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A Jalalabad police sub-inspector in Sylhet was suspended on Thursday for his alleged involvement in holding a businessman to ransom. Additional deputy commissioner Mohammad Ayub of Sylhet Metropolitan Police said that subinspector Alamgir was suspended for his suspected

Sundarban has gradually been deforested on the northern part although the dominance of green is recovering on its southern front hit by Sidr and Aila. A recent study by the Soil Resource Development Institute unveils that an area of about 50,000 hectares of the country’s mangrove forest has been

The low over the Northwest Bay off Bangladesh-West Bengal coast has become a well- marked low. It moved northwestwards and now lies over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining areas. Under its influence steep pressure gradient persists and deep convection is continuing over the North Bay, a weather bulletin said on Friday.

Five of renowned public universities can provide only a fourth of their girl students with residence in halls, forcing many to share seats in the halls. A half of the girl students need to live outside the campuses by spending money lot more than others do. In the face of growing accommodation crisis, girl

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that her government has been taking the country ahead with specific work plan as its aim is to ensure sustainable development. “We are striving hard to build Bangladesh as a middle income country by 2021 and we have already achieved significant progress to this end,” she said. She ... Read more

A Dhaka court on Thursday sent controversial Awami League (AL) lawmaker Golam Maula Ron to jail, rejecting his bail plea in connection with a case of attempt to murder, assault and vandalism. Rony had beaten up two television journalists at his office on Saturday. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate SM Ashiqur Rahman passed the order when police

BNP senior vice chairman and eldest son of opposition leader Khaleda Zia Tarique Rahman has observed that restoring the caretaker government to ensure free and fair election should get more priority to BNP leader and activists than taking preparation for general election. Addressing an Iftar party organised at a hotel in central London, Tarique presented

Although the three-day annual conference of deputy commissioners (DCs) ended on Thursday, no resolution was adopted regarding the DCs’ demand to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which would allow summary trial for petty offences. Law minister Shafique Ahmed, however, assured the DCs that the government would amend the existing

Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia on Thursday called upon the government to restore the non-party caretaker government (CG) system by amending the constitution immediately to ensure a level playing field for all during the next general elections. She made it clear that the demand of restoration

The arrest of Golam Maula Rony, a lawmaker of the ruling Awami League, is a manifestation of the government’s respect for the country’s mass media, said information minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday. “It is an unpardonable offence to physically assault media persons. Whoever is involved in such an offence, whether a minister or a ... Read more

At least 10 people were injured, and one of them was bullet hit, in a clash held between the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and police on the Jagannath University (JnU) campus on Thursday. Eyewitness said, hundreds of activists of JnU JCD unit brought out a procession on the campus at around 11.30 am ... Read more

A major slugfest erupted on Thursday over BJP MP Chandan Mitra’s demand for stripping nobel laureate Amartya Sen of the Bharat Ratna award and the economist offering to return it if Atal Bihari Vajpayee asks him to do so. While BJP steered clear of the controversy, Congress waded into it with an attack saying it ... Read more

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that it would be convenient for the commission to hold elections if the two big political parties come to a compromise under which system of government the parliamentary polls would be held. “The two big political parties –Awami League and BNP- will have to reach ... Read more

A designated prosecutor on Thursday made his submission before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 seeking to start trial of detained Mir Quasem Ali, a policymaker of Jamaat-e-Islami, for his alleged crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, 42 years ago. “This is a very fit case as the prosecution has sufficient documents and oral evidence against

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Thursday took cognisance of the charges against Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam. The tribunal set August 18 as the date for hearing the charges against the Jamaat leader. The three-member tribunal, headed by its chairman Justice ATM Fazle Kabir,

Petrobangla, the state-owned oil and gas company, has not made any plans to supply energy to Chittagong, the country’s commercial zone, although the authorities knew beforehand that production of natural gas from the Sangu gas field can cease any moment. “No, we do not have any other alternative sources for

The ongoing teachers’ movement at a number of public universities across the country is badly affecting the academic activities, raising concerns among many, including students. Teachers have waged movement accusing the incumbent vice-chancellors of being engaged in corruption, irregularities and nepotism at Jahangirnagar University,

Golam Maula Rony, the controversial ruling party lawmaker who mercilessly beat two journalists of The Independent TV on Saturday last, was arrested by the Police on Wednesday hours after a Dhaka Court cancelled his bail and issued an arrest warrant against him in connection with attempt to murder case. A team of detectives arrested Rony ... Read more

To ensure an impartial technical and economic viability assessment of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Project (RNPP), experts have recommend hiring an independent consultant, as the project is the first of its kind in the country. “As we do not have the experience to take any decision in this matter, on our own, we need to ... Read more

President issues 10-point directives to DCs; ministers talk to them LGRD minister Syed Ashraful Islam said on Wednesday that all political parties will attend the next general election and accept the results of the poll. “The present administration has already proved that elections can be held in a neutral manner, without army deployment. All local ... Read more