Other Headlines

European Union (EU) ambassadors in Bangladesh are not attending Monday’s Victory Day programmes organised by the government, sources concerned told The Independent on Sunday night. The envoys cited that ‘their own coordination meeting’ coincided with the Victory Day programmes. According to government officials, the EU ambassadors ‘will

Communication Minister Obaidul Quader said Sunday all withstanding issues over starting the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) project have been settled, and its field-level construction work would begin in early February. “There has been confusion over beginning of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project for long. It’s now over. Though it’s late,

Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized 1 gold worth about Tk 1 crore and arrested a passenger on Sunday. Sources at the airport said Shahidullah, 55, came to Dhaka from Dubai by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight in the morning. When he was trying to come out of the customs lounge through the ... Read more

A couple, injured in a road accident on Saturday, died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rashid Sarker, 50, general secretary of Nalitabari upazila unit Krishak Dal, and his wife Harbala Begum, 45, of village Kapashia in the upazila. Police said Abdur Rashid along with his two wives was going ... Read more

Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized 1 gold worth about Tk 1 crore and arrested a passenger on Sunday. Sources at the airport said Shahidullah, 55, came to Dhaka from Dubai by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight in the morning. When he was trying to come out of the customs lounge through the ... Read more

A policeman was allegedly killed by his wife in their Purba Monipur residence in the capital’s Mirpur on Saturday. Police recovered the body of Humayan Kabir, 34, assistant sub-inspector of Shah Ali police Station, from his room early yesterday. Police also arrested Kabir’s wife Rahima Sultana Rumi, 27, a nurse. Kabir was injected with poison,

It’s long been thought we evolved from sea sponges, but new genetic research suggests that jellyfish-style creatures may have kicked off the human race. While trying to fill the gaps in the genome sequence of the comb jelly, a gelatinous sea creature similar to a jellyfish, researchers discovered it was related

Nationwide Jamaat strike today; Asaduzzaman Noor’s campaign convoy, Tuku’s village house, police outpost attacked At least 13 people were killed across the country on Saturday in an escalating violence unleashed by Jamaat-e-Islami activists protesting the execution of its leader Quader Mollah. The violence took a new turn with the incidents of sudden attack on lawmakers ... Read more

10th JS polls to see lowest number of contestants The 10th Parliament is going to be dominated by MPs who are being elected unopposed. Though this is technically correct, as far as government formation is concerned, nevertheless, it would not properly reflect the mandate of the people and the public voice, sources said. According to the ... Read more

Farmers across the country are unlikely to get enough electricity during the upcoming boro cultivation season even though the country’s power generation capacity recently crossed the 10,000-MW mark. The reason: the transmission network is dilapidated and the distribution system is overloaded. Sources in the Rural Electrification Board (REB)

The nation on Saturday observed the 42nd Martyred Intellectuals Day, paying rich tributes to the country’s intellectuals who were abducted and murdered during the 1971 Liberation War. Thousands of people, including women and children, thronged the Rayerbazar memorial for intellectuals since early dawn to pay their homage to

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, on Saturday, reiterated he would not take part in the parliament election, unless all political parties participated in the suffrage. “I’m ready to sacrifice my life for my countrymen, but will not take part in the 10th Parliamentary polls, unless all political parties participated. I will

Issuing a strong note of warning against opposition BNP, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said if this party does not stop its destructive agitation programmes it will have to face the music. “We know it very well how to retort and tackle such kinds of destructive activities,” she said while addressing a discussion at Krishibid ... Read more

The BNP has expressed deep concern over the possible uncontested victory of a good number of MPs in the polls, scheduled for January 5, and said the victory will be self-destructive for democracy and the upcoming general election. All MP aspirants of Awami League-led Grand Alliance have already been elected uncontested in the January 5

‘Bureaucrats achieved little in Bali Ministerial’ The country’s 12 civil society organisations (CSOs), working with development and economic issues, Saturday said instead of bureaucrats political leadership should play the pivotal role in the multilateral trade talks. They criticised the Bangladeshi delegation, lead by bureaucrats, for its inert role in securing a concrete and time-befitting

Six influential Democrat and Republican members of the US House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the US Congress, have written to both Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia, calling for free, fair and credible polls. “A bipartisan letter was sent to both Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia,

Turned helpless due to continuous violence coupled with hartals and blockades, the business community takes to the streets across the country with white flags on Sunday for half an hour calling upon the political parties to restore peace and stability for the sake of economy, reports UNB. They will line up on the streets in ... Read more

A young man allegedly killed his elder brother following a dispute over land at Moktarerchar in Naria upazila on Friday The deceased was identified as Motaleb Kazi, aged around 25, son of late Abdul Hamid Kazi of the upazila. Quoting locals, police said there had been a longstanding dispute between Motaleb Kazi and Shahjahan Kazi, sons of ... Read more

NBR terms it illegal, threatens action A good number of courier service providers in the country are realising money illegally from the clients while delivering documents in the name of customs duty and service charges, victims have alleged. It has been alleged that some courier services demand varied amounts of money from the clients who receive ... Read more

Nelson Mandela embarked on the final leg of his exceptional 95-year journey on Saturday, as his remains were transported to his rural childhood home for traditional burial. A C-130 Hercules carrying Mandela’s flag-draped casket and escorted by two fighter jets landed in Mthatha, in Mandela’s native Eastern Cape province,