Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the importance of transit through India for establishing connectivity with Bhutan and Nepal to enhance trade and business among South Asian countries. The Prime Minister said this when visiting Chairperson of the Parliamentary…
A clash between rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for establishing supremacy at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Thursday killed one activist and prompted the authorities to declare the university closed sine die. The university…
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A country-paper being presented from Bangladesh at the seminar on “Strengthening People’s Perspective on South Asia Water Commons” proposes the assessment of the current state of rivers and river basins in the South Asian region. Assessment of…
The lawyer for BNP chief Khaleda Zia has cited the quashing of a case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as he urged for dismissal of a corruption case against her at the Supreme Court. An Appellate Division bench, led by…
BNP Dhaka city unit convener Mirza Abbas on Wednesday said that this government will not be able to withstand their movement as their Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s roar will shake Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s citadel. “We’ll see how many bullets this…
Noted jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday said he did not find anyone till date who cast vote in the January-5 general election and observed, holding a ‘voter-less’ election is not democracy. He was addressing a discussion, titled ‘1972 Constitution…
The government has no information as to how many coups d’etat or mutinies had taken place in the army from 1975 to 1981 and how many officials were killed in the incidents. Minister for Road Transport and Bridge Obaidul Quader…
Prime Minister on Wednesday told Parliament that the people do not respond to the movement of some political parties as they have full support and confidence to her government that assumed power through January 5 general elections. “Some political parties…
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld the death penalty of two convicts in the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leader Kazi Aref Ahmed murder case overturning review petitions filed by them. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme…
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon on Wednesday visited the EU-supported projects in Barisal and said they give priority to people’s needs while implementing projects. “This field visit is an eye opener at a time…
A UN committee has called for the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court over its human rights record. The human rights committee passed a motion seeking a probe into alleged crimes against humanity committed by…
The High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to be cautious in carrying out the into the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case so that it does not become questionable, in apparently disappointment with the investigation done so far. An HC…
Criticising the government for what the party said its growing repressive acts, BNP on Tuesday alleged that the government has opened a ‘laboratory’ for promoting autocratic rule in a bid to perpetuate its illegal power. “The grand alliance regime has…
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Tuesday said the government will investigate reports published in the media that 16 high officials, including secretaries, have had fake freedom fighter certificates, and take necessary steps if the allegations prove true.…
BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy yesterday said that the present government could not sustain in power more than the month of March. “They (AL) want to stay in power till 2019. But this government will not survive beyond…
Government functionaries in Bangladesh do not agree with the findings of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) that there has been a substantial rise in risk of terrorist activities in the country. UK-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)…
In a major breakthrough, Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Myanmar national from Hyderabad in connection with the Burdwan blast case. The arrested suspect has been identified as 21 year old Khalid Mohammed. He was living in the…
Disapproving PM Adviser HT Imam’s statement that the media misrepresented his speech, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said it is not possible to fool people at this age of ICT by blaming the media. “The…
A court in Dhaka on Monday asked Tarique Rahman, senior vice chairman of BNP, to appear before it, in connection with a case for making derogatory remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
The cabinet on Monday gave approval to five instruments including proposals for signing a SAARC agreement on the motor vehicle regulation and amendment to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia on manpower export. Cabinet secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan…
Bangladesh Navy on Monday seized a Myanmar flag hoistng trawler in the deep see with at least 625 people on board, including many Myanmar nationals, heading towards Malaysia illegally. A source at the Naval Headquarters said that the trawler was…
Political Adviser to the Prime Minister HT Imam today said a section of media distorted his statement tactfully to demean him. “Some print and electronic media portrayed my partial speech to give wrong message to the nation” he told a…
Hearing in the leave to appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia against the High Court (HC) order in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, started at the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday. The five-…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Sunday alleged that Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina had taken the politics in a dangerous corner. “She (Hasina) is standing on shifting sand and has lost the ground under…
Commissioner of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Barrister Mahbubur Rahman has been transferred to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, two days after the gruesome murder of Rajshahi University Professor AKM Shafiul Islam. According to a notification, issued by the Home Ministry…
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has said the country’s political parties, including Awami League, got a rebirth as BNP founder Ziaur Rahman had introduced multiparty democracy. “Ziaur Rahman had been brought to power through the…
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government is trying to brand BNP as a militant and extremist party though militancy emerged in the country during Awami League rule. “Militancy emerged in the country during Awami League…
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday lamented that though he had quit power for the sake of democracy, the two major parties — Awami League and BNP– have failed to restore democracy and give people peace due to their…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday said that the country’s independence has has been at stake because of the signing of secret deals with foreign countries ignoring public opinion. In a statement marking the 38th death anniversary of Moulana Abdul…
Muhammad Yunus Will the present economic system be able to establish appropriate level of moral, social, and material balance in the world? I don’t think it can. The present system is like an impersonal sucking machine which thrives on continuously…