Bangladesh will take on cricket giant Australia on Saturday at 9:30 am (BST) in the ICC Cricket World Cup amid apprehensions of match washout due to storms encircling the Brisbane Cricket Ground – the match venue at Gabba. The Bengal…
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‘3 Bangladeshis’ among 10 killed in Abu Dhabi building fire
Ten people have died in a building fire at the UAE, media reports say and at least three or them are Bangladeshi, the expatriates welfare minister says. The fire broke out at the building in Abu Dhabi’s Mussafah on Friday…
Six Khaleda aides at Gulshan office sick for lack of food, sleep
At least six persons including BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan and vice chairman Selima Rahman staying at the Gulshan party office with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia have fallen sick due to various problems including lack of sleep and…
John Kerry for stopping attacks on civilians
US Secretary of State John F Kerry has called for an immediate end to attacks on the civilians in Bangladesh in the name of hartals and blockades. “The ongoing attacks on the civilians in Bangladesh in the name of hartals…
Mamata asks to have faith in her on Teesta accord
Visiting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged all to “keep faith in her for resolving the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing issue”. “Keep faith in me regarding the Teesta issue … I will talk to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Bnp-led alliance calls another 72 hours of hartal
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday announced yet another 72-hour spell of nationwide hartal from 6am on Sunday alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade demanding a fresh national election under a non-party administration. In a statement, BNP joint secretary…
Bnp urges UN for int’l inquiry on violence, Govt to resign
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday urged the United Nations to carryout an international investigation into all incidents of sabotage including extrajudicial killings, violation of human rights and petrol bomb attacks in Bangladesh. “We want international level probe under the…
No peace, stability sans civil, pol rights: EU Parliament Del
The European Parliament delegation on human rights has said “peace and stability should not be restored at the expense of civil and political rights” in Bangladesh. The team of the Sub-committee on Human Rights led by Cristian Dan Preda made…
Mamata Banerjee in Dhaka on 3-day visit
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Dhaka on Thursday evening on a three-day visit as Dhaka. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam and Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran received the West Bengal chief minister…
Kamaruzzaman filing review petition, no execution till time: Counsel
Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, sentenced to death for war crimes, will file review petition before the Supreme Court with the 15 days time limit to reconsider his conviction, according to his lawyer. “We are yet to receive the certified copy…
Khaleda not going to Shaheed Minar this time
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is staying at her Gulshan office since January 3, is not going to Shaheed Minar this time to pay homage to the language martyrs, according to BNP leaders. However, the senior leaders and activists of…
20-Party welcomes Ban’s letter: ‘Harsh action if demand not met’
The BNP-led 20-party alliance Thursday welcomed the letters of UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to top leaders of two major parties urging them to sit for a dialogue to overcome the political impasse. “We welcome initiatives taken by all sides including…
Jhenidah Bnp office set afire with petrol, burnt
A Correspondent Unidentified miscreants on Thursday set the district unit office of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on fire. Chair, table, fan and other belongings in the office were damaged in the fire. The District BNP has blamed ruling…
British lawyer for trial of war crimes against Biharis
British lawyer Geoffrey Robertson wants trial of some freedom fighters for alleged war crimes perpetrated against surrendered Pakistani troops and Urdu-speaking civilians locally called ‘Biharis’. “There are some severe allegations of war crimes against the Bengali freedom fighters ,” Robertson…
Death warrant for Kamaruzzaman issued, review petition likely
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-2) has issued the death warrant for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman who had earlier been convicted of war crimes. The warrant, wrapped with red cloth, was sent to the jail on Thursday afternoon. The three judges…
Foreign diplomats in Dhaka discuss political crisis
Diplomats from various countries stationed in Dhaka held a meeting in the city and discussed political issues to find ways on how they can help Bangladesh resolve the ongoing crisis peacefully. A diplomatic source said the meeting was held at…
Take lesson from history of dire consequences: Bnp
BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take lesson from the history analysing the reasons behind the “dire consequences” the first AL government had met. In a statement he demanded of the government to…
UN Secretary General urged PM to deescalate violence
Confirming the UN chief’s letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chief Khaleda Zia, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Wednesday reiterated the government’s position saying there would be no dialogue with the ‘killer’. He, however,…
Bangladesh cricketers give home crowd a moment of glory and hope
The Bangladesh tigers send their home crowd passing time in restless discomfort due to political crisis into jubilation on Wednesday by their deserved win against the cricket world cup debutant Afghanistan.
2 Jamaat-men killed, Juba Dal leader injured in ‘gunfights’
Two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami were killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ between their cohorts and police at Begatipara in Monirampur upazila of Jessore early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Bazlur Rahman Bazlu,35, son of Nagar Ali, a resident of Joypur…
ICT-2 awards Moulana Abdus Sobhan death for war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal – 2 has sentenced Jamaat Leader Moulana Abdus Sobhan to death in the verdict in the War Crimes trial against him on Wednesday. The ICT-2 led by its chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan gave the verdict. Two…
Ban ki-moon expresses concern over loss of life in Bangladesh
UN secretary general Ban ki-moon has expressed his concern about the loss of life and violence that have occurred in Bangladesh since the start of this year. He has also tasked Oscar Fernández Taranco to continue having contacts with the…
European Parliament team on HR assessment, meets Khaleda
A delegation of the European Parliament (EP) met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office on Tuesday evening in the first leg of their visit to Bangladesh to assess the human rights situation.. The BNP told the visiting delegation…
Khaleda sued for bomb blasts in Shahjahan Khan’s Gulshan rally
The Dhaka district unit of Sramik League, Awami League’s worker associate, lodged a case with Gulshan Police Station of the capital against BNP Chief and 13 leaders and activists of her party in connection with Monday’s crude bomb blasts at…
Hartal extended by 48 hrs to protest repression, press demand
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has extended its ongoing 72-hour nationwide hartal by 48 hours till 6am Friday as part of its movement demanding a snap national election under a non-party administration and ‘resorting democracy and people’s voting right’ and protesting…
Local fix to crisis is there; US, others to help if requested: Bernicat
The new US ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat on Tuesday in her maiden meet with the local press in Dhaka on Tuesday said it is for Bangladeshis to come up with solutions to the current political crisis, and…
Two killed in ‘gunfights’ in Jhenidah, Satkhira
The leader of an underground political party was killed in Jhinedah while an alleged leader of robbers was injured in Satkhira in reported ‘gunfights’ with Rab and Police on early Tuesday, according to reports reaching Dhaka. In Jhenidah, Rabiul Islam,…
Minister’s move to gherao Khaleda’s office provocative: Bnp
BNP on Monday termed Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan’s move to besiege its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office “utterly provocative” and the attempt was made in a bid to “kill” her. In a joint statement, BNP Dhaka City convener Mirza Abbas…
Rizvi on fourth consecutive remand of police
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on fourth remand for three days in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Magistrate Mohammad Maruf Hossain of the CMM…
Judiciary being used to suppress opposition, dissenting opinion: Bnp
Pointing at a High Court ruling that asks the government to take steps to stop the ongoing violence across the country in the name of hartal and blockade, the BNP in a statement yesterday said democratic movement cannot be stopped…