BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam yesterday accused the government of resorting to unprecedented autocratic path to foil the opposition’s ‘March for democracy’. In a statement, he said that the government stopped the movement of vehicles, rails and vessels in the last two days in bid to foil their programme. The BNP leader also ... Read more
Month: December 2013
AL men’s mayhem at Supreme Court
DU teachers, journalists hurt in attacks at DU, Press Club Awami League (AL) activists, armed with sticks and meat cleavers, carried out a sudden attack on pro-BNP lawyers on the Supreme Court premises and created mayhem on Sunday. The AL activists broke through the locked entrance of the SC building, which was being guarded by ... Read more
1/11 actors active again, says PM
Taking a swipe at a section of the country’s “eminent citizens” who suggested the government to defer the January 5 polls, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the actors of 1/11 have become active again, reports BSS. “I have seen in today’s newspapers that some “eminent citizens” have given some suggestions to us. I don’t want ... Read more
Sufferings reach the peak
The mounting sufferings of people in the absence of transport and lack of safety concerzning political programmes of the two major political parties have made life miserable in the city. On Sunday, people faced great hardships in going out of the capital in the absence of transport and long-distance buses. Even trucks carrying
Hafiz Uddin detained soon after declaring programme
Enam Ahmed detained, released The police detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairman M Hafiz Uddin Ahmed immediately after the declared programmes at a briefing on Sunday. They also detained BNP chairperson’s adviser Enam Ahmed Chowdhury, who was, however, released in the evening. The police picked up Hafiz Uddin
Ensure people’s right to opinion, urges US
All parties and citizens of Bangladesh have the right to freely and peacefully express their opinions and it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that, the United States said on Sunday. Washington is also of the opinion said that the opposition should use this scope peacefully. “The United States believes that in a democracy all ... Read more
Nat’l Control Lab to open in Jan
The National Control Laboratory set up to test drugs and vaccines is likely to begin operation without adequate preparations in January. The lab has already started testing drugs, pending a formal inauguration, with inadequate manpower but the regular tests would begin in January,
Woman gasps to death on barricaded road
A 60-year-old woman died gasping and screaming on a rickshaw van as her son desperately tried to negotiate police barricades put up to foil BNP’s ‘March for Democracy’ on Sunday morning. Mohammad Ali, a resident of Kaundia Nayabazar near Savar, said his mother may have survived if they had reached a hospital in Dhaka in time. ... Read more
ICT exonerates The Economist journos
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday exonerated two journalists of a UK-based news magazine The Economist — Adam Roberts and Rob Gifford — from contempt charge as they were not involved in the hacking of the Skype account of former ICT chairman Justice Nizamul Huq. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, also ... Read more
EWG to monitor Jan 5 polls
The Election Working Group (EWG), a forum of 29 non-government organisations, will send observers to 79 constituencies for the 10th parliamentary poll scheduled on January 5. EWG president M Abdul Alim, in a press release on Sunday, said the EWG will continue its long-term election observation, despite the volatile political situation of Bangladesh. Earlier, the ... Read more
Armed forces to join cops for polls security
The armed forces will work with law enforcers to curb any disturbance during the January 5 election, according to a government circular issued on Sunday. Sources said the home ministry had circulated guidelines on maintaining law and order to the chiefs of all security agencies. “The officers in each district
Man commits suicide after killing son
A man committed suicide after killing his minor son over family feud in Chouddagram municipality area early Sunday. The victims were identified as Mafiz Miah, 35, and his son Arafat, 5. Mafiz hails from Sylhet district. Locals said Mafiz had been staying at the
It’s UCB v Prime
Tamim hits maiden T20 hundred UCB-BCB XI captain Tamim Iqbal propelled his team to the final of the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup after blasting 130 against Mohammedan Sporting Club at Mirpur on Sunday. Tamim bludgeoned his way to become the highest individual T20 scorer of Bangladesh as UCB-BCB XI defeated Mohammedan by 29 runs ... Read more
Junior Tigers narrowly beat Afghans
The Bangladesh Under-19s held off the Afghanistan Under-19s to win by 16 runs in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and take control of their group at the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup. Bangladesh appeared to be cruising to victory after Afghanistan stumbled to 67-6 near the halfway stage as they chased a target of 170. ... Read more
Tamim proves his T20 mettle
Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal eventually proved his worth in the shortest format of cricket as his maiden hundred at the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup made him the highest individual T20 scorer of Bangladesh. Tamim was expected to be one of the best T20 players of the country due to his aggressive style of play but ... Read more
Fahad finishes 5th at World Youth Chess
Bangladeshi FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman finished fifth in the Open Under-10 Classic category at the World Youth Chess Championships in Al-Ain, UAE on Saturday after beating Mongolia’s Ganerdene Suger in the 11th round. Fahad finished with 8.5 points out of a possible 11 after the final round on Saturday. The ten-year-old Bangladeshi also placed second
Jamal finishes joint-12th in McLeod C’ship
Bangladesh golfer Jamal Hossain Mollah ended his McLeod Russell Tour Championship campaign in joint-12th place after the final round concluded in Kolkata, India on Sunday. Jamal, who occupied joint-10th position after the third round’s play on Saturday, could only finish in joint-12th after hitting one-under-par 71 in
League suspended due to lack of security
The upcoming scheduled matches of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League have been postponed indefinitely due to a shortage of security personnel, the Bangladesh Football Federation announced in a press release on Sunday. The press release said that the league will remain suspended indefinitely until further decisions are made. BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag
Surplus bank fund soars to Tk 90,073cr
Dull Business Amid Political Unrest Surplus bank fund soars to Tk 90,073cr Surplus liquidity in the banking sector increased to Tk 90,073.73 crore as of November 28 from Tk 79,663.77 crore as of October 17 this year due to low investment by and credit demand from the businesspeople amid political unrest, said Bangladesh Bank officials. ... Read more
Little progress in online submission of RMG sector UD certificates
NBR again asks BGMEA, BKMEA to expedite process to check forgery The National Board of Revenue has again asked the apparel manufacturers and exporters associations for submitting utilisation declaration certificates online so that the customs officials can identify counterfeit UD certificates instantly and prevent duty evasion, officials of the revenue board said. They said that many ... Read more