Sticking to what he said in his earlier meetings despite strong criticism, Narendra Modi on Wednesday reiterated that illegal migrants from Bangladesh would have to go back and claimed that Mamata Banerjee had said back in 2005 what he was…
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Govt will not disband RAB, list of accused ones soon: State Minister
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has brushed aside calls to disband beleaguered Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) following allegations that it was involved in the Narayanganj seven murders.
BD to take regional water issue to int’l forum: Minister
Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Wednesday said the government will place the regional water issue at the international forum if it fails to realise equitable share of water of trans-boundary rivers through negotiations with India. “We want…
BNP briefs foreign diplomats on law and order
BNP on Wednesday briefed foreign diplomats in Dhaka on the latest political developments, law and order and human rights situation, mainly secret killings and forced disappearances, in Bangladesh. The meeting was held at a Gulshan restaurant in the city. Asked…
3-hour wait under sun to receive MP makes students faint
More than 50 students fell unconscious after being made to stand under the sun for hours to greet Pirojpur Sadar MP AKMA Awal. The students of Karimunnessa Girls School say they waited at the school’s ground for three hours on…
BNP questions the need to have RAB
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has questioned the need to have the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as it faces a pile of criminal charges. “It is time for us to think if we need this outfit we…
Nazrul’s wife says discharge not enough, demands arrest
Murdered Narayanganj City Councillor Nazrul Islam’s wife has demanded that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials ‘involved’ in her husband’s murder be arrested and brought to justice. The army on Wednesday forced three officers, accused of taking bribes to kill…
Three RAB officials removed on the charge of N’ganj murders
Three officials of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), accused of taking bribes for the multiple murders in Narayanganj, have been discharged from duty, the BBC reported in its Bangla morning news bulletin on Wednesday. Bdndews24.com reported quoting the Inter Service Public…
RAB promises not to shield its officials
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has promised that it will make no effort to protect any of its officials if they are found to be involved in the abduction and murder of seven people including city Councillor Nazrul Islam in…
Charge against Oishee, 2 others for killing parents
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday framed charges against schoolgirl Oishee Rahman and two of her friends- Rony and Jony in the case filed for killing her parents- Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna…
N’ganj lawyers plan besiege of Rab-11 office
Lawyers in Narayanganj on Tuesday said they would lay a siege on the Rab-11 office on May 11 (Sunday) if the accused in the seven-murder case are not hunted down by the time. President of Narayanganj Bar Association Advocate Sakhawat…
Russian envoy finds pol consensus on nuke energy
The idea of solving Bangladesh’s energy problem through nuclear power generation is ‘broadly accepted’ by all major political stakeholders in the country, said Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev on Tuesday. “I think the idea of solving the energy…
UK chapter BNP leader, his driver missing from Sunamganj
The UK chapter BNP’s vice president Mujibur Rahman Mujib and his driver have been missing since Sunday on their way from Sunamganj to Sylhet, their family members said. Mujib, who is also a convening committee member of Sunamganj BNP, set…
RAB DG on JS dock: Anger at N’ganj abduction-murders
Members of parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of home affairs yesterday expressed their strong resentment and dissatisfaction over the abduction and murder of seven people in Narayanganj recently. The resentment was expressed at a meeting of the committee at…
Civil society leaders protest abductions, killings
Eminent citizens on Monday expressed deep concerns at frequent incidents of abduction, disappearance and killing and said that the government had miserably failed to tackle law and order and ensure security of lives and property of the people. They said…
United efforts to secure water of The Teesta urged
Speakers at a seminar held at the Jatiya Press Club today underlined the need for united efforts of all to ensure equitable sharing of the Teesta river to keep it flowing from its source to the outfall. The seminar on…
RAB orders probe of complaint about abduction
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has formed a probe body to look into the alleged involvement of its personnel in the abduction and murder of seven people, including a city corporation councillor and a lawyer, at Narayanganj. RAB’s Director General…
HR Commission chief fears deterioration in human rights situation
Voicing deep concern over the recent spate in killings and abductions, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Mizanur Rahman on Monday feared that the country’s human rights may be at stake if the law order situation continues…
Patuakhali launch capsize death toll climbs to 17
The death toll from Saturday’s launch capsize in Kolagachia River in Golachipa upazila rose to 17 with recovery of one more body on Monday. The divers found another body at Dharandi Char around 10 am. The identity of the deceased…
Political instability hampers investment: FBCCI chief
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed Monday said absence of political stability and poor infrastructure facilities are the major impediments to boosting FDI (foreign director investment) inflow into Bangladesh. “The…
Hefazat demands judicial probe into Shapla Square incident
Police yesterday stopped hundreds of leaders and activists of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (HIB) from bringing out a procession from Kamrangirchar Nuria Madrasha to mark the one year of law enforcers action on their sit in programme at Shapla Square in the…
Stand against killings, abductions: Dr Kamal
Calling upon the country’s people to wake up, Gonoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said it is time to spread strong protests everywhere against the incidents of extrajudicial killing, forced disappearance and abduction to have such acts stopped immediately.…
HC asks govt to form body to probe N’ganj tragedy
The High Court on Monday issued a suo moto rule asking the government to form a seven-member committee to investigate the allegation that Rab personnel were involved in the killing of Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam and six others. An…
BNP’s hunger-strike, Khaleda to join at Press Club Sunday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will observe mass hunger strike across the country today (Sunday) protesting the killing, forced disappearance and abduction and fling of false cases against party senior leaders including chairperson Khaleda Zia and vice chairman Tarique Rahman. As…
7 drown as launch sinks in Patuakhali
Seven bodies, including four of women and two of children, were recovered from Kolagachia river in Golachipa upazila after a launch capsized amid stormy weather on Saturday afternoon. Five of the deceased were identified as Runia, 20, Rifat, 5, Nipu,…
Govt makes people hostile against politics thru’ killings: BNP
Charging the ‘ruling party cadres’ with the abduction and killing of seven people in Narayanganj, BNP on Saturday alleged that the government has resorted to secret killing and abduction to make people averse to politics. “The ruling party cadres are…
Political game over Padma Bridge financing: PM
Reiterating her government’s firm stance to construct the Padma Bridge with its own fund, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there was a political game over financing of the country’s largest-ever bridge project. “There was a game over the…
Quamrul blames BNP: Stop blame game, act against abduction – Mizanur
Human Rights Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman has called on the major political parties to stop blame game and take effective measures against murder and abduction. He was speaking at an event in Barguna on Saturday. The ruling Awami League and BNP…
Another body recovered from Shitalakhya
Police on Saturday recovered the body of a man from the Shitalakhya River in Bandar area of the city, teetering on the edge due to frequent abductions and killings. Locals spotted the body around 1 pm and informed police who…
Civil society groups form human chain against abductions, killings
Eminent citizens of the city on Saturday expressed their grave concern over the rise in the incidents of abduction, forced disappearance and killing in recent times. They staged a human chain in front of the Sangsad Bhaban on Manik Mian…