursday’s gun attack on a Shia mosque at Haripur village in Shibganj upazila, on remand of different terms.
Canadian Prime Minister keen to see the changes in Bangladesh
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he is keen to see the changes that have taken place in Bangladesh since his visit to Bangladesh at the age of 13 with his father, the then Prime Minister of Canada.
58 held, drugs recovered in Ctg
Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 58 people, including two Jamaat-Shibir activists, from different upazilas of the district last night.Among the arrested including two Jamaat-Shibir activists, 10 were nabbed by the article 54 and 48 accused in regular…
Kolkata police looking for Kunio Hoshi’s killer
Kolkata police have raided at least two locations in the city’s sprawling port area since Friday evening, looking for the suspected killer of Kunio Hoshi.The raids have been triggered by ‘some definite inputs’ passed on to Indian intelligence by Bangladesh…
Bogra tense after Shia mosque shooting
Tension is running high in Bogra as the residents are smarting from the shock and disbelief over Thursday’s shooting at a Shia mosque in the area that left one dead and three injured. Locals say Sunni and Shia Muslims have…
One arrested with drug in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 in raid carried on Thursday afternoon at Kanaipur bazar on Dhaka-Khulna highway caught one drug peddler with drugs.According to RAB sources, the arrested drug peddler was identified as Md. Babul Molla, 27, son of…
‘Arms trader’ held with pistols, ammo in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action (Rab) arrested an alleged arms dealer along with two foreign-made pistols, four magazines and 12 rounds of bullet from Bilalpur Madrasa More area in Shibganj upazila of the district on Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Md…
BSF again kills Bangladeshi
Indian border guards have shot dead a Bangladesh national along the Lalmonirhat border.The incident took place early on Friday, a day after two Bangladeshis were killed in Indian firing along the Satkhira border.The victim is Amulya Barman, 38, of Hatibandha…
Now Islamabad decides to summon Bangladesh envoy
Pakistan has decided to summon Bangladesh’s envoy to lodge a protest and convey Islamabad’s concerns over the recent executions of two opposition members, according to a report by The Express Tribune.It attributed to a ruling party lawmaker’s statement in Pakistan’s…
EU for restoring full independence of the media
The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday adopted a ‘non-binding’ resolution asking Bangladesh authorities to restore the full independence of the media.
Zia, Ershad cannot be called presidents, as they forcibly took power: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Ziaur Rahman and HM Ershad can no longer be called former presidents of Bangladesh as the country’s apex court declared them illegal presidents.
Gun attack in Shia mosque at Bogura kills one injured three
The muazzin of a local Shia mosque was killed and three devotees were injured as gunmen stormed into the mosque at Haripur village in Shibganj upazila on Thursday evening and opened fire on them.
10 BNP, Jamaat-Shibir men among 27 held
A joint force of different agencies arrested 27 people, including 10 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir, from different places of the district from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Special Branch, Satkira said a team of…
Dhaka irked by Unhhcr stance about International Crimes Trials
Dhaka – Refuting the claims of UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights that there are doubts about Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal’s trials, Dhaka on Thursday said it is ‘highly disturbed’ over the UN rights body’s claims. “Bangladesh…
BSF kills 2 Bangladeshi
Two Bangladeshis were shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Tarali in India opposite Taluigachha border in Satkhira sadar upazila early Thursday.The deceased are Nazrul Islam, son of Sher Ali Biswas, a resident of Pancharki…
PM wants to develop the country by ensuring access of modern technologies
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government wants to develop the whole country and ensure the welfare of its people by using modern technologies.