Attorney general Mahbubey Alam on Saturday defended the police, saying that they had tried to save the life of the late former deputy attorney general, Momtaj Uddin Ahmed, on August 11 by taking him to the hospital immediately after he began complaining of pain in his chest some time after his arrest. He also said ... Read more
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Anniversary of Nazrul’s death observed
The 35th anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s death was observed with due respect across the country on Saturday. The revolutionary Bengali poet and lyricist died at the age of 77 on August 27, 1976 (Bhadra 12, 1383). Various socio-cultural and political organisations chalked out elaborate programmes to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the ... Read more
Thousands in flood-hit Satkhira flock to roads for refuge
The queues of makeshift shelters on roadsides and high grounds in the severely flood-hit areas of Satkhira district are getting longer every day with fresh flocks of homeless people joining in, finding no refuge in already overcrowded shelter homes set up in schools, colleges, and other establishments. As they reach the roads in relentless rain ... Read more
NU session jam puts students in uncertainty
Unusual session jam has forced thousands of National University (NU) students to sacrifice up to four years. Failure of university authorities in managing the situation has also frustrated students, who are now gravely worried about their future. NU, which offers affiliation to 1,778 colleges, is now burdened with the huge task of looking
Nazrul’s death anniv today
The 35th anniversary of the death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed today in accordance with the Bangla calendar. The revolutionary poet and renowned Bengali lyricist died at the age of 77 on Bhadra 12, 1383, which correspond to August 27, 1976
Launch journey gets riskier
Battered highways force more passengers to choose waterways; hurriedly patched-up faulty launches ready to ply before Eid Rundown highways have increased safety risk for water transport passengers too, as the number of people using riverine routes for Eid travel may shoot up this year, increasing the chance of overloading of vessels. Around 10 to 12 ... Read more
Ibn Sina doctor, 5 employees held on HC directive
The police on Thursday arrested Ibn Sina Hospital physician Syed Anwarul Abedin and five of the hospital employees hours after the High Court had asked the them to take legal action against physicians and nurses concerned and all the members of the hospital’s trust who were sued for their alleged responsibility for the death of ... Read more
No driving licence to be issued without test: HC
The High Court on Thursday prohibited till October 17 the issuance of driving licences without making the aspirant drivers undergo the proper tests and due process of law. The bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Md Nuruzzaman asked the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority to produce before it on October 17 all the documents ... Read more
Customers disappointed at high prices on footpaths
The recent inflation has hit hard the poor people who have been forced to significantly cut down their Eid shopping, said customers and vendors on the footpaths of the capital on Thursday. They said that this year the prices of all the readymade garments have increase by Tk 50 to Tk 250 in the stalls ... Read more
Rebels siege Gaddafi’s compound
His ‘arrested’ son seen in Tripoli Rebels overran Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli Tuesday, raising their flag and ripping the head off his statue as they celebrated a symbolic, if not yet real, end to the strongman’s iron-fisted 42-year rule. The streets of Tripoli erupted into celebratory gunfire when news spread that the insurgents had ... Read more
‘Threatened’ by probe body member
Complains lone survivor of Aminbazar mob beating Al Amin, the lone survivor of last month’s mob beating at Aminbazar, yesterday alleged a government probe body member threatened him with torture taking him on remand. For further enquiry, the committee took Amin from his Darussalam house yesterday around 10:00am to Keblarchar in Baradeshi village of Aminbazar ... Read more
Four-party govt behind grenade attack: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the then BNP- Jamaat- led four-party alliance government of their involvement in the deadly grenade attack on Awami League rally on August 21 in 2004. “I still believe that without the backing of the then government, such terrorist act could not be happened”, she said in Dhaka on Sunday. ... Read more
SEC sues five investors
A Dhaka court on Sunday asked five stock investors to appear before it on October 17 as the Securities and Exchange Commission sued them on charge of market manipulation that had helped bring about the January’s capital market crash. SEC director Mahbuber Rahman Chowdhury filed two cases on the day, accusing three of the
Workers take away 7 convicted drivers
Transport workers confined a mobile court and freed seven drivers held on charge of diving without licence, having forged licence, driving recklessly and talking on mobile while driving at the Gabtali bus terminal on Sunday. Bus service had been suspended for about four hours as the workers rallied for the release of
Shahjahan blasts Prothom Alo
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan yesterday said Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman is a pervert in his taste and thought. Shahjahan made the remark following publication of a cartoon depicting him in the leading national daily on Saturday. “Only a man who is a pervert in taste and thought can publish such a cartoon,” said
Maiden private venture gets nod
2 Coal Power Plants Maiden private venture gets nod Each of the plants in Chittagong, Khulna to produce 300MW electricity The cabinet committee on purchase yesterday approved setting up of two coal-fired power plants by the private sector for the first time. Each of the plants will generate 300 megawatts of electricity. Bangladesh roughly has ... Read more
Aug 21 attack: PM’s allegation part of political vengeance, says Alamgir
In reply of the premier’s Sunday’s allegation against BNP on August 21 attack, BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government has implicated his party leaders in connection with the attack to obscure the real culprits. Alamgir made the statement while addressing an iftar party at Lalbagh area in the
Principal held for sexual abuse
A college principal was arrested yesterday on charge of sexually abusing three women, including two sisters, and blackmailing them in Rajshahi. Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-5) caught Mehedi Hasan, 30, principal of Adarsha Women’s Technical College in Bagmara upazila, from the city’s bus terminal area in the morning and
Probe suggests Parimal’s punishment
Viqarunnisa principal’s delayed action caused subsequent events, it says The committee formed to investigate the violation of a student of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College and the following incidents, found the accused teacher, Parimal Jayadhar, guilty of raping the girl and suggested exemplary punishment for him. The five-member probe body, headed by Dhaka Board’s examination ... Read more
Eyeing for tickets much in advance!
Like each year, it’s the same old ticket story. The city counters are now full of people who want to move out of the city much before the Eid vacations, having failed to lay their hands on advance tickets just before Eid — between August 27 and 30. Take Suzaul Islam, for minstance. A student ... Read more