Ershad back-flips
In a sudden move, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday said his party would not take part in the January 5 polls as the atmosphere for an inclusive election is absent. “The Jatiya Party will not...
View ArticleChild loses 5 fingers
Three and a half years old Lima Akhter picked up an object from the street, taking it for a ball. As she started playing with the object, it exploded blowing away all five fingers of her right hand....
View ArticleBritain to tackle ‘Islamist extremism’ after soldier’s murder
Britain plans to classify “Islamist extremism” as a distinct ideology, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday, as part the government’s response to the murder of a soldier on a busy...
View ArticleArafat ‘not poisoned’– French leak
A team of French scientists probing the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 do not believe he was poisoned, according to leaks from their report. They have reportedly concluded he died...
View ArticleObama seeks to reassure on healthcare rollout
President Barack Obama urged Americans not to be discouraged by the rocky rollout of HealthCare.gov on Tuesday and vowed to fix whatever glitches remain as he sought to restore confidence in his...
View ArticleUkraine protesters threaten tighter blockade
Ukraine’s government faced a tightening blockade of key buildings by protesters in the capital Kiev on Wednesday amid a crisis over its rejection of closer ties with the European Union that has piled...
View ArticleBlast, arson mark capital blockade
Blockaders torched vehicle, exploded crude bombs in different parts of the capital today. No injury was reported from the incidents. A mobile court jailed an activist of Swechchhasebak Dal for a year...
View Article14 kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Customs officials seized 120 gold bars weighing around 14 kilograms from a flight of Regent Airways at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early today. No one was arrested in this...
View ArticleBurnt student loses fight for life
One more life came to a halt as a Dhaka College student, who sustained burn injuries at Shahbagh bus arson attack on Thursday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital early today....
View ArticleRizvi denied bail
A Dhaka court today rejected both the bail and remand prayers of BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and sent him to jail in connection with an arson case. Metropolitan Magistrate MA Salam however gave...
View ArticleUS urges end to violence thru’ talks
A top US official has urged Awami League and BNP to draw an end to the ongoing political violence in Bangladesh through concerted efforts at dialogue. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian...
View Article18-party issues ultimatum till 5pm tomorrow
The BNP-led 18-party opposition today threatened the government with “even tougher agitation programme” if its demands, including cancellation of JS polls scheduled, would not meet by the end of...
View ArticleIndian foreign secretary in Dhaka
Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh arrived in Dhaka this morning on a 24-hour visit to discuss the prevailing situation with the top leaders of the ruling and opposition parties. A special aircraft...
View Article3 killed in Gaibandha rail sabotage
At least three passengers were killed and 47 injured when a train derailed after miscreants removed fishplates from rail tracks in Bonarpara of Gaibandha early today. Meanwhile, rail communications on...
View ArticleBangladesh businessman surrenders in Canada
A Bangladeshi businessman accused of conspiring with employees of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc to bribe the country’s officials concerned to secure a contract for Padma bridge project surrendered before...
View ArticleBishwajit killing verdict Dec 18
A Dhaka court will deliver the verdict on December 18 in Bishwajit murder case against 21 Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men. After conclusion of arguments from both prosecution and defence, Judge...
View ArticleChina issues 4G mobile licences
China has issued licences for “fourth generation”, or 4G, mobile phone services, the government said yesterday, in a move to boost economic growth and job creation. The Ministry of Information and...
View ArticleEU fines eight banks record 1.7 bn euros for rate fixing
The European Union fined eight finance groups a record 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion) yesterday for rigging the Euribor and Japanese yen Tibor interest rates. German Deutsche Bank, involved in...
View ArticleNew HQ but little cash for UN climate fund
The UN’s new Green Climate Fund (GCF)opened its headquarters in South Korea yesterday, facing the key challenge of funding its mission to support low carbon projects around the world. The GCF was...
View ArticleTwenty-one bodies found in Mali mass grave
Twenty-one bodies were found overnight Tuesday in a mass grave near Bamako, believed to be the remains of soldiers close to Mali’s ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure, officials said. “We have found...
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