Ashraf, Fakhrul exchange letters
The BNP acting secretary general sent a letter to the Awami League general secretary yesterday, inquiring the AL’s stance on the opposition proposal for holding talks on a nonpartisan polls-time...
View ArticleLevel playing field absent
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday alleged that the upcoming national election is yet to have a level playing field, as the entire administration is biased towards the two major political...
View ArticleGovernance goes on in confusion
Confusion runs high among the ministries and departments as they are not sure about the scope of their routine work after the announcement of polls schedule under an elected government. A meeting of...
View ArticleEnsure security for EC staff, offices
Amid growing violence centring the 10th parliamentary election and the recent attack on its offices, the Election Commission (EC) has sought adequate security measures for its secretariat and other...
View ArticleA dream bullet-hit
He dreams to be a star cricketer one day and bring more glory for the country. Besides his college studies the young man practises hard twice a day to materialise his goal. But yesterday’s blockade...
View ArticleSpare students
The 48-hour countrywide blockade beginning yesterday concerned parents who have children taking yearly or board exams. Abu Raihan, a parent from Kalyanpur in the capital, phoned this correspondent...
View ArticleCPB’s no to polls without all parties
Without the participation of all political parties, the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) will not join the forthcoming 10th parliamentary election scheduled for January 5. CPB President Mujahidul...
View ArticleBNP’s lethal vagueness
The BNP-led 18-party alliance did not bother to explain or define the scope of its 48-hour blockade, creating confusion and anxiety among people. Due to vagueness of the blockade’s purview,...
View ArticleChange in polls schedule if parties reach consensus
The scope for changing the polls schedule is there, if all parties could agree on the type of the interim government, said the Election Commission yesterday while it mulls keeping the army on the...
View ArticleBusiness grinds to a halt
The economy has started to bleed as the ongoing countrywide blockade enforced by the opposition has begun to hit the country’s businesses from all fronts. Imported goods have piled up at Chittagong...
View ArticlePeople the victims again
When Aleya entered the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital to see her husband yesterday, her first glance of the burnt, peeling face sent her crashing to the floor with a piercing scream. Her...
View ArticleRestrict PM’s power
A delegation of eminent citizens yesterday met President Abdul Hamid, and proposed limiting the prime minister’s powers to overrule ministers’ decisions in order to have the BNP join the polls-time...
View ArticleDistricts delinked
At least seven people, including a BGB man, were killed and over 250 injured as violence flared up across the country yesterday with communications crumbling on the first day of the opposition’s...
View ArticleDefying China, US bombers, Japanese planes fly thru’ new air zone
Two unarmed US B-52 bombers flew over disputed islands on a training mission in the East China Sea without informing Beijing while Japan’s main airlines ignored Chinese authorities when their planes...
View ArticleGerman parties reach coalition deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have agreed to enter a coalition with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), officials say. The late-night decision follows lengthy discussions...
View ArticleMother, 2 kids burnt to death in Ctg
A mother and her two children were burnt to death when a fire broke out at their house in Fatikchhari upazila of Chittagong early today. Deceased are: Sumi Nath, 25, wife of Dubai expatriate Milon...
View ArticleUK PM plans EU migrant benefit curbs
David Cameron has announced a crackdown on so-called “benefit tourism”, saying EU migrants will not be able to claim taxpayer-funded support indefinitely. Eligibility rules for out-of-work benefits...
View ArticleEarly army deployment plan surprises Sujan
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) has expressed surprise over the Election Commission (EC)’s plans to deploy army much before the next parliamentary election. “If a one-sided election is indeed...
View ArticleThai protesters force evacuation of top crime agency
Anti-government protesters have forced the evacuation of Thailand’s top crime-fighting agency, on the fourth day of street demonstrations. The marchers, who want the government to step down, targeted a...
View ArticleVehicles torched, bombs blasted in capital
Five vehicles were torched and 15 crude bombs blasted in different areas of the capital this morning, on the last day of BNP-led 18-party opposition combine-sponsored 48-hour blockade. At least 20...
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