Dhaka – The BNP on Friday asked the party leaders and workers, and physicians to extend their hands to the coastal area people affected by cyclone Roanu that left many people killed and caused huge losses to them. “Wherever the…
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Cyclone Roanu crosses, swamps Bangladesh coast, 25 killed
Dhaka – At least 25 people, including 12 in Chittagong, were killed and over a 100 others injured as cyclonic storm ‘Roanu’ battered the country’s coastal districts before it weakened into a land depression on Saturday. Of the dead, three…
Murders aimed to foil war crimes trials: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said a spate of recent ‘murders’ had been planned to foil the trials of war crimes committed Bangladesh’s Liberation War institute 1971. She said this while talking to expatriate Bangladeshis in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia,…
Investigation into homeopath murder in Kushtia intensified
Dhaka – Police have intensified the investigation into the murder of a homeopath in Kushtia. Unidentified assailants hacked a homeopathy practitioner to death and injured his friend, a teacher of Islamic University in Kushtia. Police said they are not sure…
Cyclone Roanu weakens, hits coasts, swamps Bangladesh
Dhaka – Light to moderate and heavy downpour accompanied with gusty winds have forced people across Bangladesh to indoors as pheripheral winds of cyclone Roanu hit the coastal areas Bangladesh on Saturday morning. The Dhaka Met Office forecast the cyclone…
Insulted headmaster reinstated, school body dissolved
Dhaka–In the face of huge outrage over the suspension of Narayanganj’s high school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was humiliated in public on allegation of hurting religious sentiments, the government on Thursday dissolved the school’s managing committee leading to his…
Khaleda seeks time in Trust graft case, court warns of arrest warrant
Dhaka – The Third Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the date to hear BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s statement on the charge of embezzling Tk 31.5 million of the Zia Charitable Trust. Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of…
Government out to hurriedly convict Khaleda Zia: BNP
Dhaka – The BNP yesterday alleged that the government is trying to hurriedly finish the cases filed against party chairperson Khaleda Zia on corruption charges. “Cases against Khaleda Zia are in progress. There is a move to complete the cases…
Teachers stand up for humiliated headmaster
Dhaka – Bangladesh College-University Teachers’ Association formed a human chain on the Dhaka University campus Wednesday protesting the humiliation of Shyamal Kanti Bhadra, headmaster of a high school in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj, by local member of parliament AKM Nasim…
HC issues rule over N`ganj teacher humiliation
Dhaka-The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why it should not be directed to take necessary legal action against local lawmaker Salim Osman, MP, and others who publicly humiliated a school teacher…
British High Commissioner met Khaleda Zia
Dhaka-British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake yesterday met with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at latter’s political office in Gulshan.
‘Meeting Bnp’s Aslam Chowdhury at public event no conspiracy’
The BBC Bangla Service has reported Israeli politician Mendi N Safadi as saying that meeting BNP leader Aslam not a conspiracy. Safadi has admitted meeting BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury in India, but said that it was during a public event…
Committee to probe teacher humiliation by MP Osman
Narayanganj – A new five-member committee has been formed to investigate the assault and humiliation of high school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta for his allegedly offensive comments about religion, unb news agency reported.
Arrest by law enforcers in plainclothes alarming: SC
Dhaka – Observing that any arrest by law enforcers in plainclothes is alarming, the Supreme Court on Tuesday also said the law enforcers will have to be in uniform while arresting anyone’ unb news agency reported.
Inclusive elections in BD depend on political parties: UN
The United Nations wants to see Bangladesh’s political parties’ willingness to deal with issues ahead of the next national election in a ‘peaceful and amicable fashion’, as participatory elections depend on the willingness of all parties. Dhaka, UNB News Agency…
BD globally 5th with people having no net access: WB
With 148 million offline population, Bangladesh still has the world’s fifth largest number of people who are not connected to the internet, said a World Bank report.
One billion to be exposed to coastal flooding by 2060
Dhaka – More than a billion people are set to be exposed to coastal flooding by 2060 through a combination of sea level rise, storm surges and extreme weather, according to a new report of British charity group Christian Aid.…
Blaming BNP by govt for all murders motivated: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday alleged the government is blaming her party for the country’s recent barbaric and heinous killings in an effort to make political gains, unb reported. In a statement, she said, “From the very…
7 BSF soldiers suspended over Bangladeshi killing
Dhaka – A Staff Court of Inquiry has been constituted by BSF to investigate the circumstances under which the Bangladeshi national died on Bangladesh-India border on Saturday, unb news agency reported. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka said this on…
PM arrives in London
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Sunday afternoon en route to Bulgaria on a three-day official visit to Bulgarian capital Sofia to attend the Global Women Leaders’ Forum.
Swift directly responsible for BB heist: Farashuddin
Dhaka – The government-formed probe body on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist found the Brussels-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) “directly responsible” for the $101 million stolen from Bangladesh’s treasury account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New…
Khaleda sued for comments on Joy
A Dhaka court on Sunday morning directed the Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh Police Station to investigate into BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia’s statement accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy of alleged siphoning $300 million, and to take necessary…
PM leaves Dhaka for Bulgeria to attend Global Women Leaders’ Forum
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for London on Sunday morning en route to Bulgaria on a three-day official visit to Bulgarian capital Sofia to attend the “Global Women Leaders’ Forum, unb news agency reported. Apart from joining…
BNP fears constitutional crisis: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday feared that a constitutional crisis may be created following a row between the legislative and the judiciary over the 16th amendment to the Constitution.
Monk killed inside Bandarban pagoda
Bandarban – In another instance of savage killing presumably by religious militants, an elderly Buddhist monk was found dead with his throat slashed inside a pagoda at Chakpara in Naikhongchari upazila early Saturday.
Death toll in lightning rises to 60 in two days across Bangladesh
Dhaka – With the death of over a dozen people in lightning on Friday the death toll in the naural disaster rose to 60 on thelast couple of days, according to reports coming from the districts.
Global warming behind growing lightning strikes: Experts
Dhaka- The incidents of lightning strikes in the country are gradually increasing due to rising temperature and climate variability caused by global warming, taking its heavy toll on human lives, experts said.
Robbers gun down Ansar commander at Teknaf barrack
Cox’s Bazar -An Ansar member was gunned down by robbers while looting a barrack of the force inside the Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified Ali Hossain, 55, son of Shukkur Ali, a resident of…
2 days of demo to protest Khaleda’s indictment in arson case
Dhaka – BNP on Friday announced a two-day demonstration programme protesting the submission of chargesheets against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in two arson attack cases. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the programmes at a press conference at…
Terror, pol instability, energy crisis barriers to foreign investment: EU
Dhaka – Bangladesh is now most attractive and safe place for investment Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Thursday. The government has offered several special motivation packages for foreign investors to invest in Bangladesh, the minister said at a meeting with…