The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on charge of laundering about Tk 9.53 crore by misusing his power. ACC director Nasim Anower filed the case against Mosharraf, who…
Two rival factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)’s Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall unit of Dhaka University have clashed over establishing supremacy in the dormitory compound. Witnesses said that the hour-long clash started around 11:30am on Thursday between two BCL…
Awami League MP Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir has demanded an investigation into Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) General Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar’s taking money from the Election Commission ‘under the cover of research’. He made the demand on Thursday while speaking on…
Dhaka – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday decided to launch probes against the secretaries and top officials of the government who took freedom fighter (FF) certificates prior to their retirement.
Ministers and MPs had a somewhat ‘casual’ day in Parliament on Thursday with many taking a nap, chatting, reading newspapers and spending times with gadgets. Sitting in the front row, senior Awami League leader Shahara Khatun dozed off before the…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the coal extraction issue to future technology saying that her government’s first priority is to protect the land of farmers, says State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid.
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday asked police to arrest a Jubo League central leader for not appearing before it despite frequent summons. The court ordered officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station to arrest Jubo League leader Shoeb Chowdhury, also…
A senior Awami League leader has said the BNP should wait for five years after its Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday called for immediate talks to pave the way for a fresh parliamentary election. “Wait for five years. The election…
The Supreme Court Bar Association has demanded the removal of the minister who on Monday had phoned one of the High Court judges during the hearing of a bank loan suit. The association also demanded initiation of contempt of court…
Inmates are leading a normal life in 68 jails in Bangladesh, although the number of prisoners is double the capacity, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan has said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said not all of those who the media pictured brandishing firearms at Rajshahi University were members of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). The photos had shown several leaders of her party’s student front attacking with firearms…
Awami League on Wednesday rejected BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s claim that 300 people were killed in the joint forces’ operation saying that no one was killed or faced forced disappearance. “Our media is on guard. It cannot be that several…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is set to enforce a countrywide daylong hartal on Thursday. However, Chapainababganj district will remain out of the purview of the shutdown programme.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday alleged that around 300 members of opposition 19-party alliance have either been killed or made to disappear in last one month, accusing the government of turning the law enforcement agencies into “killer forces.” Addressing…
Amsterdam— An Islamic rights group is urging the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, to investigate the government of Bangladesh for alleged crimes against humanity in persecuting its political foes. British lawyer Toby Cadman said he filed the request…
Defending again her alliance’s boycott of the 10th parliament polls, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday claimed that her party could have won two-thirds majority had there been an inclusive and fair election. “BNP and the 19-party think our decision…
Dhaka – Voicing her strong stance against any terrorist activities in educational institutions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she has already directed the Home Ministry and the IGP to take action against those involved in the recent incident…
Khagrachhari – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two robbers along with looted wireless network equipment of Bangladesh Army in Ramgarh upazila early Tuesday. The recovered items include 10 walkie-talkies and five base radios.
Chittagong – Ministers, civil and military high officials of the then BNP-Jamaat alliance government in collaboration with Paresh Baruah, leader of Indian separatist organization United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), had been the masterminds behind the smuggling of the huge…
A Dhaka Court will not deliver its verdict on the murder of Major General Muhammad Abul Manzur on Feb 10 as decided earlier. The court of the first Additional District and Sessions Judge Hosney Ara Akter set the date earlier, …
Dhaka – BNP on Monday accused the government of blatantly using the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to harass the opposition leaders and activists alongside the administration. In a statement, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, “The government…
Dhaka – The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Monday submitted to the government a 10-point recommendation, including that of reducing high bank interest rates and full implementation of PPP and connectivity. DCCI president Mohammad Shahjahan Khan placed…
The High Court has stopped hearing a matter after feeling ‘uneasy’ by a minister’s phone call. The bench by Justices Sharif Uddin Chaklader and AKM Shahidul Huq was hearing a case regarding bank loan on Monday. “During the hearing of…
Rajshahi University has accused 300 people in six cases, a day after agitating students were attacked on the campus. Acting Registrar Saad Ahmed filed the cases – one under Explosives Act and the other for anarchy and vandalism on the…
State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Kamal has promised tough actions against those who carried arms on Rajshahi University campus. His statement came on Monday after the media published pictures of armed leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student front of the…
Dhaka – Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday alleged that Jamaat-Shibir men were behind the movement on the Rajshahi University campus under the banner of general students. “We came to know that Jamaat–Shibir men were involved in the movement…
Dhaka – Observing that it will take time to initiate the safe return of Rohingya refugees to their homeland from Bangladesh, US Senior Adviser for Myanmar Judith Beth Cefkin on Monday sought the continuation of support they are getting in…
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Sunday alleged that the government has turned the entire country into a jail by resorting to repressive policy. “The 56000-square-mile Bangladesh has been turned into a jail. Sheikh Hasina (PM)…
Rajshahi – Authorities on Sunday night declared Rajshahi University (RU) closed for an indefinite period following campus violence. The decision was taken at a meeting of the RU Syndicate after over 100 students were injured, including 30 with bullets, in…
Police and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists on Sunday attacked Rajshahi University (RU) students, who had been demonstrating since Thursday demanding cancellation of hiked fees and evening courses. Over 50 students were injured in the attack. Journalists, questioning police’s biased…