Members of the Coordination Committee of the special guerilla force of the Liberation War of 1971 that comprised members of NAP-Communist Party-Chhatra Union on Saturday voiced dissatisfaction over dropping their names from the latest freedom fighter list made by the…
Six people were killed in a road accident in Bakey More area on the Mymensingh-Tangail Highway under Muktagacha upazila of the district this morning. The deceased were identified as Alal Uddin, 40, Samir Ali, 35, of Rampur village, Akbar Ali,…
International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson has slammed his organisation’s Bangladeshi president for questioning the integrity of umpires, saying allegations he made were “unfortunate” and “baseless”. Mustafa Kamal claimed decisions made by officials during Bangladesh’s 109-run defeat to India…
Captain Mashrafe Mortaza’s woes after Bangladesh’s exit from the World Cup were compounded by a suspension and fine for his team’s slow over-rate in the losing quarter-final against India. Mortaza was banned for one limited overs international and fined 40…
Dubious umpiring decisions against Bangladesh during the second quarterfinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at MCG on Thursday apparently snatched away Bangladesh’s grip on the match, raising questions about the decisions that went against Tigers. The negative hype…
Meher Nigar, wife of detained Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, on Thursday urged the government to ensure her husband’s better treatment with through health checkup, and provide him division in jail. Addressing a press conference at Topkhana Road Nagorik…
BNP policymakers said that they do not consider local body polls as so much important than the prevailing political impasse over holding an inclusive parliamentary election under a non-partisan government. Talking to The Independent, BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam…
A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against eight accused in blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider murder case. Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Dhaka Md Ruhul Amin passed the order on Wednesday morning and fixed April 21to record the depositions…
8 days after the “disappearance” of her husband BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, his wife Hasina Ahmed has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister to get him back. On Tuesday afternoon, a delegation of the University Teachers’ Association…
The body of a 4-year-old was found in a town service bus in Dhaka city on Monday afternoon. The incident occured in the Kalsi area of Mirpur after the bus crossed the Banani flyover. Khaled Saifullah SI of Banani Police…
Six people were injured in a crude bomb blast in the city’s Boxirhat area on Monday night. The identities of the injured could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station Mohammad Jasim Uddin said two crude bombs were…
The High Court has asked why aspirants would not be given a second chance to take the Dhaka University admission tests. In a rule issued by the bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo on…
The decomposed body of a minor boy, who was kidnapped on Wednesday, was found in sacks at the house of a policeman at Jharnapar in the city on Saturday night. The victim was identified as Abu Sayeed, 9, a class-IV…
A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected the bail pleas of BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Mosaddek Ali and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in five separate cases filed with Motijheel, Paltan, Jatrabari and Mirpur Model Police Stations. Judge-in-Charge of Dhaka’s Metropolitan…
President of Supreme Court Bar Association Khondakar Mahbub Hossain on Saturday demanded return of Bnp joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed unharmed to his family. Addressing a press conference at the Supreme Court Bar Association Hall he said that securing the…
Speakers at a dialogue at Tangail on Saturday demanded ensuring greater involvement and participation of local people in the district budget to gear up the development of the districts. Taking part in a pre-budget dialogue they also said formulation and…
Detective Branch of police arrested KM Ziauddin Fahad, chief coordinator of publicity wing of Shibir and editorial admin of over 50 radical facebook pages including Basher Kella, from his sister’s house on Comilla Cadet College teachers’ residential area on Thursday.…
Five people were killed and 20 others injured in a triangular collision of a truck, a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in Mahadevpur upazila on Friday night.
Death toll in Mongla factory building collapse has climbed to six after rescuers found two more bodies. Many others are feared trapped under the debris of the under construction milling house of army-managed Mongla Cement Factory in Bagerhat. The roof…
A Dhaka court on Thursday once again granted two more months to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to complete their investigation in the General Manzoor murder case. Judge SM Saiful Islam of the First Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court…
Swedish Ambassador in Dhaka Johan Frisell on Wednesday said Bangladesh as a country resilient against any odds and political disturbances would find a solution to current situation. “I’m very confident that there’ll be a solution to this (political situation),” he…
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket star Rubel Hossain got good news along with his match-winning heroics on Monday at the World Cup as a Bangladeshi actress who filed a rape case against him said on Tuesday she was withdrawing the charges against…
Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday night as he fell sick in police custody. Inspector Mozammel Haque, in-charge of DMCH police camp, said a team of Detective Branch (DB) of…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday again asked both the defence and prosecution lawyers to submit by March 31 the concise statement before it on the pending appeal filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami against…
Spokesman of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said on Tuesday that there would not be any dialogue with BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. “No dialogue with those killers, razakars and attackers of…
Cricket-mad Bangladesh erupted in joyous celebration on Monday after the national team dumped England out of the World Cup, with fans hailing the dramatic victory as the country’s greatest sporting triumph. Imprompta victory processions broke out across the country, with…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the people to bring out victory processions across the country on Tuesday to celebrate Bangladesh’s unforgettable 15-run win against England in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, PM’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil…
CNG filling station owners have protested the remarks of Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu that the government has a ‘plan to gradually shut down CNG pumps’. In a statement on Sunday, Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners expressed…
At least one person is dead as an overloaded trawler has sank in the Meghna River in Brahmanbarhia, police say. Four other passengers are missing. Ashuganj Police Station OC Abu Zafar said vessel named sideways and sank near the Ashuganj…
By Thalif Deen UN N Mar (IPS) – The meeting is billed as one of the biggest single gatherings of women activists under one roof. According to the United Nations, over 1,100 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and more than 8,600 representatives…