DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the 16th amendment of the Constitution restoing parliament’s authority to impeach judges for misconduct. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Dr Md Yunus Ali Akand filed the writ with the concerned department of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave Dhaka for Italy on Wednesday morning to attend 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit-2014.A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage, is scheduled to depart Hazrat Shahjalal International

DHAKA: A team of ten bright young Bangladeshis are travelling with Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the One Young World Summit in Dublin, Ireland from 15-19 October 2014.The One Young World, founded in 2009 by David Jones and Kate Robertson, is a UK-based non-profit organization

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained three people with four foreign made pistols in Gabtoli area of the city Wednesday morning.Details of the detainees could not be known immediately. Witness Akhter Hossain said DB police intercepted a private car (Dhaka

DHAKA: A team of ten bright young Bangladeshis are travelling with Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the One Young World Summit in Dublin, Ireland from 15-19 October 2014. The One Young World, founded in 2009 by David Jones and Kate Robertson, is a UK-based non-profit organization that

DHAKA: A youth, stabbed by some miscreants in Shingbari area of city’s Kuril Bishwa Road on October 3, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Alimun Rajib, 32, son of Abur Rahim of Rajabari Uttar Khan area in city.Witness and victim’s friend Kazi Rabiul

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned 11 officials of National Housing Authority (NHA), including its four former chairmen. They were ordered to appear before ACC on October 19. The ACC deputy director and also investigation officer Jatan Kumar Roy issued and sent the

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus was picked up for the 2nd Global Entrepreneurship Award (GEA-2014). He has been selected for the award under the umbrella of the Centennial Fund (CF) chaired by Saudi deputy foreign minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah, reports Arab

MYMENSINGH: Two motorcyclists were killed as a truck rammed a motorcycle in Sashatala area under Tarakanda upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Witnesses said a rashly driven truck rammed a motorcycle carrying the duo

KHULNA: The ninth boat race to be organized by Khulna Nagar Samajik-Sangskritik Kendra in cooperation with country’s largest mobile-phone operator Grameenphone, will be held on river Rupsa in Khulna on Saturday. The organisers will allow only women and children to enjoy the race

KUSHTIA: Two persons, including a minor, drowned at Santoshpur village under Khoksha upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Tamanna, 7, daughter of Daud and Beauty, 20, wife of Mahir of the area. Locals said that Tamanna fell into a canal while she

NAOGAON: Police recovered a hanging body of a college teacher in Ukilpara of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mozammel Haque Mantu, 65, an assistant professor of Balihar Degree College in Naogaon.Police said that seeing the hanging body of Mozammel Haque, the

FENI: The High Court has granted a six months’ interim bail to Abdullah Mahmud Shiblu, councilor of ward-5 of Feni municipality, also mastermind behind the killing of Fulgazi chairman Ekramul Haque.The bail order reached to Judge of Feni Judge Court Almir Faruki on Tuesday.Earlier on

DHAKA: The fate of Abdul Latif Siddique as membership at Jatiya Sangshad (JS) will be decided finally after Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury arrives home.Chief Whip ASM Feroz made the assertion while talking to journalists at JS Media Center on Tuesday.He said, “There is no specific

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday gave approval to eight projects, including seven new ones, worth Tk 2,887.28 crores.The approval came from a regular ECNEC meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday gave approval to eight projects, including seven new ones, worth Tk 2,887.28 crores.The approval came from a regular ECNEC meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

DHAKA:  Daily Observer photo editor Azizur Rahim Peu died of cardiac arrest in city early Tuesday. He was 49. Family sources said he felt chest pain at 3:00am at his residence in West Dhanmondi area. He was immediately taken to the city’s Square Hospital where on-duty doctor

DHAKA: Government is going to cancel the licenses of some 21 hajj agencies as part of the punishment for fraudulences against the pilgrims. Religious Affairs Ministry’s secretary Babul Hasan told the journalists at a press conference on hajj passenger transportation at the Civil

DHAKA: Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique, in an interview with BBC Bangla from Kolkata of West Bengal on Monday said he was not repentant for his comments over hajj and Tablig Jamaat. But he felt sorry, according to the interview, for the emerging situation the ruling Awami League and

CHITTAGONG: Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned Islamic outfit, on Tuesday threatened to bomb attack at Chittagong court building.  Around hundred more police men were deployed in the court premises following the threat. They also are extensively checking all the lawyers,