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Protest against prolonged political impasse Enraged over the prolonged political crisis that pushed businesses on the verge of collapse, top business leaders of the country on Sunday threatened to take to the streets if the ruling party and the opposition fail to resolve the impasse. They also blamed the ‘mindless act of the country’s political ... Read more

At least ten people, including two Chhatra League activists, were killed and over 100 others injured during the countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on Sunday, in protest of the execution of its leader Abdul Quader Mollah. Four people died in Lalamonirhat, three in Joypurhat, and one each in Laxmipur, Sylhet and Narayanganj.

42 years of independence Even though the country has made achievements in different socio-economic sectors, the aspirations of the people to ensure fundamental rights have not yet been fulfilled even after 42 years of independence, leading jurists, right activist and members of the civil society said. Talking to The Independent, they expressed serious concern over the

To step up pressure on the government to hold the general election under a non-party poll-time interim administration, the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance has planned a non-stop agitation, including road-rail-waterway blockade and hartal programme, from Tuesday, party insiders said. A leader close to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said an all-party

Laid to rest at childhood village With military pomp and traditional rituals, South Africa buried Nelson Mandela yesterday, the end of an exceptional journey for the prisoner turned president who transformed the nation. Mandela was laid to rest in his childhood village of Qunu. Tribal leaders clad in animal skins joined

The ruling Awami League is taking a massive preparation to face the countrywide violence and attack on its leaders and workers by BNP-Jamaat activists. To stave off the opposition anarchy, the party has already asked its leaders and workers to forge resistance along with the law enforcing agency

US congressmen urge Hasina, Khaleda for negotiations Six influential Democrat and Republican members of the US House of Representatives have written separately to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to engage in direct negotiations immediately to ensure that the upcoming elections are free, fair and viewed as credible by the Bangladeshi people, ... Read more

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