Rift emerges in BCL over central committee

A rift has emerged within Bangladesh Chhatra League as the present and immediate past leaders are lobbying ruling Awami League leaders for induction of their followers into its full-fledged central committee, likely to be announced soon.

BNP slams PM for going abroad ahead of Fani

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday criticised prime minister Sheikh Hasina for going abroad without taking any effective steps to save the coastal people from the clutch of the cyclone Fani.

ROHINGYA REPATRIATION Myanmar to assure Rohingyas of safety on return

The Myanmar authorities have agreed on Friday to deepen their engagement with Rohingya communities in makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar to convince them about the steps undertaken so far to receive the forcibly displaced people to Rakhine State.

PM orders working together to face cyclone ‘Fani’

Prime Minister, now in London on an official visit, on Friday asked all public and private organisations to work in a well-coordinated way to face the cyclonic storm Fani.

Saudi road crash leaves 10 Bangladeshis dead

Ten Bangladeshi were killed and seven others injured in a road accident here on Thursday morning.

Cyclone Fani likely to hit Bangladesh Friday evening

The severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ is likely to hit Bangladesh on Friday evening as it is approaching towards the country, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman.

BIWTA suspends water transport services on all routes

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority on Thursday suspended the operation of all types of water transport services across the country due to formation of cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ over the Bay.

16 Indian commandos killed in Maoist attack

A bomb attack by suspected Maoist rebels killed 15 Indian elite commandos and their driver on Wednesday, police said, in the latest incident of election-time violence in a decades-long insurgency.

Assange jailed for 50 weeks for UK bail breach

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced Wednesday to 50 weeks in jail for breaching a British court order seven years ago, when he took refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden.

Signal 4 for maritime ports, control rooms opened in 19 coastal districts as ‘Fani’ intensifies

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local warning signal 4 as the very severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ over the West Central Bay and adjoining area moved northwestwards further over the same area.