Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for cooperation among the Muslim countries in the areas of science and technology, saying that it could help realize the goal of growth and prosperity. “Backwardness of Muslim countries in the areas of science and technology is one of the factors that aggravate our difficulties. Utilization of science and ... Read more
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Ganajagaran Mancha dismantled
In a drive carried out early on Monday morning, law enforcement personnel dismantled the Ganajagaran Mancha at the city’s Shahbagh intersection after three months. The mancha (platform) had been erected to press for the demand for capital punishment of all the war criminals who committed crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. Security ... Read more
Testimony of IO ends
Recording of testimony of Moniruzzaman Chowdhury, investigating officer (IO) in the Chittagong arms haul cases, ended in the court of SM Mujibur Rahman, judge of the Special Tribunal-1, on Monday. He began his testimony on April 22. Later, he was cross-examined by defence lawyers. On the last day of his testimony, Chowdhury said: “After examining ... Read more
Suspension of 2 TV channels’ transmission irks Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Monday expressed deep concern over suspension of transmission of two private satellite television channels—Diganta TV and Islamic TV—and attacks on journalists. Condemning the incidents, Ershad in a statement said,
PKSF to participate in the rehabilitation of Savar tragedy victims
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) will provide support to rehabilitate the victims of the Savar tragedy and their children. PKSF will collect necessary information to prepare a plan for rehabilitation within two weeks. PKSF chairman Prof. Dr Kazi Khaliquzzaman Ahmed disclosed this at a discussion with the reporters at PKSF bhaban at Agargaon in the ... Read more
All gatherings banned in city
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday banned all kinds of gatherings, rallies and human chains in the capital till 12 midnight Tuesday. “Several parties are scheduled to hold rallies and gatherings in Dhaka Metropolitan area Monday. If those gatherings and rallies are allowed to be held, incidents of clash and confrontation may erupt that could ... Read more
Kaikobad to be buried with state honour
The mortal remains of Mohammad Ejajuddin Chowdhury Kaikobad, a volunteer who suffered serious burn injuries during the rescue operation at the collapsed Rana Plaza in Savar would be laid to rest with state honour on Tuesday (today). Kaikobad, 35, passed away at a Singapore hospital around 10:55pm (Bangladesh time) on Saturday, struggling for life for ... Read more
4 killed in police-HIB clash during siege
Part of capital Dhaka turned into veritable inferno during the Dhaka siege programme of the radical Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, Bangladesh (HIB) on Sunday as HIB activists fought pitched battles with the law enforcers and ruling party activists throughout the day leaving at least four people dead and over 100 including journalists and cops injured. Tens ... Read more
AL rejects 48-hr BNP ultimatum
The ruling Awami League on Sunday rejected the 48-hour ultimatum given by the leader of the opposition and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, and asked the activists and supporters of Hefazat-e-Islam to vacate the capital city by evening. “Awami League did not accept any ultimatum in the past; it will not do it now and also ... Read more
PM for yearly salary hike of RMG workers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the BGMEA leaders to evolve an institutional mechanism to enhance the salaries of garment workers by a certain percentage every year to help them maintain a descent life. “The RMG workers’ salaries need to be increased by a certain percentage each year, and a mechanism to this end ... Read more
HIB siege paralyses capital
As the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (HIB) began its planned siege on Dhaka after the Fajr prayers on Sunday, the capital was virtually cut off from the rest of the country. Thousands of HIB activists hit the roads at six entry points of the capital – from Abdullahpur to Tongi Bridge, Gabtoli Mazar Road to Aminbazar Bridge, ... Read more
BNP condemns attack on Hefazat
As the BNP chief Khaleda Zia called upon the party workers and Dhaka residents to stand by Hefazat, the opposition party announced a protest rally for Monday in front of its Naya Paltan headquarters in the city. The decision to hold the protest rally was taken at a late night meeting of the Standing Committee ... Read more
Jamaat-Shibir men attack police, damage property: MKA
Home minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on Sunday said that the Jamaat-Shibir activists have joined the procession and rally under the garb of the Hafazat-e-Islam and they have attacked the police, damaged and burned down public property. “We have talked to the leaders of the Hafazat-e-Islam and they have confirmed that the people who attacked ... Read more
Arguments against Mojahid start on May 7
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Saturday set May 7 to start arguments in the case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid. The three-member tribunal, headed by its Chairman Justice Obaidul Hassan, took the decision after hearing the deposition of Ali Ahmed Abrur, the only defence witness, also the son of accused Mojahid. Mojahid ... Read more
Savar death toll rises to 610
Rescue teams on Sunday recovered 53 more bodies from the rubble of the Rana Plaza building which collapsed on April 24, taking the death toll in the Savar tragedy to 610. According to Army sources, 480 bodies have been identified so far and handed over to victims’ families while 26 have been kept in Adhorchandra ... Read more
IO continues to testify before court
Moniruzzaman Chowdhury, investigating officer (IO) of the Chittagong arms haul cases, testified before the court of SM Mujibur Rahman, judge of the Special Tribunal-1, during the hearing of the Chittagong arms haul cases for the third day on Sunday. Chowdhury said that NSI official Liakot Hossain had identified himself as ULFA leader Abul Hossain and ... Read more
PM receives Tk 10.14cr donation Sunday
More organisations and individuals donated cheques worth over Tk 10.14 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund on Sunday for assisting the families of those killed and injured in the tragic ‘Rana Plaza’ collapse on April 24. PM’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told reporters that Sheikh Hasina received cheques worth Tk 10,14,40,721 ... Read more
Ministers reject Khaleda’s CG call
Dismissing the demand of the leader of the Opposition, Khaleda Zia, for restoration of the old format of the caretaker government (CG), information minister Hasanul Haque Inu said on Sunday that this demand went against the court’s verdict. “Even after knowing about the oppression carried out by the past caretaker governments, she is still demanding ... Read more
Three cases filed against Rana
Three cases were filed on Sunday with a Dhaka court by a victim’s widow over the tragic incident of the building collapse in Savar indicting three persons including Sohel Rana the owner of the building Rana Plaza and two others. Sheuli Akhter widow of New Wave Styles garment factory worker Jahangir Alam who was killed ... Read more
Ganajagaran Mancha holds stick procession against Hefazat
The supporters of Ganajagaran Mancha, on Sunday, took out a stick procession from Shahbagh Square to voice their opposition to the 13-point charter of demands placed by the Hefazat-e-Islam (HIB). Led by Mancha convener Dr Imran H Sarkar, hundreds of people paraded the TSC area and the Arts faculty of Dhaka University. They raised slogans against ... Read more