The Committee to Protect Homestead and Graveyard here on Friday threatened to lay a siege to the Banshkhali upazila administration on Sunday if the government does not cancel the Gandamara coal-fired power plant by 6pm on Saturday.
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BBC Bangla program on dying BD rivers begins Saturday
Dhaka – The threat of extinction of Bangladesh rivers is the subject of ‘Amar Nodi’ (My River), a special content that will be on BBC Bangla from April 9 and April 16 on radio, online and social media, unb news…
Protect activists as per their wishes, AI tells Dhaka
Dhaka – The Amnesty International has said Bangladesh authorities must ensure that those activists and writers now under threat are effectively protected in accordance with their wishes. The vicious killing of another secular activist in Bangladesh is a grave reminder…
EU Delegation condemns murder of Nazimuddin Samad
EU Ambassador to Bangladesh, Pierre Mayaudon, firmly condemns the killing of Nazimuddin Samad, a student of Jagannath University, brutally murdered in Dhaka on 6 April.
Panama govt creates ‘panel of experts’ after paper leaks
Panama is creating an international panel to help improve transparency in its offshore financial industry. The move follows the leak of millions of documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca, showing it helped some clients evade tax and avoid sanctions. Several…
MP, 9 others face arrest for Tangail AL worker murder
Tangail – A court here on Wednesday issued a warrant for the arrest of 10 people, including Awami League MP from Tangail-3 Amanur Rahman Rana and his three brothers, in the freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case, unb news agency…
ACC sues JP leader Kazi Firoze Rashid
Dhaka – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against Jatiya Party presidium member Kazi Firoz Rashid, MP for allegedly grabbing a government land, the UNB news agency has reported. ACC deputy director Zulfikar Ali filed the…
Appellate division upholds JMB operative Masum’s death penalty
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of JMB operative Masumur Rahman Masum in connection with two cases for bombing in Lakshmipur court in 2005. The apex court also scrapped the High Court verdict…
Railway station master killed in accident
An assistant station master of Bangladesh Railway was killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a human hauler at Nawda on the Hili-Joypurhat road in Panchbibi upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
Hartal called in Banshkhali Wednesday
Dhaka – A daylong hartal will be enforced in Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong on Wednesday protesting the killing of four people in police firing at Gandamara village during a demonstration against the construction of a coal-fired power plant there, the…
Banker held for embezzling Tk 1.15 crore from Standard Bank
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) in a drive arrested an former official of Standard Bank from Pathantuli area of the city on charge of embezzling Tk 1.15 core from the bank.
Tonu’s father rejects autopsy report
Yaar Hossain, father of slain Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has rejected the findings of the first autopsy conducted on her body as it failed clear how the girl was killed.
Khaleda demands judicial probe into Banshkhali killing
Dhaka – Demanding a judicial probe into the killing of four people in police firing in Chittagong’s Banshkhali area, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday said now it has become too common in the country to open fire on demonstrators,…
9 new Bangladesh mission abroad
The government has decided to widen its diplomatic ties with foreign countries by opening nine new diplomatic missions abroad.
Financial dealings of rich, famous revealed
Berlin — An international coalition of media outlets on Sunday published what it said was an extensive investigation into the offshore financial dealings of the rich and famous, based on a vast trove of documents provided by an anonymous source.…
EU Delegates arrives today
A delegation of the European Union (EU) arrives here on Monday morning on a three-day visit to discuss issues of mutual interest, including migration issues, with high government officials in Bangladesh.
SC deferred Nizami review plea for 6 weeks
STAFF REPORTER The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court deferred the hearing on a review petition filed by war crime convict and Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami seeking review of its judgement that upheld his death penalty for his wartime…
SC judges can sign on verdict copies within 6 months of delivery
STAFF REPORTER The Supreme Court in a full verdict has dissolved a long pending issue allowing the judges for six months to put their signature on the copies of the verdict from the date of its delivery in the open…
National Film Day being observed Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will observe the National Film Day on Sunday, UNB news agency reported. They have chalked out elaborate programmes for the day.
N’ganj boiler blast kills three workers
Dhaka – Three workers were killed and four others injured as a boiler of an ice factory went off in Kanchpur area of Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj, about 15 kolomeres east of the capital on Saturday night, UNB news agency…
Over 100 tourists stuck at St Martin for inclement weather
Dhaka – Over 100 tourists have got stuck at Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar following inclement weather. Saint Martin Union Parishad chairman Nur Ahmed told UNB that over 200 tourists went…
14 fire incidents at Chandpai of Sundarbans in 12 years
Bagerhat – The only Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans saw 14 incidents of fire in the last 12 years, raging through some 40 acres of forest and causing damage to its unique ecosystem, say officials.Forest Department data show that the…
UP polls results AL 132 chairmen, BNP 20
Dhaka -Awami League-nominated chairman candidates won in 132 union parishads (UPs) while BNP-supported contestants came out victorious in 20 unions in the 2nd phase UP elections held on Thursday, UNB news agency reported. According to the results reaching the UNB…
NHRC chief questions investigation on murder of college teen Tonu
National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman has raised doubts about Sohagi Jahan Tonu’s murder investigation after visiting the crime scene at Comilla Cantonment. He spoke to reporters at Comilla Circuit House after the visit of an NHRC team…
HC asks CMM Dhaka if summons reached Tarique in London
The High Court on Thursday asked the chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka to inform it after communicating with foreign ministry whether the summons on BNP leader Tarique Rahman in a graft case reached his London address. It asked the chief…
Fakhrul made BNP secretary general
Dhaka – After performing as BNP acting secretary general for nearly five years, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has finally been made its full-fledged secretary general.
38 sued over Premier University student killing
Dhaka – A case has been filed against some 38 people in connection with the killing of a Premier University student in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League on the campus, UNB News agency has reported from…
ECNEC okays eight projects with TK 1,442cr
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved eight development projects involving Taka 1,442 crore. The approval came at the 25th meeting of the ECNEC in the current fiscal held at the NEC conference room in…
Biman to lease extra wide-bodied aircraft during Hajj
Dhaka – Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to take a wide-bodied aircraft on wet lease for carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia smoothly during the Hajj period, UNB news agency reported.
BNP demand resignation of two convicted ministers
A senior BNP leader yesterday demanded the government to immediately drop its two ministers from the cabinet for their conviction on charge of contempt of court. “The ministership of Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War affairs Minister AKM Mozammel…