Establishment of supremacy, collection of extortion money and controlling ‘jhute’ (cuttings of fabrics of garment factories) business in the area were main reasons behind the triple murder in Madhya Badda in the city, police sources suspected. Awami Leaguer ward-6 president…
The Election Commission has turned down the audit reports of 22 political parties submitted on their financial transactions in 2014 as they failed to follow the due process. The Commission on Thursday sent a letter to the 22 political parties…
A local Swechchhasebak League leader, who sustained bullet injuries in a gun attack in the city’s Madhya Badda area on Thursday, died at a hospital here on Friday, raising the death toll from the incident to three. Mahbubur Rahman Gama,…
Two people were killed and two others injured in a gun attack in the city’s Madhya Badda area on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Shamsu and Manik and the injured as Gama and Salam. Further details about the…
In a dramatic turn around BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has postponed her visit to London for treatment of her eye problems due to pressuring need to be at home for political and personal reasons, according to party sources. Though she…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Thursday alleged that the government wants to suppress the movement of the coalition by using guns. “Obstructions were also created during anti-Ayub and anti-Ershad movements in the past but people rose against them surpassing all…Wait…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday fined publisher as well as editor of the Bangla daily Janakantha Atikullah Khan Masud and its executive editor Shawdesh Roy Tk10,000 each for contempt of court. A six-member bench of…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday held a meeting with top leaders of 20-party opposition alliance dispelling the remours about disunity within the coalition. “The unity of 20-party alliance is there and it will remain intact in future also. There is…
Construction work of elevated expressway from Airport to Kutubkhali on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway will begin from August 16, road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday. “It would help to reduce the traffic congestion of the capital after construction…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday slammed those seeking constitutional amendment again, saying that these people were either advisers to military dictators or worked with them in other capacity and sucked their feet and begged their mercy. “While discussing, some…
Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam here on Tuesday urged BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to celebrate her birthday either before or after the National Mourning Day that falls on August 15. “Have enjoyment on your (Khaleda’s) birthday before or after…
Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said the law enforcers have gotten sufficient clues in connection with ‘blogger’ Niloy killing to arrest the culprits. ‘Blogger’ Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy, who was residing at a rented flat on the 4th…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to hold a meeting of the 20-party alliance on Tuesday night to discuss the latest development in the political arena, strategies and next course of action, according to alliance sources. The former premier convened…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will pronounce its decision about the contempt of court charge against the daily Jnakantha editor and executive editor on Aug 13. A six-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha…
The Detectives Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) suspects that banned Islamic militant outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ might have involved in blogger Niloy killing. Blogger Niladdri Chatterjee alias Niloy, who was residing at a rented flat on the 4th…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to leave Dhaka for London for treatment of her eye trouble sometime this week, according to BNP sources. Briefing reporters the BNP spokeperosn Asaduzzamam Ripon on Monday said that she may leave Dhaka in…
Six suspected tiger poachers have been shot dead in a gunfight with Bangladeshi police at a hideout in the world’s largest mangrove forest. Police seized three tiger pelts which they said were from animals that appeared to be freshly killed.…
BNP on Sunday alleged that the government is running the country undemocratically adopting a lopsided policy. “Giving up democratic attitude, the current regime is governing the country following a unilateral policy,” said BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon in a statement.
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday demanded that all the cases of child killings and rape be disposed of within six months by setting up a tribunal in this regard. “The government fails to protect the…
New Delhi: The NDA government at the Centre is preparing a bill to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant citizenship to migrants who have fled religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. There are nearly two lakhs Hindu and…
The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Sunday with 69.60 percent pass rate against last year’s 78.33 percent. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday warned that the government will not allow anyone in Bangladesh to do politics over religious sentiment. “At least, this can’t be done in Bangladesh…we won’t allow this in the country,” she said. The Prime…
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will assist local investigators to unearth the motive and the real culprits behind the sensational killing of blogger Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy. Blogger Niloy, a resident of a rented flat on the 4th…
Water experts and activists on Friday underscored the need for raising awareness about harmful effects of the Indian government plan to interlink the rivers of Assam, Bengal and Bihar and take water to the south of their country, and urged…
BNP on Friday demanded a fair investigation into the allegation of land grabbing against LGRD and cooperative Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain brought by Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council. “Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council yesterday (Thursday) accused LGRD Minister and the Prime Minister’s…
The ‘Bangladesh branch’ of al-Qaeda in Indian Sub-continent (AQIS) has claimed responsibility for the murder of blogger Niladri Chatterjee Niloy in Dhaka. An e-mail, sent to the media from ansar.al.islam.bd@gmail.com, claimed credit some four hours after the killing on Friday.…
A Bangladeshi blogger known for his secular views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was attacked at his home in the city’s Goran area. He is the…
Voicing his utter frustration over the recent spate of child repression, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said the government should apologise to the nation over a baby being shot in her mother’s womb during a clash between two…
Hours after the High Court slapped a six-month injunction on the activities of the new committee of the Jatiya Press Club, the Supreme Court on Thursday night stayed the order for eight weeks. Chamber judge of the Appellate Division Hasan…
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the law is not equal for all in Bangladesh at the moment, as the trials of the courts can’t be held independently due to the government’s influence. “The law is not equal for all now.…