A young man was killed after being hit by a stray bullet fired accidentally from the gun of a local Awami League leader at Palerkhanda village in Morelganj upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Masum Sardar,27, motorcycle driver…
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Celebrations mark 25 years since Berlin Wall’s fall
Germany has kicked off celebrations marking 25 years since the epochal fall of the Berlin Wall, set to culminate in rock stars and freedom icons joining millions at an open-air party. Chancellor Angela Merkel, who grew up in communist East…
BGB subedar beaten dead by smugglers in Satkhira
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member was beaten to death by smugglers at Laxmidanri border point in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Subedar Nazrul Islam, in-charge of Bhomra BGB camp.
Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian prime minister
Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s new prime minister in a ceremony in the forecourt of the presidential palace in Delhi. Mr Modi took the oath before thousands of guests, including his counterpart from rival Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif.…
CNG auto-rickshaw owners’ 72-hr strike in city Tuesday
Dhaka Metropolitan CNG-run Auto-rickshaw Malik Samity Oikya Parishad will go on a 72-hour strike in the city on Tuesday demanding the extension of economic lifespan of the vehicle by four years more. Nearly 13,000 CNG-run three-wheelers are now plying the…
Hasina, Abe for cooperation in global peace-building
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in a joint statement issued on Monday affirmed deepening bilateral and multilateral cooperation in peacekeeping and peace-building efforts across the globe. The 21-point joint statement came after a summit-level talk…
3 BASIC Bank branches barred from disbursing loans
The central bank has prohibited three BASIC Bank branches in the capital from disbursing loans on charges of irregularities and corruption. The branches are Dilkusha, Shantinagar and Gulshan branches, a Bangladesh Bank spokesperson said on Monday.
Economic disparity is intensifying: Serajul Islam Chy
Prof Emeritus of Dhaka University (DU) Serajul Islam Choudhury on Monday observed that the economic disparity is intensifying in the country despite a long struggle and many changes. In his deliberation of the ‘Nazmul Karim Study Centre Lecture 2014’ at…
Adel ordered attack on Ekram, Jahed tells court
Jahid Chowdhury alias Jahed, one of the masterminds of Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram killing, on Monday told a local court that ruling party leader Jahangir Kabir Adel alias Jahangir Adel had ordered physical assault on Ekram and vandalising…
Khaleda’s Munshiganj rally Wednesday: Undeclared emergency: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday alleged that an emergency like situation is prevailing in the country. BNP joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed made the allegation while briefing reporters at party head office at Naya Paltan in the city. “The misrule…
Eurosceptic ‘earthquake’ rocks EU elections
Eurosceptic and far-right parties have seized ground in elections to the European parliament, in what France’s PM called a “political earthquake”. The French National Front and UK Independence Party both performed strongly, while the three big centrist blocs in parliament…
Thai Gen Prayuth receives royal endorsement
Thailand’s military leader has received royal endorsement at a ceremony in the capital, Bangkok, after taking power in a coup last week. Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha was formally appointed to run the nation at the army headquarters. The 86-year-old…
DU sacks teacher, expels over 100 students
The Dhaka University has fired a teacher for falsifying research and expelled 102 students from different departments and affiliate colleges for cheating in examinations. The syndicate took the decisions at a meeting on Sunday night, Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique…
Alleged mastermind Jihad in Ekram murder arrested
Local Awami League leader Jahid Chowdhury alias Jihad, one of the masterminds of Phulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram killing, was arrested at Barahipur in the district town on Sunday. Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in…
BNP demos protest police foiling its rally
BNP staged demonstrations across the country on Sunday in protest against police action foiling its scheduled rally at the Engineers’ Institute in the city on Thursday. The party leaders and activists brought out processions in all the cities, including Dhaka,…
Ex-RAB officer Rana shown arrested over N’ganj killings
Disgraced Navy officer MM Rana has been shown arrested in connection with the seven murders in Narayanganj. He is among three former RAB-11 officers accused of abducting and killing Ward-2 Councillor Nazrul Islam and six others in exchange for money…
MK Anwar challenges Hasina to contest polls, test popularity
BNP standing committee member MK Anwar on Sunday threw a challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for testing her popularity by contesting polls against him from his constituency in Comilla. “The government’s popularity has gone down to a zero level.…
Safe water crisis in coasts even after 5 years of Aila
Experts and researchers at the consultation meeting yesterday stated that the lack of government will as one of the reasons behind the severe drinking water crisis in the Aila-hit areas in the south-western part of the country even after 5…
Nizam Hazri challenges Zainal Hazari’s allegations
Nizam Uddin Hazari, MP has rejected speculations of his instigating the murder of Phulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque and termed Joynal Hazari’s statement against him false and an attempt to fish in muddy waters, he said in an interview. Talking…
Inability to bring back peace volunteers is my failure: Mozena
Outgoing US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Sunday expressed satisfaction over the progress of US-Bangladesh relation but finds his two failures with one being very ‘personal’. Listing the two failures, the US diplomat said one of them is very personal.…
BNP to see Aawami League rot more: Khaleda
Khaleda Zia has lambasted the government for preventing pro-BNP lawyers from holding a rally, asking it not to ‘go overboard’. “Excesses are not good,” the BNP chairperson said in her address at a rally of the Jatiyabadi Ainjibi Forum at…
B’desh could be mighty player in global IT: Mozena
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Saturday said Bangladesh can become a mighty player in the global IT and in other sectors by dint of hard and creative work by each young entrepreneur in the country. “I believe fervently…
AL’s Jihad Chy mastermind of Ekramul murder: RAB
Phulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haq has been killed as per a blueprint crafted by local Awami League leader Jihad Chowdhury in which over 50 people took part, says the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab). “Jihad Chowdhury masterminded the killing of Phulgazi…
Govt not afraid, knows BNP’s strength: Hanif
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif has dismissed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s warning that the situation may go out of control if fresh election is delayed. “The government is not afraid of Khaleda Zia’s warning as it knows about…
Rainfall across country brings soothing relief, more likely
Heavy rainfall on Saturday afternoon brought respite to Dhaka dwellers. Most areas of the country received rainfall, due to a low pressure over Bay of Bengal, said the met office. According to the latest weather forecast, the country might see…
17 killed in separate road crashes in 7 districts
At least 17 people were killed and 27 others injured in separate road accidents at different parts of the country on Saturday. According to reports reaching the UNB news desk, the accidents were reported from Bagerhat, Comilla, Savar of Dhaka,…
Situation may go out of control if fresh election delayed: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday reiterated her demand for holding immediately the parliamentary election under a non-partisan government saying that if it is too late the situation may go out of control. “The prime minister will have to bear a…
Lawyers’ rally in SC premises, Khaleda’s 3rd in 8-days, obstructed
The scheduled rally of nationalist lawyers in the Supreme Court premises was obstructed by police on Saturday morning. Police prevented lawyers coming from different parts of the country from entering the SC compound, and also broke the podium of the…
Sundarbans fire now under control
The fire that erupted at Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Wednesday afternoon was finally brought under control on Friday. Morelganj upazila fire station officer M Ariful Haque told UNB that the fire is now totally under control…
No smile in ministers’ faces: Oli Ahmed
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Col (retd) Oli Ahmed on Friday said the Awami League has been running the country with relatives and henchmen, not public representatives. “The faces of the ministers show disappointment as they fear the incumbent government…