The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is unwilling at this moment to launch probe into unreported income of a number of ruling party leaders who are contesting in the forthcoming January 5 general elections.
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10 Molotov cocktails, 15 crude bombs recovered in Pabna
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive on Wednesday night recovered 10 Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) and 15 crude bombs from Mirza Market area in Chatmohor upazila headquarters.
14 held foiling intrusion bid in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday detained 14 people from Amrakhali check post area thwarting their attempt to enter Bangladesh from India illegally.
President announces donation of his eyes
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday announced donating two corneas of his eyes. “I’ve glaucoma disease in my eyes. I’m not sure whether donation of my corneas will be of any worth or not… if it will help, I’m declaring to…
Court rejects Khoka’s remand, bail
Two courts of Dhaka on Wednesday denied bail of BNP Vice-Chairman and convener of Dhaka city unit Sadeque Hossain Khoka and remand against him in two cases filed with Sutrapur and Paltan Police Stations for killing people by torching passenger…
16 OSDs get posting, 2 Jt Secys made OSDs
The government in an abrupt move has shuffled positions of 22 Joint Secretary-level officials in the public administration less than a month before the parliamentary election.
3 bombs, huge bomb making materials seized in Khulna
Detective Branch of Khulna Metropolitan Police seized three bombs and huge quantity of bomb making materials from a Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal (JCD) leader’s house in the city last mid night.
Two firearms trader held in Natore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged firearms traders with two firearms and ammunitions from Hugalbaria area under Natore Sadar Upazila Tuesday evening, RAB sources said.
Idols in Magura temples vandalized
Panic gripped Hindu community when miscreants attacked Pachuria, Hatbaria, Kanutia and Binupur villages under Mohammadpur Upazila of the district and vandalized 15 idols in Hindu temples Tuesday early morning.
FIFA World Cup Trophy in Dhaka, to be seen at Hotel Radisson
The glittering original FIFA World Cup Trophy, for the first time in the history, arrived in the capital Tuesday noon on a three-day tour to Bangladesh. The coveted World Cup trophy reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at…
BNP’s Hannan Shah gets bail not release
BNP Standing Committee member retired Brigadier General ASM Hannan Shah secured bail in a case, while Swechhasebak Dal General Secretary Sarafat Ali Sapu and its Organising Secretary Shafiul Bari Babu obtained bail in another case on Tuesday.
Try accused Qaiser, Prosecutor asks ICT
Dhaka – Designated prosecutor Rana Dasgupta on Tuesday pleaded before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 for indicting accused Syed Mohammad Qaiser, a former junior minister during Gen (retd) HM Ershad’s rule, on charges of crimes against humanity including genocide, during the…
Victory Day celebrated
The nation celebrated the 43rd Victory Day on Monday amid a renewed pledge to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the freedom fighters through ensuring peace and stability in the country and implementing the spirit of the war of liberation.
PM greets war-wounded freedom fighters
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday greeted the war-wounded freedom fighters and their families on the occasion of the great Victory Day.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi from Thakurgaon border
Thakurgaon, Dec 16 (UNB) – Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi national from Molani-Dharmagar frontier area of the district on Monday.
Four ‘robbers’ held in Cox’s Bazar
Police arrested four alleged robbers and seized a gun and four sharp weapons from their possessions at Paglirbeel in Ukhia upazila early Monday.
Miscreants torch union office valuables in Noakhali
Miscreants torched furniture and valuable documents of Sirajpur Union Parishad in Companyganj upazila early Monday.
US pushes for redoubling efforts for dialogue
The United States (US) on Sunday said it is more urgent than ever for the major parties to redouble their efforts to engage in constructive dialogue to find a way forward to holding free and fair elections that are credible…
Communalism can’t be tackled over democracy’s grave: Selim
Dhaka – Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) president Mujahidul Islam Selim on Sunday said the parties of the ruling class are now playing a trick to annihilate democracy in the name of combating communalism.
Local public reps asked to check subversive acts
Dhaka – Local public representatives have been asked to take measures so that no subversive act can take place in their respective areas, or else they will have to face the music.
Ershad forcibly admitted to CMH, says B Chowdhury
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has alleged Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) forcibly.
300 candidates pull out of polls race
Some 300 candidates, out of 880 across the country, pulled out from the January-5 general electoral race, according to data provided by the Election Commission Secretariat on Saturday.
Mollah execution: Jamaat calls countrywide hartal Sunday
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will observe countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Sunday protesting execution of party leader Abdul Quader Mollah. The shutdown was announced following the execution of Quader Mollah on Thursday night.
Pakistan criticises Mollah execution
Pakistan has severely criticised Bangladesh for executing Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Abdul Quader Mollah, but recognised that Mollah remained supporter of a united Pakistan till the very end before the creation of Bangladesh.
40 maunds jatka seized in Barisal
Barisal Fisheries Department in cooperation with Coast Guards in a drive at Kritankhola river seized 40 maunds jatka from four trawlers here this morning.
Scope for participatory polls getting difficult: CEC
Dhaka – Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Friday hinted that the scope for an election with participation of all political party on January 5 is getting thin with the passage of time.
Mollah execution Bangladesh’s internal matter: India
India on Friday said that the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Quader Molla was an internal matter of Bangladesh.
Amnesty fears attacks on Hindus
Amnesty International has expressed apprehension that hanging of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla will trigger reprisal attacks with country’s minority Hindu community bearing the brunt of it.
Kerry’s call to PM focused on way forward for credible polls: US
Dhaka – US Secretary of State John Kerry has conveyed the importance of major parties in Bangladesh to come together on a way forward for elections that are free, fair, and credible in the eyes of the people of Bangladesh.
Inclusive polls necessary for Bangladesh’s stability: Warsi
Dhaka – Visiting UK Senior Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Baroness Sayeeda Warsi in a meeting with opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Thursday said an inclusive election is necessary in Bangladesh for its stability.