The district unit of BNP enforced a half-day hartal in the district on Sunday protesting an attack on detained Habiganj municipality mayor (suspended) GK Gaus in jail. Vehicular movement on the streets of the district town was suspended due to…
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Cabinet window dressing: 3 new faces, 2 get elevated
Three ministers and two junior ministers were sworn in on Tuesday evening as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has gone on her first cabinet-overhaul exercise inducting three new faces and elevating two junior ministers to full ministers. President Abdul Hamid administered…
Another opposition local govt body chief suspended
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives has suspended chairman of Muktagachha upazila Zakaria Harun. The suspension order signed by Lutfun Nahar, senior assistant secretary of the ministry, reached the upazila parishad on Sunday, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer…
IGP’s call for Khaleda to be responsible indecorous: Bnp
BNP called unbecoming and unexpected Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque’s statement countering the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s comment and asking her to be ‘more responsible’ in making remarks about police. The party also voiced concern that the…
BGB Nayek release late for weak policy: Gen Mahbub
BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government cannot get abducted BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak released from Myanmar due to its ‘knee-jerk’ foreign policy. “Nayek Razzak was taken away from our maritime territory. Seven…
Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan hands over charge as army chief
Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan formally handed over the charge of the Army chief to Let Gen Abu Belal Mohammad Shafiul Huq. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped the Bangladesh Armed Forces would move forward upholding…
Myanmar parliament votes to keep military veto
A vote in Myanmar’s parliament has failed to remove the army’s veto over constitutional change, dealing a blow to hopes for fuller democracy. The bill received a majority of MPs’ votes but not the 75% needed to pass. Aung San…
New army chief of staff takes charge
Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lt Gen Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq took over as Army Chief on Thursday morning. Lt Gen Belal replaced Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan who handed over the charge to him…
4 ‘fake DB men’, 4 alleged muggers held in city
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan in separate drives arrested four fake DB police and four muggers from different parts of the city on Thursday night. Police also recovered one fake pistol, one handcuff, a walkie talkie, one bomb and…
UN Peacekeepers exchanged luxuries for sex?
By Samuel Oakford United Nations peacekeepers had “transactional sex” with more than 200 Haitian women, according to the organization’s watchdog, which is warning sexual exploitation at UN missions remains underreported. A report by the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services…
Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq next chief of army
The government has appointed Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq new Army Chief. Contacted, director of the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Shaheenul Islam on Wednesday confirmed the appointment…
Latin America’s relative success in fighting hunger
By Marianela Jarroud Santiago, (IPS) – The Latin American and Caribbean region is the first in the world to reach the two global targets for reducing hunger. Nevertheless, more than 34 million people still go hungry. “This is the region…
Reshuffle in police administration
Four senior police officers, rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG), have been given new postings on Monday. The Home Ministry has already issued a circular in this regard. According to the notification, DIG of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Md…
Coastal cargo shipping with India on anvil
The Union Cabinet in Delhi, chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the ‘Agreement on Coastal Shipping between Bangladesh and India’ to carry out coastal movement of goods between the two countries. Trade between India…
Int’l confce urges Rural-urban planning integration
The 12th International Urban Health Conference ended in Dhaka on Wednesday calling for the development of national-level health policy that integrates planning for rural and urban areas, and recognising the importance of city and local level data and action to…
10 policemen died in attacks by miscreants in 2014
A total of 102 on-duty members of Bangladesh Police died of sickness, road accidents or attacks by miscreants in 2014. The deceased included 12 sub-inspectors(SIs), 12 ASIs, three inspectors, one ASP, one sergeant, one TSI (town sub-inspector), three ATSI, two…
No proof of Al Qaeda presence in Bangladesh: Asaduzaman
Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan said on Monday there is no evidence that indicates the existence of Al- Qaeda in the country. “Members of the law-enforcement agencies are yet to get any concrete information regarding Al-Qaeda’s existence and its…
US seeks anti-terrorism tips from Bangladesh
Dhaka: The United States has sought tips from Bangladesh to deal with global terrorism and extremism, saying many countries could replicate Dhaka’s experience in addressing the issue. U.S. Under Secretary of States for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said this during…
Unprecedented vote rigging in city elections: TIB
Condemning the widespread vote rigging, violence and obstruction towards balloting at different polling stations during the city polls, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said the Election Commission (EC) and law enforcement agencies have failed to hold credible and peaceful…
Account of election observers of city polls
A registered election observer from Mass Line Media Centre, a local NGO that has been engaged in observing elections since 2003, was forced to leave a polling centre at gunpoint, as ‘ruling party men’ engaged in acts of rigging. The…
CEC goes silent amid charges city polls were rigged
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has declined to comment on the environment of the city corporation polls amidst allegations of large-scale rigging. He was asked about the measures taken to check clashes in polling centres, stuffing of false votes…
City to be foolproof security zone for polls: DMP Commissioner
A foolproof security zone will be created in the capital on the day of the City Corporation elections so that voters can cast their votes without any fear. “A foolproof security zone will be created in the city on the…
Cantt best location for army as reserve force for polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has said the army can best fulfill its role as a reserve force during the three city corporation elections from inside the cantonments. “The cantonment is centrally located in Dhaka. It is ideal to…
EC decision on Army deployment April 19
The Election Commission will soon take a decision on whether the army will be deployed during the upcoming city corporation elections. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed informed the mayor and councillor candidates about the commission’s position while exchanging views…
Candidates with criminal cases face police action
Legal actions will be taken against the candidates facing criminal cases if they contest the Dhaka city corporation elections without securing bail, said a senior police official on Thursday. “The law enforcers will take legal actions against the candidates who…
Dhaka, Chittagong city corporation polls April 28
Elections to partitioned Dhaka City Corporation north and south and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) will be held on April 28 next. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad announced the polls schedules for the three city corporations at a press briefing…
No law enforcing agency held Bnp’s Salahuddin: Police IG
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Saturday said, “Police know nothing about the whereabouts of Salhauddin. We were looking for him, but no law enforcement agency arrested him. The policechief was addressing a discussion titled ‘The contribution of…
Increase people’s involvement in district budget making
Speakers at a dialogue at Tangail on Saturday demanded ensuring greater involvement and participation of local people in the district budget to gear up the development of the districts. Taking part in a pre-budget dialogue they also said formulation and…
Historic 7 March Saturday
Historic March 7, a Red- letter day in the history of Bangladesh, is being observed Saturday. On this day in 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his epoch- making speech at the Race Course Maidan, now Suhrawardy Udyan, in Dhaka.…
Expatriate Bangladeshi stopped from giving Khaleda dry food
Police yesterday stopped a Bangladeshi residing in Italy Aminur Rahman from entering the Gulshan officeof BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s to deliver a packet of dry food for her, says Shamsuddin Didar, a member of media wing of the former premier.