DHAKA: Police recovered the bullet-hit body of an unidentified youth from city’s Hatirjheel area early Thursday.
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Cop-villagers clash kills one in Jhenidah
JHENIDAH: A man was killed and four others were injured in a clash between villagers and law enforcers at East Dariapur village under Moheshpur upazila early Thursday.
Pak general polls May 11 under caretaker govt
Pakistan will hold nationwide parliamentary elections on May 11, said a presidential spokesman on Wednesday. The vote is expected to produce the country’s first transition from one civilian government to another.
No strike in Dhaka City Today
The BNP has called off the shutdown in Dhaka metropolitan for Thursday but said it will enforce the strike in all Upazilas of Dhaka district.
Recent pilgrims barred from 2013 Hajj
Pilgrims who went for Hajj in the last five years will not be able to go for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in the coming Hajj season.
Khaleda sits with party policymakers tonight
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit in a meeting with her party’s national standing committee members tonight (Tuesday night) to discuss the country’s overall political situation and chalk out the opposition’s next course of action programmes.
Opposition’s hartal ends: Two dead
The 36-hour hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, ended amid stray incidents of violence that left a BCL man dead in Tangail on Tuesday.
Sylhet city Jamaat Ameer on 5-day remand
A court here on Monday placed Sylhet city unit Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer, who was arrested on charge of planning to carry out sabotage, on a 5-day remand.
25 cases filed over pre-strike violence
Police on Monday filed 25 cases with 20 police stations over Sunday’s pre-shutdown violence in capital Dhaka.
Bangabandhu’s 93rd birth anniversary observed
The 93rd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed as the National Children’s Day on Sunday with due respect and festivity.
Sylhet Jamaat ameer held in capital
A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Sylhet metropolitan Jamaat ameer and also former president of central shibir Eahsanul Mahbub Jubaer from capital’s Uttara area early Sunday.
BGB-BSF confce begins today in New Delhi
A six-day director general-level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India begins in Indian capital New Delhi tomorrow (Monday).
Jakarta wants stronger trade ties with Dhaka
Indonesia wants more comprehensive economic ties with Bangladesh and looks for fresh investment in prospective areas reducing the existing trade gap between the two Muslim countries, its visiting Foreign Minister Dr Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa said on Thursday.
Jalebi uncoiled: Nothing makes sense
Dr Sudhirendar Sharma New year resolutions are about doing ‘something’ which is different and better compared to the previous years. Isn’t it? But my new year resolution has been to do ‘nothing’ because I have been made to believe that…
Govt won’t cancel GP license: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday categorically said the government would not cancel the licence of the Grameenphone, a leading mobile-phone operator in the country.
Hartal observed: 64 held, 51 hurt
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance, was observed Tuesday amid stray incidents.
Six vehicles torched in pre-hartal violence
Pro-hartal elements torched at least six vehicles in the capital, Noakhali and Mymensingh districts on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.
BNP enforces instant hartal in Thakurgaon
Local BNP enforced an instant hartal in the district on Monday evening protesting the arrest of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Bangladesh break records in Sri Lanka test
Bangladesh recorded their best ever performance in Test cricket as they broke more records on the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Monday.
Gayebana Janaza offered at Nayapaltan
The 18-party alliance offered ‘Gayebana Namaz-e-Janaza’ of Jamaat-BNP activists killed during countrywide clashes with policemen following ICT verdict against Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee.
Combined water, sanitation for improved hygiene
A study by icddr,b researchers has demonstrated how combined water and sanitation interventions can significantly improve basic hygiene practices in rural communities. This and other encouraging findings were shared during a seminar organised by icddr,b on Thursday, 24th January 2013…
Rab official hurt in Prajanma Chattar bomb blasts
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) official was injured as unidentified miscreants exploded three crude bombs at the Shahbagh Ganojagaran Mancha in the city on Friday afternoon.
Jamaat leader Selim Uddin arrested
Jamaat-e-Islami Executive Work Council member and party’s Dhaka Metropolitan unit Assistant Secretary General Selim Uddin was arrested in the early hours of Friday from Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar following an International Crimes Tribunal arrest order.
Jamaat ban plea in HC cause list
An old petition seeking cancellation of Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration, two of whose leaders have already been convicted by the war crimes tribunals for their role in the 1971 Liberation War, has been added to the High Court’s cause list.
Amnesty calls for protecting Hindus
The Amnesty International has called upon the Bangladesh government for giving better protection to the minority Hindus in the country.
Historic 7th March observed
The historic 7th March, a red-letter day in the history of the Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, was observed across the country on Thursday.
Arrested BNP lawmakers released
The four women lawmakers of opposition BNP have been released after eight hours of their detention.
BNP blames Govt for instigating communal riot
Opposition BNP on Thursday accused the government of instigating communal riot across the country in a planned way through carrying out attacks on the religious minorities.
BNP top leaders file bail petitions
Seven top leaders of opposition BNP including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam filed bail petitions with the High Court in five cases of Saturday’s torching, vandalizing vehicles and attacking on police.
Former AL gs Abdul Jalil passes away
Ruling Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Member, also Mercantile Bank Chairman, Abdul Jalil breathed his last at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Wednesday evening. He was 74.