Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reaffirmed that her government will ensure the punishment of the culprits who are behind the sensational Narayanganj seven murders. The Prime Minister came up with the assurance when family members of slain senior lawyer…
Police have found the body of a land broker near the main entrance of the Sonargaon Police Station in Narayanganj. The victim was identified as Tota Mia, 38, son of Mohabbat Ali of Mirerbagh village under the Jampur union of…
As the lawyers announced fresh programmes to press for the arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the seven murders, the police super here on Sunday claimed that there had been a marked progress in their investigation into the…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday demanded disbanding of elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as, she said, they are involved in killing, forced disappearance and abduction across the country. “The RAB was formed to ensure security of the people. They…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has blamed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji and said her opposition was responsible for India and Bangladesh failing to sign the Teesta Water Sharing treaty. Bangladesh and India were all set to ink a deal…
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the Home Secretary for taking immediate steps to arrest three former Rab officials who had been dismissed for their jobs following allegations of their involvement in the killing of seven people…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday demanded the government to form a three-member inquiry team headed by a former chief justice to probe into the sensitive seven murders in Narayanganj. “The BNP demands that the government to…
Bangladesh should take concrete steps in ensuring its fair share of water of 54 rivers, including the Teesta River, through negotiations with India, a discussion was told on Saturday. The need for Bangladesh to sign the 1997 UN convention on…
The BNP Chairperson is playing the ‘blame game’, HM Ershad has said, responding to Khaleda Zia’s recent claim that Ershad was the man behind the murders of her husband Ziaur Rahman and Maj Gen Muhammad Abul Manzur. Addressing a discussion…
BNP will hold a public meeting at Demra industrial zone in Dhaka on May 17 protesting killing, enforced disappearance and abduction. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address the meeting as the chief guest. The decision has been taken at a…
Although the incidents of abductions are taking place in the country, many people are going into hiding themselves, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on Saturday. “Many people go into hiding themselves, though there true incidents of abductions,” he said at…
Siddhirganj thana unit Awami League on Saturday relieved its vice-president Nur Hossain and general secretary Yasin Miah from all activities of the party for their suspected involvement in the gruesome murder of seven people. The decision was taken at an…
There is good news for Bangladeshi mothers on the occasion of Mothers’ Day on Sunday. The country is a better place for mothers than neighbouring India and Pakistan. A new Save the Children report on state of mothers’ put Bangladesh…
A senior BNP leader said on Saturday although the N’ganj city administration did not give permission to hold a rally in Narayanganj, BNP chairperson and former premier Begum Khaleda Zia would visit the district on Wednesday to express her sympathy…
Accusing Narayanganj city councilor Nur Hossain of murdering the seven people in the district, Shahidul Islam, father-in-law of slain city panel mayor Nazrul Islam, on Saturday claimed that the evidence found in Hossain’s house prove his involvement in the incident.…
The probe body formed to investigate law enforcers’ alleged involvement in the Narayanganj seven-murder case will hold a public hearing on the victims’ abductions and their subsequent murders on May 12 and 15. The hearing will be held at the…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that government ministers, and ruling party lawmakers are involved in the seven murders in Narayanganj. “The government ministers and MPs were involved in seven murders in Narayanganj. Thus probe has…
No leniency will be shown even if the person is from the ruling party in the investigation of the Narayanganj seven murders, Awami League leader Suranjit Senguptahas said. “The prime minister has taken a strong position in the Narayanganj incident,”…
It was a life for them without electricity until recently. But, things have changed fast when they got access to off-grid solar home system. They are happy as it generates enough power for lights, televisions, radios, mobile phone charging and…
The body of a newlywed woman was recovered from the septic tank of her husband’s village home at Adarshapara under Joypurhat municipality on Friday, 100 days after she had reportedly gone missing. The victim was identified as Subarna, 22, wife…
In the wake of media reports about the involvement of his son and son-in-law in the sensational Narayanganj seven murders, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Friday claimed no one of his family members has any…
Lauding the control of acid attacks in the country by ensuring speedy trial of acid throwers, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president B Chowdhury on Friday recommended that the criminals involved in the murder of seven people in Narayanganj should be put…
At least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Rajbari-Faridpur Highway at Basantapur in sadar upazila early Friday. Four of the deceased were identified as Alamgir, driver of Eagle Paribahan…
BNP leader Hannan Shah on Thursday alleged the government is desperately trying to hush up the seven-murder incident here as it has a direct link with the killings. “The involvement of Rab in the gruesome killings has proved the government…
A court here on Thursday placed three people arrested in connection with the abduction and killing of seven people on a 10-day remand. Senior Judicial Magistrate Monowara Begum passed the order when police produced them before her court. Those who…
Awami League General Secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Thursday said the term “forced disappearance” is being wrongly used for missing persons. “There is no word like forced disappearance rather it should be missing. Many people go missing…
BNP alleges the government is plotting to throw Khaleda Zia out of politics by not allowing a rally at Narayanganj that she was to address and by changing court premises in two cases filed against her. On Wednesday Narayanganj Mayor…
The next budget will have no provision to legalise black money, says Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith. “There will be no more chance for converting black money into white,” the finance minister said, while addressing the 35th meeting of…
“Justice should prevail”, a European Union delegation in Dhaka says while expressing concerns over Bangladesh’s human rights situation. Ambassador William Hanna, the head of the delegation, also renewed call for dialogue between major parties to solve political crisis as he…
Narayanganj Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy has refused the BNP permission to hold a rally in the city in fear of deterioration of law and order. The city has been under the media spotlight after the abduction and killing of seven…