Aug 21 grenade attack staged with BNP-Jamaat patronage: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accused again the then BNP-Jamaat government of perpetrating the barbaric grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004, saying that such a heinous act cannot take place in the country without their patronage.
Tough programmes ahead to free Khaleda: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the party would go for tough programmes to free the party’s jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Tofail warns against election foiling attempts
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday said those who would create chaos and try to foil the election would be dealt in a harsh way.
11th JS poll in last week of December
The general election to elect the 11th Jatiya Sangsad is likely to be held in the last week of December.
All roads to come under CCTV coverage
The high-powered committee on road safety has asked the authorities concerned to take necessary steps for bringing all roads and highways of the country under the closed-circuit television cameras to avoid road accidents.
British MP Tulip urges Hasina to release Shahidul Alam
A British MP, who is the niece of Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has called on her aunt to release arrested photojournalist and artist Shahidul Alam who regularly exhibits in the UK.
Myanmar army had genocidal intent: UN
Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with ‘genocidal intent’ and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, UN investigators said on Monday.
Myanmar still continues Rohingya cleansing: NHRC chief
National Human Rights Commission chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque on Monday alleged that Myanmar was still continuing their targeted activities of Rohingya cleansing in Rakhaine state of Myanmar to achieve their vested interest.
Govt relaxes driving licence rules
The government has decided to allow drivers with licences for running light vehicles to run medium vehicles and drivers with licences for running medium vehicles to run heavy vehicles, with minimum one-year experience in both cases.
AL, BNP allies dissatisfied with delay in seat sharing
Parties in the alliances led by the ruling Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party are ‘dissatisfied’ with delay in sharing of seats ahead of the 11th parliamentary polls likely to be held in December.
