Shafik tortured in remand, claims Taleya
Journalist Shafik Rehman’s wife Taleya Rehman on Wednesday alleged that he was being tortured in custody.
No industry on farmland, forest: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government will not allow anyone to set up industries indiscriminately destroying farmlands and forests.
NBR PRE-BUDGET MEETING: Zero duty sought on fire safety equipment for all sectors
Leaders of associations of apparel industries and accessory makers on Tuesday sought full import duty waiver on firefighting equipment for all types of factories including the export-oriented ones in the next budget to help ensure the safety of workers and assets.
TONU MURDER: CID quizzes first autopsy doctor again
Members of the Criminal Investigation Department again on Tuesday interrogated the doctor of Comilla Medical College Hospital who conducted the first autopsy on murdered college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
Police claims Shafik confesses meeting with conspirators, FBI
Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional commissioner MonirulAlam on Tuesday said detained journalist Shafik Rehman has confessed of having meeting with conspirators against SajeebWazed Joy and agents of Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US.
Bernie Sanders says he met Pope Francis during visit to Vatican City
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders met with Pope Francis on Saturday during his visit to the Vatican, the senator told CNN.
Sylhet Nursing College closed for a week
The authorities on Saturday night closed Sylhet Nursing College for a week from today and asked the students to leave the lone dormitory affected by Wednesday’s earthquake that jolted the entire country.
Half of Rana Plaza survivors jobless, 58pc still traumatised
Almost half of the Rana Plaza survivors are still unemployed now, while 58.4 per cent of them are still traumatised three years into the world’s deadliest garment-factory accident, according to the report of an ActionAid Bangladesh survey.
Ex-student leaders join BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night said her party remains firm on its ‘small’ demand for holding general elections under a neutral government to restore democracy.
Plot to abduct, kill JOY: Shafik Rehman arrested, remanded in custody
The Detective Branch of police arrested journalist Shafik Rehman at his Eskaton house in Dhaka on Saturday morning.
