War of independence heroes at a commemorative meeting on Thursday expressed their frustration at the progress of war crimes trial and said that they were thinking that nobody would be punished. KM Shafiullah, commander of Sector 3 in the war, said, ‘The way things...Full story
Green and right activists on Thursday demanded an end of World Bank’s role in the management of Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund by 2013.
They expressed their concern that the government was trying to extend the...Full story
Seemab Rasheed has been appointed honorary consul of the Republic of Fiji to Bangladesh. The minister for foreign affairs Dipu Moni recently approved the appointment. A consulate office will be opened in Dhaka...Full story
A Bangladeshi was injured as the Border Security Force of India fired at him along Boikari border in Satkhira Sadar upazila early Thursday.
The injured was Atiar Rahman, son of Majid Gazi of Boikari village. Full story
Civic group leaders on Thursday civil society on Thursday expressed deep concern over growing political confrontations in the country and asked the leaders of the two feuding big political parties to sit across the table for a way...Full story
The Election Commission is looking for a way out to hold the stayed civic polls in Dhaka North City and Dhaka South City ‘as early as possible,’ election commissioner Md Zabed Ali said on Thursday.Full story
Elections to the Dhaka University syndicate, the academic council and the finance committee will be held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban between 10:00am and 1:00pm on May 21, the vice-chancellor said.Full story
Bangladesh Teacher’s Association organised a press conference to publicise its demands at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity on Thursday. The school and college teachers demanded the immediate implementation of the ‘national education...Full story
The Tejgaon industrial police arrested five people for allegedly gang-raping a 20-year old girl in her fiance’s room on Wednesday night. The police identified the alleged rapists as Noor Islam, 23, Mainul Islam Sohag, 20, Sohag Hossain...Full story
A Chittagong court on Thursday permitted the police to question former commanding officer of RAB-7 Zulfikar Ali Majumdar, an accused in the case of looting more than Tk two crore from a shrine in Anwara upazila of the district...Full story
Journalists observed a two hour sit-in on Thursday at the premises of the Jessore Press Club in protest against the assault of newsmen at Nawapara industrial town. They demanded the arrest of the attackers. Full story
A Chittagong court Wednesday issued warrant for arrest of four officials of Multi-Level Marketing company Unipay2u including its managing director and general manager. The court of Metropolitan Judge Mahbubur Rahman issued...Full story
The Rajshahi University syndicate has taken punitive measures against a newly recruited teacher of marketing on charge of sexually harassing a girl student.
The syndicate at a meeting has decided that the teacher Zulfikarul Amin...Full story