A Swechasebak League leader and an activist were hacked by unidentified miscreants in Sylhet city on Sunday night. The injured are Manjur Ahmed, general secretary of ward No-7 unit of the Awami League’s voluntary wing Swechasebak League and party activist Rumel Ahmed. They both are residents of Lal-Sabuj residential area of the city. Of them, Manjur was shifted to a ...

In the face of workers’ protest, 79 factories in Savar’s Ashulia were closed on Monday. But there is no reports of violence in the industrial area. While visiting in Ashulia’s Jirabo, Nishchintapur, Narsinghapur and some other areas till11AM, it was found that the authorities declared general holiday at 79 factories as the employees are observing work abstention. Md Sarwar Alam, ...

The law ministry has canceled the appointment of 17 special public prosecutors in the BDR mutiny explosives case. A notification, signed by deputy solicitor Sanah Mohammad Mahruf Hossain, in this regard informed the matter on September 5. Chief chief prosecutor Md Tajul Islam confirmed this to media on Monday (September 9). It said the appointment of 17 public prosecutors in ...

The depression in the north-west of the Bay of Bengal has moved further northwest and developed into a deep depression. The rain is likely to increase from Wednesday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). “The rain may intensify under the influence of the deep depression on September 11, 12, and 13,” said Meteorologist Md Bazlur Rashid on Monday morning. ...

At least 48 people were killed Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in Niger state in north-central Nigeria, the state’s disaster management agency said. The State Emergency Management Agency in north-central Niger state said the fuel truck collided with a truck carrying travelers and cattle. Several other vehicles were also caught up in ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General, Prof. Mia Golam Parwar, clarified that former army officer Abdullahil Amaan Azmi’s remarks regarding the national anthem do not reflect the party’s stance. Speaking to journalists after a discussion program in Rangpur city, Prof. Parwar stated, “Azmi is not associated with Jamaat, and his comments on changing the national anthem are entirely his own.” Prof. Parwar also ...

The previous Awami League government which was ousted in the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement will not remain silent, said interim government’s chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus. He said: “They (Awami League leaders) had been looting the country’s resources with fun in their dreams lying on bed silently. Their dreams were shattered by students. Will they remain silent now? No, not at ...

Five people have been detained in Moulvibazar’s Juri upazila with police claiming that they were pushed back by Indian border security force. Abdul Kaium, Goalbari Union chairman, said the detainees, including two Rohingyas, were pushed back into Bangladesh through the Lathitila border area. Their suspicious behaviour led to their detention and interrogation, during which they revealed they had gone to ...

Former shipping minister Shajahan Khan is being taken to Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider in a murder case Sunday. A Dhaka court on Sunday sent former shipping minister Shajahan Khan to jail as he fell sick during his remand in a case filed over the killing of one Abdul Motalib in Dhanmandi area during Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate ...

England allrounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket after being overlooked for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia. The 37-year-old Ali said in an interview with British newspaper The Daily Mail that it was “time for the next generation.” “I’m 37 years old and didn’t get picked for this month’s Australia series,” Moeen told the newspaper. “I’ve ...