The second meeting of the SAARC Cabinet Secretaries will begin at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka today (Saturday). The cabinet secretaries from Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the host Bangladesh are participating in the two-day meeting. An…
Seven hours after two Indian citizens were kidnapped by some Bangladeshi nationals along the India-Bangladesh border in Feni district, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued and handed them over to their counterparts Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday. Earlier, a…
The Election Commission on Thursday sent to the Anti Corruption Commission the copies of the affidavits Jatiya Party leader ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader submitted before the 9th and 10th parliamentary elections. The documents were requested by the anti-graft watchdog, assistant…
China is now waiting to know the government decision about two vital projects — building a deep seaport and launching Bangladesh’s first satellite ‘Bangabandhu Satellite’ in the space – as the world’s number two economy has already expressed its interest…
Acknowledging Bangladesh’s progress in some important areas, the United States on Wednesday said the government of Bangladesh must do more to ensure protection when workers face intimidation and reprisals for trying to organise. It said all stakeholders in Bangladesh, including…
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A man wanted for murder has been killed in Jessore during an encounter with police early on Wednesday. The shootout, which also left five policemen injured, occurred at Abhaynagar Upazila’s Shankarpasha village, said Abhaynagar Police Station OC Khabir Uddin.
The cabinet has asked the concerned ministries to expedite the process of restoration of the necessary laws promulgated by the military regimes but later declared null and void by the Supreme Court. The directive was given in the regular meeting…
Bangladesh and the United States (US) will hold ‘Security Dialogue’ here on Tuesday to discuss issues like maritime security, counterterrorism and disaster risk management. This will be the third dialogue on security issues between the two countries which will be…
British High Commissioner Robert Gibson on Monday said independent media, strong parliamentary opposition and institutional independence are essential for strong democracy. Gibson was talking to reporters after his meeting with the City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque at Nagar Bhaban.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the police to seize assets of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s killer Lt Col MA Rashed Chowdhury. Chowdhury, one of the 12 convicted of the assassination, has been staying at Los Angeles in the…
Bangladesh and the United States (US) will hold ‘Security Dialogue’ here on Tuesday that reflects the growing defence relationship between the two countries and shared commitment to peace and prosperity in the region. This will be the third dialogue on…
A Bangladeshi cattle trader who was shot by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Balatari border point in Fulbari upazila early Friday died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday. The victim, Shamsul Haque, 25, son of Kesmat…
The government has officially upgraded the status of the post of Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Bangladesh Army to first class (non-cadre) from second class. The status of the post of sergeant was upgraded to second class from third class,…
A Supreme Court Justice has urged everyone to come forward and protect Bangladesh from the powerful ‘mafia syndicates’ which are destroying the environment. Appellate Division’s Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury made the call on Saturday at a seminar in Dhaka.
Senior BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy has been relieved of contempt charges after tendering apology for his reported remark about courts’ Gayeswar Roy appeared before the High Court for explaining his remarks that led to a case of contempt of…
BIRDEM General Hospital management has filed a case of assault on doctors of the hospital and police official ABM Masud Hossain has been mentioned as an accused. BIRDEM senior security official Md Manik Molla filed the case with the Metropolitan…
Senior Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir, who faced threats from Taliban and other terror groups, was on Saturday shot at in Karachi by four unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen near a bridge on way to his office. Mir, 47, sustained bullet injuries…
A three-day Bangladesh-India inter-governmental railway meeting (IGRM) will begin here on Monday to review the railway cooperation between the two countries. The meeting, held annually to discuss railway cooperation, will also discuss ways and means to improve connectivity and services.…
Ziaur Rahman had claimed himself to be the president of Bangladesh while reading out the declaration of independence on Mar27, 1971, but that was corrected afterwards, one of the sector commanders of the Liberation War has said. KM Shafiullah made…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been suffering from a nagging sinus pain which is forcing her to cut short her schedule programmes. She did not attend any programme on the occasion of Mujibnagar Day on Thursday. She left early from…
Disappointed at the reply to the contempt of court charge submitted by David Bergman, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday further asked him to explain properly his stance releasing ‘contemptuous’ writings and ‘distorted’ judicial order of the tribunal in his…
The High Court has acquitted all the four death-row convicts over the sensational murder of eight people including some Bangladesh Chhatra League activists in Chittagong 14 years ago. The bench of justices Md Abdul Hye and Krishna Debnath delivered the…
A Dhaka court on Thursday refused bail to Destiny 2000 Limited Chairman Mohammad Hossain and Managing Director Mohammad Rafiqul Amin in two money laundering cases.
Appreciating Bangladesh’s achievements in various areas, the United States has said it has kept pressing Bangladesh for a greater political inclusion to ensure a more stable and prosperous future. “In Bangladesh, we continue to press for greater political inclusion, without…
A court Khulna on Wednesday sentenced 18 people to life term imprisonment for killing a lawyer back in 2000. The lifers are Sunil Boidya, Subhash Mandol, Arun Biswas, Amar Sarkar, Basudeb Sarkar, Nripen Biswas, Binoy Sarder, Joyonto Sardar, Tapos Biswas,…
A tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced a schoolteacher to life term imprisonment for violating a schoolgirl in Sharsha upazila in 2004. The convict was identified as Rejaul Islam Mukul, a teacher of Baikun Government Primary School and son of Moyen…
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) ABM Masud Hossain of Dhaka was withdrawn on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in Sunday night’s Birdem incident. Masud has been attached to the Police Headquarters amid a strong demand of the Birdem physicians, said…
BNP on Wednesday sought an explanation from the government over the report of an Indian daily that India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has arrested a Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI agent from a Bangladesh airport. “A report…
Bangladesh has backed to the hilt Palestine’s demand for “full membership” of the UN and condemns Israeli occupation of all Palestinian and Arab territories, including West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza strip. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali reiterated Bangladesh’s position…