‘Oppn leader wants to turn Bangladesh into a terror state’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to hold free and fair election, and there is no scope for the government to issue any directive in this regard. “It’s the responsibility of the Election Commission to hold ... Read more
Month: October 2013
CTG blast: Cops arrest Hefazat leader’s son
The police arrested Mufti Harun, son of Hefazat Nayeb-e-Amir Mufti Izhar, along with his bodyguard Md Junaied, from Isapur village under Hathazari upazila in Chittagong on Wednesday. Earlier, police arrested four teachers and one student of Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa. They were Tafsir Ahamed (50), a teacher of the primary section, Md Ishak (33),
Gazipur fire rages for 20 hours
Seven bodies recovered, three probe bodies set up The fire that broke out in Aswad Composite Mills Ltd at Sreepur in Gazipur about 5:45pm on Tuesday continued till 2:00pm on Wednesday although fire fighters contained the flames about 4:00am. Fire official on Wednesday afternoon said that they had found at least seven people dead. On ... Read more
Victim families not ‘fully satisfied’
Families of the victims of atrocities committed by war crimes convict Abdul Alim at places in Jaipurhat in 1971 are not ‘fully satisfied’ with his sentence to imprisonment till death. They said that the vertdict could not reflect their expectations and they were upset, as Alim was not sentenced to death. They, however, said that ... Read more
Alim sent to BSMMU prison cell
Former BNP minister Abdul Alim, who was sentenced to jail until his death on war crime charges on Wednesday, was dressed in prisoners’ uniform and sent to prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. The jailer of Dhaka Central Jail, Mahbubur Rahman, told New Age that he was first taken to the jail soon ... Read more
Dialogue better than confrontation: Chinese envoy
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jun has re-emphasised the need for talks between the major parties to overcome the current political impasse surrounding the upcoming general elections, saying that dialogue is much better than confrontation. He also said that people and political leaders know very well what the country needs under the current situation
WB warns suspension of $250m credit
Education Sector Loan WB warns suspension of $250m credit The World Bank has warned that it would not disburse an additional US$250 million credit for continuation of an education sector project unless the government meets certain conditions and addresses anomalies in previous purchase deals, officials said. WB wanted that the government should pay back
Plan to boost manpower in missions abroad
The government is planning to create 101 posts of different categories in 25 Bangladeshi missions abroad for providing assistance to expatriates. The posts of minister, first secretary, councillor, translator, welfare officer, legal assistant, office assistant, driver and steno typist would be created in
Two panels to probe Gazipur factory fire
The authorities on Wednesday identified seven of the nine bodies found in the charred remains of a garment factory in Gazipur district’s Sreepur upazila. The Pall Mall Group-owned Aswad Knitting and Dyeing Factory at Bharaiderchala caught fire on Tuesday evening. The cause of the fire and extent of damage, however,
Boeing makes emergency landing as bird crashes into engine
A Singapore-bound Boeing-737 of Bangladesh Biman was forced to land after taking off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Wednesday morning as a bird crashes into one of its engines, the officials said. No untoward incident was reported as the aircraft made an emergency landing at about 8:35am, said airport armed police battalion senior assistant superintendent
SC upholds Adilur’s bail
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld a High Court order that had granted bail to rights organisation Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan in a cyber crimes case. The judge in chamber of the Appellate Division, Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed no order after hearing an application filed by the government
Durga Puja starts today
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community starts on Thursday. On the eve of the festival, President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, conveyed their heartiest greetings to the members of the Hindu community. The five-day festival inaugurates on Sashthi with ‘Kalparambha’ in the morning and ‘Bodhon’,
EU against death penalty
European Union heads of missions in Dhaka on Wednesday expressed the hope on the eve of the European Day and the World Day against death penalty that Bangladesh would abolish capital punishment in keeping with a UN resolution. In a letter to the editors of Bangladesh, they recalled that the United Nations General Assembly had ... Read more
Oil-laden lighterage vessel on fire
An oil-laden lighterage vessel caught fire at Anu Majhirghat area on Karnaphuli River in the port city on Wednesday evening. Two units of fire fighters and a team of Bangladesh Navy rushed to the spot and controlled the fire. No casualty, however, was reported in the fire. Sources said, the lighterage vessel named Suchana used ... Read more
Remembering the mystic artist
He led a saintly life in his last days at home in the suburbs of Narail, which is an abandoned musical hall of the local zamindar. The maverick man painted and threw away his paintings as his pleasure was in making works of art, not in possessing them. Nobody can say the exact number of ... Read more
200 singers perform at Shilpakala
It was a rare musical programme as over 200 upcoming singers from across the country performed in group at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. The renowned and noted singers of the country also performed at the show, which was organised by the academy to launch 20 albums on different genres ... Read more
Jatra festival begins at BSA
A four-day jatra, which is a form of traditional theatre, festival began at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday evening. Organsied by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as a part of Jatra Development Policy 2012, the festival is the forth edition of an attempt to register capable jatra troupes from across the country. ... Read more
Dhaka city corpns to clean waste in 48hr during Eid
Both the city corporations of Dhaka have taken steps to clean wastes from sacrificial animals within 48 hours during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, said officials. Officials of the city corporations said they would distribute around one lakh polythene bags among the city dwellers to manage about 32,000 to 34,500 tonnes
Damaged embankment threatens Khulna city
Multiple cracks have developed in the Khulna town protection embankment along the Bhairab and Rupsha rivers, posing a treat to business establishments, homesteads, industries including Khulna shipyard, city’s biggest kitchen market, Khulna district jail and Khulna General Hospital. The nearly eight kilometre embankment goes
Qazi Motahar Hossain commemorated
Dhaka University on Wednesday observed the 32nd death anniversary of national professor Qazi Motahar Hossain. The university’s statistics, biostatistics and informatics department and Qazi Motahar Hossain Foundation held a commemorative speech, scholarship and award ceremony to mark the day at the Teacher-Student Centre. Two statistics, biostatistics