Dhaka – Two siblings went missing as a trawler they were riding, being hit by another trawler, capsized in the Meghna River at Moulvir Hat in Hizla upazila of Barisal district on Thursday night.
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Verdict leak: SQ Chy’s wife, son acquitted; 5 jailed
A court here on Thursday acquitted the wife and son of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury while sentenced five people to different jail terms in a case filed over leaking the draft verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that…
Morgan, Hales withdraw from Bangladesh tour
Eoin Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, will not travel to Bangladesh to lead the team in their one-day series due to concerns about security, the ECB has confirmed. Opening batsman Alex Hales has also ruled himself out of the tour for…
Hajj sermon calls for unity of world’s Muslim leaders
Muslim leaders of the world have been urged to work together regardless of their views and opinions to solve the problems plaguing Muslims every day. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the imam of the Grand Mosque, made the call while leading…
Buyers rush in city cattle markets
The sale of sacrificial animals in the city’s makeshift cattle markets saw a good sign as a huge number of customers thronged for buying cattle before the Eid-ul-Azha. “Traders are charging high price aiming to get a good profit this…
Road crashes kill 15 in four dists
Dhaka – Fifteen people were killed and 22 others injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur, Tangail, Cox’s Bazar and Barguna districts on Saturday.In Gazipur, five people were killed and seven others injured in two separate road accidents on the…
Spices get dearer on Eid demand
The retail price of most of the spices increased on rising demand before Eid-ul-Azha – the second largest festival of the Muslim world.Wholesaler and retailers at different markets in capital city said the price rise would only sustain during the…
Dhaka tanners announce rawhide prices
Dhaka – Tanners on Friday announced the prices for purchasing different types of rawhides during Eid-ul-Azha in an effort to maintain discipline in the purchasing process and prevent excessive prices, UNB news agency reported. As per the decision, the tanners…
Philippine President threatens to eat Islamist militants alive
It seems that whenever recently elected Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has the chance to speak publicly, he just can’t suppress his overwhelming desire to call other world leaders as “sons of bitches.”In May, he used the expression to describe Pope…
Charge-sheet against Khaleda in 3 arson cases
The Metropolitan Session Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday took cognizance of three charge sheets against 84 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance, including Begum Khaleda Zia, in three cases filed under the Special Powers Act with Darus Salam…
Kofi Annan visits Rakhine State to probe Rohingya crisis
Bankok – Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived on Tuesday in the Burmese state of Rakhine as head of a commission that is probing the root of the crisis faced by the Rohingyas, a Muslim minority community in Myanmar.…
Charge Sheet against Tarique, Salam in sedition case
Detective Branch (DB) Inspector Emdadul Haque of police on Tuesday submitted the charge sheet of a sedition case against four persons, including BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman former chairman of ETV Abdus Salam.
BNP demands removal of Qamrul & Mozammel for breaking oath
Dhaka-Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday demanded the resignation of Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq immediately as what he said they have been convicted for breaching their oaths through contempt of court.
Dhaka protests Ankara’s reaction to war criminal’s execution
Bangladesh on Monday protested Turkey’s statement over the execution of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali conveying the Turkish government that such reactions are tantamount to interference in matters pertaining to a sovereign State.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs here issued a…
Saifur Rahman’s 7th death anniv Monday
The 7th death anniversary of M Saifur Rahman, the country’s longest-serving finance minister, will be observed on Monday with various programmes.On September 5, 2009, Saifur, also a former BNP standing committee member, died in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway…
BNP feels reorganisation of party is necessary to drive movement
Terming the Awami League-led government ‘fascist and autocratic’ one, BNP senior leaders on Saturday underscored the need for reorganising their party to make its movement for the ‘restoration’ of democracy a success.
AL conspiring to turn Bangladesh into failed state: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that Awami League is conspiring to turn Bangladesh into a failed and militant state like Afghanistan, Syria and Libya.”We can’t allow anyone to make Bangladesh a failed and militant state. We want to brand it as…
Founding anniversary: BNP will certainly overcome: Khaleda
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday paid rich tributes to party founder late President Ziaur Rahman by placing wreaths at his mazar at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar to mark the party 38th founding anniversary.
Kerry underscored space for peaceful political opposition: US
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia to discuss the political and security environments in Bangladesh, according to a media release by US State Department.
Mir Quasem decion on presidential clemency after son returns
Dhaka-Death row top brass war criminal Mir Quasem Ali yesterday refused to take any decision on presidential clemency until and unless the return of his son Barrister Ahmed Bin Quasem, who was allegedly picked up by some unidentified persons on…
Zia, Khaleda need to be tried in public, says PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia should be tried in public for inducting convicted war criminals into their cabinets.”Today, we have to create awareness for holding the trial of Zia and Khaleda Zia in…
US to help face terrorism, environmental threats – rights must with growth: Kerry
Dhaka – Bangladesh has been placed near the very top of the countries at climate risk, with an estimated 15 million people who could be displaced by 2050, said US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday. “Now, the United…
BD has an extraordinary development story: Kerry
Dhaka-US Secretary of State John Kerry left here for New Delhi on Monday evening wrapping up his hectic nine-hour visit that covered a series of meetings with Bangladesh leadership and opposition leaders.
Police identifies Rabbi, Tausif killed in Narayanganj drive
Dhaka-One of the two militants killed in Narayanganj operation has been identified as Fazle Rabbi while another might be Tausif, said Additional Commissioner and head of DMP’s Counter Terrorism and Trans-national Crime (CTTC) Monirul Islam.
Unilateral intervention on common river flow unfair: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu today called as unfair unilateral intervention on the flow of common rivers amid reports of damage caused in Bangladesh with the opening of Farakka Barrage gates in the upstream Indian region.“It is not a correct…
Thru’ Ramphal project PM indulging in ‘anti-state activities’: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party are indulging in ‘anti-state activities’ by setting up coal-fired power plant near the Sundarbans, UNB news agency reported.
Oil-gas committee vows to stop Ramphal Project
The National Committee for Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports Protection has declared to make the anti-Rampal power plant protest a successful movement with ‘lessons learnt’ from the Phulbarhi movement.The committee organised a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar…
NKorea missile test adds to ‘Military First’ celebration
Pyongyang (AP/UNB) — North Korea marked its “Military First” holiday on Thursday with mass dancing, outdoor concerts and boasts of a successful — and potentially game-changing — submarine-launched ballistic missile test it hopes will serve as a warning to Washington…
Kerry to discuss democracy,development,security, human rights
US Secretary of State John Kerry will highlight the longstanding and broad US-Bangladesh relationship during his Dhaka visit on August 29.
Cyber-security bill to threaten Bangladesh media freedom: CPJ
Bangkok – The Committee to Protect Journalists called Thursday on Bangladesh’s legislature to scrap proposed cyber-security legislation that would impose severe penalties for disseminating online material deemed to be anti-state or a threat to national security or public order, says…