Bangladesh

The body of former politician and lecturer Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, who died of heart attack on Monday night, was taken to his village home Pirojpur district on Tuesday morning. Seeing the body, his followers burst into tears. An ambulance carrying Sayeedi’s body reached on Sayeedi’s foundation premise at 10am where a large number of people have been waiting since morning. ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking his 48th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day. The Head of the State paid glowing tributes to the Father of the Nation by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at ...

The nation is observing the National Mourning Day and 48th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Tuesday with due respect and solemnity. Bangabandhu and most of his family members were brutally killed by some disgruntled army men on the fateful night of August 15, 1975 and this carnage is touted as the ugliest chapter ...

The United Kingdom wants a free, fair and peaceful election to be held in Bangladesh. UK High Commissioner Sarah Cooke conveyed it to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while paying a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Monday (August 14), PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted Cooke as saying during a media briefing after the ...

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Dhaka and rest of the country on Monday night. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), very strong shaking from the earthquake was felt at 8:49pm Bangladesh time on the Bangladesh-India border. The epicenter of the earthquake was at the depth of 10km at Kanaighat in Sylhet district and 18km northwest of Karimganj district ...

Controlling the mass media is one of the major weapons used by the fascist rulers, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. “There’re so many mass media in the country, but they can’t work freely. In fact, they’re not free. The mass media couldn’t become free even after 52 years of independence,” he said while speaking at a ...

Former politician and lecturer Delwar Hossain Sayeedi died of a heart attack at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital in the capital on Monday (August 14) night. BSMMU director Brigadier General Dr. Md. Rezaur Rahman confirmed it. According to the prison authority sources, Delawar Hossain Sayeedi had remained in prison in Kashimpur Central Jail for a long time before ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday said the government would reward those who can provide information on the killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “If you can give us information, you will be rewarded,” he said while speaking at a discussion at Jatiya Press Club. Momen also called for unmasking those who kept mum ...

Former BNP state minister Redwan Ahmed has been jailed for three years in a case filed over embezzling money of Tk 50 lakh. Besides the jail term, he has been fined Tk 50 lakh. Dhaka Special Judges Court-2 Judge Md Akhteruzzaman pronounced the judgement on Monday after recording deposition of 10 witnesses in different times. As Redwan is absconding, the ...

The nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day and 48th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tomorrow with due respect and solemnity. Bangabandhu and most of his family members were brutally killed by some disgruntled army men on the fateful night of August 15, 1975 and this carnage is touted as the ugliest ...