Mosul (AP/UNB) — Residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul fought each other around trucks delivering humanitarian aid as they jostled for scant supplies on Monday, while government troops fighting to retake the city from Islamic State militants inched closer…
Dhaka – A parliamentary watchdog on Monday recommended taking punitive action after investigation against those responsible for technical glitches in the VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. UNB news agency reported
Dhaka – BNP on Monday alleged that the government is repressing its leaders and activists in an alarming manner across the country in fear of losing power. In a statement, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, “The current…
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Monday upheld High Court orders that granted bails to Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in two cases.
Dhaka-The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday framed charges against ten persons including Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) Chief Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Dhaka -No decision has been taken by the government to block messaging and calling services Viber, Imo and WhatsApp, said State Minister for Posts and Communications Tarana Halim on Sunday. UNB news agency reported
Psris (BSS/AFP) – The legacy of Cuba’s Fidel Castro elicited reactions Saturday from leaders and figures from around the world many of whom remembered him as a friend and ally, while exiles in Miami celebrated his death. Here are some…
The BNP has urged the government to stand by the Rohingya Muslims, who have been fleeing Myanmar amid escalating violence. “Rohingya’s are drowning while trying to flee violence. The government is not allowing them to enter,” senior leader Khandker Mosharraf…
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Kamrangirchar area, on the southern fringe of the capital, on Saturday morning. The fire was noticed at the ground floor of a three-storey factory building adjacent to the Eidgah…
Dhaka – Hefazat-e-Islami Bangladesh (HIB), a quomi madrasha based organization, on Friday warned that it would bring out a long march towards Myanmar if massacre on Rohingya Muslims are not stopped immediately.
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Friday urged the government to reach an understanding over the formation of a stronger and credible Election Commission through talks. “We once again call upon the government, let’s discuss as to…
Chittagong – A killing case has been filed against 10 people, including Chittagong University assistant proctor Anwar Hossain, over the death of CU BCL leader Irfan Chowdhury Diaz. CU unit Bangladesh Chhatra League president Alamgir Tipu, its former general secretary…
Dhaka-Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President Prof Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday said a neutral election time is more essential than a neutral Election Commission to hold free, fair and acceptable elections.
The Cabinet on Thursday approved the draft of the ‘Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2016’ keeping girls’ minimum age for marriage at 18 alongside a provision of tougher punishment for violation of the law.The approval came at the regular weekly meeting…
At least 86 people have been killed and 30,000 displaced as violence continues unabated in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar poured into neighbouring Bangladesh this week with some feared drowned after a boat sank in a river during…
At least 40 people have been killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China’s Jiangxi province. The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction.
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports starts its “March Towards Dhaka” programme on Thursday morning from 7 divisional headquarters – Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet, Barisal and Mymensingh – demanding cancellation of the Rampal…
Bangladesh Chhatra League central leader Irfan Chowdhury Diaz who was found hanged at his residence in Hathazari upazila had committed suicide, according to autopsy report.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Wednesday morning on a daylong tour to attend the flag raising ceremony of the newly formed headquarters of 11 infantry brigade under the 17 Infantry Division at Jalalabad Cantonment.
Bangladesh will stand by the Kingdom to defend the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah at all costs, Bangladesh Ambassador Golam Moshi told guests at a reception held to mark his country’s Armed Forces Day, held at Tuwaiq Palace…
Myanmar has long persecuted the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority, denying it basic rights to citizenship, to marry, to worship and to an education. After violence unleashed in 2012 by Buddhist extremists drove tens of thousands of Rohingya out of their…
Bangladesh will get $20 million for reducing the risks of damages caused by natural disasters and climate change.The United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and Sweden joined hands together to provide the fund to address the country’s key climate…
At least 30 female workers suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia here on Tuesday.Quoting workers, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station Mohsinul Quader said the fire originated at a warehouse of ‘Colour…
Dhaka – BNP has nominated Advocate Shakhawat Hossain Khan as its mayoral candidate to contest Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the announcement at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan…
Dhaka – The BNP sought an appointment with President Abdul Hamid to present party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s proposal on reconstitution of the Election Commission.
Dhaka – Facebook users no longer need to rely on the social network to activate its main crisis response tool. Safety Check, which lets you tell friends and family that you’re safe during an emergency situation or natural disaster, will…
Dhaka – A handbag of Dutch ambassador to Bangladesh Leoni Margaretha Cuelenaere was allegedly stolen from a photo exhibition at Dhaka University on Monday.
The Santal people may get back their lands only through the court decision and under due course of law, said deputy commissioner (DC) of Gaibandha district.
Cox’s Bazar – Members Coast Guard of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sent back some 130 Rohingyas, including women and children, to Myanmar while they were trying to enter into Bangladesh territory through the Naf River in Teknaf upazila on Friday…
The only children’s hospital in besieged Aleppo is out of action after being bombed as it treated victims of a chlorine gas attack, forcing staff to evacuate babies in incubators and other patients injured over days of fierce bombardment. There…