Photo: Attacked BNP office in Naokhali on Sunday, Dec 14, 2018. Dhaka, Dec 16 : At least 182 people were injured in pre-election violence in Chattogram, Narsingdi, Bhola, Tangail, Chandpur, Bagerhat, Naokhali, Natore, Rangamati and Faridpur districts on Sunday. In Chattogram, BNP contestant for Chattogram-10 constituency Abdullah Al Noman and his followers came under attack allegedly by Jubo League men ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Gazi Nazrul Islam. Photo: Collected Satkhira, Dec 16 : Police arrested Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Gazi Nazrul Islam, who is contesting the upcoming general election from Satkhira-4 constituency with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, and two other party leaders in Shyampur upazila on Sunday afternoon. Officer-in-charge of Shyampur Police Station Abul Kalam Azad said they picked up Nazrul from ...

Jannatul Ferdous Oishi. Photo: Collected Dhaka, Dec 16 : Miss World contest prioritises the beauty of a woman’s inner self over how she looks, said Jannatul Ferdous Oishi, who represented Bangladesh in the competition’s 68th edition. She had made it to top 30 in the contest held in China’s Sanya. Oishi returned home and took part in a media conference ...

Photo: Dr Kamal Hossain speaks at a press conference at the Oikyafront’s Purana Paltan office on Sunday, Dec 16, 2018. Dhaka, Dec 16 : In the wake of ‘attacks’ on the Jatiya Oikyafront candidates in many places and the arrest of its leaders and activists, alliance chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday feared whether the government will allow a credible ...

Photo: Bangladesh cricket team in a practice session at Sylhet International Stadium,on Monday, December 16, 2018. Sylhet Office : After playing a Test and an One-day International series, Bangladesh and the visiting West Indies are now gearing up for the three-match T20 International series which is set to begin on Monday at Sylhet International Stadium. Bangladesh clinched both the series ...

Pakistan’s army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa. Photo: Courtesy Islamabad, Dec 16 : Pakistan’s army chief has approved death sentences for 15 people convicted by military courts of involvement in attacks that killed 32 security forces and two civilians. A military statement issued Sunday says Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa also approved prison terms for 20 alleged militants. It says they were ...

Photo: Law enforcers arrest four BCL men including district BCL president Abdus Salam Badhon at the District Stadium in Meherpur on Sunday, Dec 16, 2018. Meherpur, Dec 16 : Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists clashed with police during a Victory Day programme at the District Stadium on Sunday, leaving three policemen injured. Law enforcers arrested four BCL men over the ...

The Bangladesh High Commission in India celebrates the 48th Victory Day on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Photo: Courtesy The Bangladesh High Commission in India celebrated the 48th Victory Day on Sunday, paying homage to Liberation War martyrs and the nation’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The mission gratefully recalled the support India had extended during Bangladesh’s struggle for freedom ...

Photo: Demonstrators run away through tear gas in Lyon, central France, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Paris, Dec 16 : A protest movement that has brought the French into the streets for five Saturdays in a row in a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron lost momentum in its latest nationwide outcry, but the smaller crowds pushed fervently for one of ...

Photo: Wickremesinghe’s United National Party says on its official Twitter account that Wickremesinghe took oath before President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Sri Lanka, Dec 16 : Sri Lanka’s president has reappointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, nearly two months after firing him and setting off weeks of political stalemate. Wickremesinghe’s United National Party says on its official ...