Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed the bail of lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order…
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Hasina trying to woo Hefajat for Muslim votes: BNP
BNP on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is trying to woo Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh to get Muslim votes in the next general election. “She (PM) is now trying to bag Muslim votes in favour of her party as she…
Chinese tour operators halt tourist visits to N korea
Amid escalating military tension on the Korean Peninsula, Chinese tour operators have canceled travel packages to North Korea, according to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. The report said Sunday that state-owned China International Travel Services and Ctrip.com International —…
Two killed in Sirajganj bus auto-rickshaw accident on NW Bangladesh
Dhaka, Apr 16 – Two people, including a minor boy, were killed and three people injured in a bus-auto-rickshaw accident at Shimultala on Sirajganj-Nalka road in the sadar upazila of Sirajganj on Saturday night.
North Korean test missile explodes on launch, says US
Seoul, Apr 16 (AP/UNB) – A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful U.S. aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force.
BCL for demolition of RU Intellectual Martyrs’ monument
Rajshahi -Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Rajshahi University unit, has brought an allegation of contempt of Bangabandhu against the Rajshahi university authority.
Climate funds for world’s poorest slow to materialise
By Lyndal Rowlands UN, Apr 14 (IPS) – Climate change is making poor countries poorer, yet funding meant to address its economic consequences has been slow to materialise. Instead funding bodies are choosing to invest in green energy projects in…
Survivors of sex abuse say UN neglected them
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 14 (IPS) – Several survivors who were sexually abused by peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to be neglected by the UN, an investigative team has found. Three years after cases of…
RU celebrates Pahela Baishakh with festivity
Rajshahi – Pahela Baishakh of Bangla new year-1424, the socio-cultural heritage of Bangalee culture was celebrated amid festivity on the Rajshahi University (RU) university campus.
Pahela Baishakh on two sides of border
Braving scorching heat, thousands of people from Bangladesh and India met their relatives from either side along the border at Amarkhana in Sadar upazila on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, on Friday. The five-km border between…
China: Military force won’t halt North Korea threat
US put North Korea on notice it won’t tolerate any provocation, while Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike in response.
Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh Friday
Dhaka, Apr 13 – Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar year, will be celebrated in Basnghladesh on Friday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm under tight security cover. Different socio-cultural organisations and institutions have taken up various programmes to…
HC stays mayor Mannan’s suspension for 2nd time
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a government order suspending Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan for the second time.
First B2B meeting on cotton trade in Bangladesh
The International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation has organised its first B2B meeting between African cotton suppliers and Bangladesh cotton importers, as part of its Cotton Development and Partnership Programme… ITFC is recognised as the leading trade financier for cotton in…
Trump says Nato ‘no longer obsolete’
US President Donald Trump has said Nato is “no longer obsolete”, reversing a stance that had alarmed allies. Hosting Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, Mr Trump said the threat of terrorism had underlined the alliance’s importance.
Suspected ‘female drug peddler’ killed at Naf River
Dhaka, Apr 13 – A woman, said to be a Myanmar national, was killed and four people others injured in a reported gunfight between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a group of ‘drug peddlers’ at Badarmokam in Teknaf…
Raid on suspected ‘militant den’ in Rajshahi; 1 held
Dhaka, Apr 13 – Police arrested a suspected militant during a raid on a ‘militant den’ at Darikharbona in Rajshahi divisional city on Northwest Bangladesh early Thursday.
SC refuses to drop ACC case against Zubaida
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Wednesday) rejected the petition of Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, to drop a case filed against her by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).…
Conference for local suppliers of Rooppur NPP April 17
Dhaka – АSE Group of Companies (a subsidiary of ROSATOM State Nuclear Energy Corporation) and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission will hold a conference on procurements for Rooppur NPP. The purpose of the event is to ensure transparency in work with…
Dozens feared deaf after chemical exposure in Syria
Dozens of people showed symptoms consistent with exposure to chemicals after aircraft attacked Khan Sheikhoun, a town in northern Syria, witnesses told us. While we are continuing to investigate, early reports suggest dozens were killed. Khan Sheikhoun is controlled by…
Move to repeal affordable care act threat to women’s health
Congressional efforts to draft a new version of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act may be just as threatening to women across the United States as the previous Republican-sponsored bill, Human Rights Watch said today, based on media…
Oil-like substance seeping in northtern BD pond
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Oil-like substance smelling like diesel has been seeping into a pond at Baniapara village at Khansama upazila of Bangladesh’s northernmost district of Dinajpur. Local people call it unprecedented.
Britain’s deadliest bed: Hundreds sleep in wheelie bins
Refuse operators live in fear of accidentally killing a rough sleeper The UK homeless crisis means that refuse collectors are now living with the fear that they could accidentally kill a person sleeping in a commercial wheeled bin as they…
Appellate Division upholds Barrister Fakhrul’s bail order
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that allowed one-year bail to Barrister AKM Fakhrul Islam, convicted in the case lodged against him in connection with the leakage of the draft…
Malala Yousafzai becomes UN’s youngest messenger of peace
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 10 (IPS) – Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on girls’ education. During a designation ceremony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres selected and honoured Yousafzai…
Khaleda’s press confce on PM’s Delhi visit Wednesday
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has called a press conference for Wednesday afternoon to give party’s formal reaction over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit.
5 held over City University student murder near Dhaka
Savar, Dhaka Apr 11 – Police in an overnight drive arrested five people from Birulia and Ashulia areas early Tuesday in connection with the murder of a City University student.
2 get life term jail in Khulna in illegal drugs case
Dhaka, Apr 11 – A court in Khulna on Tuesday convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for possessing illegal drugs.
Ex-Chief Editor of BSS Hussain-uz-Zaman dies
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Veteran journalist Hussain-uz-Zaman, former Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha (BSS), passed away at city’s Anwar Khan Modern Hospital early Tuesday due to respiratory and cardiovascular complications. He was 83.
US aircraft carrier dispatch outrageous: N Korea
Pyongyang, Apr 11 (AP/UNB) – North Korea is vowing tough counteraction to any military moves that might follow the U.S. move to send the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group to waters off the Korean Peninsula.