German Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Albrecht Conze has expressed concern over the government’s recent decisions to construct a coal-fired power plant not far from the Sundarbarns and a nuclear power plant near Pabna. Questioning some of Bangladesh’s energy choices, especially…
Spirited Bangladesh brighten their chance to reach the super-10 of the ICC World Twenty20 frustrating fast growing Afghanistan by a huge nine wickets In a short lived opening match of the 16-nation meet at the home of Bangladesh cricket —…
A court here on Sunday sent BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its two other leaders to jail rejecting their bail petition in three cases, including a murder case, following arson attack on a bus. The two…
Bangladesh take on Afghanistan in the Twenty20 World Cup opener at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. The first match of the fifth edition of the world event will commence at 3:30pm local time. Defeat against Afghanistan…
The 13th Social Business Design Lab was held at the Yunus Centre in the capital on Saturday with around 150 different organisations taking part. Innovators of six new social business plans presented their projects at the Design Lab. Chaired by…
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad on Saturday said that the Muslim world should have better knowledge in science and technology to protect themselves from the aggressors of the world. “Today the Muslims and their countries are…
Voting was suspended in six centres of Chandpur’s Haziganj and Kochua due to rigging and invasion of polling centres during the third phase of the Upazlia election on Saturday. The centres in Haziganj were – Purbo Rajargaon Government Primary School,…
The Election Commission on Saturday said the elections in 81 upazila of 41 districts were largely free and peaceful. “The polls were held in a free and fair manner barring some stray incidents… we’re happy,” said Election Commissioner Mohammad Abdul…
The Awami League has countered the BNP’s charges of rigging votes claiming that it was the ruling party-backed candidates who had come under ‘political and administrative attack’ during the third phase of the Upazila elections. The administration had played a…
Bringing the allegation of vote fraud in the third phase of upazila polls, BNP on Saturday alleged that the ruling party men with the help of law enforcers captured most of the voting centers in 41 districts. “We had expressed…
The third phase of the ongoing upazila elections has already been marked out by the level of violence and allegations of election irregularities raised on the day, even before voting hours closed. BNP called a daylong hartal in Bagerhat sadar,…
Authorities have taken strong security measures to smoothly hold the ICC T20 World Cup beginning on Sunday. Banaj Kumar Majumder, additional commissioner (crime and drive) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), said the city has already come under a security blanket…
General Moeen U Ahmed, widely believed to be one of the architects of the January 1, 2007 emergency, has left the US for the first time after he was granted permanent residentship there. He left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday…
The much-talked-about T+2 trading cycle (trading day plus two days) for share settlement is set to be introduced at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s premier bourse, on April 16, aiming to give a further boost to the share…
Although the power tariffs were raised by 6.96 percent at the retail level to offset revenue loss, yet the government may have to provide subsidy of about Tk 6,000 crore in the current fiscal. According to official sources, the total…
BNP on Friday staged demonstrations across the country protesting the hike in power tariffs. The demonstrations were held in all the cities, district towns and upazila headquarters throughout the country. As part of the countrywide programmes, different thana BNP units…
Apprehending manipulation in the third phase of upazila polls set to be held on Saturday, BNP on Friday threatened to lay a siege to the Election Commission (EC) in case of any vote fraud. “We together with people will lay…
The BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad (JAOP) swept the Supreme Court Bar Association elections against the ruling Awami League-supported Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad (SASP). JAOP bagged 13 posts, out of 14, including the posts of the president and the general…
The fifth edition of the ICC T20 World Cup kicked off in the city as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday evening formally opened the gala event seeking cooperation of all in making the tournament a grand success. “I seek…
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed BNP leader Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on a three-day remand for interrogation in a case of money laundering. Metropolitan magistrate Shamsul Arefin granted the remand for the former health minister upon an appeal filed…
The BNP has announced agitation programmes across Bangladesh on Friday in protest against the latest power tariff hike. Earlier in the day, the government had announced an average 6.96 percent rise in the electricity price. BNP’s spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam…
Eight people, including four of a family, were killed in two road accidents in Brahmanbaria and Feni districts on Thursday. In Brahmanbaria, five people, including four members of a family, were killed and two people injured in a collision between…
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government has arrested its senior leader Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain as part of its conspiracy to divert people’s attention from its misdeeds and misrule to a different direction. “The government is spreading the net…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underlined the importance of joint efforts and mutual cooperation by the neighbouring countries to curb arms and drug smuggling alongside tackling smuggling of goods, and women and child trafficking. “We’ll have to reduce further…
The government has raised power tariff by an average of 6.96 percent, a move which is most likely to affect all the sectors. Consumers will be charged the new price from this month. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday reconstituted its probe team to investigate alleged embezzlement of about Tk 3,500 crore from the state-run BASIC Bank Limited, said an ACC official. He said with this the commission reconstituted the team for the…
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the government to immediately hold an inclusive national election to restore democracy. “Whatever has happened, happened… let’s take the country forward by holding a free, fair and credible election under a…
In an apparent reaction to Khaleda Zia’s recent remarks over Gopalganj, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said those who have failed to forget their old lords are against the country’s independence and they do not like Gopalganj. “Those who…
Police picked up BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday night. A team of Gulshan Police Station picked up the BNP leader from his Gulshan residence around 10:25pm, his son Barrister Maruf Mosharraf told UNB over phone. He…
BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka has resigned from the post of convener of the party’s Dhaka metropolitan unit. “I don’t want to handle this responsibility anymore. I have asked the leader (Khaleda Zia) to reorganise the Metropolitan city unit. She…