The BNP-led 20-party opposition alliance yesterday said that any attempt to arrest party chairperson Khaleda Zia would accelerate the downfall of the government. “Having failed to resist the ongoing mass movement, the government is trying to pour Deshnetri (leader of…
The Editors Council on Tuesday sought more ‘responsible and supportive’ role from the government in preserving the freedom, objectivity and neutrality of all the media, including the newspapers. “We’ve been observing with grave concern that it has become difficult for…
Reitarating Bangladesh’s firm stance aginst all sorts of terrorism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the country’s armed forces must move forward imbued with the same ideal. “We are committed to international peace and security. Our standpoint against all kinds…
The BNP has expressed its surprise at the police statement that Nagorik Oikya convenor Mahmudur Rahman Manna was not arrested despite his family members’ statement that Manna was picked up by plainclothes police from the home of his nice at…
Some 1,101 doctors in a joint statement yesterday expressed their deep concern over the ongoing political stalemate. The statement said six people have become victims of extrajudicial killing in 24 hours on Monday but police claimed that the victims were…
Former Member of Parliament from the Jatiya Party Abdul Jabbar has been awarded imprisonment till death for his crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 War of Liberation. ICT – 1 led by Justice Enayetur Rahim gave the verdict on…
Visiting Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy Admiral R K Dhowan today lauded Bangladesh Navy for its efforts to turn the force into three-dimensional one under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Indian naval chief came…
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, the outspoken leader of the Nagorik Oikya has been picked up by some plainclothes people identifying themselves as Detetective Branch Police at about 3 am on Monday night, but Dhaka Metropolitan Police of which DB is a…
Six people, including four Bangladesh nationals, died in a fire that broke out at a furniture factory at Dallah Sanaya, Dammam city in Saudi Arabia before dawn on Monday. “Yes, four of them are Bangladesh nationals while two are from…
The government has planned to construct a monument in honour of the Indian army personnel who sacrificed their lives for Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said this while responding a starred question from Nazmul…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Monday staged scattered demonstrations at different parts of the country and Dhaka city, demanding snap polls under a non-party administration and protesting the ‘growing incidents of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing’. Though the alliance activists…
The death toll from Sunday’s disastrous launch capsize in the Padma River in Shibalaya upazila has shot up to 70. Deputy Commissioner of the district Rashida Ferdous said rescuers retrieved 28 bodies from the river from 4am to 10am on…
A team of doctors yesterday visited Khaleda Zia’s office for her medical check up. The five-member team led by Prof Dr Md Tahir also checked up health conditions of others staying at her office since January 3. The medical team…
The opposition BNP yesterday said that they do not want to involve the army in any controversy. In a statement from an undisclosed location, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tarnished the image of…
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim has said that a participatory and credible election was the only solution to the current political impasse prevailing in the country. Also the Ameer of the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, the Pir…
Bullet-riddled bodies of four young men have been found in Dhaka, who police claim were lynched by locals during ‘sabotage attempts’. According to latest information, Wadud 35, one of the victims, was the president of the Mirpur No. 10 ward…
At least 25 people including Mohila Awami League’s district unit president Rebeka Sultana, were injured as two crude bombs were blasted in a rally organised by the 14-party alliances in the town on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said two crude bombs…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday alleged that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been carrying on her ‘so-called movement for democracy’, hoping that someone from ‘Uttarpara’ would place her in power as she does not believe in democracy. “The way…
A total of 179 BNP MPs of Eighth Parliament in a joint statement yesterday called upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to sit in a dialogue with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to resolve the ongoing political impasse. “Resignation of Sheikh Hasina…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked for speedy and exemplary trial of the perpetrators of the recent petrol bomb attack and other atrocities on innocent people saying delaying the trial encouraged them for bigger occurrence. “Trial of the persons…
The death toll in the Padma launch capsize rose to 69 on Monday morning as the sunken vessel was salvages and pulled ashore. The dead are mostly women and children Some other pasengers are still missing as a ferry launch…
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal was injured in police firing while trying to flee allegedly after hurling two crude bombs on the law enforcers at Town Hall More in front of the opposition leader Rawshan Ershad’s residence early…
Paschimbanga Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday termed her Bangladesh visit ‘constructive, positive and historic’. “Her (PM Sheikh Hasina) warmth and grace made me emotional. The visit was constructive, positive and, may I say, historic,” she tweeted hours before her…
A doa mahfil seeking divine blessings for the martyrs of historic Language Movement on the occasion of ‘Amar Ekushey’, the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day was held at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office on Saturday. Khaleda Zia, who…
Upset with proposals for international mediation to resolve Bangladesh’s domestic political impasse, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reminded all that the country was capable of solving its own problems. Addressing a discussion at International Mother Language Institute on Saturday, she…
Paschimbanga Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday proposed opening a joint business television channel to promote trade and business between Bangladesh and India. “You can open a business channel jointly. We’ll welcome it,” she told a special business session at…
Country’s 90 to 95 per cent kidney patients can not afford treatment of kidney diseases due to lack of financial support, says a kidney expert. “A kidney failure patient has to pay at least Tk 10,000 per week for dialysis,…
Australia and Bangladesh will split the competition points after heavy rain forced Cricket World Cup organisers to abandon the Pool A match in Brisbane on Saturday. A cyclone which crossed the coast north of Brisbane on Friday caused heavy rain…
The nation paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic language movement since early Saturday to commemorate the supreme sacrifices they made for the cause of the mother tongue, which in time turned into the movement for self determination…
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)activist and a Jubo Dal man were killed in a reported ‘shootout’ with police in Agailjhara upazila of the district early Saturday. The deceased were identified as JCD man Tipu Hawlader, 26, and Jubo Dal functionary…