Districts delinked
At least seven people, including a BGB man, were killed and scores injured as opposition activists clashed with law enforcers and ruling party men on the first day of the 48-hour blockade of rail,...
View ArticleBritain wins right to keep Litvinenko death papers secret
London’s High Court on Wednesday backed a bid by the British government to keep secret documents linked to an inquest into the death of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko. The coroner leading the...
View ArticleFrance clears major Roma camp outside Paris
French authorities yesterday cleared one of the country’s largest Roma camps, evicting some 800 migrants from a shantytown north of Paris. France has in recent years pursued a controversial policy of...
View ArticleCIA chief accused of murder over Pakistan drone attack
The political party of former cricketer Imran Khan yesterday named the CIA’s director and a man it said was the agency’s chief in Pakistan as murder suspects over a drone strike. Khan’s Pakistan...
View ArticleCats never evolved to care any one
Any cat owner will tell you that although they are sometimes kept as pets, felines are beholden to no one. A new study from the University of Japan has confirmed this, showing that although pet cats...
View Article2 witnesses testify on wartime killings
Two witnesses in the war crimes case against Zahid Hossain Khokon yesterday testified how their fathers were killed during the Liberation War at Meherdia village in Faridpur. One of the witnesses,...
View ArticleBail for Hall-Mark boss extended
A Dhaka court yesterday again extended the bail to Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam till January 22, 2014 in connection with 11 graft cases filed for swindling over Tk 2,600 crore out of Sonali...
View ArticleTrain narrowly escapes accident
An intercity train with 500 passengers on board narrowly escaped a fatal accident on Chandpur-Laksham route, thanks to the presence of mind of two farmers. Chittagong-bound Meghna Express was scheduled...
View ArticleMushfiqur to captain Tigers in WC 2015
Mushfiqur Rahim will be leading the Bangladesh cricket team until the 2015 ICC World Cup, to be held in Australia and New Zealand. The 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman’s role as captain, which was...
View ArticleHannan, 12 other Huji men charged
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday pressed charges against 13 members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) including its chief Mufti Abdul Hannan in two cases filed...
View ArticleBNP boycotting polls in fear of defeat: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the main opposition BNP is boycotting election in fear of defeat and out of sympathy for its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami. “The High Court declared illegal the...
View ArticleEC presses for tight security plan
The Election Commission has asked the home ministry to draw up a comprehensive plan to ensure security in all polling stations across the country ahead of the next parliamentary polls. The EC yesterday...
View ArticleAir passengers in deep trouble
Besides triggering countrywide violence and panic, the ongoing blockade enforced by the 18-party opposition combine is inflicting a great deal of sufferings on the outbound passengers at the Dhaka...
View ArticleBlockade extension upsets salvage plan
The 12-hour extension of the opposition enforced blockade has pushed children, parents and teachers into further difficulties as the exams that had been rescheduled to today for the blockade could be...
View ArticleAL, BNP leaders hardly hopeful
Policymakers of the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance now see little hope for a solution to the political deadlock through talks with the government. The ruling Awami League’s strategy for the...
View ArticleUN delegates due Dec 6
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco arrives in Dhaka on December 6 on a five-day visit to discuss with stakeholders the ongoing political crisis and next...
View ArticleMother’s blood on their hands
Anwara Begum, who had her skull blown apart Tuesday night by a crude bomb hurled from a rally in the capital’s Shantipur area, died early yesterday. The 42-year-old mother had to be given full-blown...
View ArticlePeople driven up the wall
Twenty-three-year-old Shobha, who rushed her injured brother to Dhaka Medical College Hospital from Manikganj yesterday, proves that hartals and blockades are not a choice made by the common people. “I...
View ArticleRailway the main target
At least six more people were killed in fresh violence that rocked several districts across the country yesterday, the second day of the opposition’s nationwide blockade. It was initially a 48-hour...
View ArticlePope names private secretary to supervise Vatican bank
Pope Francis named his personal secretary to supervise the activities of the Vatican bank yesterday, in a sign the pontiff wants to keep a tight grip on the drive to clean up its operations and image....
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