Protecting minorities: Govt, opposition play no role, say Hindu leaders
Hindu community leaders on Friday alleged that neither the government nor the opposition parties were playing their role in protecting and ensuring security for religious minorities.
Stop blame game, BNP tells govt
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said violence and extremism are going to take a terrible shape in the country as the government is only shifting the blame on BNP instead of taking any strong step to deal with the problem.
Combing operation meant to contain opposition: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said he was afraid if the government in the name of conducting combing operation would ‘swoop in’ on the opposition.
50 injured in trader-hawker clash in Gulistan
A Dhaka Court sent 190 people arrested following a clash between traders of Dhaka Trade Centre and hawkers Friday noon at Gulistan area to jail after they were produced before the court in the evening.
ANTI-MILITANT CRACKDOWN: Several hundred detained on first day
The police have detained several hundred people, mostly activists of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on Friday, the first day of the nationwide police crackdown on militants.
Many prisoners awaiting trial cannot afford lawyer
Two-thirds of the inmates in the country’s prisons are awaiting trial and most of them are languishing in jails as they are too poor to afford a lawyer, official documents placed in an inter-ministerial meeting disclosed on Thursday.
Rampal power plant: Environmental clearance not yet given
The department of environment is yet to give the environmental clearance certificate for setting up the proposed coal-fired power plant at Rampal in Bagerhat, environment and forests minister Anwar Hossain Manju told the parliament on Thursday.
Khaleda sees AL men’s link to targeted killings
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the ruling Awami League men and their cohorts were involved in the recent targeted murders around the country, including the latest killing of the wife of a police official in Chittagong.
Attendant of Hindu monastery hacked dead in Pabna
An attendant of a Hindu monastery was hacked to death by unknown assailants at Hemayetpur in Pabna sadar early Friday apparently in a sequel of recent killings.
Checking tax evasion by foreigners: Income tax units soon at 3 airports, 1 land port
The National Board of Revenue will initially establish income tax check posts at the country’s three international airports and one land port to identify tax evading foreigners.
