BNP chairperson’s adviser and Bangladesh Bar Council vice-chairman Khandaker Mahbub Hossain on Saturday urged the government to arrange a referendum to test its popularity. “The government doesn’t believe in people’s power …it hasn’t been elected through people’s votes. The government…
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to dismantle a jetty being constructed on the bank of the Meghna River in Ashuganj of Brahmanbaria illegally and remove the construction materials within seven days. An HC bench…
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 – 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)…
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…
Dhaka – Voicing concern over the recent inauguration of projects by the Anti Corruption Commission chairman, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the ACC leadership to avoid such matters of conflict of interest.
This year’s Biswa Ijtema has ended with the Akheri Munajat (final prayers) seeking world peace. Hundreds of thousands of devotees reached Tongi on the banks of Turag River to attend the final prayers. It is the second biggest Muslim congregation…
Rajshahi – Over 60 Rajshahi University (RU) students were injured, including 30 with bullets, as police swung into action while they were agitating on the campus in protest against fee hike and continuation of evening master’s programmes. The injured were…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the quarters concerned to present the best creations of Bangla language in the world arena through their translation into foreign languages. “I request you to present the best creations of the Bangla language…
Dhaka – Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has urged the word business leaders to pursue the kind of business that does not exploit people and harm the planet. “There is a need for bringing human identity back to the…
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah on Saturday said they want the 11th parliament polls to be held as soon as possible as per the will of the country’s people. “Many ministers are saying that we’re demanding…
The printing press of the daily Inqilab has been unlocked by police on Saturday evening 16 days after putting it under lock and key in the presence of its journalists and employees. With the opening of printing press of there…
Speakers at a human-chain programme in the city on Saturday demanded preparing a national policy to protect climate refugees. Addressing the human-chain programme organized by Network on Climate Change, Bangladesh (NCC,B) in front of the National Press Club, they also…
The spectre of traffic congestion in the capital is only expected to deteriorate further in the days ahead, compounding the daily suffering faced by commuters in one of the most densely-populated megacities of the world. “I have to spend about…
The traditional month-long Ekushey Book Fair organized by the Bangla Academy begins at 3 pm Saturday. Bangla Academy authorities have taken all-out preparation to arrange the month-long ‘Amar Ekushey Book Fair’ hoping to witness an increased number of participating publishers.…
Thakurgaon – BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the government is now taking revenge on people by killing and repressing them as they did not vote it in the January 5 parliamentary elections. “The government…
Dhaka – Terming the verdict in the Chittagong arms haul case a farce, BNP on Friday alleged that those seized the arms have been punished, not the smugglers. “Unfortunately, those who seized the arms have been punished. It’s a farcical…
Gazipur – The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after Hajj, will begin on Friday on the bank of Turag River at Tongi on the outskirts of the capital. The second phase of the Ijtema, being…
Dhaka – Terming killings in crossfire militant acts, BNP on Thursday called upon the government to uphold the constitution and the rule of law by stopping extrajudicial killing.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday said the 10th Parliament is an addition to the march for democracy in the country. Talking to reporters after placing wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mojibur Rahman at Dhanmondi Road No.…
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir appeared to a Dhaka court on Thursday morning in four separate cases filed with Ramna and Shahjahanpur Police on charges of creating panic and disruption of vehicle movement on the streets.
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday declared unconstitutional the latest amendment to the Anti Corruption Commission Act curtailing its power. Passing the judgment upon a wit petition, an HC division bench comprising Justice Kazi Reza-Ul Haque and Justice ABM…
Chittagong –A court here on Thursday sentenced 14 people, including Jamaat-e-Islami ameer and war crimes accused Matiur Rahman Nizami and former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, to death in the sensational 10-truck arms haul case, after 10 years…
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday appealed to the parties that boycotted the 10th parliamentary elections to engage in dialogue with the government to help flourish the country’s democracy. He also appealed to such polls-boycotting parties to help build…