Election commissioner Abu Hafiz said on Sunday it would be difficult to hold the forthcoming general election with the parliament in place. It would be easier to hold the election dissolving the parliament” Abu Hafiz said while talking to the newsmen at his office in the EC. The Election
Month: September 2013
Reckless driver turns her life upside down
Happy in horror Reckless driver turns her life upside down All was well for Mehanaz Sultana Happy until Wednesday. A third year student at Rangpur Medical College, she always dreamt of dedicating herself to the cause of the poor and destitute. And she was right on track. But, on the fateful day her whole world fell ... Read more
Leased Nigerian plane to fly Hajj pilgrims
Biman’s Boeing 747 aircraft, leased from Nigerian airlines Kabo, has got clearance from Saudi Arabia to fly Hajj pilgrims. The aircraft is likely to leave, at 7:40 am, for Saudi Arabia, with 582 pilgrims, a source said. The newly acquired aircraft could not join Biman’s Hajj flight schedules on the opening day, causing immense sufferings ... Read more
BSF kills one in Panchagarh
A Bangladeshi cattle trader was picked up by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Kushumpur-Benipur border under Moheshpur upazila in Jhenidah on September 08. The victim was identified as Saidur Rahman, 35, son of Moin Uddin of Dakatia village under the same upazila in Jhenidah. Commander of Chuadanga-6 Battalion
WB integrity wing should be abolished
Terming the World Bank’s integrity department a worthless wing, Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday vowed to continue his efforts to abolish it. Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) of the WB “must be abolished”, he told a discussion on the state of the economy at the National Economic Council
Rain floods city streets, causes huge traffic snarls
It rained for six hours only between 6am till 6pm totalling 37 mm on Sunday. But it was enough to flood most of the capital streets, triggering massive tailbacks in central Dhaka and its suburbs as the rainwater took a long time to gurgle down the city’s clogged drainage system, causing immense sufferings to the ... Read more
Travellers through Hili land port face harassment
The Hili immigration point, the country’s second largest check-post for immigrants located in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district, has been missing out on large amounts of revenue because of corruption and malpractices on the part of officials, sources alleged. Revenues worth Tk. 3,303,300, earned from travel taxes in the 2012-13 fiscal year,
4 bloggers charged
A Dhaka court has charged four in two cases under the Information and Communications Technology Act for writing alleged inflammatory blogs on sensitive religious issues. Metropolitan sessions court judge Md Zahurul Haque on Sunday gave the order against the four bloggers — Asif Mohiuddin, Subrata Adhikari Shuvo,
13 ex-BCL men to face trial
JU Student Zubair Killing 13 ex-BCL men to face trial A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against 13 expelled Chhatra League activists of Jahangirnagar University in connection with the killing of Zubair Ahmed, a student of the university, last year. The accused, now on bail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice when Judge ABM Nizamul Haque ... Read more
10 injured in police-Shibir clashes
Al least 10 people were injured and three activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir were arrested as they clashed with police on Sunday in the capital, Rajshahi and other places. Shibir activists hurled crude bombs on police during their procession at Mohakhali in the city Sunday morning. They blasted four crude bombs
Bangladesh to miss literacy goal: UNSECO
UNESCO estimates that Bangladesh will fail to reach its target of the percentage of adults who in 2015 will be able to read and write by ‘more than 5 percentage points.’ The fourth Education for All goal, set by the UN agency, states that adult literacy in 2015 should be 50 per cent more than ... Read more
India staged drama: NHRC chief
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman, on Sunday, said India had staged a drama, in the name of Felani murder trial, to uphold its image internationally. “We have been deprived of fair justice in the Felani murder trial,” he said. Rahman told this to reporters after a seminar on ‘Oppression and intimidation ... Read more
James again sings in Bollywood
The popular rocker of the country James has proved his success in Bollywood again. His new number Bebasi in Gurmeet Singh’s upcoming film Warning has already created a stir among the music lovers of India and Bangladesh. A separate music video has been released to popularise the film, and the music video itself has got ... Read more
Agun plays stubborn
Singer turned actor Agun performs as an obstinate young man in the drama serial Black and White – a character he can relate to himself – which is aired on Sundays and Mondays at 8:20pm on ETV. Agun told New Age that he was also acting in another drama serial Probasey Parobasey, directed by Sakal ... Read more
Bangla Academy donates books to local library
Bangla Academy donated 250 books to Shaheed Rafique Memorial Museum and Library. The director general of Bangla Academy Shamsuzzaman Khan formally handed over the books at a function on the library premises at Paril under Singair Upazila in Manikganj on Friday. Tobarak Hossain Ludu, president of Amar Ekushey Parishad, presided over the book handover function
Train coach burnt at Kamalapur
A fire burnt valuables in a compartment of a Sylhet-bound train at Kamalapur rail station in the capital early Sunday. Abdul Majid, officer-in-charge of Kamalapur railway police station, said the fire broke out in a compartment of ‘Parabat Express’ train at a wash-shed of the station around 4:00am. Few minutes after the train stood in the wash-shed,
Students demand road safety
Rajshahi and Rangpur medical students formed human chains on their respective campuses on Sunday, demanding road safety and ‘guarantee of natural death’. They formed the human chains protesting against the road accident in Bogra in which their fellow Mehnaj Sultana Happy, student of Rangpur Medical College,
BU students continue agitation
Saoda Killing BU students continue agitation Students of Barisal University continued their agitation on Sunday blocking roads and holding procession in the city, demanding immediate arrest of the killer of their fellow Saoda. The university authorities, suspending classes on Sunday, held a condolence meeting on Saoda on the campus. The meeting was presided over
Man arrested for fraudulence
Police arrested a multi-level marketing businessman at Crescent Road in the capital Saturday night on allegation of fraudulence. Abdur Rahman, who claimed himself as managing director of Sun Group, was arrested at around 11:30pm on Saturday and later handed over to Ramna police station, said Md Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Kalabagan police station.
KCDC to lay siege to DC office
Khulna Cultural Development Committee will lay siege to the Khulna deputy commissioner office on September 15 and submit a memorandum to the DC, demanding the implementation of Khulna Shilpakala Academy construction and installation of a TV station projects. The KCDC leaders announced the programme at a press conference held at Khulna