Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Dharmasur area under Keraniganj Model Police Station early Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Quoting locals, Majibar Rahman, officer-in-charge of the police station, said…
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said the government will not allow the separatists of neighbouring India and Myanmar to operate from the country. He said this while talking to reporters after a views exchange meeting with…
Leaders of civil societies of South Asian countries on Saturday demanded Visa-free South Asia to ensure democracy, peace and non-communalism in the region. They demanded strong solidarity within the region and also strengthening of existing food and seed bank mechanism…
Eight Bangladeshi women returned from India through Sonamasjid frontier this afternoon after suffering imprisonment in India on different terms. These Bangladeshi women were identified as Sumitra Haldar, daughter of Suranjan Haldar of Pirpural village under Naldanga upazila of Natore district,…
A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by members of Indian tribal community Khasia at Guabari border point in Jaintapur upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Kudrat, 30, a day labourer and son of Asad Ali of Guabari…
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will be here after attending the 18th Saarc Summit to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 26-27. Biswal will arrive here to participate in meetings…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that the present government wanted to see a disciplined, skilled, modern and well-equipped armed force in the country. “Our government wants to see a disciplined, skilled, modern and well-equipped armed force and for…
News Desk The Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) has written an open letter to all governments of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, to request for a possibility of establishing a human rights mechanism in South Asia.…
Presidet Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid rich tributes to members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices in the Liberation War in 1971. The President, who is also the Supreme Commander of the…
The US Senate has confirmed the nomination of Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat as new US Ambassador to Bangladesh. Bernicat will succeed incumbent Ambassador Dan W Mozena. As Republicans prepare to take control of the Senate, the cooperation of Republicans and…
The Armed Forces Day marking the establishment of Bangladesh armed forces during the country’s Liberation War will be observed Friday with due solemnity and festivity. On this day in 1971, Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising Army, Navy and Air Force were…
A Bangladeshi youth has been shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near Ratnai border in Baliadanga upazila. The victim was identified as Shah Alam, 22, son of Sher Ali of Sunki area in the upazila. Sources at…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the importance of transit through India for establishing connectivity with Bhutan and Nepal to enhance trade and business among South Asian countries. The Prime Minister said this when visiting Chairperson of the Parliamentary…
Analysis by Susan Bissell United Nations – Next week marks 25 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a historic commitment to children and the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history. The…
A clash between rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for establishing supremacy at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Thursday killed one activist and prompted the authorities to declare the university closed sine die. The university…
The lawyer for BNP chief Khaleda Zia has cited the quashing of a case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as he urged for dismissal of a corruption case against her at the Supreme Court. An Appellate Division bench, led by…
A Chittagong court on Wednesday sent 85 people, including Myanmar nationals, who were arrested from a trawler in the Bay of Bengal while heading towards Malaysia on Monday, to jail. Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Ahmed Sayed passed the order when they…
Noted jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday said he did not find anyone till date who cast vote in the January-5 general election and observed, holding a ‘voter-less’ election is not democracy. He was addressing a discussion, titled ‘1972 Constitution…
The government has no information as to how many coups d’etat or mutinies had taken place in the army from 1975 to 1981 and how many officials were killed in the incidents. Minister for Road Transport and Bridge Obaidul Quader…
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld the death penalty of two convicts in the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leader Kazi Aref Ahmed murder case overturning review petitions filed by them. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme…
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon on Wednesday visited the EU-supported projects in Barisal and said they give priority to people’s needs while implementing projects. “This field visit is an eye opener at a time…
A UN committee has called for the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court over its human rights record. The human rights committee passed a motion seeking a probe into alleged crimes against humanity committed by…
Rajshahi police has detained a master’s level female student who was found inside the locked house of slain RU teacher Prof Shafiul Islam. The student was found inside the sociology department teacher’s locked house in Chouddapai area, adjacent to the…
The High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to be cautious in carrying out the into the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case so that it does not become questionable, in apparently disappointment with the investigation done so far. An HC…
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Tuesday said the government will investigate reports published in the media that 16 high officials, including secretaries, have had fake freedom fighter certificates, and take necessary steps if the allegations prove true.…
Government functionaries in Bangladesh do not agree with the findings of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) that there has been a substantial rise in risk of terrorist activities in the country. UK-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)…
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu today told the parliament that the Government has taken all necessary measures to bring back Noor Hossain, prime suspect of Narayanganj seven-murder case, to Bangladesh. “Process to bring back Noor Hossain is underway,” he told…
A court in Dhaka on Monday asked Tarique Rahman, senior vice chairman of BNP, to appear before it, in connection with a case for making derogatory remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
Hearing in the leave to appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia against the High Court (HC) order in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, started at the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday. The five-…
Commissioner of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Barrister Mahbubur Rahman has been transferred to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, two days after the gruesome murder of Rajshahi University Professor AKM Shafiul Islam. According to a notification, issued by the Home Ministry…