Month: July 2013

Egypt’s military deposed the country’s first democratically elected president Wednesday night, installing the head of the country’s highest court as an interim leader, the country’s top general announced. Gen. Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi said the military was fulfilling

Anyone attempting to sabotage on the pretext of crisis of power, gas and water during Ramzan will be tried under the Anti-terrorism Act. Home minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, at a meeting on maintaining law and order during the holy month of Ramzan, had directed the authorities to avoid any untoward incident, sources told The ... Read more

An Election Commission (EC) gazette on Wednesday notified changes in the boundaries of 50 parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 10th general election. “Among the 300 parliamentary constituencies of 2008, boundaries of 50 have been delimited,” EC secretary Dr Muhammad Sadik told The Independent.

At least 12 people, including two policemen, were injured in sporadic violence during a 24-hour nationwide hartal called by the Islami Chhatra Shibir on Wednesday. The Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing had enforced the hartal to demand to know the whereabouts of its missing leaders, their appearance in court and the release of national leaders, including central

Maj. Gen. Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, general officer commanding (GOC) of the Nine Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army, said that foreign and local cliques were actively conspiring to break the chain of command and image of the Bangladesh Army as well as tarnishing the country’s image by publishing concocted news at home and abroad.

Awami League (AL) candidate Rejwan Ahmed Towfiq, the eldest son of President Abdul Hamid, was unofficially declared winner in the by-polls to Kishoreganj-4 constituency held on Wednesday. Toufiq bagged 98,026 votes in 116 centres out of 118 centres in three upazilas (Itna, Mithamoin and Austagram) while independent candidate Syed Mahitul Islam Asim polled

JP formally supports BNP, voters smell rat in NBR move With all eyes focussed on Gazipur City Corporation Election due on July 6, the Jatiya party has publicly announced its support for the 18-party supported candidate Professor Abdul Mannan. The announcement made at a press conference on Wednesday was attended by BNP standing committee member ... Read more

$1b arms from Russia to strengthen armed forces further, she says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government is pledge-bound to ensure the overall development of the country as well as modernise the armed forces as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Prime Minister said this while addressing ... Read more

The main Opposition BNP has blamed the government for carrying out, what it called, propaganda against the party chief Khaleda Zia over a write-up attributed to her in the US newspaper, The Washington Times. The article sought cancellation of Bangladesh’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility in the US market. “People from a certain special

Former Awami League leader Mobarak Hossain had collaborated with the Pakistani occupation force to kill 33 people in a single incident during the Liberation War, said prosecution witness-5 Ali Akbar on Wednesday. Giving deposition at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), Akbar said some people, in cooperation with freedom fighters, had blown up a bridge

The United States is committed to help Bangladesh build a peaceful, secure, prosperous, healthy and democratic nation. US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan Mozena said this in a message on the occasion of the American Independence Day on the fourth of July. “We hope that Bangladeshis

A writ petition was filed with the HC on Wednesday against PM Sheikh Hasina, BNP chief Khaleda Zia and JP Chairman Ershad for using political banners to campaign in the Gazipur City Corporation election. The first ever city poll of Gazipur is scheduled to be held on July 6. Dr Eunus Ali Akond, a SC ... Read more

The Netherlands has expressed its willingness to set up a deep seaport in Bangladesh apart from assuring of providing support for a third seaport in Patuakhali. Netherlands Ambassador in Dhaka Gerben De Jong said this when he met Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan at his Secretariat office on Wednesday. During the meeting,