AL not waking up to reality
In mid-June, the Awami League had described its humiliating defeat in the four city corporation elections as a wake-up call. But Saturday’s stunning defeat in Gazipur, considered as the party’s...
View ArticleBangladesh two years ahead
Bangladesh has already achieved most targets of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) two years before the 2015 deadline, but climate change remains a threat to the country, says a government...
View ArticleNothing to do with us
The Gazipur election looks similar to the June 15 polls to four other city corporations in outcome, but it is different in that the industrial city had always been an Awami League bastion while...
View Article70 retailers to inspect RMG units
A mostly European consortium of 70 retailers and apparel brands has agreed to inspect within nine months all Bangladeshi garment factories that supply the companies, reported New York Times. In a plan...
View Article51 killed in Egypt clashes
Egypt’s interim leader has expressed sorrow over the deaths of at least 51 people near a barracks in Cairo, urging restraint amid ongoing unrest. Adly Mansour also said he had ordered an investigation...
View ArticleSyrian opposition head expects advanced weapons to reach rebels
The new president of the opposition Syrian National Coalition said on Sunday he expected advanced weapons supplied by Saudi Arabia to reach rebel fighters soon and change their military situation,...
View ArticleRaul Castro criticises US, backs allies on Snowden
Cuban President Raul Castro on Sunday backed offers of asylum by Venezuela and other Latin American countries to fugitive US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden and criticised the United States for...
View ArticleFire at city highrise
A twelve-storey building caught fire in Bangla Motor area of the capital Monday morning. There was no report of casualty. The fire which initiated around 7:50am at “Rahat Tower”, a...
View ArticleMild tremor jolts country
A mild tremor measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Dhaka and its adjoining areas Monday morning. There was no immediate report of casualties or damage. The tremor was felt at 9:44:28am, said...
View ArticleStocks flat
Trading at the country’s premier bourse ended flat on Monday after witnessing ups and downs in share prices. DGEN, the general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, closed the day at 0.71 points or 0.015...
View ArticleRobbers gun down man in Ctg
A man was shot dead and at least seven were injured as robbers opened fire on the locals of Patiya upazila in Chittagong early Monday. Deceased, Md Idris, 45, was a tea stall owner. The people of...
View Article12 die in India hotel collapse
A two-storey hotel collapsed in southern India early Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 18 others, police said. More people were feared trapped in the debris of the City Light hotel in a...
View Article7.2 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
The US Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck northeast of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The USGS said the quake struck at...
View Article10 killed in Alaska plane crash
US authorities say an air taxi has crashed at an airport in Alaska, killing all 10 people on board. National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clint Johnson says the pilot and nine passengers...
View ArticleInvestigators find evidence
Investigators said Monday they had found evidence of Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam’s involvement in six incidents of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The offences include...
View Article60 indicted for Aminbazar killing
A Dhaka court has framed charges against all the 60 whom investigators found to be involved in the gory killing of six students at Aminbazar on the outskirts of the capital two years ago. The indicted...
View ArticleBiswajit killing: Court summons complainant
A Dhaka court on Monday summoned Md Jalal Uddin, a sub-inspector and also the complainant of Biswajit Das killing case, to inform it about the murder. Jalal, the SI of Sutrapur Police Station, will...
View ArticleChallenging Mollah’s sentence lawful, say amici curiae
Two senior legal experts think the amendment to the international crimes tribunal law that cleared the way for the government to challenge inadequate sentence is applicable in the case of convicted...
View ArticleBCS preliminary results published
Public Service Commission (PSC) has published the preliminary test results of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. A total of 12,033 candidates came out successful, AYM Nesar Uddin,...
View ArticleMayor-elect Mannan meets Ajmat
Mayor-elect MA Mannan met his nearest rival in the July 6 Gazipur City Corporation elections Ajmat Ullah Khan at the latter’s residence on Monday. Mannan went to Ajmat’s house at Tongi around 11:00am...
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