Braving several court warrants pending for his arrest, sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique returned home on Sunday night, nearly two months after his adverse remarks against Islam in the USA. The former Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister arrived at…
A Dhaka court yesterday (Sunday) placed alleged Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Women Wing chief on six days remand and three other suspected members of the banned militant outfit Islamic group on ten days remand in two cases. Members of Detective Branch…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday told parliament that illegal operation of VoIP has been coming down fast due to continuous drive and fixation of the international call termination rate. “The government has outlined measures against illegal Voice…
Lawmakers of Jatiya Party and an independent MP yesterday staged walked out from Parliament’s session protesting the government’s inaction against chairman of Biman Bangladesh for his alleged involvement in gold smuggling by using national flag carrier, and other irregularities. Lawmakers…
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 68 runs on second ODI to go 2-0 up in the series. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. Top order started off brilliantly but middle order collapsed. Tamim and Anamul put together second…
An alleged mugger, who was injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police in front of Badsha Faysal School in the Jessore district town on November 13, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night.
Police recovered the body of a young man from inside an almirah at a house in old Dhaka city’s Lalbagh area on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Alauddin Shikdar,29, son of Hossain Shikdar, a resident of house no.…
BNP has taken up a plan to bring all the political parties from both left and right outside its 20-party alliance but highly critical of the coalition government, aiming to mount a greater pressure on it to hold an inclusive…
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, convener of Nagorik Oikya (Citizens’ unity) would observe sit-in at the ‘Shikha Chirantan’ (eternal flame) the Suhrawardy Uddayan in Dhaka city on Thursday November 27 to drum up support to the movement to say ‘No’ to corruption.…
Activists of Juba League have fought among themselves at the very event where Awami League leaders dubbed the party’s youth wing as ‘best political organisation’ for youths. The leaders had also criticised the media for what they said spreading propagandas…
Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit (RMMRU), a Dhaka University institute, on Saturday recommended the creation of an inter-country commission for taking effective actions to stop illegal migration from Bangladesh to Malaysia via Thailand. The research unit came up with…
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said the government will not allow the separatists of neighbouring India and Myanmar to operate from the country. He said this while talking to reporters after a views exchange meeting with…
Leaders of civil societies of South Asian countries on Saturday demanded Visa-free South Asia to ensure democracy, peace and non-communalism in the region. They demanded strong solidarity within the region and also strengthening of existing food and seed bank mechanism…
Eight Bangladeshi women returned from India through Sonamasjid frontier this afternoon after suffering imprisonment in India on different terms. These Bangladeshi women were identified as Sumitra Haldar, daughter of Suranjan Haldar of Pirpural village under Naldanga upazila of Natore district,…
Stating that people have been held hostage in the hands of the present regime, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged all to wage a united street movement to pull it down. “Awami League has snatched people’s voting rights,…
Two cases filed on Saturday against 370 unidentified people in connection with Thursday’s Chhatra League infighting at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) that left a BCL man dead. Pratibha Das, mother of slain BCL activist Sumon Chandra Das,…
In an interesting statement, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister’s adviser HT Imam is a ‘BNP man’ and urged the government to not hurt him. “HT Imam is our man.…
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will be here after attending the 18th Saarc Summit to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 26-27. Biswal will arrive here to participate in meetings…
BNP senior leader Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah on Friday termed mysterious the delayed gazette notification about the appointment of Sajeeb Wazed Joy as an honourary adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid a controversy over his remuneration. “Joy has been…
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday urged the government to quit forthwith and arrange a credible general election. “An unprecedented anarchy has been created in the country following the January-5 election joined by only…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that the present government wanted to see a disciplined, skilled, modern and well-equipped armed force in the country. “Our government wants to see a disciplined, skilled, modern and well-equipped armed force and for…
City BNP convenor Mirza Abbas yesterday termed Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, as septic boil for the party. “It is not 20-party alliance, rather the Chhatra League that has become the septic boil of…
Another all round performance from Sakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh to beat Zimbabwe by 87 runs in the first ODI. When he came to bat Bangladesh were shaking at 31 for 3, after being sent in by Zimbabwean captain. With…
News Desk The Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) has written an open letter to all governments of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, to request for a possibility of establishing a human rights mechanism in South Asia.…
Presidet Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid rich tributes to members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices in the Liberation War in 1971. The President, who is also the Supreme Commander of the…
Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the immigration system. “Come out of the shadows and get right with the law,” urged President Barack Obama in a televised address. Republicans say…
Jatiya Party on Thursday demanded of the government to arrest chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Air Marshal (Retd) Jamal Uddin Ahmed and 42 other officials for allegedly being engaged in gold smuggling. Jatiya Party lawmaker Kazi Feroz Rashid last night…
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to make the same blunder that her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman did by establishing a one-party Baksal rule. “Establishment of Baksal by annihilating democracy…
A Bangladeshi youth has been shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near Ratnai border in Baliadanga upazila. The victim was identified as Shah Alam, 22, son of Sher Ali of Sunki area in the upazila. Sources at…
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said that the government is implicating their senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman in ‘false’ cases to keep him away from politics. “We consider Tarique Rahman as a future leader. The government is…