UNB, Lalmonirhat A 25-year-old woman in Lalmonirhat district has been hospitalised with severe burn injuries after her parents-in-law allegedly poured...
risingbd.com: At least 18 people were killed in a stampede that broke out on early Saturday near the Malabar Hill...
A Union Parishad chairman at Natore’s Shingra has been shot and hacked to death by assailants. The 56-year old victim,...
A case has been filed against 41 people and unidentified 3,000 people in connection with shoes hurled at former home minister, lawmaker Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on Thursday at a religious function Shamsul Islam, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Kachua Police Station on Friday filed the case.Less than two months into losing the job as the home minister, lawmaker Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir suffered an unexpected humiliation in Kachua upazila on Thursday at a religious function....
Police on Friday sought a five-day remand for Diplomatic Correspondent of the Daily Inqilab Ahmed Atique in a case filed with Wari Police Station under the Information and Communication Technology Act (ICT), 2006.Sub-inspector Firoz Ali of the police station, also investigation officer of the case, submitted a remand petition with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Eunus Ali Khan.Meanwhile, the court fixed January 20 (Monday) for the hearing of the remand prayer following a petition filed by Atique’s lawyer...
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on Friday protested and condemned the sealing off of the printing press of the Bengali daily ‘Inqilab’ and arrest of its three journalists. In a statement, she demanded reopening of the daily and other closed media houses. The former Prime Minister urged the government to release all arrested journalists. Khaleda Zia said that freedom of expression and freedom of press are the two of fundamental rights in a democratic society. “Closure...
Miscreants have exploded two handmade bombs near the rally venue of Ganajagaran Mancha in Bogra.Angry Mancha activists thrashed two youths and handed them over to police.Police say they have detained two more people for their suspected involvement in the bombing.Mancha’s Bogra chapter activist JM Rauf said the rally was set to be held at the zero point on Friday evening while the Mancha activists marched to Thakurgaon via Bogra. The Mancha started its march to Thakurgaon on Friday morning from...
The parliamentary polls over, the Election Commission now plans to conduct the Upazila Parishad elections from next month.It is expected to announce the schedule next week for polls in least 150 Upazilas in February. There was a plan to announce the schedule for the first-phase of polls after a meeting on Sunday, an Election Commissioner told bdnews24.com after a commission meeting on Thursday.“Election in the Upazilas where polls have become due will be held gradually.” He said the voters’ list...
The Dhaka International Trade Fair-2014, which began January 11, drew a large number of visitors on Friday, the first weekend...
The BNP wants to maintain good relations with India, Khaleda Zia has told Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran.But the BNP Chairperson emphasised such ties must be based on mutual respect and benefits, according to a BNP leader.The former Prime Minister made her position known when Saran met her on Thursday. The BNP leaders had spoken against the neighbouring country before the Jan 5 parliamentary election.This was the first time Saran met her after the election the BNP and...
Law enforcers will set a five-layer checking system in and around the Biswa Ijtema premises at Tongi in Gazipur district for peaceful holding of the second largest congregation of the Muslim community beginning on the bank of the Turag from January 24.The Ijtema is being held in two phases for the last few years to avoid limitless overcrowding. The second phase will begin from January 31 at the same venue.About 22,000 strong forces comprising members from Police, Rapid Action Battalion...
