British govt donates forged travel document detection equipment

The British government yesterday donated specialist forgery detection equipment to Bangladesh Special Branch to tackle immigration crime.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Root out ‘weeds’ from Bangladesh Chhatra League

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for removing all the weeds from Awami League and Chhatra League to build the organisations based on Bangabandhu's ideology.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Court decides on charges Nov 2

A Dhaka court yesterday fixed November 2 to decide whether the charges brought against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others for Jatrabari arson attack on a bus on January 23 will be accepted.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Mirza Fakhrul's bail extended

The Supreme Court yesterday extended for six weeks its order that had granted bail to BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three arson and vandalism cases.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

BNP accuses Inu of making false remarks about Khaleda

BNP yesterday once again lambasted Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu accusing him of making false statements against the BNP chairperson as well her family members.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

SC asks Moudud to file leave-to-appeal plea by Sept 3

The Supreme Court yesterday asked senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed to file a leave-to-appeal petition with this court by September 3 challenging a High
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM

UN special envoy for freedom of religion in town

United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt arrived in the capital yesterday for a nine-day mission to assess the state of freedom of religion or belief
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Reports on govt projects frequently fabricated

The reports highlighting the progress of various government projects by furnishing numbers are often misleading as they are usually cooked up to serve unethical purposes, said Dr Saadat Husain, former cabinet secretary and also former chairman of Public Service Commission, yesterday.
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Police 'foil' port city BNP's human chain

Police yesterday "foiled" a human chain of Chittagong city unit BNP that was protesting the government's decision to increase power and
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Maximum disclosure of info must for good governance

Maximum disclosure of information of public interest would help create an accountable, transparent and effective governing system,
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM

PM may consider if tariff hike seems intolerable: Obaidul

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says if the power and gas price hike seems “intolerable” for the people, the prime minister might consider the issue.
29 August 2015, 13:20 PM

Jamalpur mayor suspended

Jamalpur Municipal Mayor Shah Md Wares Ali Mamun has been suspended from his mayoral post.
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM

UN insists on protocols against disappearances

Two United Nations expert groups on enforced disappearances yesterday called on states to establish and activate protocols for the
28 August 2015, 18:00 PM

2 Ansarullah Bangla Team men on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court places two members of banned Islamist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team on a five-day remand each in connection with the blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy murder case.
28 August 2015, 10:07 AM

Don't publish allegations against Tarique without his

BNP yesterday called upon the media not to publish any allegation against Tarique Rahman made by the ruling Awami League men until
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Awami League-backed lawyers sweep Bangladesh Bar Council elections

The ruling Awami League-backed lawyers' panel won a landslide victory in the Bangladesh Bar Council elections, defeating the pro-
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Khaleda skips proceedings again

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday skipped the trial proceedings of Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases due to
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Attack on BGB: Youth ‘linked to’ Arakan army held

Police detain a youth who is allegedly linked to the Myanmar rebel group Arakan Army from Rangamati after yesterday’s attack on Border Guards Bangladesh.
27 August 2015, 08:48 AM

Arrest warrant issued against Ctg BNP leader in fraud case

A Chittagong court yesterday issued an arrest warrant against BNP Chittagong north district unit convener Aslam Chowdhury in a fraud
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Khaleda always trying to destroy Hasina: Ashraf

BNP and its chief Khaleda Zia are trying every minute to eliminate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party, Awami League General
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM