Artist Qayyum Chowdhury dies
Eminent artist Qayyum Chowdhury died on Sunday night after he felt sick while addressing the Bengal Classical Music Festival. He was 82. He was survived by wife and a son and host of friends, well-wishers to mourn his death. His body was kept at mortuary of Square Hospital.
Khaleda wanted Thailand-like situation: Hasina
Renewing her party’s allegation that Khaleda Zia boycotted the January-5 election sensing defeat, the prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief had actually wanted to create a Thailand-like situation where martial law was declared amid the opposition’s movement.
Khaleda urges people to boycott AL
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Saturday urged people to boycott the ruling Awami League accusing the party of killing, repression and corruption. ‘Let us boycott the Awami League…
Zaglul Ahmed Chy killed in road accident
Senior journalist and South Asian analyst Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury was killed in a tragic road accident in the city’s Karwan Bazar area on Saturday night. He was 65. Zaglul fell from a bus while getting down and received fatal injuries at Karwan Bazar intersection.
Locals block road at Natunbazar
Local people, including students of local educational institutions, on Friday blocked rod at Natunbazar in the capital for more than one hour demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of killers of a minor girls of the locality.
MEETING WITH KHALEDA
Nisha stresses strengthening democracy
Birthday parties that did not take place
Monday, 2 December 2013 was supposed to be a day of celebrations in the house of 35-year old Mahfuzur Rahman Sohel, the vice-president of the Bangshal thana Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Graduation from LDC status not possible by 2021: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Thursday said that Bangladesh would need at least another decade for graduating from the least developed countries’ category to a developing country as it lagged behind in human assets index and economic vulnerability index.
Bangladesh history incomplete minus Bhashani
The history of Bangladesh is incomplete without elaborate discussions on Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, who was lifelong crusader for the rights of the oppressed, said authors of books written on him, besides academics, at a book launching ceremony on Thursday.
Deal on energy cooperation signed
SAARC leaders renew commitment to connectivity, The 18th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit concluded on Thursday by adopting the ‘Kathmandu Declaration 2014’ renewing the commitment of the member states to boost regional connectivity, combat terrorism, reduce impacts of climate change and alleviate poverty in South Asia.
