Law and order satisfactory!
Though the ongoing political violence has been taking a heavy toll, killing and injuring innocents, government high-ups yesterday said the overall law and order situation was improving significantly....
View ArticleBangladeshi surrenders in Canada, gets bail
Bangladesh-born Canadian citizen Zulfiquar Ali Bhuiyan, who is facing allegations of bribery with employees of Canadian SNC-Lavalin to secure a contract for Padma bridge project, surrendered to the...
View ArticleWhy should I cry for justice?
This time it is a son, whose sole purpose was to find his father gone missing two and a half years ago. Dhaka College student Ohidur Rahaman Babu, a victim of last Thursday’s arson attack on a bus near...
View ArticleIndia for ‘maximum parties’ in polls
India wants the participation of a “maximum” number of parties in a peaceful and violence-free election in Bangladesh, Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh told journalists yesterday, ending her...
View ArticleDefiant Ershad in a sticky stew
Upsetting the government plan to hold the national elections on January 5, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday asked the JP ministers to resign from the polls-time cabinet and the party’s...
View Article3 killed, 45 injured
Three passengers were killed and 35 others injured as four coaches and the engine of Padmarag Express veered off the tracks in Gaibandha yesterday after blockaders ripped up fish plates and clips from...
View ArticleErshad threatens to commit suicide
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has threatened that he would shoot himself to death if any attempt is made to arrest him. The former dictator made the statement before journalists hours after law...
View ArticleUS seeks greater Myanmar military training
US President Barack Obama’s administration said Wednesday it hoped to expand limited training for Myanmar’s military but faced skepticism from lawmakers unimpressed by the pace of democratic reforms....
View ArticleSoundwave hacking!
In the future, computer hackers could steal sensitive data from people’s computers using nothing but soundwaves, experts have warned. German computer scientists have proved the idea is possible by...
View ArticleNSA gathering 5bn mobile calls daily
The National Security Agency is reportedly collecting almost 5 billion cell phone records a day under a program that monitors and analyses highly personal data about the precise whereabouts of...
View Article4 more to be elected uncontested
Four more candidates are to be declared elected uncontested in the upcoming parliamentary polls, as only their nomination papers will remain valid in the electoral race in their constituencies....
View ArticleAttempt to detain Jamuna boss Babul
The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday attempted to detain Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul in front of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad’s Baridhara residence in the capital. Babul, however,...
View ArticleHRW calls for calm
Human Rights Watch has urged the government and the opposition to put an end to the ongoing political violence centring the 10th parliamentary election scheduled for January 5. The BNP-led opposition...
View ArticleAL man killed in Satkhira
Yet another Awami League man was killed allegedly by Islami Chhatra Shibir activists in Satkhira Sadar upazila yesterday evening. Sirajul Islam, 53, was shot by Shibir gunmen at his house in Kachupukur...
View ArticleJSD to get 4; Tarikat, Workers Party 2 each
The Awami League yesterday “initially” agreed to give four seats to Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and two each to Workers Party and Tarikat Federation in the general election scheduled for January 5. The...
View ArticleACC appeals against Tarique’s acquittal
The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed an appeal with the High Court, challenging the acquittal of Tarique Rahman, the elder son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in a money-laundering case....
View ArticleEC not worried about JP U-turn
The Election Commission is not worried about Jatiya Party’s announcement on boycotting the next general elections, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said yesterday. “It involves a...
View ArticleReview or no review?
The Supreme Court yesterday released the full judgment on the appeals against war crimes tribunal’s verdict on Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Mollah. Throwing out the sentence of life...
View ArticleGovt vs Ershad
The drama over HM Ershad’s Jatiya Party pulling out of the election race continued yesterday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top Awami League leaders trying to persuade Ershad to change his...
View ArticleIrony of politics
Twenty-three years ago, on December 6 in 1990, Lieutenant General HM Ershad stepped down from power in the face of a mass movement against his rule. Handing over power to acting president Shahabuddin...
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