BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday hosted an iftar party in honour of foreign diplomats working in Bangladesh. Before the iftar, Khaleda went round the banquet hall and exchanged pleasantries with the guests at the iftar party at a city…
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Police ‘still not sure’ about militant link to Mitu murder
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Sunday said police are not yet sure whether there was any militant link to the gruesome murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of Police Super Babul Akhter.The police chief made the…
2nd autopsy report on Tonu’s body to be handed over to CID Sunday
Seventy four days after the body of slain Sohagi Jahan Tonu was exhumed for a fresh autopsy examination, Comilla Medical College Hospital is likely to handover the autopsy report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday.The autopsy report was…
BNP says crackdown a pretext to suppress opposition
Dhaka – BNP on Friday feared that the government may suppress the opposition on the pretext of carrying out a crackdown on extremists across the country. “This (crackdown) is their strategy with which they earlier used to suppress people’s movement.…
Medical cannabis serves as an orphan drug
An orphan drug is a pharmaceutical agent that treats a rare medical condition, the condition itself being referred to as an orphan disease. Patients with an orphan disease have very limited choices. It is, therefore, good news that Cannabis as…
AL, its cohorts behind target killings: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday alleged that the ruling Awami League and its cohorts are committing target killings across the country in a bid to perpetuate its power.“It’s regrettable that a police officer’s wife has been killed and the…
BD joined Saudi alliance to reaffirm its stance against terrorism: PM
Dhaka–Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh joined the Saudi Arabia-led alliance against terrorism and violent extremism to express its stance against terrorism and extremism.
SP’s wife killers won’t be spared: PM
Madinah – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that the culprits behind the killing of the wife of a police officer in Chittagong will not be spared as her government will never tolerate terrorism, Unb news agency reported. “This is…
Ramadan begins Tuesday
Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country on Tuesday as the new moon sighted in Bangladesh sky on Monday. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and benediction, will be observed on…
Bike used in Chittagong SP’s wife killing recovered
Dhaka, – Police claimed to have recovered a motorcycle used in killing of Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter’s wife from Solokbahar area in the city early Monday, Unb news agency reported.
Arson case: Charge-framing against Khaleda, 37 others Jul 18
A court here on Sunday fixed July 18 for framing charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 BNP-Jamaat men in a case filed over an arson attack on a bus at Jatrabari in the city last year. Metropolitan Session’s…
World Environment Day Sunday
The World Environment Day, 2016 will observed in the country as elsewhere around the world on Sunday with a view to creating awareness among people about protecting national resources, including the wildlife and forest. The theme for this year’s World…
France’s Louvre Museum closed for Seine extreme flood
The River Seine in Paris is at its highest level for more than 30 years, with floods forcing closed parts of the metro systems and major landmarks. The Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved artworks to safety…
Budget lacks prudent & farsighted solutions to current challenges: UO
The proposed budget lacks prudent and farsighted solutions to the current challenges except it earmarks an ambitious target of uplifting private investment amidst lack of business confidence, said Unnayan Onneshan (UO) in its rapid assessment of the proposed national budget…
BNP calls it anti-people budgetl
Terming it an anti-people one, BNP on Thursday turned down the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17.The party also said there is no reflection of people’s hopes and aspirations in the new budget. Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday placed…
Nothing wrong in Tonu’s 1st autopsy report, claims doctor
Dr Sharmin Sultana, a lecturer of the Forensic Department of Comilla Medical College Hospital who conducted the first autopsy on the body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has claimed that she did not provide any false information in the postmortem report.
Govt. has failed to control price hike: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday criticized the government for its failure to control price hikes of essential commodities before the month of Ramzan.
4 Bangladeshis found guilty of terror funding in S’pore
Dhaka – Four Bangladeshi workers detained in Singapore last month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) were found guilty on Tuesday of financing terrorism, reports the Straits Times, Unb news agency reported. The four are Rahman Mizanur, 31; Miah Rubel,…
CJ for strong bar to ensure rule of law
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday underscored the need for having a strong bar in order to ensure the rule of law and the freedom of judiciary in the country. The made the remarks while addressing a discussion marking the…
BNP-Jamaat engaged in secret killings: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday renewed her allegation that the BNP-Jamaat clique is engaged in secret killings in a bid to destabilise the country and destroy the national economy. “Earlier, they were engaged in killings in public and broad…
People don’t trust Joy, says BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said people do not trust Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s remark that he never met Israel’s Likud Party leader Mendi N Safadi. Speaking at a press briefing at BNP’s…
Violence mars UP polls, 12 killed
Dhaka – Twelve people, including three in Jamalpur, were killed and over 60 others injured as the 5th phase of Union Parishad election was marred by violence and irregularities on Saturday, unb news agency reported. A presiding officer of a polling…
BGB camp in CHT set afire as 2 killed in truck plunge at Dhangchhari
Dhaka – Two people were killed when a wood-laden truck fall into roadside ditch while speeding away defying signal of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Dhangchhari check post of Chandragona in Rangamati district on Thursday night. Local people set to…
Delicious hilsa set to reach Mamata’s kitchen as Hasina’s gift
Dhaka-Coming out from the traditional diplomacy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sent a 20-kg consignment of Padma hilsa to Kolkata for Mamata Banerjee, just a day ahead of her swearing-in as West Bengal Chief Minister.
PM Hasina off to Japan to attend G7 Outreach program
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Thursday morning for Nagoya of Japan on a four-day official visit to attend the G7 Outreach programme, Unb news agency reported. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime…
‘Employment, investment should be focus of new budget’
Dhaka – The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), leading think tank in the country on Wednesday suggested that upcoming national budget for 2016-17 financial year (FY17)should focus on employment generation and increasing investment to expedite and ensure the quality of…
PM’s initiative to ensure natural flow of rivers urged: IFC
Dhaka – Leaders of the International Farakka Committee (IFC) have urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the historic Farakka Long March Day to take an initiative to ensure natural flow of water in Bangladesh’s rivers. The IFC…
Nazrul’s birth anniversary Tuesday
The 117th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being observed on Wednesday. All preparations have been completed to celebrate the anniversary of the National Poet through a national level programme at Trishal, Mymensingh. The Ministry of Cultural…
Body to monitor proper utilisation of humanitarian aid formed
Dhaka – A new global network for local and national organisations has been launched ahead of World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in a bid to monitor whether global humanitarian aid is properly utilized. Degan Ali of Somalia has been elected…