The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Tuesday at about 12.30 submitted the charge sheet against Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony in a case filed for double murder to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of…
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JCD president Rajib Hasan arrest: 2-day protest called
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the youth front of the BNP, yesterday announced a two-day agitation programme across the country protesting the arrest of its president Razib Ahsan. As part of the programme, the JCD will stage demonstrations and bring out processions…
Barbaric – three brothers hacked to death in Sonaimuri
Three brothers were hacked to death by rivals at Kazinagar village in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali on Sunday noon over previous enmity.
Queen Nazi salute film: Palace ‘disappointed’ at use
Buckingham Palace has said it is disappointed that footage from 1933 showing the Queen performing a Nazi salute has been released. The Sun has published the film which shows the Queen aged about seven, with her mother, sister and uncle.…
Rain forecast on Eid Day
The Met office has forecast possibilities of rain in many parts of Bangladesh during the Eid holidays. Meteorological Department’s weather forecast official Nijhum Ara told journalists on Friday there might be light to moderate rain on Saturday morning. “It will…
Khaleda’s Eid greetings to people
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday greeted all the Muslims of Bangladesh and elsewhere across the world on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and wished them Eid Mubarak. In an Eid-ul-Fitr message, Khaleda, also a former Prime Minister said, “The Eid-ul-Fitr…
Rain disrupts early birds’ homebound Eid trips
Heavy monsoon showers lashed the capital on Wednesday causing immense miseries to city dwellers as well as those who are on their way home to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. As Wednesday was a public holiday, the city dwellers who were…
Khaleda, Hasina exchange eid greeting cards
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday greeted Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Fitr through sending an eid card. On behalf of the BNP chief, her party’s assistant office secretaries Asadul Karim Shahin…
Bnp workers cann’t be demoralised by threat to try Khaleda: Ripon
BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon on Monday said that the government cannot demoralise the opposition leaders and activists by threatening to try their chairperson Khaleda Zia under a tribunal. “We want to tell the government that it’s pointless to threaten BNP.…
Retrofit technology turns first ever RMG building earthquake resistant
Japanese expert with the local engineers have conducted systematic retrofitting construction work in a garment factory of Ashulia for the first time in the country to turn the RMG unit into earthquake resistant.
Khaleda’s shock at 27 stampede deaths: Poverty forces endanger life
Expressing her deep shock over the deaths of 27 people in Mymensingh stampede, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday alleged that people are being forced to endanger their lives for colleting Zakat clothes as their poverty level has gone down…
Honorary citizenship for Yunus from City of Bologna
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has just concluded a 5 day visit to Italy where he was attending several high level events within the framework of the Milan Expo 2015. He was a keynote speaker at the Social Enterprise World…
SC rejects petition against Rizvi’s bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday turned down the government’s petition against a High Court order granting bail to BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in four cases filed against him in connection with street…
AL speaks of democracy yet works against it: Book unveiled
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said the ruling Awami League (AL) always speaks about democracy but acts against it. He said this while addressing a book launching ceremony at Jatiya Press Club. The BNP leader alleged that…
Khaleda leaves Dhaka Wednesday to perform Umrah
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia leaves Dhaka on Wednesdasy for Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Umrah. She will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on an Emirates Airlines flight in the evening.
Arrest warrant against 16 BNP leaders including Rafiq
A Dhaka court yesterday (Monday) issued arrest warrants against BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah and 15 others in a case filed for torching and vandalising a bus in the capital’s Mirpur area during a strike sponsored by…
Charmonai Pir for united efforts against attacks on Islam
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Razaul Karim on Sunday called for a united effort of the ulema against what her termed as planned attack against Allah Almighty and the Prophet of Islam by people petronised and protected by…
SC order on Govt objection to Fakhrul’s bail July 8
The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Sunday again fixed July 8 for passing order on the government’s petition against a High Court order granting bail to BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three violence cases. A four-member bench…
Hydroelectric dams drastically reduce tropical forest biodiversity
Samir Mehta samir@internationalrivers.org Widely hailed as ‘green’ sources of renewable energy, hydroelectric dams have been built worldwide at an unprecedented scale. But research from the University of East Anglia reveals that these major infrastructure projects are far from environmentally friendly.…
Yunus presides over Glasgow Varsity graduation ceremony
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has just presided over summer graduation ceremony at Glasgow Caledonian University as Chancellor.
No accountability for rights violations in Jammu, Kashmir – A.I.
Twenty-five years after the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir, the law continues to feed a cycle of impunity for human rights violations, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. The report,…
JU VC condemn Ershad for his tongue
Jahangirnagar University (JU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam, also the first female VC of Bangladesh, condemned H M Ershad fior his tongue and demanded a formal apology,for calling the responsible women as ‘showpieces’ in Parliament,
HC rejects Khaleda plea to cancel trust graft plaintiff’s deposition
The High Court on Monday rejected the petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for cancelling the plaintiff’s deposition in the trial of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against her. An HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam and Justice JMB…
King of Bangladesh filmdom Razzak hospitalised
Renowned film actor Razzak, also widely known as ‘Nayak Raj Razzak’, was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the capital’s United Hospital on Sunday.
US human rights report is disrespectful – Bnp
The BNP has said that the US State Department’s annual report on Human Rights Situation in Bangladesh is disrespectful. “We do not welcome the report because negative statements such as there is no democracy and media freedom are not respectful…
Landslide, flood death toll rises to 17 in hill districts
Landslides and flashfloods, triggered by incessant monsoon rains, left six people dead in the district on Saturday. With the six people, the death toll from landslides and flashflood-related incidents in the district rose to 17. A woman and her daughter…
Govt actions cripple local government bodies: Bnp
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is crippling local government bodies through politicisation by removing the opposition-backed elected public representatives on ‘fabricated’ charges. “The opposition-supported elected public representatives are being removed from local government bodies, including upazilas and municipalities,…
Renewable energy’s helps uncouple growth & CO2 Emissions
Record installations for wind and solar PV in 2014; Renewable energy targets created in 20 more countries, new total: 164; Renewables account for over 59% of net additions to world’s power capacity; Policy-makers more attentive to green energy heating /…
New army chief of staff takes charge
Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lt Gen Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq took over as Army Chief on Thursday morning. Lt Gen Belal replaced Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan who handed over the charge to him…
Fakhrul secures bail in Bangabandhu defamation case
A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) granted bail to BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed on the charge of defaming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Magistrate Ataul Haque of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of…