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Law enforcers are allegedly harassing innocent people across the country during their hunt against troublemakers. They are also picking up “innocent” family members of Opposition political activists. This charge has been made by common people in different areas of the country. However, law enforcement agencies have denied

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina unveiled her party’s election manifesto yesterday, focusing on peace and stability, national consensus, the trial of war criminals, establishing the rule of law, decentralisation and combating corruption, reports UNB. Hasina, also the Prime Minister, rolled out the 26-point party manifesto at Bangabandhu International

The birth centenary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin will be celebrated today, with various organisations planning programmes. The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has planned for year-long celebrations that will begin with the placing of floral wreaths on Zainul’s grave, followed by a rally today. Other Shilpakala Academy programmes will feature art

With the January 5 general elections less than two weeks away, some of the country’s prominent citizens, on Saturday, said that the parliamentary polls should be postponed as the elections would have no credibility without the participation of all the political parties. Expressing grave concern over the current impasse, they said if the elections are ... Read more

The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will be simultaneously published across the country today. The examinees will get their results from their respective exam centres and education boards, on websites and through SMS from 2:00pm. Education

Several rich Gulf countries seem to have put on hold their plans to invest in the billions in different sectors in Bangladesh because of the ongoing political instability and violence, said diplomatic sources. During different interactions with Bangladesh, they said that countries such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and ... Read more

Ferry services disrupted The cold snap claimed the lives of at least 14 new born babies in Rangpur in last seven days, Rangpur Medical College Hospital director Rezaul Karim said Saturday. The RMCH is overcrowded with child patients, said Rangpur Medical College’s head of Paediatrics department MA Mottakin. Most of

Ferry operation on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Saturday morning after a suspension for 11 hours due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, reports UNB. Mohiuddin Rasel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ghat, said they kept stopped ferry services and plying of the water vessels from about 10:00 pm ... Read more

The Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Allama Ahmad Shafi, in an open letter on Saturday called upon the people to come forward to save the country and the religion. He made the call a day before the opposition’s planned ‘March to Dhaka for Democracy’ programme on Sunday. The Hefazat ameer urged the government and the opposition ... Read more

Three expatriate workers, including a Bangladesh national, went missing after a mobile platform installed for maintenance services sank in Al-Safaniya offshore oilfield area, the world’s largest offshore oilfield, in Saudi Arabia on Friday. “We’re in touch with the officials concerned. They’re yet to provide us any updates. We’ll let you know if there’s any update,”

Two more units from Bangladesh Police start operations Two more units of peacekeepers, comprising 280 members of Bangladesh Police, started operations last Friday in South Sudan. Their mission involves protecting citizens displaced from their homes as a result of the violent chaos that broke out early this month in the Middle African country which became independent ... Read more

The police on Saturday retrieved over 100 human bones and broken skulls from the debris of Rana Plaza at Savar, eight months after its collapse. Street boys recovered the human remains and informed the police. ASI Kamruzzaman of Savar Model Police Station

Capital Dhaka has become almost cut-off from the rest of the country as the authorities have suspended movement of all modes of river and road transports ‘fearing violence’ over the opposition’s Dhaka march programme scheduled for Sunday. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia announced the programme on December 24 calling upon people from all walks of life to

Apprehension of massive political violence runs high among the general public as both the ruling and opposition alliances stick to their uncompromising stands over Sunday’s Dhaka march programme. Talking to The Independent, the country’s civil society leaders have also expressed deep concerns over the escalation of the tension centing the opposition’s programme.

Nearly 500 people, most of them Opposition activists, have been arrested from different parts of the country during the ongoing drive by the joint forces in the past 24 hours on charges of vandalism and acts of sabotage. The joint forces, comprising the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB), are conducting the ... Read more

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday wrapped up the 1st leg of her two-day electioneering in three districts ahead of the 10th national election calling upon the countrymen to go the polling centers and cast their votes, fully prepared to resist anyone trying to foil the polls, reports UNB. “I’ll call upon you to go ... Read more

Thick fog yesterday blanketed most parts of the country, disrupting normal life and delaying a number of flight schedules and hampering waterway communications. Huge traffic congestion was created on both sides of Mawa-Kawrakandi and Paturia-Daulatdia ghats following the disruption of the waterway services.

Awami League and BNP have become unbending over their stands centering the Dhaka march programme despite all symptoms that the ongoing political impasse is taking a turn for the worse. The hardening stances of the country’s two major political parties have also added to the concerns of all quarters, including civil society representatives. The BNP has ... Read more

Locally assembled Honda bike on sale Japanese auto giant Honda has begun selling locally assembled motorcycles in Bangladesh. The sale came a year after Honda partnered with state-run Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) to forge a joint venture, Bangladesh Honda Private Ltd (BHL), to cater to the demand of the booming local market. A total of ... Read more

RAB-1 is going to take over the investigation into a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) racket at Uttara in the city. As many as 37 foreigners and six Bangladeshis were arrested for their alleged involvement in the racket. “As per directives from RAB higher ups, we decided to unearth the mystery behind the illegal VoIP ... Read more