Dhaka, 31 Jan – A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a case filed for attacking policemen and vandalising vehicles in Dhaka city. The court also ordered to interrogate party leader Farid Ahmed…
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Legal notice served to cancel presidential election
Dhaka, 31 Jan – A legal notice was served on Wednesday on the Election Commission (EC) and the government seeking cancellation of the presidential elections within 24 hours.
BNP leader Azizul Bari Helal detained
BNP on Wednesday night alleged that plain-clothes police detained their information affairs secretary Azizul Bari Helal on Wednesday night.
Ekushey Book Fair begins Thursday
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair will begin on the Bangla Academy premises and at adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Thursday.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the book fair on the Bangla Academy premises at 3pm on the…
DU expels 15 students for fraud
Dhaka, Jan 30 -The syndicate of Dhaka University (DU), its main policymaking body, on Tuesday permanently expelled 15 students on charges of gaining admission to the university through fraudulent methods, while also alleging their involvement in admission test fraud in…
Journos concerned over provisions in Digital Security Bill
Dhaka, Jan 31 (UNB) – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) have expressed serious concerns over the provisions curtailing the freedom of expression in the draft of the Digital Security Act 2018.
Legal notice served to ban roof-top musical events
A legal notice has been served to the authorities concerned to take action against musical events arranged on the rooftops in residential areas.
HC rule: Why unauthorised edu institutions not be stopped
Dhaka, 29 Jan – The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why they should not be directed to stop operations of unauthorized educational institutions across the country.
Comilla City Mayor granted bail after surrender
Dhaka, 29 Jan – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday allowed bail to Comilla City Corporation Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku after he surrendered to the court in a graft case. On November 21, last, a special…
AL meet Wednesday to finalise president candidate
Dhaka, 29 Jan – The ruling Awami League (AL) policy makers will sit on Wednesday to finalize its candidate for contesting the upcoming presidential election slated for February 18.
HC dissatisfied at mobile court imprisoning man in custody
Dhaka, 28 Jan – A High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday expressed strong dissatisfaction for sentencing a man to eight months imprisonment by a mobile court when he was in police custody last year.
Manzoor murder investigation report deferred
Dhaka, 28 Jan – The First Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the submission of the investigation report on the further investigation against 5 accused including Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad. The new date is…
Non-Govt teeachers to boycott SSC exams if demands not met
Dhaka, 28 Jan – The teachers and employees under the banner of Non-Government Education Nationalisation Liaison Forum has threatened to boycott the duties of the upcoming Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations on February 1 if the their demand is not…
Muhith warns of widespread use of black money
Dhaka, 28 Jan – With less than a year to the national election, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has warned banks and the regulator of a widespread use of ‘black money’.
Tigers lose two points in ODI ranking
Bangladesh lost two rating points in ODI rankings after losing twice in the tri-nation series at home, according to ICC Men’s ODI Team Ranking which updated on Sunday.
Bill adopted in Parliament to set up ‘Hasina University’
A bill, titled ‘Sheikh Hasina University Bill-2018’, was passed in Parliament on Sunday.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid moved the bill and it was passed by voice vote.
Two dead, dozens saved in latest migrant boat rescue
Two women died and many others are presumed drowned after a migrant boat carrying dozens of people sank in the Mediterranean, rescue services in Italy said.
Four jar-water producing factories sealed off
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) sealed off four jar-water producing factories apart from slapping a Tk 2 lakh fine on them in the city’s Mohammadpur area on Sunday.
12 Bangla Academy Award winners declared
Twelve personalities have been declared as recipients of the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puraskar 2017.Director General of Bangla Academy Shamsuzzaman Khan announced the names at a press briefing at the Shamsur Rehman auditorium on Saturday.
95 killed, 158 wounded in Afghan ambulance bomb attack
A suicide bomber driving an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded 158 more in an attack claimed by the Taliban in the Afghan capital Kabul, authorities said. The bombing Saturday came just a week after Taliban militants killed…
Dutch intel agency spied on Russian hacking group: media
Amsterdam (Reuters) – The Dutch intelligence agency AIVD spied on the Russian group believed to be behind the hack of the Democratic Party ahead of U.S. elections, local media reported on Thursday.
‘New IGP to continue current policing’
Outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Friday expressed his hope that the newly appointed IGP will continue present mass people-oriented policing system.
6 accused ‘confess to raping and killing’ Ctg girl
Chittagong, Jan 26 – Six accused in a murder case on Thursday night reportedly confessed to police their involvement in killing a girl after rape in the port city on January 21.
This Valentines at Amari Dhaka
Dhaka, 25 Jan – This year Amari Dhaka has created an opportunity for one special couple to experience the most extravagant and unique date of all, a real Cloud Number 9 experience on top of the city. For the first…
DU students protest BCL attack
Students of Mass Communication and Journalism(MCJ) department of Dhaka University (DU) on Thursday formed a human chain at the foot of Aparajeyo Bangla protesting ‘the attack on general students by some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists’.
Rakhine situation not yet conducive for Rohingya return
Unicef has commended bilateral Rohingya repatriation deal but underscored that situation in Rakhine State is not conducive yet to start repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland. “That is the right things to do (repatriation deal) and Bangladesh should…
Javed Patwari made new IG of Police
The government today appointed Additional Inspector General of police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Javed Patwary, who has been serving the Special Branch (SB) of police as its head equivalent to secretary status since…
Eminent author Shawkat Ali passes away
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Ekushey Padak winning author Shawkat Ali passed away at a city hospital on Thursday morning. He was 82.
‘Remember the world’s poorest and most marginalized’
Rome, 24 January– As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a ‘fragmented world’, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
UNESCO sends 5 certificates over March 7 speech
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has sent five certificates to Bangladesh endorsing the inscription of the historic 7th March Speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.