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Power, fuel prices to go up from July

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission and energy division are likely to raise the prices of electricity and all types of fuel from the coming fiscal year, mainly to reduce the growing... Full story

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BGB detains 18 as Rohingyas keep sailing in

At least 18 Rohingya people, who had fled the bloody sectarian violence in the Rakhine state of Myanmar and sneaked into Bangladesh, were detained by the Border Guards Bangladesh at Shahpari Dweep union of Teknaf upazila on Thursday night. Full story

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Fear rules Bhabadah villages

Villagers of Abhaynagar and Manirampur in Jessore are now passing their days in anxiety after attacks on the Hindus and cases being filed against them in the wake of protests at a tidal river management programme planned for Bil Kapalia without consulting them. Full story

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EC in no hurry to register new parties

The Election Commission appeared to be in no hurry to give registration to new political parties while some 30 of them have applied for registration to take part in the next general election. Full story

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Euro spotlights East European hooliganism

Street violence and alleged racism in the stands at Euro 2012 have thrown the spotlight squarely on the interplay between football hooliganism, the far right and organised crime in Eastern Europe. Even before the start of the first-ever edition of the European championship... Full story

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New gas connections in 2 months

Gas distribution utilities are likely to resume giving new gas connections to all categories of consumers in a month or two, Petrobangla officials said, after a suspension on such connections for about two years and a half. Full story

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BNP slates foreign minister’s statement

The acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday criticised the foreign minister’s statement on the Rohingyas seeking asylum after the... Full story

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Rohingya stance logical: Dipu Moni

The foreign minister has said the government did not allow Rohingya refugees to cross into Bangladesh on the grounds of national interests and that its stance is ‘logical and lawful’. Full story

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UN urges Dhaka to ease block on Myanmar refugees

The UN refugee agency on Friday urged Bangladesh to provide a safe haven for people fleeing unrest in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after authorities refused entry to boatloads of refugees. Full story

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Friday prayers cancelled in Sittwe, police detain aid workers

Armed troops patrolled the northwest Myanmar city of Sittwe on Friday after days of sectarian violence that has stoked nationalist fervour and displaced 30,000 people, with many feared dead. The Muslim community’s Friday prayers were cancelled in Sittwe and... Full story

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Congress names Pranab for Indian presidency

The Congress party named Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as its nominee for president on Friday, capping a week of political turmoil that exposed the fragility of a coalition government that has lurched between crises as the economy sputters. Full story

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Ashulia calm after 4 days’ unrest

The industrial belt of Ashulia at Savar on the outskirts of the capital remained calm on Friday after a four days of workers agitation that began over pay hike on Monday. Full story

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One dies as vehicles fall into river in Sylhet bridge collapse

One person was killed and 10 people became wounded as seven vehicles fell into a river after a bridge had collapsed at Companyganj in Sylhet on Friday night. Five trucks, a microbus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw... Full story

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Security forces turn back boat with 44 Rohingyas

Security forces continued conducting raids at places in Teknaf to find out fresh arrivals from Myanmar. The Border Guards Bangladesh remained alert as the government on Tuesday decided not to allow any refugees from... Full story

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Khaleda off to Saudi Arabia

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Friday night left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on a weeklong visit for medical check-up as well as meetings with Saudi leaders. Full story

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Suu Kyi faces balancing act over Myanmar unrest

Sectarian unrest rocking Myanmar has put Aung San Suu Kyi under pressure to speak up for the stateless Rohingyas, but experts say the issue is a political minefield given ethnic and religious divides. Full story

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PM accuses opposition leader of taking country backwards

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has alleged that the opposition leader wants to take Bangladesh backwards as she had promised to make the country a middle income one by 2030 against the... Full story

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China firm recalls baby formula laced with mercury

Chinese dairy maker Yili said it had started recalling batches of baby formula after authorities found they contained high levels of mercury, in the latest food safety scare to hit the country. Full story

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BNP front leaders sent to jail again

A Dhaka court on Friday afternoon sent four leaders of BNP’s associate organisations to jail after re-arresting them at the jail gate on release. The arrested leaders are Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal general secretary Saiful Alam... Full story

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Tk 30m graft case docs sent to handwriting experts

Anti-Corruption Commission has sent the forged documents to hand writing experts to confirm involvement of 27 people accused in 10 grafts cases on charges of embezzling Tk 30 million of land acquisition fund. Full story

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BNP calls hartal in Rangpur for Sunday

Opposition BNP’s three front organisations have jointly called a half-day general strike in Rangpur district for Sunday protesting against re-arrest of their four top leaders immediately after release on bail on Thursday night. Full story

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