Fear of sectarian massacre grows in C African Republic
At least 12 people, including children and a pregnant woman, have been killed close to the capital Bangui by Christian vigilantes, a military source said yesterday, amid rising fears of sectarian...
View ArticleReturn our looted treasures
British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday faced demands for the return of priceless artefacts looted from Beijing in the 19th century, on the last day of his visit to China. Cameron travelled to...
View ArticleTime for dual screen mobile
YotaPhone, the dual-screen mobile device, will launch in Russia, Austria, France, Spain and Germany before Christmas and in 15 other countries including the UK by the end of Q1 2014. It has a 4.3-inch...
View ArticlePrint edition again
International current affairs magazine Newsweek plans to relaunch its print edition in early 2014, just over one year after ceasing publication to focus on its website, the New York Times reported...
View ArticleAdvisers given jobs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday distributed responsibilities among her newly appointed advisers. According to a gazette notification of the Cabinet Division, Shafique Ahmed has been made law and...
View ArticleVerdict Dec 18
A Dhaka court will deliver the verdict in the Biswajit murder case on December 18. Twenty-one Chhatra League men are accused in the case. Dhaka Speedy Tribunal-4 Justice Nizamul Haque yesterday set the...
View ArticleToo early to say
The Commonwealth would decide whether it would send observers for the next general elections in Bangladesh after considering its political situation, Martin Kasirye, head of the democracy section of...
View ArticleSolution not from abroad
The United States has again stressed the need for dialogue for resolving the ongoing political crisis to have free, fair, credible, and peaceful elections in Bangladesh. US Assistant Secretary for...
View ArticleHasina won’t budge
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government remains firm in going ahead with elections on January 5 even though its former ally Jatiya Party has decided not to take part. Despite the blow from the Jatiya...
View ArticleNon-stop blockade looms
The BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance might enforce an indefinite blockade of roads, rail and waterways from Saturday or Sunday if the government does not give in to its demand for a non-party...
View ArticleExport stops
Factories are overflowing with finished goods due to the countrywide blockade that began on November 26, with many factory owners considering temporarily shutting down production for a dearth of...
View ArticleLaw and order satisfactory!
Though the ongoing political violence has been taking a heavy toll, killing and injuring innocents, government high-ups yesterday said the overall law and order situation was improving significantly....
View ArticleBangladeshi surrenders in Canada, gets bail
Bangladesh-born Canadian citizen Zulfiquar Ali Bhuiyan, who is facing allegations of bribery with employees of Canadian SNC-Lavalin to secure a contract for Padma bridge project, surrendered to the...
View ArticleWhy should I cry for justice?
This time it is a son, whose sole purpose was to find his father gone missing two and a half years ago. Dhaka College student Ohidur Rahaman Babu, a victim of last Thursday’s arson attack on a bus near...
View ArticleIndia for ‘maximum parties’ in polls
India wants the participation of a “maximum” number of parties in a peaceful and violence-free election in Bangladesh, Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh told journalists yesterday, ending her...
View Article3 killed, 45 injured
Three passengers were killed and 35 others injured as four coaches and the engine of Padmarag Express veered off the tracks in Gaibandha yesterday after blockaders ripped up fish plates and clips from...
View ArticleDefiant Ershad in a sticky stew
Upsetting the government plan to hold the national elections on January 5, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday asked the JP ministers to resign from the polls-time cabinet and the party’s...
View ArticleErshad threatens to commit suicide
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has threatened that he would shoot himself to death if any attempt is made to arrest him. The former dictator made the statement before journalists hours after law...
View ArticleDriver burnt as auto-rickshaw set afire in Ctg
Another CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver became the victim of mindless arson as blockaders set fire to his vehicle in Chandgaon area of Chittagong city this morning. Fifty-year old Mohammad Khorshed Alam...
View ArticleMexico radioactive material found
Dangerous radioactive medical material taken when a truck was stolen in Mexico has been found, local officials say. The material – cobalt-60 – was removed from a protective casing and then abandoned...
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