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Decision to ban airing Peace TV
The cabinet committee on law and order on Sunday decided to ban transmission of Peace TV that broadcasts speeches by Mumbai-based Islamic scholar Zakir Naik.A cabinet committee meeting, presided over by industries minister Amir Hossain Amu, took the decision, following…
Satkhira BNP leader killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – A local BNP leader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Chorakhal in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district early Sunday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Wali Ullah Mollah, son of…
Flood turns grim in Kurigram district marooning 60,000
Dhaka – Onrush of water from the upstream and incessant rainfall have turned the flood situation worse in six upazilas of Kurigram district, rendering more than 60,000 people marooned, UNB news agency reported. The affected upazilas are Kurigran Sadar, Nageshwari,…
Six of a family killed in Rangpur road crash
Rangpur – Six members of a family were killed as a bus crashed into a battery-run human-hauler they were in at Jhigatala in Taraganj upazila on Friday afternoon.Five of the deceased were identified as Dulali, 32, Shahnaz Parvin,23, Shahidul Islam,…
Agroecology: A sure recipe to feed the world sustainably
by Christopher D. Cook, Kari Hamerschlag and Kendra Klein Friends of the Earth Hunger is not primarily a problem of overall supply of food, but rather of poverty, lack of democracy and unequal access to land, water and other resources,…
5 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka – Five people were killed and 15 others injured as a human hauler, locally known as Leguna plunged into a roadside ditch at Churkhai Beltali on Mymensingh-Dhaka highway in Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Gulshan attack: Families identify 5 militants
Family members have confirmed the identities of the five militants who were killed in a commando operation in the Holey Artisan Bakery after a hostage crisis.
Khalada calls for anti-terrorism unity
Strongly denouncing the Gulshan terror attack, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday called upon all, irrespective of party and opinion, for forging unity against terrorism without further delay. “Let’s build a peaceful, democratic and safe Bangladesh by forging an anti-terrorism…
PM firm to find out root of Friday’s attack
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her firm resolve to find out the root of Friday’s terror attack, UNB news agency reported. “This is very much unfortunate…we’ll find out root of this attack, we’ll figure out who…
Dhaka attack: US offers assistance
The United States has offered their assistance in Bangladesh’s efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital’s diplomatic zone and to combat terrorism and violent extremism.“We’re in ongoing contact with the…
Another Hindu priest hacked to death in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A Hindu priest has been killed in Jhenidah, the murder resembling similar assassination another Hindu priest in the same district last month. Shyamaanda Das , 64, was serving the Radha Modan temple in Uttar Kastrasghra village at Sadar…
BDR turned into cat from Tiger: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday alleged that Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now BGB, has been turned into a cat from a tiger. “As BDR has been wakened, Myanmar border guards (Nasaka) showed their audacity in intruding inside the…
Law enforcers involved in secret killings won’t be spared: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday warned that those Rab and police members who are involved in the incidents of enforced disappearance and secret killing will not be spared and brought to justice. “The Rab members and policemen who have…
BNP ready to help arrest those behind recent murders: Khaleda
Accusing the government of failing to arrest the perpetrators of recent secret killings BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday said her party is ready to assist it in rounding up the real offenders. “We would like to request the government…
Learn from Cameron and step down: Khaleda to govt
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday urged the government to step down following the example set by British Prime Minister David Cameron. “We would like to ask Awami League to quit. You (AL) please look at Britain and learn. You’re…
EU governments pile pressure on UK to leave as soon as possible
Six founding member states demand earliest start to Brexit process, but they cannot compel UK to invoke article 50 EU governments have piled pressure on the UK to leave the union as soon as possible, saying talks on the exit…
Police take slain Mahmuda’s husband SP Babul from in-law’s house
Dhaka – Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter, whose wife Mahmuda Khanam was killed by unknown assailants in Chittagong early this month, was taken away by police officials from his father-in-law’s Bhuiyan Para residence in the city’s Khilgaon early Saturday.
It’s now ‘BD-India joint venture’, says BNP about current govt
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday alleged that the country is now run by a Bangladesh-India joint venture, a style seen in Bangla movies. “Bangla movies are made by a Dhaka-Kolkata joint venture. In the same style,…
Tens of thousands marooned as flood hits Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Onrush of water from the upstream and incessant rainfall over the last couple of days has flooded more than 63 chars (shoals emerged from the riverbed) in Lalmonirhat district, leaving about one lakh people marooned, unb news agency…
Force govt to sit with all parties: BNP
BNP on Tuesday urged the government to put up a united resistance by holding a convention with all political parties to tackle militancy, saying it will not be possible to get rid of the dangerous menace without opposition’s help. “You…
Aslam sent back to jail in check fraudulence cases
Dhaka-A court here on Monday sent BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury back to jail in eight check fraudulence cases.
Fahim’s killing in ‘gunfight’ exposes govt. link to militancy: Rizvi
Dhaka-BNP on Saturday alleged that the government has killed militant suspect Golam Faizullah alias Fahim in ‘crossfire’ to conceal the mystery behind a terrorist attack on Madaripur college teacher Ripon Chakrawarty.
College teacher murder attempt accused killed in ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Golam Faizullah alias Fahim, who was on a 10-day remand in connection with the attempt on the life of college teacher Ripon Chakrawarty, was killed in a reported gunfight between his associates and police at Miarchar in Sadar…
Man killed in reported ‘gunfight’ with Rab was ‘extortionist’
Dhaka – An alleged extortionist was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of the city early Thursday.
PM calls for countrywide massive tree plantation
Dhaka-Underscoring the need for massive tree plantation in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including her party followers, to plant at least three saplings — fruit bearing, herbal and timber ones — each over the next…
PM joins Armed Forces’ iftar
Bangladesh Armed Forces on Wednesday hosted an iftar party in honour of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Senamalancha of Dhaka Cantonment.The Prime Minister went round different tables set for the members of the armed forces and other dignitaries, exchanged greetings…
AL’s blockade of Bandarban hill district to find abducted worker
Dhaka – A daylong transport blockade, enforced by the district unit of ruling Awami League party and its associate bodies demanding immediate release of an abducted party leader, is on amid huge outrage, Unb news agency reported.
Bnp’s volunteer front leader found dead in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, volunteer front of BNP, from a pond at Hamirkutsa village in Bagmara upazila of the northern district of Rajshahi on Tuesday, Unb news agency reported. The deceased…
3 people killed by miscreants all over the country
A man was found dead in a pond at Chonka village in Ghona union of Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.