Dhaka Mirror

Cops, journos among 13 hurt in the attack at Gazipur SP office; Feb 21 attack plot suspected; grenades, bomb-making materials seized; 7 militants held Kailash Sarkar A Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative in handcuffs exploded an improvised grenade at the police superintendent’s office in Gazipur yesterday, injuring at least a dozen people, mostly policemen and ... Read more

Staff Correspondent The nation paid homage to the martyrs of the language movement midnight past Friday, with thousand of people streaming barefooted along the roads towards shaheed minars with wreaths and flowers. The president, Zillur Rahman, in Dhaka, first placed a wreath at the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar on the campus of Dhaka ... Read more

22 hurt in shopping mall fire in Dhaka; 25 shops gutted Star Report Five members of a family were burnt alive in a fire at a house in Sitakunda upazila early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Abul Bashar, 45, son of Md Abdullah Mia, Bashar’s wife Selina Begum, 35, their three sons Shourav, 14, ... Read more

Shahiduzzaman The government is yet to reply to a rule issued by the High Court on August 23, 2003 regarding United Liberation Front of Asom leader Anup Chetia’s application for asylum. Anup Chetia and his two associates Laxmi Prasad Goswami and Babul Sharma have been in prison since 1996 being convicted in four cases and ... Read more

JU Correspondent The absence of permanent vice-chancellor has turned out to be a major stumbling block in the running the academic and administrative affairs of the Jahangirnagar University (JU)smoothly and efficiently. Prof Muniruzzaman was appointed acting vice-chancellor of the JU about one year ago. He is still performing his responsibility as acting VC much to ... Read more

Julfikar Ali Manik Noor Jahan, one of the females, arrested at the JMB den at Ghortoil in Gazipur, took a SIM out of a cellphone and broke it into pieces with her teeth in the blink of an eye when police raided the place. Sub-inspector (SI) of Tongi Police Station Sirajul Islam, who was present ... Read more

Hands Ekushey Padak to 13 Staff Correspondent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it has become imperative to bring changes to the country’s politics and economy, and to the outlook of the people as well, to ensure democracy. “A change is necessary in politics and economy. People should have respect for all forms of work, ... Read more

Agence France-Presse . Paris The world has lost Manx in the Isle of Man, Ubykh in Turkey and last year Alaska’s last native speaker of Eyak, Marie Smith Jones, died, taking the aboriginal language with her. Of the 6,900 languages spoken in the world, some 2,500 are endangered, the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO said Thursday ... Read more

Bdnews24.com . Dhaka The government will investigate the failure of state-run fixed and mobile phone operators to woo new customers, the post and telecommunications minister has told Bdnews24.com. ‘Land phone was out of reach of the people in the past. The people had to wait for two-three years after submitting application. They had to pay ... Read more

Launch Tragedy 26 passengers still missing Our Correspondent, Barisal A day after launch ML Fahmida Happy Express went down in the Kirtonkhola near Barisal, at least 26 people are still missing. Hundreds of relatives were seen waiting at the riverbank for missing people. Many of them were searching for their dear ones by boats, trawlers, ... Read more

bdnews24.com, Dhaka The Bangladesh government and the United Nations Development Programme took on a $30 million project on Thursday to further strengthen the electoral system and ensure the sustainability of the voter list with photographs “I am confident that this project will make a significant contribution to sustaining the achievements of the Bangladesh Election Commission ... Read more

Over a dozen still missing; capsized vessel salvaged Rafiqul Islam, Barisal Twenty seven bodies were recovered and more than a dozen are still missing after an overcrowded launch, being hit by a cargo vessel, sank in the Kirtonkhola in Barisal yesterday. The launch was carrying over 100

Staff Correspondent The nation pays homage to the martyrs of the language movement one minute past midnight today amid heightened security at and around the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on the occasion of Amar Ekushey. The president, Zillur Rahman, will first place flowers at the Central Shaheed Minar followed by the prime minister, Sheikh ... Read more

Shahidul Islam Chowdhury Residents of six cities are not only angry at the acute shortage of water, but are disgusted that the little amount of tap-water they get is contaminated, malodorous and tastes awful. Many of them have been suffering from waterborne diseases after drinking the contaminated water which stinks even after prolonged boiling. Mindless ... Read more

Staff Correspondent Immigration officials at Zia International Airport (ZIA) yesterday prevented Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid and former BNP state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar from leaving the

Anti-Terrorism Bill empowers police to detain any suspects Staff Correspondent The cabinet on Thursday approved five bills for enacting as laws some of the many ordinances, including the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, promulgated by the military-controlled interim government. Fakhruddin’s government on June 9, 2008 promulgated the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance containing many harsh provisions, including the death sentence for ... Read more

Role of MPs & UZ Chairmen in local dev Balance of power in Upazila-level stressed Sahidul Islam Rana There should be a ‘balance of power’ between the Upazila Parishad Chairmen and the Member of Parliament (MPs) to ensure smooth functioning of different development works in local levels throughout the country. Hoping for massive development, including ... Read more