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Land dispute leaves young man dead in Habiganj

A young man was killed allegedly in an attack over a land dispute in Habiganj on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Sohag Mia, 30, from Sundarpur village of Chunarughat upazila. According to locals and police, Sohag had been involved in a longstanding dispute with his uncle Khalil Mia over land, and the dispute had also led to legal ...

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Pori Moni’s cross-examination deferred

The cross-examination of actress Pori Moni in a sexual harassment case against businessman Nasir Uddin Mahmud and two others has been deferred to November 30. Pori Moni was scheduled to appear before Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-9 on Sunday, but failed to reach the court despite her lawyer informing the tribunal that she would attend. Her lawyer, Nilanjana ...

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11-party alliance nominates Oli Ahmed for president

The 11-party opposition alliance has nominated Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Col (retd) Oli Ahmed as its candidate for the presidential election. The decision was announced on Sunday after a meeting of the alliance leaders at the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition. National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam, one of the alliance partners, announced Oli Ahmed’s ...

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Biman flight lands in Dhaka after 28-hour ordeal in Rome

Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ BG-306 flight landed in Dhaka on Sunday after being stranded in Rome for nearly 28 hours due to a technical fault, bringing relief to 259 passengers who had endured prolonged delays and uncertainty. The flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:30pm, Biman Bangladesh Airlines General Manager (Public Relations) Bosra Islam confirmed. She said the aircraft ...

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PM asks UNOs to treat people as their own, serve responsibly

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to treat people as their own and discharge their duties with the highest sense of responsibility and humanity, saying public service is a great opportunity to stand beside the distressed and build a safe and liveable Bangladesh. “For everyone entrusted with state responsibilities, the opportunity to serve the people ...

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A Changing Regional Security Landscape and Bangladesh’s Delicate Diplomacy

For nearly eighty years, Japan’s post-war identity rested on an extraordinary proposition: that national prosperity could be secured through economic strength while military power remained restrained. Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution became the international symbol of that commitment, allowing Tokyo to emerge as a leading economic power without the strategic baggage of major military forces. That era is steadily drawing ...

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PM hands over appointment letters to 10 July victims’ family members

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday handed over job appointment letters to 10 family members of martyrs and seriously injured persons of July Mass Uprising. The Prime Minister handed over the appointment letters at his office in Tejgaon this afternoon, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplur. The recipients are– martyr Md Sohag’s wife Sabina Akter Rima, martyr Md ...

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Probe body formed over Sylhet bus crash that killed nine

The Sylhet district administration today formed a five-member committee to investigate the cause of a head-on collision between two buses that killed nine people, including women and children, in Osmaninagar upazila. The committee, headed by Additional District Magistrate Pinky Saha, has been asked to submit its report within five working days. Its other members are representatives from the highway police, ...

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Chicken Seekh Kabab

Ingredients • 1 lb Ground Chicken • ¼ onion (2 tbsp or so chopped) • 1 inch ginger • 4-5 cloves garlic • 2-4 green chilies (I like 3) • ¼ cup cilantro • 2 tbspbesan (chickpea flour) see notes • 1 tbsp yoghurt • 1 tbsp butter • 1 tsp salt • 1 tsp chilli powder • 1 tsp ...

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Rizvi’s statement is ‘false’, Shabnur speaks out on Salman Shah’s death

Popular Dhallywood actress Shabnur has spoken out about the death of iconic actor Salman Shah, addressing recent statements made by Rizvi Ahmed alias Farhad regarding the case. In a lengthy social media post on Saturday, Shabnur described Rizvi’s statements as “inconsistent, misleading and untrue” and strongly denied the allegations made against her. Shabnur said she first heard Rizvi Ahmed’s name ...

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