BNP on Monday accused the heads of law enforcement agencies of giving free hand to their forces to use arms and ammunition “as if those have been procured with the ruling party’s money”. “The remarks of the chiefs of law…
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’50 critical tech breakthroughs needed for sustainable global dev’
Through the history of international development, a small number of breakthrough technologies have had transformative impact: the polio vaccine; the new seed varieties which launched the Asian Green Revolution; anti-retroviral drugs which appear to have rendered HIV/AIDS a chronic and…
Climate change to cost 2pc of GDP by 2050
Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju on Monay informed Parliament that Bangladesh may witness loss of 2 percent and 9.4 percent of its total GDP by 2050 and 2100 respectively, if the world community doen’t take any steps to…
Khaleda sued also in Comilla for torching vehicle
A case has been filed against 32 leaders and activists of the 20-party alliance, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, in connection with the torching of a covered van in Chouddagram upazila on Sunday. Sub-inspector Nuruzzaman filed the case with Chouddagram…
Pol leaders, envoys, businessmen, cricketers visit Khaleda’s office
Diplomats and ambassadors from different countries, politicians, businessmen and former national players on Monday visited BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office following her younger son’s death in Malaysia. Envoys from Sweden, Turkey, Spain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Norway, Kuwait, Oman, Nepal and…
Withdraw blockade Hasan Mahmud Urges Bnp, allies
Awami League leader Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday called upon the BNP chairperson, who heads the 20-party alliance, to withdraw their nationwide indefinite transport blockade programme, as a devastated mother who realises the pain and agony of the parents who…
Koko’s Namaz-e-Janaza at Baitul Mukarram Mosque Tuesday
Namaz-e-janaza of Arafat Rahman Koko, the youngest son of late President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after asr prayer on Tuesday. “The venue for namaz-e-janaza of Koko has been shifted…
Ershad for national convention to end pol problems
Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP) and prime minister’s special envoy, Hussain Mohammad Ershad, has appealed to all political parties, registered with the Election Commission (EC), barring the Jamaat-e-Islami, to resolve the prevailing problems facing the country through a national convention.
7 alleged robbers lynched in Narsingdi
Seven suspected robbers were killed and another one seriously injured in a lynch-mob attack at Bhatpara village in Sadar upazila early Monday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Bnp condemns case against Khaleda, alleges Govt sabotage
“The power usurper government has set another brutal and inhuman example by filing a false case against Khaleda Zia when she is in deep shock following the death of her son. We strongly condemn and protest it,” BNP joint secretary…
Police must use firearms when necessary: Rab DG
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) director general Benazir Ahmed on Sunday said police must use firearms for security reasons when necessary, for example in self-defence. “Police was not given arms to play ‘hadudu’ and must fire, if needed, for security reasons,”…
Hunger strike if no dialogue in a week: B Chowdhury
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday threatened to go on hunger strike together with people if the chiefs the two major parties do not sit in talks within a week. “The country’s economy is on…
Hasina’s failure to see Khaleda creates nationwide controversy
Controversy over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s inability to see Bnp chief Khaleda Zia to sympathise with her at the death of her son Arafat Rahman continued in table talks and telephone calls across the country on Sunday. People who participated…
Arafat’s body arrives Tuesday, 3-day Bnp mourning, burrial in Dhaka
The mortal remains of Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of late President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will be brought to Dhaka on Tuesday. According to a BNP leader in Malaysia the body of Koko will be…
Case against 27 including Khaleda for attack on bus in Jatrabari
Jatrabarhi Police Sub-Inspector KM Nuruzzman filed the case on Saturday afternoon, a case in which 18 BNP leaders including Khaleda Zia stand accused of ‘conspiring and instigating’ the bomb attack. This cames two days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had…
2 suspects killed in Rab encounter at Banasree in Dhaka city
Two alleged crime suspects were killed reportedly in an encounter with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the city’s Banasree area early Sunday. Officer-in-charge of Rampura Police Station Mahbub Alam Tarafdar said that the incident took place near Banasree…
Khaleda thanks hasina for her gesture to share grief
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Saturday night thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for expressing her sympathy at the sudden death of Arafat Rahman Koko. Khaleda’s press secretasry Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel said this to journalists at Khaleda Zia’s office…
Rab rewad up to Tk one lakh for info on ‘anarchists’
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) announced reward in eight categories ranging from Tk 10,000 to Tk one lakh for information leading to the arrest of those involved in subversive activities. Director General of Rab Benazir Ahmed made the announcement at…
‘Don’t politicise failure to see Khaleda, PM came without info’
Bnp chairperson’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas on Saturday night urged all not to do politics over Sheikh Hasina’s return from Khaleda Zia’s Gushan office without meeting her as the Prime Minister had been there “without informing the party”.…
Govt slams BNP’s refusal to allow PM to meet Khaleda
The government on Saturday termed ‘inhuman, discourteous and devoid of political etiquette’ the refusal of BNP to allow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to meet its chief Khaleda Zia. Addressing a crowed press briefing, PM’s Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury said…
Khaleda’s second son Arafat Rahman passes away in Malaysia
Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of late president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, died in Malaysia on Saturday. He was 45. “Yes, he died…we’re yet to know the details of his death,” BNP chairperson’s special assistant Shimul…
PM goes up to gate – fails to see, comfort unwell Khaleda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last evening went up to Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office gate but could not see and comfort her at the passing away of her youngest son Arafat Rahman. Khaleda’s special assistant Shimul Biswas told…
World leaders pay respects to late Saudi King Abdullah
World leaders are due to arrive in Saudi Arabia to pay their respects in person after the death on Friday of King Abdullah. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande will be in Riyadh. The US delegation…
Brazilians urged to cut water use
Brazil’s Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira has said the country’s most populous region is experiencing its worst drought since 1930. The states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais must save water, she said after an emergency meeting in…
Mourning for King Abdullah Saturday: Hasina, Khaleda shocked
The government has declared a national mourning for Saturday to pay respects to Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud who died on Friday. The national flag will fly at half-mast at all government, semi-government and autonomous bodies, educational institutions,…
‘Amnesty paid for by Bnp speaks in its tone’: Quamrul
Taking a swipe at Amnesty International (AI) for its statement on Bangladesh’s ongoing political situation, Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Friday termed it a ‘BNP-paid organisation’ as it what he said speaks in BNP’s tone. “They’re criticising the government accusing…
25 suffer burn injuries as buses torched in Demra, Rajshahi
At least 15 people suffered burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack on a bus in the city’s Demra area on Friday night. Witnesses said miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a Narayanganj-bound bus of ‘ Glory Paribahan’ when it…
Khaleda’s arrest will bring political funeral of Govt: Bnp
Bnp joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Friday that the current illegal government will have its political funeral if it arrests Khaleda Zia as the agitators are active in the hartal and blockade programmes despite the so-called gunfight…
1 killed, 4 injuried in Sylhet petrol bomb attack
An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and four people, including two truck drivers, suffered burn injuries as two trucks came under petrol bomb attacks during the 20-party’s blockade in Dakkhin Surma and Biswanath upazilas Thursday midnight. Quoting witnesses, police said auto-rickshaw…
Blockade enters 19th day
The countrywide indefinite transport blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance entered the 19 day on Friday as its 48-hour hartal in Dhaka and Khulna divisions ended amid stray incidents at 6am. The the transport blockade is continuing with one…