Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hoped that the opposition political parties will join the next general election as they are now participating in city corporation elections. Hasina expressed the hope when visiting US Under Secretary on political affairs Windy R Sherman met her at her official residence Ganobhaban.PM’s deputy press secretary Bijan Lal Dev ... Read more
Month: May 2013
Sherman cancels meet with Khaleda
In an unusual move, United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman cancelled her scheduled meeting with Leader of the Opposition and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia due to “unavoidable schedule changes” in view of hartal on Sunday – the day of her arrival in Dhaka. Sherman was scheduled to meet Khaleda Zia ... Read more
50 hurt, 12 vehicles damaged in police-BNP clash in Bogra, Sirajganj
Stray incidents of violence marked hartals in Bogra and Sirajganj districts while demonstrations were organised in Dhaka by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters in protest against a court order seeking an Interpol warrant of arrest for BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman. Rahman has been charged with money laundering.
RMG workers agitate over pay rise and food facility
Hundreds of readymade garment (RMG) workers blocked roads in Mirpur and Kalabagan areas in the city for about three hours on Monday, demanding a hike in salary and food facilities. Agitated workers of Misami-Bitopi, Youth Groups and Akik Apparels Ltd at Shewrapara took to the streets at about 9 am. They staged demonstrations by blocking ... Read more
MK Anwar jailed, bail rejected
A Dhaka court on Monday sent BNP standing committee member MK Anwar to jail in a case filed on charges of instigating communal forces and defaming a leader of Swechchashebak League. Metropolitan Magistrate Harun Ur Rashid passed the order rejecting the bail petition of MK Anwar as he surrendered before the court in the afternoon ... Read more
Miller, Zimeray visit Savar victims
US Congressman George Miller and French Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights François Zimeray Monday visited the victims of the building collapse incident in Savar, who are undergoing treatment at the Enam Medical College Hospital. Miller, a senior member of the US Congress, arrived at the hospital in the morning. He inquired about the treatment
ACC chief tight-lipped on PMB scam
Anti-Corruption Commission officials have kept mum about the progress of the Padma bridge corruption scam even after the return of the investigative officer from Canada. ACC deputy director Mirza Zahidul Alam, who returned home on Sunday night, avoids journalists over the development on Padam Bridge scam. Advocate Anisul Haque,
Tarique will return home soon: Dudu
BNP Senior Vice President Tarique Rahman will return home soon and take the party’s responsibility, and he will face the corruption allegation brought against him, says BNP chairperson’s Adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu. Addressing a press conference at the BNP central office in the city’s Naya Paltan area on Monday, the BNP leader strongly protested and condemned
ICT to try Mueen, Ashraf in abstentia
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Bangladesh on Monday decided to hold the trial of war crimes suspects Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan alias Nayeb Ali who are currently staying abroad, in absentia for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The three-member second tribunal led by its
Court order termed ‘infructuous’, legal notice sent to minister
Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan, counsel for Tarique Rahman, alleged on Monday that a Dhaka court’s order to deport Tarique Rahman from the UK to Bangladesh with the help of the Interpol was infructuous as it had no legal basis. “There is no precedence of using the Interpol to arrest a political leader following a government ... Read more
EC to cancel candidatures if political link found
The Election Commission (EC) will cancel the candidature of mayoral aspirants if they find any link between the candidates and political parties during the election campaign. As part of its regular duties to make the election process fair and free of undue influence, the commission has taken several steps. One of these measures will entail
CHT land dispute resolution act approved
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission (amended) Act, paving the way for the formation of a five-member Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission for resolving land disputes in the three hilly districts. The approval was given at a meeting, which was held at ... Read more
Search for Khaled’s body will continue
The Sherpa team assigned to bring back the Bangladeshi climber Mohammed Khaled Hossain alias Sajal Khaled returned from camp-3 as they couldn’t locate his body due to adverse weather. The 10-member Sherpa team are now staying at camp-2 and the authorities are constantly monitoring the weather, Shamima Chowdhury, a Bangladesh embassy official in Nepal said.
Mushfiq mum on fixing saga
National skipper Mushfiqur Rahim kept mum regarding the ongoing match-fixing saga that had shocked the people of the whole country since it came to light this week. ‘It is an issue on which I wish not to make any comments,’ Mushfiq told reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday. ‘We try to play with ... Read more
No end to hockey stalemate
PLAYERS PRESS FOR NEW DEMANDS No end to hockey stalemate The national hockey players threatened to continue their boycott unless they are officially provided a written date for the players’ transfer and set a quota for the BKSP players during the transfer. The Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Sunday announced that the players’ transfer will be ... Read more
Sakib leaves for UK today
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan leaves today for England to participate in the Friends Life Twenty20 tournament for his county side Leicestershire, making him unavailable for the first few matches of the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League. Sakib will make a brief stay in the UK before flying
French film wins top prize at Cannes
Blue is the Warmest Colour, an intimate love story about two young French women, has won the Palme d’Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival, reports BBC online. It has attracted attention for its explicit sex scenes as well as the acclaimed performances of actresses Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux.
Cambodian docu wins innovative cinema prize
A documentary using small clay figures to tell the story of how Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh’s family perished under the Khmer Rouge regime won the top prize in the second most important competition at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, reports Reuters. ‘L’Image Manquante’ (The Missing Picture) was among the 18 films that premiered in ... Read more
Nazrul’s memory tokens displayed
Bangladesh National Museum and Nazrul Institute have jointly organised a commemorating programme marking the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 114th birth anniversary. The programme includes a six-day exhibition of memory tokens of Nazrul at Nalinikanto Bhattashali Gallery of National Museum as well as a discussion and cultural programme on Sunday evening.
Waiting for Godot staged
STUDIO THEATRE FEST Waiting for Godot staged A Bangladeshi adaptation of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot was staged on Sunday at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as part of the eight-day studio theatre festival organised by Northern University Bangladesh based troupe Northern Theatre. The host troupe staged the play ... Read more