Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque on Saturday urged people to remain alert while renting out their houses for preventing militant activities in the country.
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Turkey ‘will work’ to calm tension over downed Russian jet
Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said Ankara “will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions” after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane. Writing in the UK’s Times newspaper, Mr Davutoglu stressed that fighting Islamic State was the main…
5 JMB arrested over Husnei dalan blast
A court here on Thursday placed five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a five-day remand in a case filed in connection with blasts at city’s Hoseni Dalan.
Jet downing int’l law violation – Russia, Nato stands by Turkey
A Russian marine has been killed on a helicopter mission to rescue the crew of a jet downed by Turkey near the Syrian border on Tuesday. He died when his helicopter came under fire from rebels in northern Syria, where…
Machine readable passports only
Dhaka – Handwritten passports are being given a good bye globally from Wednesday. Such handbooks carrying information on personal details of people would not be accepted globally from now onwards. Over 2.50 lakh expatriate Bangladesh nationals are however yet to…
Human rights body of UN calls to abolish death penalty in BD
The UN human rights body on Tuesday renewed its call to the government of Bangladesh to immediately institute a moratorium on the death penalty and ‘abolish’ this ‘inhuman practice’ altogether.
Fakhrul granted 3-month bail: Shall this end his jail-bail cycle
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Tuesday granted three months’ bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three arson cases filed with Paltan police station. An HC bench comprising Justice M Rezaul Haque and Justice…
Japan’s Coast Guard finds 10 dead presumed N.Koreans
Leo Byrne The bodies were found in three wooden boats which were marked as KPA, North Korean security Japan’s Coast Guard found three boats containing 10 dead sailors who are presumed to be North Korean in Japanese coastal waters, according…
Pakistan High Commissioner has been asked to visit the ministry
A senior foreign ministry official on Sunday night told that High Commissioner Shuja Alam had been asked to visit the ministry on Today.
‘HRW call to halt execution result of lobbying, govt not worried’
Dhaka – State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Friday said the government is not worried at all at the statement issued by Human Rights Watch calling for halting the execution of death-row convicts Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed…
512,400m woth BDT1.24 crore current nets seized at Chandpur
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 512,400 metres of banned current nets worth Tk 1.24 crore from a launch near Chandpur Launchghat in Sadar upazila early Friday.
Jamat’s countrywide daylong hartal today
Jamaat-e-Islami called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Thursday protesting the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that upheld the death penalty of war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed.
Hollande calls for grand coalition to defeat ISIL
French president wants to extend state of emergency and vows to escalate the air campaign in Syria. French President Francois Hollande has called for a global coalition to eradicate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group following…
Public Servants Marriage with Foreign Nationals Bill ’15 passed
A bill titled ‘Public Servants (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Bill, 2015’ was passed in Parliament on Monday, scrapping the Public Servants (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Ordinance which was promulgated in 1976 during the martial law regime.
Dutch Queen Maxima in capital on 3-day visit
In her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), Dutch Queen Máxima arrived here on Monday morning on a three-day visit. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman and other…
BD on alert to tackle any possible terror attack: HM
In the wake of deadly gun and bomb attacks in Paris, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said Bangladesh is now on high alert to tackle any possible terror attack.
Fresh ambassador thanks all for expressing solidarity
Expressing shock at the deadly terror attacks in Paris, France Ambassador to Bangladesh Sophie Aubert on Saturday thanked Bangladesh and all the friends of France for their expression of solidarity. “In these days of sorrow, I thank Bangladesh and all…
Move to relocate Zia’s grave to be resisted: BNP
BNP senior leader Hafizuddin Ahmed on Thursday warned that their party will resist any government move to remove their party founder Ziaur Rahman’s grave from the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban area. “It’s a matter of regret that a plot is on…
Russian president Vladimir Putin orders doping investigation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into claims the country’s athletes have been part of a systematic doping programme. Putin was speaking for the first time since a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) independent commission revealed its damning findings…
Ulfa leader Anup Chetia ‘handed over’
Aop Assamese separatist leader has been handed over to India by Bangladesh, top Indian officials said. They said Golap Barua alias Anup Chetia, former ‘general secretary’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), has been handed over to Indian…
‘Crime suspect’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka – a crime suspect was killed in a so called shootout with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the city’s Mohakhali area on early Tuesday. Two Rab members were also reportedy injured in the incident, sources at the Rab headquarters…
BGB deployed in Gazipur
Members of Boarder Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed at different points of Gazipur district on Sunday evening.
Bnp observes Revolution, Solidarity Day
News Desk BNP and its associate bodies observed the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Saturday commemorating the civil-military “uprising” of November 7, 1975. On November 7, 1975, amid political turmoil soldiers and civilians jointly freed then chief of army…
7 killed,15 injured in Valuka Road crash
At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Meherabari in Bhaluka upazila on Saturday.
Russian plane crash: UK suspects bomb was placed in hold
UK investigators looking at what caused a Russian airliner to crash in Egypt believe a bomb was put in the hold prior to take-off, the BBC has learned. The UK government suspended all flights to and from the Egyptian resort…
HC fixes Fakhrul case hearing on Nov 9
STAFF REPORTER The High Court (HC) yesterday fixed November 9 for hearing on the rule issued by it earlier asking the government to explain why the BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir`s permanent bail should not b granted…
Rajbangshi community alleges racial conspiracy
Staff Reporter Some self-obsessed people within the community being motivated by others are trying to include Rajbangshi minority people into ethnic communities again, though in 2010, the government out-listed them from ethnic minority groups to let enjoy all civil rights,…
BNP demands unconditional release of Mirza Fakhrul
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday demanded unconditional release of party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Almagir.
Court to decide acceptance of charge sheet against Khaleda & 37 BNP members
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) fixed December 29 for hearing on whether the charge sheets submitted against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 37 others in two cases would be taken into cognizance…
Protest rally at Shahbag, Aziz market closed till Tuesday-ultimatum
DU Correspondent Protesting the brutal murder of publisher Faysal Arefin Dipan, different organizations held demonstration rally, human chain, and issued separate statements and programmes on Sunday.