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A renowned artiste of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, Bipul Bhattacharya, died at a city hospital this morning. He was 58. He was suffering from lung cancer. Bhattacharya, a freedom fighter was among those who used their creative abilities to inspire the nation during the Liberation War. He was a member of the troupe ‘Bangladesh Mukti ... Read more

Despite remaining outside the count of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the contribution of the service sector, particularly decorators, recruiting agencies, security and cleaning services, is growing remarkably in the economy. This was revealed in a survey of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on selected business services 2012, released

Egyptian troops opened fire on mostly Islamist protesters marching on a Republican Guard headquarters Friday to demand the restoration of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, leaving at least one severely wounded. The shooting came as tens of thousands of his supporters chanting “down with military rule” rallied around the country. The shooting came

Police recovered the slaughtered body of a madrasah student in Sadar upazila on Friday, seven days after he had gone missing. The deceased was identified as Azad, 13, son of Mukar Ali of Barotala village in the upazila. Sub-Inspector Emdad Hossain of Sadar Police Station said Azad, who used to drive Nosimon (locally made vehicle) ... Read more

Eleven members of the crew of a Bangladeshi cargo ship called MV Hope went missing Thursday as the vessel sank into the Andaman Sea, officials said. The ship had 17 crew members on board while it went down into the sea. A passing ship and a navy helicopter of Thailand rescued six of them while ... Read more

Top Brotherhood leader arrested A senior judge was sworn in as Egypt’s interim president Thursday to replace ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as the military launched a major crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood. Reeling from what it called a military coup against democracy, the group said it would not work with the new political system. ... Read more

Doctors treating Nelson Mandela said he was in a “permanent vegetative state” and advised his family to turn off his life support machine a week ago, court documents showed Thursday. The June 26 court filing, obtained by AFP, shows for the first time just how close the still critically ill 94-year-old came to death.

Hectic campaigning for the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election ended on Thursday night, leaving behind traces of high tension among rival candidates. The final voting will begin on Saturday morning. A total of 10.26 lakh voters will participate in the polling, casting their ballots at 394 polling stations in 57 wards of the city corporation ... Read more

The BNP has accused the government of rigging the Kishoreganj-4 by-poll, held on Wednesday, saying it might be repeated in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) poll scheduled for Saturday. “The government has rigged the Kishoreganj-4 by-poll and this proves that the next general election cannot be held in a free and fair manner under the ... Read more

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in London this (Thursday) afternoon on the first leg of her eight-day visit to the United Kingdom and Belarus. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG 015), carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage, landed at the Heathrow Airport around 2:30 pm (BST 7:30 pm).

The government is teaching police personnel French and Arabic as well as training them about the cultures and customs in African countries before sending them for international peacekeeping missions. “As per the UN’s requirement, we are training our police personnel to increase their efficiency during deployment as peacekeepers abroad,” state minister for home

Just a day after the announcement by the district unit of the Gazipur Jatiya Party that it would support BNP backed candidate in the ensuing mayoral poll of the Gazipur City Corporation, party chairman HM Ershad on Thursday extended his support to the AL backed candidate. However, defying Ershad’s announcement most of the workers and ... Read more

The visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the United Kingdom is a private one, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson said on Thursday. “The Prime Minister is going on a private visit to UK, I understand, for a family wedding. She will, I understand, undertake some engagements with the

The state-owned oil and gas company, Petrobangla, will stop supplying gas to all CNG-filling stations from 3 pm to 9 pm, effective from Ramzan 1 to 26, to meet the extra demand of power during Iftar, Tarabi and Shari. Petrobangla will also suspend gas supply to re-rolling mills from 6 pm to 11 pm during ... Read more

CNG filling stations will go on an indefinite strike across the country on Friday protesting the harassment and extortion by a mobile court in a filling station in Sylhet. Announcing the decision, Zakir Hossain Nayan, president of Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association, said they won’t sell

Egypt’s military deposed the country’s first democratically elected president Wednesday night, installing the head of the country’s highest court as an interim leader, the country’s top general announced. Gen. Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi said the military was fulfilling

Anyone attempting to sabotage on the pretext of crisis of power, gas and water during Ramzan will be tried under the Anti-terrorism Act. Home minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, at a meeting on maintaining law and order during the holy month of Ramzan, had directed the authorities to avoid any untoward incident, sources told The ... Read more

An Election Commission (EC) gazette on Wednesday notified changes in the boundaries of 50 parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 10th general election. “Among the 300 parliamentary constituencies of 2008, boundaries of 50 have been delimited,” EC secretary Dr Muhammad Sadik told The Independent.

At least 12 people, including two policemen, were injured in sporadic violence during a 24-hour nationwide hartal called by the Islami Chhatra Shibir on Wednesday. The Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing had enforced the hartal to demand to know the whereabouts of its missing leaders, their appearance in court and the release of national leaders, including central

Maj. Gen. Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, general officer commanding (GOC) of the Nine Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army, said that foreign and local cliques were actively conspiring to break the chain of command and image of the Bangladesh Army as well as tarnishing the country’s image by publishing concocted news at home and abroad.