A Dhaka court yesterday (Wednesday) sentenced two members of the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to death for killing a police informer in 2006. Judge ABM Nizamul Haque of Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka passed the order…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said no one will be allowed to do politics over removed minister Abdul Latif Siddique. “It’s under the Speaker’s jurisdiction whether Latif Siddique will remain MP or not. The government has…
Speakers at a huge human chain and rally programme have stressed for concerted efforts of all with a changed mindset to ensure equal women rights and dignity by preventing all sorts of repressions against women.
Speakers at a daylong training course have stressed for ensuring proper utilisation of the water bodies, involving the real fishermen, to increase fish production for meeting nutritional demand and cutting poverty rate.
Eight people were killed and five others injured in two separate road accidents at Kahalu and Adamdighi upazila of the district last night.
With a view to providing free eye care services, an eye camp was held at Moharajpur Union Parishad premises on Monday.
Six people were killed and four others injured as a truck crashed into a human hauler carrying a group of farm labourers in Kahalu upazila in Bogra on Monday night. The deceased could not be identified. Witnesses said 10 farm…
A court in Rajshahi on Monday placed eight people on a fresh one-day remand in connection with the murder of Rajshahi University teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam. Magistrate of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 Sharmin Akhter passed the order when…
Minister for road communication and bridge Obaidul Quader on Sunday noon in Barisal said that we have successfully overcame the main challenges like construction Padma Bridge, Elevated Expressway, Metrorail under this ministry by the successful leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh…
The body of a Bangladesh national, who was allegedly killed by people of Indian Khasia community at Guabari border point in Jaintapur upazila on Friday, was handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in anti-smuggling drives seized huge quantity of smuggled goods worth more than Taka 12.24 lakh from different areas of the district during last 24 hours till this morning.
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today asked journalists, covering the court proceedings, to be more sensible and responsible. The first tribunal came up with the view while criticizing journalists, especially the ones from TV channels, for their yesterday’s mistake as…
Braving several court warrants pending for his arrest, sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique returned home on Sunday night, nearly two months after his adverse remarks against Islam in the USA. The former Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister arrived at…
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent five accused persons including three officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to the jail in a case of gold smuggling at Shahjalal International Airport.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday told parliament that illegal operation of VoIP has been coming down fast due to continuous drive and fixation of the international call termination rate. “The government has outlined measures against illegal Voice…
An alleged mugger, who was injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police in front of Badsha Faysal School in the Jessore district town on November 13, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night.
Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Dharmasur area under Keraniganj Model Police Station early Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Quoting locals, Majibar Rahman, officer-in-charge of the police station, said…
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, convener of Nagorik Oikya (Citizens’ unity) would observe sit-in at the ‘Shikha Chirantan’ (eternal flame) the Suhrawardy Uddayan in Dhaka city on Thursday November 27 to drum up support to the movement to say ‘No’ to corruption.…
Accusing the government of pushing the country into a deep crisis, senior BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Miah on Saturday said they together with people will dislodge it through a united movement. “There’s no other option but to launch a united…
Although holding the overdue election to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) is necessary, the first step towards arranging the polls is to keep the academic activities of the university unharmed, says Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique.
Police arrested seventeen activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in connection with Thursday’s factional clash at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).
The Armed Forces Day marking the establishment of Bangladesh armed forces during the country’s Liberation War will be observed Friday with due solemnity and festivity. On this day in 1971, Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising Army, Navy and Air Force were…
IFAJ, the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists is an international forum of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators. The IFAJ is also a federation of national associations of agricultural journalists and communicators. One can become a member of IFAJ by joining a…
A workshop on child and woman development programme (4th phase) with the objective of motivating the social leaders in creating awareness was held yesterday at Faridpur Sadar upazila parishad auditorium.
BNP and its associate bodies have taken up various programmes to celebrate the 50th birthday of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a befitting manner. Tarique Rahman, now in London, turns 50 on Thursday. The programmes include discussions, milad mahfils,…
Two separate cases have been filed against 106 people in connection with the seizure of a Myanmar flag carrying trawler with at least 625 people on board in the deep see en route to Malaysia illegally.
Describing PM’s Adviser HT Imam as the chief Imam of the ruling party, BNP on Tuesday claimed that the Election Commission had arranged farcical polls on January-5 as per his blueprint. “We’d said about irregularities in an election under a…
Speakers at the concluding ceremony of a two-day training course here today stressed for proper selection of beneficiaries and coordination among all concerned to make the social safety-net programmes successful.
Two members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion-16 were killed and four others injured as a grenade went off during training in Khagrachhari Cantonment on Sunday. The victims were identified as nayek subedar Abul Kashem, hailing from Chandina in Comilla,…
Amid strong protests against the murder of Rajshahi University teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam, police arrested 20 people, including a college principal, in connection with the killing. Officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station Amagir Hossain said local police and detectives launched…