The Rapid Action Battalion on early Monday arrested Faisal Mostafa, a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin, who is the alleged patron of the militant’s den, Green Crescent in Bhola, where the RAB busted an ammo factory and seized a large cache of firearms and explosives on March 24 this year. The RAB also detained Hasan ... Read more
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62 killed, 4258 hurt so far
Post-poll violence 62 killed, 4258 hurt so far At least 62 people were killed and 4258 injured in political violence mainly between activists of the Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami across the country after the December 29 general elections. According to Odhikar, an NGO that compiled newspaper reports on political ... Read more
Delay in reform may cost country: BDR chief
Delay in reorganising the BDR after the bloody mutiny at the border guards’ headquarters might cost the country, its chief and head of the paramilitary force’s reorganisation sub-committee Maj Gen Mainul Islam yesterday. “The sooner we finish with the reorganisation the better it is for the country because the mistrust that had caused all the ... Read more
NBR chief made OSD in major admin reshuffle
The government in a major administrative shake-up on Monday made the National Board of Revenue chairman, Mohammad Abdul Mazid an officer on special duty. Acting secretary of the housing and public works ministry, Nasir Uddin Ahmed has been made acting chairman in place of Mazid, who had held the post of the NBR chief since ... Read more
Sramik League mobs clash at RAJUK office
Dhaka, (bdnews24.com)—Two factions of ruling Awami League’s labour front Sramik League clashed Monday at the city developer RAJUK’s head office, vandalising offices and leaving at least three injured. Adherents of Abdul Malek and Shamsul Alam Milky, RAJUK staffers, fought each other for half an hour. The unruly activists damaged the main access to the RAJUK ... Read more
Trapped by nexus of brokers, employers
Shattered Dreams Of Migrant Workers -1 Trapped by nexus of brokers, employers The employment was supposed to be permanent and the monthly wages were promised to be 600 Ringgits (RM). But they were employed for only 22 days in the first three months and paid just RM 200. “Sometimes we could manage food with that ... Read more
Paris Hilton Wants To Wed Doug
Paris Hilton is desperate to marry her new boyfriend. The 28-year-old hotel heiress has denied rumours she is engaged to Doug Reinhardt, but insists she will walk down the aisle soon. She said: “He’s going to be my husband. We’re best friends. It’s not like we just met. We’ve known each other over the past ... Read more
Italy quake kills at least 50, devastates historic towns
L’AQUILA, Italy – A powerful earthquake tore through central Italy on Monday devastating historic mountain towns and killing at least 50 people, authorities said. Many remained unaccounted for as emergency services scrambled to find victims trapped under collapsed buildings in L’Aquila, which bore the brunt of the quake, and officials warned that the toll would ... Read more
Kaka to join Real in 60 million euro deal
MADRID – Florentino Perez, the favourite to win June elections for Real Madrid president, has reached an agreement with AC Milan to sign Brazilian star Kaka, a newspaper reported Monday. Real will pay 60 million euros (80 million dollars) for the midfielder under the accord Perez reached during a meeting with AC Milan vice-president Adriano ... Read more
Motor Racing: Twilight F1 racing under review in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: New Prime Minister Najib Razak has waded into the debate about twilight Formula One racing, saying the 5pm start time at the chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix needs to be reviewed. Sunday’s race, won by Britain’s Jenson Button, was called off after 32 of the 56 laps when a huge storm flooded the track ... Read more
Motor Racing: Button wins abandoned Malaysian F1 Grand Prix
SEPANG, Malaysia: Jenson Button in a Brawn won a chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday for a second straight victory after the race was abandoned when a ferocious storm lashed the Sepang circuit. Nick Heidfeld in his BMW Sauber came second, benefiting from pitting only once to Button’s four times in a race that became ... Read more
Chairmen threaten legal action if upazila parishad bill passed
Representatives of the newly-elected upazila parishad chairmen at a press conference on Sunday threatened to go for legal action and agitation if the parliament passed the upazila parishad bill, which, they said, was against the spirit of the constitution. They said that the bill which empowered lawmakers to interfere in local governments’ activities, was placed ... Read more
Police sergeants paint grim picture of sealed fate
Many serving the same post for over two decades “It’s over 24 years that I am in the same post. Some people who were born in the year of our joining are now working with us in the same rank. There are instances of our batch-mates’ daughters getting married to see us as colleagues of ... Read more
A Torun surprise
Surjo Torun completed a near fairytale run in the Premier League in dashing style when they handed champions Abahani a four-wicket defeat at the BKSP in Savar yesterday. The victory for the Dhanmondi lightweights against their heavyweight neighbours meant that they finished runners-up, a success they have never achieved before in the coveted domestic club ... Read more
National hockey team preparing for Asia Cup
The preparation of Bangladesh national hockey team is going on in full swing for the forthcoming 8th Asia Cup under the guidance of German coaches at Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city. Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) has appointed two high profile German coaches for the Bangladesh national team ahead of the Asia Cup, ... Read more
Ash in Mumbai colours
Indian Premier League Ash in Mumbai colours Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful left the capital yesterday with a promise to live up to his billing as a ‘pocket dynamo’ for his star-studded side Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) that starts in South Africa from April 18. The exciting right-hander might have scored only ... Read more
BFF plans Awards Night
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is planning to hold an Awards Night sometimes in May to bring more attraction to the game. BFF boss Kazi Salahuddin disclosed it while talking with the reporters at the BFF Bhaban yesterday but said that they are yet to make any decision regarding the matter. Initially they are thinking to ... Read more
Rubber industry gets a lift
Entrepreneurs want more supports to help cut imports A local entrepreneur is producing liquid rubber and marketing the item in a remarkable feat giving a lift to the country’s five decades old rubber industry. The Chokoria based HR latex successfully developed 60 grade rubber, popularly known as liquid rubber after an effort of four years ... Read more
S Alam under scrutiny
Share trading suspended The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday kept trading of the shares of S Alam Cold Rolled Steels halted as the bourse’s management initiated an enquiry after media reported that the company had acquired majority stakes of Oman Bangladesh Leasing and Finance Ltd, a non-banking financial institution. ‘Trading of the shares of the ... Read more
Mobile operators get fewer customers
Six mobile phone operators added only 0.47 million customers to their networks in February, taking the number to 45.21 million. No customers were added to the network of Grameenphone, the largest mobile operator. In February, GP’s customer base remained unchanged at 20.94 million, the same as in January 2009, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission ... Read more