Category: Lead News

The outgoing Congress-led UPA government will leave behind a ‘note’ on foreign policy issues for the incoming BJP-led NDA government — with a request to carry forward the improving relations with China and Bangladesh. A top official of the outgoing…

Narayanganj police super Dr Khandaker Muhid Uddin on Friday said they received the letter from the Police Headquarters to arrest the sacked Rab officials in the seven-murder case. “We’re working relentlessly to implement the High Court order. You can soon…

A total of 16 people fell victims to extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies in April 2014, according to the monthly bulletin of Ain o Salish Kendra, a Dhaka-based human rights organisation. It says a total of 66 people were…

The BNP has announced it will hold protest rallies at all thanas in Dhaka on Saturday, as the party did not get the permission to hold a rally at Jatrabarhi’s Matuail. Standing Committee member Tariqul Islam made the announcement in…

Narendra Modi created history Friday on his way to becoming India’s 14th prime minister as he led the BJP to a spectacular victory in a Lok Sabha battle that crushed the Congress and others ranged against him and gave, for…

The High Court on Thursday asked the government to take adequate steps to ensure a secure environment for the witnesses to the sensational Narayanganj seven murders so that they can give their depositions without any fear. An HC bench comprising…

A group of plainclothes men allegedly tried to abduct the director of ‘Ain o Salish Kendra’ (ASK) from the capital on Thursday, the rights group said. ASK made the claim within 24 hours of its demand to ban plainclothes operations…

The public hearing on the sensational seven murders here has been extended by another working day as the probe body wants to hold another session of hearing. The seven-member probe body, formed following a High Court order, was expected to…

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) does not want quarrel but good relations with India, said BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday. “We do not want any quarrel with India. We want to maintain good relations between he…

New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked Bangladesh authorities to establish an independent body to ‘investigate evidence’ that Rab has been responsible for extrajudicial executions, disappearances, torture, and other serious abuses over many years. Human Rights Watch on Wednesday…

Alleging that Rab has been given the ‘license to kill’, senior jurist of the country Barrister Amirul Islam on Wednesday demanded that this elite force be disbanded immediately. “Rab has been given the license to kill, set up torture cells…

Several Dhaka-based foreign diplomats have urged the government to keep open the option of holding dialogue with opposition BNP on the modalities of future general election. The diplomats’ call came at a briefing arranged by the Foreign Ministry at the…

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold its public meeting at Jatrabari in the city on Saturday protesting growing killing, enforced disappearance and abduction across the country including Narayanganj. BNP chairperson and former premier Khaleda Zia will address the meeting as…

The government has told diplomats that the Narayanganj murderers will be brought to justice “regardless of their party ranks and affiliation”. Prime Minister’s adviser for political affairs HT Imam told a group of diplomats about the government’s resolve at the…

The delay in carrying out the High Court order for arrest of three disgraced RAB officers over the Narayanganj multiple murders will not be a contempt of court, the attorney general has said. Mahbubey Alam remarked the government was giving…

The prime minister has asked the members of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) to remain alert to all sorts of threats to protect democracy. Sheikh Hasina was addressing a ‘Darbar’ of the officials and staff of the military’s…

BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday termed Rapid Action Battalion as “serial killer” and “visible panic” and said they have snatched the sleep of the people. Addressing a press conference at party headquarters at Naya Paltan, he alleged…

Police have arrested an aide of Nur Hossain in connection with the multiple murders at Narayanganj. Hasmat Ali Hasu, cashier to the fugitive councillor and prime accused Nur Hossain, was arrested from Jessore on Tuesday night, state minister for home…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday blamed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for the current economic downtrend as the economy suffered heavily due to shutdown, bombings and killings. “That’s absolutely Khaleda Zia’s responsibility.

An express train running between Dhaka and Sylhet caught fire on Tuesday noon, burning down its three compartments. The Dhaka-bound ‘Kalni Express’ caught fire immediately after it had left the Airport Railway Station in the capital at 1:22 pm, Dhaka…

A group of doctors at ZH Sikder Women’s Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka has confined and beaten a journalist for more than two hours as he asked about a cardiologist’s designation. Dr Mohammad Safiul Azam released Prothom Alo Special…

Family members of a Jubo Dal leader who was shot dead by Rab members last year on Tuesday blamed former Rab-11 commanding officer Lt Col Tarek Sayeed Mahmud for the murder and demanded his trial and demanded his body back.…

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Tuesday suspended four of its Rajshahi University (RU) unit leaders for their involvement in the attack on an examination centre. The suspended BCL leaders are RU unit vice-presidents Mehedi Hasan and Rana Chowdhury, joint secretary…

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government was using the law enforcing agencies and their party cadres to kill their opponent political leaders and activists to retain power. In a statement issued protesting the…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday reiterated her demand to disband the Rapid Action Battalion saying that the elite force is no longer necessary in the country as it is working against the people and involved in killing, enforced disappearance and…

– Amnesty International has reported on torture or other ill-treatment in 141 countries over the past five years – New global survey of more than 21,000 people in 21 countries across every continent reveals fear of torture exists in all…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought Chinese cooperation in Bangladesh’s bid to become a developed and prosperous nation by 2041. The premier’s request came when 15-member delegation of Chinese armed forces led by Air Chief Marshal Xu Qiliang called…