Transactions in Bangladesh’s capital market have declined to eight-month low after witnessing some stability at the beginning of the year, just after the general elections. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday recorded lowest ever transactions in last eight months. Analysts…
Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday demanded withdrawal of army personnel from Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for the sake of protecting the image of army. “The government should immediately withdraw all army personnel from the RAB. We want the…
Phulgazi Upazlia Chairman Ekramul Haque was killed as attackers shot him and set his car on fire in Feni town on Tuesday, accoirding to police accounts. Ekramul Haque came under the attack around 11 am near the Bilash Cinema Hall…
The Thai army says that it is imposing martial law amid a political crisis “to preserve law and order”. The surprise announcement also granted the army wide-ranging powers to enforce its decision. The military insisted that its assumption of responsibility…
Diplomats of Muslim countries in Dhaka believe Bangladesh will consolidate its global standing as “a progressive and forward-looking nation” for international peace and security. According to the foreign ministry, the diplomats also reiterated their conviction that Bangladesh will continue to…
The annual development programme (ADP) for the upcoming 2014-15 fiscal year is being fixed at Tk 790.31 billion, a 17 percent increase over the current FY. Tk 81 billion is being earmarked for the construction of the Padma bridge, country’s…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will attend a protest rally organised by party-backed lawyers on May 24. Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a BNP-backed lawyers’ body, has planned the rally to protest the murder of fellow lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarkar in Narayanganj and…
Incensed by the police not showing disgraced RAB officers arrested in the multiple-murder case, lawyers at Narayanganj have called for Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s resignation from the cabinet. The demand came from a rally on Monday at the Narayanganj court…
Awami League loyalists swept the sixth phase upazila elections held on Monday, bagging eight chairman posts against BNP favourites’ two. According to unofficial results, AL-backed chairman candidates won polls in Gangachhara and Sadar of Rangpur, Kamarkhand of Sirajganj, Taltali of…
Our special Correspondent – It was 10:45am on Monday. We a group of journalists reached Jamtoil Primary Government Scholl, a polling centre, about 10km South of Sirajganj town as Kamarkhand Upazial Parishad poll was held. Two angry women were seen…
Eighteen officers and members of Rab-3 were closed to the Rab Headquarters on Monday for their alleged controversial activities. Director (Legal and Media Wing) of Rapid Actin Battalion (Rab) Headquarters Wing Commander ATM Habibur Rahman said that they were attached…
A Bangladeshi young man was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, 25, a cattle trader and son of Akbar Ali,…
The Netherlands has showed interest to provide financial and technical assistance for building a deep seaport and LNG terminals in Bangladesh. Netherlands Ambassador in Dhaka Gerben Sjoerd De Jong on Sunday said this when he met Planning Minister AHM Mustafa…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is not legally empowered to investigate any crime like the brutal seven murders in Narayanganj, its chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman said on Sunday. “The law that created the NHRC in 2009 allows it only…
After the Prime Minister, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday night phoned Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and hoped to work together for the welfare of the people of the two countries. Khaleda made the phone call to Modi from…
Allegations of killing two more people and dumping their bodies into rivers have been brought against the members of Rapid Action Battalion-11 in the district. The Rab members picked up Hossain Showkat, a land property trader of Siddhirganj, and Tajul…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday phoned Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and hoped Bangladesh and India will sincerely work together as in the past to resolve any problem between the two neighbouring countries through bilateral discussions. Prime Minister Sheikh…
A woman and her three grandchildren were burned to death as her son-in-law allegedly set their house afire at Dumudia village in sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Furia Begum,65, her daughter Rony Begum’s two children-…
A case was filed on Sunday against five Rab personnel, including former commanding officer of Rab-11 Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, in connection with the abduction of two BNP leaders in Comilla. The two BNP leaders — Saiful Islam Hiru,…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the ruling Awami League has become nervous at a the landslide victory of the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party in Indian Lok Sabyha polls.
The Awami League general secretary has said those in Bangladesh who are ‘overjoyed’ by the victory of BJP in India’s parliamentary elections have no knowledge about foreign policy. “People who are saying that since Congress is no longer in power…
Former RAB-11 commander Tarek Sayeed Mohammad has accused the media of ‘creating’ the allegation that he and his men had taken a bribe of Tk 60 million to kill Narayanganj Councillor Nazrul Islam. The former lieutenant colonel, standing at a…
BNP vice chairman Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed yesterday expressed his optimism that the next government of India led by Narendra Modi would not interfere in the internal politics of Bangladesh like the outgoing Congress government. “We do hope that…
In response to a call of BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed for holding inclusive election through holding talks among the political parties, Minister for Commerce and senior Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed said the BNP has to wait…
The committee probing the brutal murders of seven people in Narayanganj recorded the statements of 200 people during the third session of the public hearing on Saturday. After the hearing at the Shiddhirganj Power House, the chairman of the 7-member…
Results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations have been published and 91.34 per cent of students have passed the tests. As many as 142, 276 examinees have got GPA-5. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the results to Prime…
Accusing the government of creating a smokescreen over the arrest of the accused and investigation into the incident, BNP has expressed doubt over the fair trial of Narayanganj seven-murder case. “After buying a long time, two accused Rab officials were…
A court here on Saturday placed two ex-Rab officials, arrested for their alleged involvement in the sensational Naryanganj seven murders, on a five-day remand each. They are former Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad and ex-Major Arif Hossain.
The death toll from the Thursday’s launch capsize in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila climbed to 54 with the recovery of 23 more bodies on Saturday. The sunken launch ‘MV Miraj-4’ was salvaged and taken to the bank of…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government is trying to save the Rab officials allegedly involved in the killing of seven people after their abduction in Narayanganj. “Why aren’t the accused Rab officials…