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Upset at the ongoing political turmoil that has taken its heavy toll on their business, the country’s the CNG refueling station owners on Wednesday a placed 3-point demand to survive, reports UNB. Their demands are rescheduling due payment against bank loan by at least one year without charging interest and taking interest in the block ... Read more

A fire broke out at a shop in the capital’s Gausia Super Market on Wednesday night. Mohammad Ali, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence told the Independent that the fire broke out at a shop located on the third floor of the market around 8:30pm. Getting the information, five units, one from Palashi Station ... Read more

Summons High Commissioner over meddling in internal affairs In the face of criticism by some countries for executing Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah for his crime against humanity during the country’s liberation war, the government on Tuesday made it clear that it does not like any interference in its domestic affairs. And apparently to send ... Read more

Four people were killed in violence on Tuesday, the first day of the fourth spell of the 72-hour-long countrywide blockade programme, called by the BNP-led 18-Party alliance. The 18-party alliance called the blockade, demanding that the next election should be held under a non-party poll-time administration and that

The current political stalemate is seriously affecting the project implementation in different ministries as the officials in the ministries and district headquarters cannot have coordination meeting with the field level project officers because of the series of blockade programmes. Officials concerned said the development activities are being seriously

European Union ambassadors in Dhaka have recommended to its Brussels headquarters that no international observers should be sent to monitor the forthcoming elections in Bangladesh, New Age has learnt. In a report sent on Monday to the EU political and security committee, the Dhaka-based ambassadors stated that the election due to be held

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said the United States awaits statement from the government on how the January 5 elections are going to be held. Muhith said this after a meeting with US Ambassador Dan Mozena at the secretariat. The finance minister told reporters that during the nearly

US ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Tuesday said the US is still assessing the evolving political situation mentioning that the current situation underscores the need for proceeding more urgently to find some way for an election that the people of Bangladesh want and deserve. ‘We’re still assessing the situation. I’m certainly aware of that,’

The Jatiya Party chairman, HM Ershad, who was picked up by people of an intelligence agency on December 12 and was admitted to Combined Military Hospital, is likely to be sent to a hospital abroad, party leaders and the family told New Age on Tuesday night. ‘Passports of four people, including that of Ershad

BCIM kicks off at Kunming today Bangladesh is likely to emphasise regional connectivity in the first two-day meeting of the joint working group of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor, which begins at Kunming on Wednesday, so that academic discussions can be transformed into reality. Sources in the Economic Relations Division (ERD) said Bangladesh is

Improvement of generation, distribution aimed at The government would seek US$2.28 billion from donors, specially from China, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and Japan for developing the country’s power sector, officials said Tuesday. The fund will be used for nine power generation and distribution projects, they said. The Power Division has made the demand for ... Read more

Deadly volence HRW urges govt, political parties to show restraint Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed its concern over the ‘deadly street violence’ in Bangladesh and urged both the government forces and the political parties to show restraint to stop endangering lives, reports UNB. The New York-based global rights watchdog urged the government to ‘publicly ... Read more

The verdict in the Biswajit killing case will be delivered on Wednesday, a year after the gruesome murder was committed, a Dhaka court said. Biswajit Das, a 24-year-old shopkeeper, was allegedly chopped to death by some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists of Jagannath University.

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against BNP stalwart Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manzur Ahmed, now living in London, on charge of grabbing a government house worth about Tk 300 crore. The commission deputy director Harunur Rashid filed the case with Gulshan police station. According to the first information report,

Technical Glitches in 2 Aircraft Biman passengers stranded for hours Hundreds of air passengers have been held up for long hours in Bangladesh and three other countries, as two aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were grounded due to technical glitches in the last two days. Lack of hotel accommodation from the airline added to the sufferings ... Read more

Two constructions workers were shot dead and another was wounded by unnamed people at Madhya Badda in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday morning reportedly over the payment of extortion money. The deceased were Faruk Hawlader, 30, a brick layer, and Milon Hossain, 19, a day laborer. The other laborer who was injured is Md Mahmud, 35, also

British police on Monday said they had finished examining new information about the 1997 death of Diana, princess of Wales, but had found “no credible evidence” she was murdered. Scotland Yard police headquarters announced in August it was checking the credibility of recently received information about the deaths of the princess

The nation celebrated the 43rd Victory Day on Monday amid a renewed pledge to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the freedom fighters by ensuring peace and stability in the country and by fulfilling the spirit of the War of Liberation. The day was a public holiday. The government, different political parties and socio-cultural organizations celebrated

At least seven people were killed and 40 others injured as the joint forces comprising police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) started their drive on Monday. In Satkhira, five people were killed and several others hurt in clashes between Jamaat-Shibir activists and members of law enforcers during the

Bangladesh on Monday formed the world’s largest human national flag in the capital to mark the 43rd Victory Day in an attempt to make it to the Guinness World Records. The largest ever human national flag of Bangladesh was formed with 27,172 volunteers at the National Parade Ground. A team of 18 auditors of Huda Vasi,