Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday provided financial assistance to the family members of 36 victims of Tazrin Fashion Factory, who were burnt to death in November last year and identified through DNA tests. The Prime Minister handed over a cheque of Tk 7 lakh to each family of the victims at her office. The ... Read more
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Train torched in Chittagong by miscreants
Some persons, allegedly belonging to the Jamaat-Shibir, on Tuesday set five compartments, including two AC coaches of the intercity Suborna Express, on fire at Chittagong railway station. The train was scheduled to leave for Dhaka at 7am. Two youths have been arrested. However, no casualties were reported. The incident took place after the train reached ... Read more
UN chief calls for dialogue to defuse tension
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the recent violence in Bangladesh and urged political and religious leaders to sit across the table to defuse the tensions. “The Secretary-General has been following the recent incidents of violence in Bangladesh with increasing concern and is saddened by the loss of lives including the ... Read more
BNP demands int’l probe into Shapla square operation
Terming the incident of the pre-dawn drive of the law enforcers at Shapla Square in the capital ‘ a genocide’ BNP on Tuesday demanded a neutral and international probe into the incident. The Standing Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) in a statement on Tuesday said, we are stunned and deeply shocked like the people ... Read more
26 cases filed against 50,000 Hefazat men
Twenty-six cases have been filed against more than 50,000 persons, in connection with the massive violence unleashed by Hefazat-e-Islam activists on Sunday and Monday. Of them, 16 were filed for the violent activities carried out by Hefazat members during the Islamic organisation’s “Dhaka Siege Programme” on Sunday. Ten of these cases were
Khaleda conspired to oust govt: 14-party
The Awami League led 14-party leaders on Tuesday accused BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia of hatching a conspiracy to oust the government creating an anarchic situation in the city by using the Hefazat men on Sunday. “Opposition leader Khaleda Zia wanted to create anarchy in the city using Hefazat-e-Islam leaders and activists to oust an elected ... Read more
Obama briefed on Savar tragedy
US President Barack Obama has been briefed on the garment factory disaster which killed at least 660 people in Bangladesh and sends thoughts and prayers to the victims, his spokesman said Monday. Spokesman Jay Carney said Obama had been “kept up to date about the tragic developments in Bangladesh and the tremendous loss of life, ... Read more
Savar tragedy: Govt team goes to US May 13 to save GSP
In an effort to ensure the continuation of GSP facilities of Bangladeshi products in the US market, a government delegation, led by Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque, will travel to Washington on May 13 for holding talks with stakeholders including officials of the United States Trade Representative. The decision was taken on Tuesday at a meeting ... Read more
Arrest warrant issued against MK Anwar
A court here on Tuesday issued a warrant for the arrest of BNP standing committee member MK Anwar on charge of instigating communal forces and defaming a Swechchhasebak League leader. Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibul Haque passed the order after accepting a petition filed by Swechchhasebak League leader Debashish Biswas in this regard. In his complaint, Debashish ... Read more
HC summons Inquilab editor
The High Court on Tuesday summoned editor of a Bangali Daily Inquilab AMM Bahauddin to appear before it on May 13 to explain his position over occupation of Gulshan Lake inside Gawsul Azam Complex. Bahauddin, who is also Chairman of Gawsul Azam Complex and owner of Quaderia publication, is allegedly involved in filling up the ... Read more
RMG workers block highway for salary
Hundreds of agitated ready-made garment workers of the five garments factories housed at the collapsed Rana Plaza brought out a procession along with the relatives of the deceased, injured and missing workers blocking the Dhaka-Aricha highway on Tuesday. During their more than two-hour long protests, movement of all kinds of vehicles were completely halted fearing ... Read more
Savar death toll crosses 700
Rescuers on Tuesday found more bodies from the debris of the collapsed Rana Plaza, taking the death toll to 715. According to sources, 552 bodies have already been handed over to victims’ families, while 42 have been kept in the Savar Adhar Chandra Model High School playground. Some of the bodies are now at the ... Read more
Speakers underscore strategy, coordination to face disaster
Speakers at a workshop on Tuesday underscored the need for preparedness and coordination to face any kind of natural or manmade disaster. The workshop titled “Multinational Planning Augmentation Team Tempest Express 22 (MPAT TE-22) Shetubandhan or Bridging the Ties of Friendship” focused on the subject of earthquake. US ambassador Dan W Mozena inaugurated
31 killed in police, Hefazat clash
Fierce clashes broke out between the Hefazat-e-Islam activists and the law enforcing agencies from early Monday morning and as many as 31 people, including three members of the law enforcing agencies, were killed in different areas of the country. Around 3 am, members of police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stormed ... Read more
Hefazat an enemy of Islam: Ahle Sunnat
Leaders of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ) on Monday said Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (HIB) has proved once again that it is a militant organisation and an enemy of Islam and humanity by setting fire to the Holy Quran, Hadis, mosque, shrine and properties of poor people. “We have been saying for a long time that HIB ... Read more
MKA warns of action against Khaleda
Home minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on Monday said the authorities will take action against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for instigating the Hefazat-e-Islam (HIB) activists who went on the rampage in and around Shapla Chattar at Motijheel while organising their rally. The minister stated that Jamaat-Shibir activists had joined
18-party calls hartal for Wednesday, Thursday
BNP-led 18-party alliance called dawn-to-dusk hartal for May 8 and May 9 protesting what they said ‘killing of innocent Alems of Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh (HIB) in a massacre at Shapla Square in Motijheel by the law enforcers’. The decision to enforce the hartal was taken at a meeting of the alliance, chaired by the BNP chairperson ... Read more
Hanif slams Khaleda for inciting Hefazat
The Awami League joint general secretary, Mahbubul Alam, on Monday accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of spreading canards over the casualties in police operation at Shapla Square in Motijheel. He also lashed out at the BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, for inciting Hefazat men. Referring to the allegation of the BNP standing committee member, MK ... Read more
Hefajat secy gen Babunagari detained
Police detained Hefajat-e-Islam secretary general Junaid Babunagari from Dhakeshwari Temple area in Lalbagh on Monday night. Contacted, DC (Lalbagh zone) Harun-Or-Rashid said that Babunagari was detained at about 8 pm for interrogation. But witnesses said Babunagari was brought to the police station shortly after 8.30pm on the day. His arrest came hours after police today
Hefazat chief flown to Chittagong
Radical Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh ameer Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi was reportedly forced out to Chittagong from Dhaka city by air on Monday afternoon. He reached Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport at 7:40 pm by a flight of Regent Airways. Allama Shafi was taken to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by DB police and was scheduled ... Read more