Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 85 Bangladeshi national from Putkhali border while they were returning to country from India on Tuesday morning.
Category: Lead News
PM pays tribute on Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day
Dhaka, Jan 10 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city on Tuesday…
Myanmar special envoy to discuss Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Bangladesh will reiterate its position and seek a permanent solution to the Rohingya issue, it was announced, as Myanmar’s special envoy and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin arrives here on Tuesday.
Historic Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu Tuesday
The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed in the city and elsewhere in the country in a befitting manner tomorrow.Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of the nation and supreme commander of the…
Iran’s ex-President Rafsanjani dies at 82
Iran’s ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a dominant figure in the country’s politics since the 1980s, has died at the age of 82. Mr Rafsanjani, president from 1989 to 1997, suffered a heart attack.
T20I Series: New Zealand clean sweep Bangladesh 3-0
Dhaka, Jan 8 – New Zealand clean swept Bangladesh by 3-0 margin with a 27-run in the 3rd match of their T20I meet at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Sunday, riding on Corey Anderson’s career best 94 (not out). Bangladesh…
No shift from principal objectives, says new IBBL chairman
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Newly appointed chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Arastoo Khan on Sunday said there will be no change the in principal objectives of the bank.
Refrain from whimsical stock market investment: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for making well-thought-out investment in the capital market and not to do anything whimsically based on rumours.“Financial literacy is essential to protect people from whimsical investment in the capital market,” she…
President Hamid calls for consensus to form effective EC
President Abdul Hamid has said that reaching a consensus among the political parties is as crucial as forming an effective Election Commission for holding elections in a free and fair manner, bdnews24.com reported. “Building consensus among the political parties is…
Global protest day for Sunderbans observed in many countries
Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, and Power, Port has threatened to enforce a half-day shutdown in Dhaka on Jan 26 if the Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans is not scrapped. Oil-Gas Committee…
Army more prepared than ever to resist evil force: PM
Noakhali – Expressing her firm confidence in Bangladesh army, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said this force, built with the Liberation War spirit, is more prepared than ever to resist any evil force. UNB news agency reported
Five dead in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting by Iraq veteran
Miami, Jan 7 – A gunman thought to be an Iraq veteran opened fire Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, a major tourist hub in Florida, killing five people and injuring eight, as panicked travelers fled for safety. The suspect, who…
US report: Putin ordered effort to help Trump, hurt Clinton
Washington, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden campaign to influence America’s presidential election in favor of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, U.S. intelligence agencies declared Friday in the government’s first formal allegation supporting sensational claims…
Islami Bank under new Chairman, Acting MD, new committees
Former secretary Arastoo Khan has been made chairman of the most profitable private bank in Bangladesh. Executive Committee Chairman Syed Ahsanul Alam Parvez has become a vice-chairman. Senior Deputy Managing Director Mahbubul Alam is acting managing director of the bank…
Father wants trial of those who derailed slain Marzan
Dhaka – Nizam Uddin, poor father of slain militant leader Nurul Islam Fahad alias Marzan, on Friday demanded trial of those who took his son to the wrong path.
BNP plotting to topple Sheikh Hasina: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is out to oust the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through conspiracy.”Although BNP is speaking of democracy they are orchestrating…
UN rights expert to visit Myanmar to assess situation
Dhaka – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will undertake her fifth information-gathering visit to the country from January 9 to 20. Following her country visit, the human rights expert will…
Gulshan ‘Mastermind’ Marzan among 2 killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two suspected militants, including alleged ‘mastermind’ of Gulshan terror attack Nurul Islam Fahad alias Marzan, were killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) in the city’s Mohammadpur area early Friday.
Global demo Jan 7 protest Rampal coal plant near Sundarbans
N.Y. – As part of a global day of action and in solidarity with the Save the Sundarbans movement, New York-based Bangladeshi environmental groups, Friends of the Earth U.S. and allies will hold a protest on Saturday, January 7 at…
Trump may want to study how Obama made FEMA great again
As the agency’s lauded director steps down, Trump must carefully consider a replacement “Fugate, don’t fuck this up,” President Obama said. It was days before the 2012 presidential election, and all eyes were on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director…
HC wants all illegal structures on Turag removed
Dhaka – The High Court yesterday directed the chief judicial magistrate of Gazipur to probe whether there is any illegal structure and encroachment even after removing the illegal structures from the Turag river at Kamarpara. The HC also asked the…
Myanmar envoy due Jan 11: Bangladesh ready to talk
Dhaka – Bangladesh is ready to discuss with Myanmar the Rohingya issue to find out a solution to it as Myanmar is sending a special envoy. The envoy is likely to arrive here on January 11. “We want solution to…
BNP to receive lesson in democracy in 2019: Amu
Awami League advisory council member and industries minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday said the country’s people will give BNP a lesson in democracy by giving their mandate to Sheikh Hasina in the 2019 parliamentary election.“Earlier they were given lesson…
Who was behind ‘Queen is dead’ conspiracy hoax?
How did a social media hoax involving a rumour about a massive establishment cover-up get turned into a cryptic, but popular, campaign to bash the Western media? On 29 December, the hashtag #mediablackout reached the top of Twitter’s trends list…
Killing of any MP not to be tolerated, warns PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the trial of the killers of Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton would surely be held as the murder of any MP or elected public representative can never be tolerated.”Killing an elected public…
FBI, CIA wrong about Russians hacking the DNC: Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still insisting that his organization was not in collusion with Russian state actors when it published hacked information about the Democratic Party during the U.S. presidential election, putting himself at odds with the findings of…
Dhaka North City Corpn market fire tamed after 15 hrs
Dhaka – Firefighters tamed the fire that razed through the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Market on Tuesday afternoon after over 15 hours. A total of 23 firefighting units brought the blaze under control around 5:45pm, sources at the Fire…
Govt to spend Tk 585.88 cr on road infrastructure
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the procurement of equipment and machinery for repairing and maintenance and road infrastructure construction at an estimated cost of Tk 585.88 crore.The approval came from the 15th Ecnec…
‘Operation Clean Heart’ 2003 can be sued, indemnity scrapped
Dhaka – The ‘Operation Clean Heart’ victims can file either criminal or civil cases against joint forces’ members seeking redress, the High Court observes.