Bikalpa Dhara President Prof Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday reiterated his call to two leaders to sit across the table to resolve the political impasse. “The responsibility of the prime minister (to take initiative for dialogue) is more than other. I…
Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians. State TV said the dawn strikes had targeted camps, training sites and weapons storage areas. Earlier,…
Ireland caused the first shock of the World Cup with a four-wicket triumph against West Indies in their opening Pool B match in New Zealand. Lendl Simmons (102) shared 154 with Darren Sammy (89) as the Windies recovered from 87-5…
A local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, who was injured in a clash with law enforcers in Chirirbandar upazila Saturday night, died at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in the capital on Sunday. The deceased was identified as…
The BNP on Sunday said it is ready to welcome any initiative for forging a national consensus and holding talks aiming to arrange an inclusive election. In a statement, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed said, “The people of all…
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to take necessary steps to stop ongoing violence, anarchy and subversive activities in the name of hartal and blockade. It also asked the government to explain why these killings and arsons shall…
Popular singer Baby Naznin was briefly detained in front of Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office on Sunday night as she had been there to meet the BNP chief carrying some food for her. Police, however, released her after a while as…
A local BNP leader was killed in police firing during a clash between BNP-Jamaat men and them at Shatokhali in Shalikha upazila on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Mashiur Rahman, 45, president of Shatokhali union unit of BNP…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday again ruled out the possibility of any talks with the BNP chief saying that this will be unproductive because Khaleda Zia will not accept it. “Will she (Khaleda) accept the dialogue? She won’t,” she…
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads & Railways (NCPSRR) and Citizen Rights Movements on Saturday demanded immediate submission of reports by two probe bodies formed to investigate the Sundarbans oil spill incident over two months back. The leaders of…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the Ulema and Sufis to build a public opinion about those who kill and torture people side by side preaching the essence of Islam. “The people are the source of all power.…
Expressing grave concern over the current political situation, President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday said the Prime Minister must take initiatives to end the crisis. “Bangladesh is now burning… in this critical situation, the Prime…
Three Juba Dal activists received bullet injures when police opened fire on a procession at Salikha Upazila under Magura district on Saturday. Local Juba Dal leaders said the firing was unprovoked. Police however said that shots were fired when processionists…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has called 72-hour countrywide hartal from Sunday morning till Wednesday morning as there was no sign of calling fresh polls under caretaker government, killing or maiming of leaders and activist of the alliance in ‘crossfire’ across…
Rail link of Rajshahi with Chapainawabganj were cut off as a train derailed after miscreants removed fishplates from the railway track at Latitnagar Station in Godagari uapzila in Rajshahi early Saturday.
One Mozammel Huq was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police at Amtali Upazila in Barguna district in the early hours of Saturday. Police said Amjad was the leader of a gang of dacoits. Five policemen were injured in the…
Voicing concern over reluctance about engaging in dialogue by BNP and Awami League, Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Friday said the two parties are paving the path for undemocratic forces to intervene in country’s politics. “There’s no chance…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday warned that the people would be forced to resort to civil disobedience and non-cooperation movement against the government soon, said BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed in a statement. “The illegal and unelected Awami League…
Police continued to bar food supplies for leaders of BNP and staffs of Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office for the third consecutive day yesterday. Almost all staffs and BNP leaders were living on dry foods, said Shyrul Kabir Khan, a member…
Nagorik Samaj, a platform of civil society members, yesterday called upon the Awami League and the BNP to stop the violent activities as well as to take immediate step in holding dialogue to overcome the present political deadlock in the…
DHAKA: She has been stuck in her office for 40 days and slapped with a series of charges over the deadly violence outside, but Bangladesh’s opposition leader Khaleda Zia says she and her arch enemy Sheikh Hasina can still reach…
Nagorik Samaj, a new platform of prominent citizens, will hold a press conferee today (Friday) to make its position clear in public on the effort to resolve the ongoing political impasse through dialogue. The press conference of eminent citizens, who…
The Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance has called a programme of countrywide demonstration on Saturday to press the demand for election under non-partisan caretaker government and protest killing of 20-party leaders and activists in the name of ‘crossfire’. The blockade would continue,…
Food supply to Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office was obstructed for the third time on Thursday compelling those staying there to survive on dry foods, it is reliably learnt. Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia who along with a number of Bnp…
Two BNP activists sustained bullet injuries during a ‘gunfight’ with police in Khagdahar Bypass More area of the Mymensingh district town early Thursday. The injured were identified as Mehedi, a resident of Jamtala More, and Sharif Molla, a resident of…
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the UN said on Wednesday, we are very much concerned about the violence and the loss of life that’s occurred in Bangladesh since the beginning of last year.
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Law enforcers on Wednesday night blocked the supply of food and bottled water to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s office meant for her office staff and security personnel. As a van carrying packets of cooked food and bottled water reached in…
Six people, including a woman and her son, were killed and two others injured as a truck rammed into a human hauler at Kashinathpur on the Pabna-Nagarbari highway in Sujanagar upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Runa,20,…
Blasting BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for enforcing hartal and blockade by holding the country’s people to hostage, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today branded the BNP chief as a “killer”,not a political leader. “Khaleda Zia is not a leader of…