Bangladesh

A Dhaka court has sent BNP Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie to jail after a four-day remand in a case lodged over obstructing police to perform their duties and vandalizing vehicles in Dhanmondi area of the capital in May this year. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mamunur Rashid passed the order on Saturday after Investigation Officer (IO) produced Annie before the ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said that everyone should stay alert as the communal evil forces always try to hatch conspiracy ahead of national election. The minister said, “Communal forces are still active in the country. Though they were controlled with our collective efforts but they are yet to be uprooted. So we have to stay ...

Rejecting Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader’s remarks outright, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said in fact, no ‘underhand negotiation’ has taken place [with the United States]. Because of it, the Awami League has been saying it repeatedly. “All have been completed through underhand negotiations — why do they utter this again and again? They utter this ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has urged field level administration officials to perform their duties above the party opinion in the upcoming national elections. He said, “No doubt, the election is knocking the door. Organising election is a challenging task. You must fulfill your duties with devotion as the election is yours and ours too. Acceptance means that ...

Opposition BNP is observing a three-hour mass hunger strike programme in front of its Nayapaltan party office in the capital. The strike, organised by Dhaka Metropolitan South and North, began at 11am. Demanding release and send the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia abroad, BNP, members of like-minded political parties and alliances are observing the programme simultaneously. Besides, a similar programme is ...

Preparation is underway to inaugurate Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram, as 100 percent of the construction work has been completed. “The Bangabandhu Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River is getting ready for traffic,” Project Director (PD) Md Harunur Rashid Chowdhury told BSS today. He said now the finishing touch is going on because Prime Minister ...

The Hindu community in the country is celebrated Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion heralding the advent of goddess Durga, on Saturday. With the beginning of ‘Devipaksha’, Mahalaya is observed six days before Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community. Usually, the Devi Paksha commences with Mahalaya Amavasya. Marking the day, special programmes of Mahalaya have been arranged ...

A delegation of visiting US Pre-Election Assessment Team held a meeting with Awami League leaders on Friday afternoon. The three-member delegation reached the AL’s Dhanmondi office in the city around 4:00pm and held the meeting with the ruling party leaders there. Awami League’s advisory council member Enam Ahmed Chowdhury welcome the guests there. AL presidium member Colonel Muhammad Faruk Khan ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said, “Saturn’s effect has fallen on the economy of the country. due to this reason, the country’s economy has not been able to stand erect.” “Since the Awami League government grabbed power in 2009, the country’s economy has fallen into a terrible state of anarchy. At present, inflation, declining foreign exchange reserves, ...

Job seekers staged demonstration in front of different centres in the capital protesting postponement of today’s scheduled recruitment examination for two posts of Department of Women Affairs without announcement. Following the protest, vehicular movement on those streets were suspended as the protesters were on the streets till 11:15am. Around 11:30am, the authorities gave a notice of the postponement of the ...