A youth, who went missing on Thursday from a border village, was allegedly beaten to death inside the Indian territory yesterday morning, said the officials of Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB). The deceased Md Hafizur Rahman 30, was son of Fazlur Rahman of village Khanpur under Dinajpur Sadar upazila.
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They all speak of Limon’s innocence
Shot into Disability by Rab They all speak of Limon’s innocence The High Court order to grant Limon six months’ bail and ensure his proper treatment has brought relief not only to Limon’s family but also to his villagers and well-wishers. Meanwhile, The Daily Star’s special correspondent Morshed Ali Khan visited Limon’s village in Rajapur ... Read more
For whom Limon was shot
Rab was looking for notorious gangster Murshed The members of Jhalakathi Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were tense on March 23. They were in pursuit of one of the most notorious gangs in the southern region hiding along the border of Rajapur and Kowkhali police stations in Jhalakathi and Pirojpur districts. The area is crisscrossed by ... Read more
Al-Qaeda vows revenge for bin Laden death
Group confirms death of its leader in an online posting and says it will continue attacks on the West. Al-Qaeda has confirmed the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, and said in an online posting that it would continue to launch attacks on the West. The group said it would not deviate from the ... Read more
War hero Nooruzzaman passes away
Veteran freedom fighter Lt Col (retd) Quazi Nooruzzaman (Bir Uttam), sector-7 commander of the 1971 Liberation War, breathed his last yesterday at the Square Hospital in the capital. He was 86. Nooruzzaman, a veteran of the Second World War, joined the British Indian Navy in 1943 at the age of 18. He left behind his ... Read more
No real emergency unit in any govt hospital
Khodeja, a domestic help, was lying on a trolley in Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the past week. Her ear was bruised and bloody from an accident and she was rushed to the hospital around 1:00pm. Five hours and a half later, about 6:30pm, she was still lying on the trolley in the emergency unit ... Read more
Fuel oil price hike to add huge extra burden for people
The latest price hike of fuel oils will offer very little help to the government in reducing the subsidies on fuel oils but will put a huge additional burden on the people by raising the living cost. Experts said the businessmen would use the price hike for profiteering, although the hike was only nominal. Abu ... Read more
Youth kills sister
 A college student yesterday surrendered to police after killing his elder sister at the capital’s Sabujbagh. Mithun Bala, an honors student of Govt Kobi Nazrul College, told the police that he killed his sister Rekha Rahman, 30, for her extramarital affairs. Rekha’s husband Kamrul Hasan Sumon has been in Singapore for last six months. ... Read more
Prof Yunus to remain MD until decision by GB board
Prof Muhammad Yunus is still the managing director of Grameen Bank and will continue to be so until the bank’s board of directors appoints a new MD, said Rokanuddin Mahmud, a counsel for the Nobel laureate, yesterday. Rokanuddin’s statement came a day after the Supreme Court (SC) affirmed a High Court verdict
Committee to protect oil, gas plans mass contact
The national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, power, and ports will implement a mass contract programme in the capital to make its Dhaka divisional rally on May 21 in the city’s Muktangan successful. The programme includes rallies, marches, and leaflet
Woman, daughter ‘murdered’
The bodies of a woman and her daughter were recovered from a paddy field at Delduar upazila in the district yesterday. The dead were identified as Hazera Begum, 45, and Nasrin Akter, 21, of Borny Dakkhin Para village. The police suspect that the mother and daughter were strangled. They arrested Nasrin’s
Australian sent to jail for carrying unendorsed money
An Australian, arrested on Thursday at Dhaka airport on charge of carrying unendorsed foreign currencies, was sent to jail on Friday on a court order. The Airport police produced Peter Christofidis in the court seeking him to be remanded in police custody for interrogation but the court sent him to jail. A case was filed
Achievements in 10 ‘unlawful’ yrs
When a person passes a decade in a position “unlawfully” and then is suddenly removed for that “unlawful” occupation, one tends to ask what he did and how his organisation fared during that passage of time. For Prof Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank in which he served as the managing director, those ten years were ... Read more
Make Yunus chairman
Demand Grameen Bank staff The board members and employees of Grameen Bank have urged the government to appoint Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus as the bank’s chairman. Grameen Bank Karmachari Samity (employees’ association) made the call yesterday, hours after the Supreme Court refused Yunus’ petition to overturn an order that dismissed him from the
Utilise Yunus’ experience in running GB
Suggest 3 economists Three senior economists yesterday said the government should utilise the expertise of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus in running Grameen Bank. Akbar Ali Khan, formerfinance adviser to a caretaker government; Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue; and former central bank governor
Fuel prices hiked by Tk 2 a litre
The government yesterday increased the prices of all petroleum products by Tk 2 per litre to adjust to the prices in the international market, said Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). BPC Chairman M Muktadir Ali said the government has to count a huge subsidy on petroleum products as the prices in the international market have recently ... Read more
Student left in critical state
Corporal Punishment Student left in critical state school teacher beat up a girl student here on Wednesday allegedly for not enrolling in a coaching centre that the teacher runs. Rizia Sultana Sathi, 13, a student of class eight of PWD High School at Noornagar of the town, was admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital
Who is next after Osama?
Hamid Mir, Islamabad Osama bin Laden is dead but many people still think he is not a loser. His death created more mistrust between his enemies. The al Qaeda clearly said many times before his death that all the allies of US were also his enemies. He openly announced Jihad against Pakistani rulers and Pakistan ... Read more
SC dismisses Yunus petition
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed two petitions filed in connection with Dr Muhammad Yunus’ removal from the post of managing director at Grameen Bank. The seven-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque passed the order at about 10:20am
Limon gets bail
HC asks govt to arrange his treatment The High Court (HC) on Thursday granted bail for six months to Limon Hossain, who was shot into disability by Rapid Action Battalion, in an arms case filed against him by the elite force with Rajapur Police Station in Jhalakathi. The court also directed the government to arrange ... Read more