The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday reaffirmed her firm determination to resist conspirators rallying countrymen’s support as she made a nationwide televised address, hours after the end of the hostage episode.”We will resist the conspirators’ plot at any cost…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh joined the Saudi Arabia-led alliance against terrorism and violent extremism to express its stance against terrorism and extremism.”Whatever initiative Saudi Arabia has taken in the whole Muslim world against terrorism and militancy,…
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake originated in Myanmar rattled Bangladesh on Wednesday evening creating a huge panic among the people.No report of casualties or damage is, however, reported till filing this report.The US geological survey said the earthquake struck at 7:55pm…
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has decided not to include hilsa in her menu for celebrating Pahela Baishakh this time, aiming to save the national fish during its breeding season.According to a press release signed by PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim,…
Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzaman Miah on Monday said all necessary steps have been taken to ensure foolproof security for the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh across the capital.Nine observation towers will be set up at the main venues…
Honorable prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked civil servants to ensure quick implementation of the government’s development programmes and thus steer the country towards prosperity.She made the directive while addressing the fifth founding anniversary of the BCS Women Network…
The nation is paying homage to the intellectuals who were assassinated by Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators in the last days of the 1971 Liberation War.Bangladesh observes December 14 as the Martyred Intellectuals Day in memory of those…
Verdict on the appeal hearing on death penalty of Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami wil be delivered on 6 January. Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed the verdict date closing the appeal hearing on the death penalty…
Radical group Islamic State has threatened more attacks in “Bengal” meaning Bangladesh.In the latest issue of its magazine ‘Dabiq’, the group has a full article titled “The Revival of Jihad in Bengal”.”The soldiers of the Khilafah will continue to rise…
Foreigners may be attacked again in Bangladesh, the US state department said in a travel warning on Tuesday that urged Americans to be cautious and vigilant in that country.A Japanese citizen was shot dead in Bangladesh on 3 October and…
Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on a police check post in Savar on Wednesday that left a constable dead, monitoring group SITE says.Print Friendly and PDF.Unknown assailants attacked a check post at Savar’s Ashulia around 8am…
Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque has emphasised the shunning of bigotry to make Bangladesh peaceful and prosperous.He made the call on Saturday at the fourth national convention of the Sector Commanders’ Forum in Dhaka.“Bangladesh is for everyone and we’ll…
The UK fears fresh attacks on westerners in Bangladesh and those can be “indiscriminate” in nature, it says in an updated travel advice for Britons.“There is a high threat from terrorism. Further attacks targeting westerners may occur,” summarised its new…
Indian intelligence agencies are discounting the possibility of Islamic State’s involvement in the recent killings of an Italian and a Japanese national in Bangladesh, says the ‘ Times of India’ newspaper.The report, quoting Indian intelligence officials, said they suspect the…
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Mohammed Javed died in a ‘grenade explosion’ on Tuesday, a day after his arrest in Chittagong.Babul Akter, additional deputy commissioner of Chittagong police’s Detective Branch, told bdnews24.com that JMB military wing chief Md Javed was accompanying…
Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi, who was gunned down on Saturday allegedly by Islamic State militants, had converted to Islam three months ago, locals claim. Several people and an Imam of a mosque in the locality in Munshiparha where Kunio lived…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media on Sunday, a day after returning from the US. The press conference will be held at the Ganabhaban at 11:30am on Sunday, her press wing informed the media on Saturday.Hasina went to…