Absolute power of the executive organ of Bangladesh creates scope for abuse and prompts to take executive decisions on partisan basis, according to a study of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The study reveals that the Prime Minister being the…
The Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka has said it will take a while to know whether Indian foreign policy changes if BJP forms the government under the leadership of Narendra Modi. “The results of the election will be published on…
Vice chairman of the standing committee of China National Peoples Congress Yan Junqi on Wednesday said Bangladesh is a unique example in the world for marching towards development. Junqi, leading a delegation of China National People’s Congress, made the remark…
A Bangladeshi young man was beaten to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Munsipur border point in Damurhuda upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Hasibur Rahman,30, son of Mustabir, a resident of…
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday called for consolidating the country’s communal harmony to promote peace and prosperity. “Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony. I expect that countrymen irrespective of religions and opinions will play proper role in national development…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday filed two write petitions with the High Court challenging the legality of charge-framing against her in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Khaleda’s counsel Mohammad Asaduzzaman filed the writ on…
China has signed four military agreements with Bangladesh to enhance Dhaka’s defence capabilities. They were signed on Monday in presence of visiting General Xu Qiliang, who is the vice-chairman of the central military commission of the Chinese Communist Party. The…
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said the three officials of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), sacked for their alleged involvement in Narayanganj seven murders, will be arrested any time in compliance with the High Court order. “The…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday summoned secretary of expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment Khondaker Showkat Hossain to quiz him over his alleged involvement in obtaining government plots by misusing the power. The commission asked him to appear before the commission’s…
Journalists’ leaders yesterday expressed their deep concern over the deterioration of law and order in the walk of growing killings, enforced disappearances and abduction. Addressing a protest rally organized by Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) in front of the National Press…
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee invited President Abdul Hamid to visit India. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran handed over an invitation letter of Pranab Mukharjee to President Abdul Hamid during a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Sunday.…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday quizzed immediate past chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Nurul Huda as part of the investigation into three cases recently filed against former secretary of ministry of housing and public works Khondaker Shawkat Hossain, for allegedly…
Daudkandi Municipality former mayor’s wife sued five physicians of Labaid Hospital on the charge of negligence which caused the death of her husband while the court directed the Vice Chancellor of BSMMU to form a three-member committee including a cardiac…
Relatives of all the seven murder victims of Narayanganj in their testimonies before the administrative probe committee have held Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) responsible for the carnage. They have also demanded arrest of the three sacked RAB-11 members. The committee recorded…
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena will start his five-day multi-district visit on Sunday which is a continuation of his pledge to visit all 64 districts in Bangladesh. During his latest tour, the US diplomat will visit Narail, Magura, Jhenidah,…
Police on Saturday arrested three people, including a Jubo Dal leader, in connection with the recent disappearance of BNP leader Mujibur Rahman Mujib and his driver from Sunamganj town. The arrestees are Ali Akbar Chowshury, 30, member of the Sunamganj…
A new army officer has been named to command RAB-11 after a massive overhaul of the Narayanganj police force. Lt Col Anwar Latif Khan has assumed charge of his new responsibility on Friday, said RAB’s Assistant Director (Media) Sadira Khatun.…
The US Ambassador escaped unhurt when his car skidded off the road in Kapasia, Gazipur, on Friday. Kapasia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ahsan Ullah told journalists the SUV was on a country road in Lohadi village around 10:30am when the driver…
A young man was shot to death by miscreants at Kamarjuri in the city early Friday. Police said being informed by locals, they recovered the bullet-ridden body of the unidentified young man, aged 30/32, from a paddy filed in the…
The High Court has asked why Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital interns who denied treatment to a journalist should not be denied their certificates. A High Court bench on Thursday also asked under what authority those interns had denied treatment…
RAB investigations have found evidence of its own officers being involved in the Nayarayanganj murders, several sources inside the elite force say. It has found no proof that suggests involvement of anyone besides RAB and fugitive Ward-4 Councillor Nur Hossain,…
Chief of the probe body, formed to investigate law enforcers’ involvement in the Narayanganj seven-murder case, Md Shahjahan Ali Mollah on Thursday said the fact behind the murder of seven people would be unveiled. “The investigation into the murders will…
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed May 18 for arguments afresh in the Ramna Batamul blast case. Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Dhaka Ruhul Amin set the date, after completion of arguments on behalf of 13 accused in the…
Speakers at a sit-in programme in the city on Wednesday demanded stopping extrajudicial killings and fair investigation into and trial of every incident of secret killings. They also observed the whole country, including Narayanganj, has turned into a death valley…
The government is allocating a ‘reluctant’ Sheikh Rehana a house on one and a half Bighas of land in Dhaka’s upscale Gulshan for her being the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The formalities to allot House no. 10 on…
A Dhaka court on Wednesday acquitted Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul, the Dainik Jugantor publisher Salma Islam and the then editor Golam Sarowar in a defamation case, filed by BNP leader Mirza Abbas.
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said the settlement of maritime boundary disputes between Bangladesh and Myanmar provided an excellent opportunity to enhance maritime commerce and cooperation between the two countries. The President said this when Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Navy Admiral…
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has promised that it will make no effort to protect any of its officials if they are found to be involved in the abduction and murder of seven people including city Councillor Nazrul Islam in…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved 10 charge sheets out of 27 cases into the alleged money laundering amounting to Tk 18.68 crore from the Sonali Bank by three companies. The commission had approved charge sheets against a total of…
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking three officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), including its Managing Director, to explain in a week why they should not be charged with contempt of court for violating court order.…