Three die falling off train roof
Three passengers died after falling off the roof of a train at Gandaria railway station in the capital yesterday morning. They have been identified as Zakir Hossain, 30, Nuru Mia, 40, and Nazrul Islam,...
View ArticleDiplomatic move fails to end Egypt crisis
Egypt’s government vowed yesterday to break up Islamist protest camps after foreign mediation failed, sparking fears of a violent end to the month-old standoff since president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster....
View ArticleNuke plant work starts in October
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lay the foundation stone for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Pabna in October, formally kicking off its construction work. The decision for laying the foundation was...
View ArticleCounsel for SQ Chy alleges misuse of law
The International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 was being misused to harass Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, claimed his defence yesterday. Defence counsel Ahsanul Huq Hena argued that the Act was formulated...
View ArticleGovt plans to appeal after Eid
The government is preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court against the “inadequate” sentencing of war crimes convict Ghulam Azam. On July 15, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 sentenced the former...
View ArticleMob beats three youths to death
Three suspected robbers were beaten to death at Raonaut village under Kapasia upazila in Gazipur in the early hours of yesterday. The deceased are Ramjan, 25, son of Nayamat Ali of Kamalpur village in...
View ArticleTorture evidence found at Azmeri Osman’s office
In a raid on the city office of Azmeri Osman, son of Jatiya Party lawmaker Nasim Osman, Rapid Action Battalion personnel yesterday found some evidence of torture there. A team of Rab-11 busted Winner...
View ArticleVictims demand rehabilitation
The ethnic people, who lost everything in arson attacks at Taindong under Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari on Saturday, demanded rehabilitation to get back to normal life. “After returning to the site...
View ArticleAccused identifies 4 ‘killers’ of Milky
An accused in the Jubo League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milky murder case yesterday identified four men involved in the killing. The accused, Jahangir Mondol, identified the four — Tarek, Sohel, Aminul...
View ArticleChildren toil in sweatshops
While apparel stores in the capital are doing a roaring trade before Eid, the workload for thousands of unpaid children in tailoring factories on the outskirts of the city has multiplied....
View ArticleNo backing for land deal
Top leaders of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh their opposition to the Land Border Agreement with Bangladesh. The BJP leadership...
View ArticleEid likely tomorrow
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across the country tomorrow if the new crescent moon of Shawwal month is sighted today. If the moon is not sighted today, the biggest religious festival of...
View ArticleDesperate to go home
A major portion of Eid holidaymakers yesterday left the capital with a worry of returning to the city safely and on time, thanks to Jamaat’s call for a countrywide 48-hour hartal from August 13. The...
View ArticleGovt to change election rules
A government panel has proposed appointing deputy commissioners to oversee the elections for nine borrower-director posts in the 12-member Grameen Bank board, a move which enhances the government’s...
View ArticleThe propaganda and the mindset
Awami League can justly be credited with having given us something new. So far we had heard of land-grab, river bank-grab, property-grab, office-grab, vehicle-grab, etc., but never of billboard-grab....
View ArticleNo change in GB structure
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday made it clear that the government would not bring any changes to the current structure of Grameen Bank. “From the very beginning, the government has been saying it...
View ArticleGB chairman quits
Mired in controversy, the government-appointed Chairman of Grameen Bank, Khondaker Muzammel Huq, has resigned, a finance ministry official confirmed. Huq submitted his resignation to Finance Minister...
View ArticleOdhikar secretary held
Detectives picked up Adilur Rahman Khan, secretary of human rights organisation Odhikar, from his Gulshan residence in the capital Saturday night. The detention was made around 10:30pm under the...
View Article3 crushed in Madaripur
Three people riding on a motorbike were crushed under a bus at Rajoir upazila in Madaripur on Saturday. Sabbir Hossain, 35, Babu, 36, and Jaber, 34, were residents of Kazirtek Ferryghat area, quoting...
View ArticleHeatwave kills four in Japan
A heatwave stifled Japan Sunday as the temperature topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit ) in two cities, leaving at least four people dead over the weekend, officials and reports said. The Japan...
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