Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her call to Imams, Alem, Ulema and Mashayekh to preach the real essence of Islam to the common people so that no one indulges in terrorism and militancy. “You’ll have to remain alert…
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Defence coop to be key outcome of Hasina’s tour: Indian FS
Defence cooperation between Bangladesh and India will certainly be ‘one of the outcomes’ of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit while Bangladesh will need to wait a bit with ‘some patience’ on the much-desired Teesta water sharing deal that remains pending…
SC upholds HC stay on Sylhet Mayor’s suspension
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that halted the government order suspending Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury. Chamber Judge Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order, said Ariful’s lawyer Abdul Haque…
Suu Kyi claims: No ethnic cleansing of Muslim minority
Aung San Suu Kyi has denied there is ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, despite widespread reports of abuses. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Nobel peace prize winner acknowledged problems in Rakhine state, where…
No deal with anyone ignoring country’s interests: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the ruling Awami League will never compromise with the country’s interests while signing any deal with any country. “We’ll do everything maintaining the friendly relations…there’ll be no harm to our country,” she said.…
Khaleda asks BNP followers to get ready for next election
Dhaka, Apr 4 – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday night asked her party leaders and activists to get ready for the next general election. She said her party’s mayoral candidate in Comilla polls had to win facing many obstacles…
Attorney gets bail in War Crimes verdict leakage case
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail for one-year bail to Barrister AFM Fakhrul Islam, convicted in the case filed in connection with the leakage of the draft verdict in the war crimes…
Disclose MoU accord terms to be signed with Delhi
Dhaka – The BNP on Tuesday called upon the government to disclose all the agreements and memorandum of understandings (MoU) to be signed with India during Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi before her four-day tour. “We hope…
HC stays RCC, Habiganj Poura mayors’ suspension
The High Court on Tuesday stayed the government orders suspending Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul and Habiganj municipality Mayor GK Gaus. Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan passed the orders. The court…
No Facebook blocking, says Tarana
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Tuesday said Facebook will not be blocked for any particular period of the day or night. “We want to say clearly the Facebook won’t be blocked for any hour of the…
No secret defence deal with India: FM
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Tuesday said everything will be made public if the government signs any defence deal with India during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to the neighbouring country. “If a defence deal is signed between…
IPU assembly in Dhaka a ‘farce’: BNP
BNP standing committee members have termed the holding of the 136th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Bangladesh where ‘parliament does not represent people’ and democratic institutions have been ‘destroyed’ is nothing but a farce. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul…
BNP vows to take to street against ‘anti-state deal’
Dhaka – The BNP will take to the street taking people with them if the government signs any anti-state agreement with India during the ensuing visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New Delhi. The BNP standing committee, the highest…
Issue of interference on smaller sovereign states raised at IPU
Dhaka – Members of smaller countries of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) yesterday raised their voices to bring some amendments of the IPU resolution adopted in Geneva on the issue of outside interference on the sovereign states. They said the developed…
Rajshahi, Sylhet, Habiganj mayors suspended again
Dhaka, Apr 2 – Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury have been suspended again hours after taking charge on Sunday.
Death sentences for blogger Rajib murder confirmed
Dhaka, Apr 2 – The High Court on Sunday upheld a lower court verdict sentencing two people to death, another to life term and six others to different jail terms for killing blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider in 2015.
66 including 12 of Jamaat held in Jhenidah drive
Dhaka – Police in a special drive arrested 66 people, including 12 activists of opposition Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts in Jhenidah district on Sunday.
Election Working Group says Comilla polls good start for EC
Dhaka, Apr 1 – The Election Working Group (EWG) of Bangladesh, a 29-member national coalition of civil society organizations, in its observation has said that the Comilla City Corporation election was a good start for the new Election Commission despite…
At least four minors killed as militants in Nasirpur
Dhaka – Four of the eight bodies recovered by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit during ‘Operation Hitback’ in Moulvibazar last Thursday were minors.UNB agency
Don’t bring out cars if not essential: BD Home Minister
Dhaka, Apr 1 – Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzzaman Kamal urged the city dwellers not to bring out their cars if not essential as the five-day Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) began here on Saturday. Asaduzzaman was talking to reporters…
Anti-militant raids at Moulvibazar, Comilla end: 3 bodies found
M Jahangir Alam & Khairul Ahsan Manik, UNB Correspondents Dhaka Apr 1 – The prolonged raids conducted by law enforcers at Comilla’s Bagmara and Moulvibazar’s Borohat ‘militant dens’ on east and northeast of Bangladesh capital Dhaka ended on Saturday with…
136th IPU meet opens in Dhaka: Tackle terrorism together: PM
Dhaka, Apr 1 – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the global community to stand against terrorism and militancy as these have been a new alarming sign for the world destroying the peace of human being. “We’ll have…
Dhaka-Delhi power deals likely during Hasina’s India tour
Dhaka, Apr 01 – Cooperation in the energy and power sector is likely to be among deals to be signed with India during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s New Delhi visit on April 7-10.
Why business is greener than Trump
Mark Malloch Brown London – The relationship between business, politics, and the environment is about to become more complicated. As US President Donald Trump’s administration threatens to dismantle vital environmental protections, some of which have existed for decades, business leaders…
Making country a graveyard now AL agenda: Khaleda
Observing that the country’s people are passing their days in panic and anxiety, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday said it seems that making Bangladesh a graveyard is Awami Leagues’ main political agenda. In a statement, she warned that the…
Rab intel chief Azad injuried at anti-militant raid dies
Dhaka, Mar 31 – The head of the intelligence wing of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), Lt Col Abul Kalam Azad, who was injured during the raid on a ‘militant den’ in Sylhet, died at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka…
Scattered body parts of 8 ‘militants’ found in Moulvibazar
Dhaka- Scattered body parts of seven to eight suspected militants were found yesterday by the joint forces when they entered into a militant hideout at the outskirts of Moulvibazar town after conducting a 22 hour long operation titled-‘Operation Hit Back’.
Khaleda smiles, greets voters and mayor-elect Sakku
Dhaka, Mar 30 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has greeted all the voters of Comilla City Corporation for reelecting her party mayoral candidate Monirul Haque Sakku in Thursday’s election.
BNP’s Sakku unofficially reelected Comilla mayor
Comilla, Mar 30 – BNP’s mayoral candidate Monirul Haque Sakku won the Comilla City Corporation polls for the second straight term on Thursday defeating his rival Awami League’s Anjuman Sultana Sima with a margin of 11,085 votes.
China: Major Tibetan Buddhist Institution Faces Further Demolitions
Chinese authorities should halt the expulsion and political re-education of monks and nuns from a major Tibetan religious institution, Human Rights Watch said today. According to a statement by an abbot of the institution, Chinese officials announced on March 12,…