At least 20 people, including a child, were killed and more than 300 others injured when a tornado ripped through scores of villages in Brahmanbaria district on Friday afternoon.
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Hybrid rice production mark fall in 5 yrs
Despite intensive promotion of hybrid rice cultivation by the government, the production of hybrid varieties are declining fast over the last five years, revealed official statistics.
BGB voices concern on border killings
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has conveyed to India’s Border Security Force (BSF) its ‘deep concern’ over death and injury caused to Bangladeshi nationals along the border between the two countries.
Burma: State of emergency imposed in Meiktila
A state of emergency has been imposed in the Burmese town of Meiktila following three days of communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims.
Zillur laid to rest at Banani Graveyard
Md Zillur Rahman, the 19th President of Bangladesh, has been laid to rest with full state honours at the Banani Graveyard in the capital at 3:55pm Friday.
China offer $1.95bn to bridge the Padma
A Chinese consortium, backed by a government-owned bank, has officially proposed to channel $1.95 billion to bridge the Padma without interest and a payback period of 20 years, pro-government private news agency bdnews24.com has reported today.
Govt forcing EC to redraw JS seats: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam on Thursday alleged that the government is exerting pressure on the Election Commission in redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies.
Nation mourns President Zillur
Amid a three-day national mourning, thousands of people from all walks of life paid their last respects to late President Zillur Rahman with tears as his body lay in state for over three hours at Bangabhaban on Thursday.
Take risks for peace with Palestinians: Obama asks Israelis
JERUSALEM — President Obama urged Israelis to see the world through the eyes of Palestinians and to “create the change” they want, in order to bring about peace in the region.
Rizvi-Farooque-Aman not bailed, 151 remanded
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Zainul Abdin Farooque and Aman Ullah Aman to jail and placed some 151 others on 8-day remand in two cases filed with Paltan Thana.
Avoid hartal, walkout from JS: FBCCI
Expecting a meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia anytime soon to discuss ways to break the current political standoff, FBCCI president Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Wednesday said they would not go for any programme in this regard unless the…
Zillur Rahman passes away
President Md Zillur Rahman has died at a Singapore hospital after fighting for life for 11 days.
House of Commons debate: End impasse thru talks
Britain’s Minister of State for Foreign Office Hugo Swire has called for dialogue between the political parties in Bangladesh to end the current impasse in the country and stressed that violence and vandalism can never be the language of protest.
Demolish BGMEA Bhaban in 90 days: HC
The High Court (HC) in its full judgment on the construction of BGMEA Bhaban Tuesday ordered the government and other authorities concerned to demolish the high-rise building within 90 days.
HC decision due on Hasina-Khaleda talks
The High Court is set to pass orders on Wednesday on two petitions for directives to force the top leaders of BNP and Awami League sit and try to thrash out a solution to the ‘current political impasse’.
Stop politics of corpses or face trial: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday warned opposition leader Khaleda Zia of putting her on trial for her attempt to save the war criminals unless she stops killing people, bloodletting and the politics of dead bodies.
Movement to continue until CG restored: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul on Tuesday threatened that the 18-party alliance will make its ongoing movement tougher to force the government to restore the non-party caretaker government system.
Hartal continues amid violence: One dead
Dhaka – The 36-hour hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is proceeding with stray incidents of violence that left a BCL man dead in Tangail on Tuesday.
How Khaleda wants more blood, bodies: Hasina asks
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the opposition leader wants more blood and bodies to save war criminals and anti-liberation force Jamaat-e-Islami.
PM’s hands stained with blood, speech uncourteous: BNP
Hitting out at the Prime Minister for her remarks that opposition leader Khaleda Zia wants more blood to save war criminals, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said these words do not suit Sheikh Hasina’s mouth as her…
Minority community blame politicos for attacks
Leaders of religious minority groups on Sunday sought commitment from political leaders for their security in the wake of recent nationwide attacks on houses and temples of Hindus.
Hartal, by and large peaceful, disrupts normal life
Dhaka – The first nine hours of the 36-hour countrywide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday, was marked by stray incidents of violence.
Buses torched in pre-hartal violence in city
At least six minibuses were torched at different parts of the capital ahead of the 48-hour countrywide hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance from 6am on Monday.
Reconditioned car business passes thru tough time
The government has counted a loss of Tk 3,500 crore in revenue over the last two years as the country’s reconditioned car business passed through dull days mainly due to an unfavorable government policy making it difficult for the sector…
Professional Police find work tough now
Eight policemen were killed and over 300 injured in just 11 days from February 28 during a countrywide violence that broke out following a war crimes tribunal’s judgment against a Jamaat leader, exposing that the law enforcers’ lives are on…
Talks path is open- AL. Trick to confuse people- BNP
The LGRD Minister, Syed Ashraful Islam, on Saturday urged the opposition not to set any preconditions for holding a dialogue with the government.BNP leader MK Anwar on Sunday said the government was talking about a political dialogue only to ‘confuse…
US policy regarding death penalty ‘remains unchanged’
The US policy on the ongoing trial of war criminals and government plan to put the responsible people to death has remained unchanged, spokesperson of the US Department of State Victoria Nuland said.
Ganojagaran Manch a ‘BCL-Jubo League podium’: Moudud
BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Saturday described the Ganojagaran Mancha as a ‘podium of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League’.
8 school children killed in Comilla road crash
Eight school children were killed and six people injured as a truck rammed a school van at Natherpetua in Manohorganj uapzila here Saturday afternoon.
Khaleda rejects dialogue offer, asks govt to quit
Turning down the government offer to sit for dialogue, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday threatened to enforce tougher programmes like hartal, blockade and siege to force the government to quit.