DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday issued a suo-moto rule upon the government with directives to take adequate security measures for minority people as they are being attacked across the country.An HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the

NETROKONA: A district court awarded life imprisonment with Tk 20, 000 fines to four people and three years jail to 14 others for their involvement in killing a man in the district.According to the verdict, one was acquitted from the allegation.The four convicts are Abdur Rahman, Nuru Mia,

DHAKA: The Members of Parliament (MP) are going to get free laptops during the first session of 10th national parliament.The laptops will be given to all MPs during the welcome session of Jatiya Sangsad scheduled to start on January 29 for their use of official and personal purpose.

DHAKA: Private mobile service operator Airtel conferred assistance to 61 families of workers who died in Rana Plaza tragedy, one of the world’s largest factory disaster.Airtel Bangladesh Ltd. handed over ‘Recharge Retailer Kit’ to victim’s family members at a city restaurant on

BRAHMANBARIA: A railway security man was crushed under train wheels at Bhatshala rail station under Sadar Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam Soton Min, 50, hailed from Basudev village of the district.Sources said that the victim was

NILPHAMARI: A man was found dead in Uttar Kharibari area under Dimla Upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said that seeing the body buried under sand in a char of Teesta River, locals informed police.Later, police

SAVAR, DHAKA: Hundreds of readymade garment workers are observing work abstention in protest against retrenchment of fellow workers and poor payment of production bonus at two factories in Savar-Ashulia industrial area on Wednesday.Sources said seeing the retrenchment notice of 35 workers

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, on Sunday said categorically said her government would not bow-down to international pressure.The premier came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at Bangabhaban after taking oath as prime minister in the

CHITTAGONG: A Chhatra Shibir activist was killed and four others were injured critically in a bloody clash between Chhatra League and Shibir on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Mamun Hossain, general secretary of Shah Amanat Hall Chhatra Shibir unit, also a 4th year student

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assuming the office of Prime Minister of Bangladesh for second consecutive term.The Indian Prime Minister made the congratulations in a press release of High Commission of India in Dhaka on Sunday evening.

DHAKA: US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Sunday categorically said the recent parliamentary election in Bangladesh is not credible to people.The US diplomat came up with the observation while talking to journalists after attending oath taking ceremony at Bangabhaban in the

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking fresh polls.In the writ, it was also challenged to issue a gazette notification by the election commission (EC) naming 290 newly elected lawmakers and their oath.BNP leader Zainul Abdin Farrooque filed the petition

DHAKA: A total of 48 members, including ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers of the new cabinet, were sworn in on Sunday afternoon.President M Abdul Hamid administered the oath at Bangabhaban, official residence cum office of the president, around 3:45pm.The ministers are AMA

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chauwdhury and Deputy Speaker Col (retd) Shawkat Ali expressed their profound shock at the death of former chief justice and former adviser of caretaker government Habibur Rahman.They expressed their condolence Sunday morning.In the condolence message,

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed reached at Bangabhaban to join the oath taking ceremony to be held at 3:30pm Sunday.He along with commissioner Brigadier General Md Zabed Ali (retd) has left the election commission secretariat for Bangabhaban at

DHAKA: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina took oath as Prime Minister of the new cabinet on Sunday afternoon.President M Abdul Hamid administered the oath at Bangabhaban, official residence cum office of the President, around 3:35pm.BDST: 1540 HRS, JAN 14, 2014Edited by: M. Mahbub Alam,

DHAKA: Doting Naznin Nazma cradles the miracle baby boy she feared she had lost in the Rana Plaza collapse that claimed his father.She says five-month-old Junaid looks a lot like Jewel, the father he will never meet, who was one of 1,129 people killed when the eight-storey garment factory

SYLHET: A ‘robber’ was killed and two others were injured in a mob-beat in Umonpur village under Jaintapur upazila of the district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abul, 25.Local sources told banglanews that a group of robbers came for a robbery at a house of the village

DHAKA: Foreign diplomats are set to join in oath-taking ceremony to be held at Bangabhaban on Sunday afternoon.They will join in the program on invitation of President Abdul Hamid.Canadian High Commissioner to Dhaka Heather Cruden left her residence at around 2:20pm for

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad attended the oath-taking ceremony of the new cabinet on Sunday afternoon.A total of 48 members took oath as ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers, in the much-talked-about oath taking ceremony. Ershad for the first time came out of the