DHAKA: The High Court Sunday ordered the government not to bar former foreign secretary Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, now a leader of the opposition BNP, from going abroad. At the same time, the HC bench of Justice Abdul Wahab Mia and Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque also issued a rule asking the

SAVAR: Teachers, students and officials of Jahangirnagar University have urged the government to ban Jamaat-Shibir politics and demanded immediate trial of war criminals.The demand came from a human chain demo organized by the university administration at the foot of Shaheed Minar on the

SAVAR: Police and protestors swapped control of Ashulia industrial hub Sunday as the owners closed all the garment factories in the area amid massive unrest over an incendiary pay-hike issue.  Widespread clashes between the readymade garment workers and the law-enforcers for a third

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Sunday again placed Nayeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat Delwar Hossain Sayedee on two days’ remand in a case filed for attempt to murder Prof Humayun Azad.Metropolitan Magistrate SK Tofael Hassan granted the two-day remand in the ‘attempt-to-murder’ case for the deadly

Dhaka: Pallabi Thana Police arrested a fugitive accused alongwith a revolver and six bullets in the city’s Mirpur area early Sunday.The arrested was identified as Mohammad Russell, 28.Officer-in-Charge of Pallabi Thana Iqbal Hossain said on suspicion, a patrol police team challenged 5/6

DHAKA: Opposition BNP leaders Khandaker Delwar Hossain, Shah Moazzem Hossain and Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mian were summoned to appear in Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court on August 25 in a sedition case filed against them Sunday for their threatening remarks against the Prime

DHAKA: Media specialists and academics at a meet Sunday underscored the need for a comprehensive national media policy to promote social advances, especially in the education sector wherein Bangladesh is lagging behind.They also demanded that the media play role not only in structural

DHAKA: Eight Bangladeshi youths have returned from Malaysia Saturday as their bid to seek job in New Zealand was smashed by brokers. The victims, aged between 25 and 35, are Nesar Uddin, Shanto Ghosh, Abul Kasem, Abu Al Rajin, Abdur Rahim, Ruhul Amin, Md Kamrul Islam, and Rashed Hossain.

CHITTAGONG: Rail communication between Chittagong and other parts of the country was restored Sunday morning after 15 hours of suspension due to accident.“The Subarna Express left Feni for Chittagong at about 9:58am,” said Railway East zone official Feroz Iftekhar to

MADARIPUR: Extremists shot dead a fruit trader at Ghunshi village in Sadar upazila Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Dulal Molla, 45, a fruit trader in Badamtoli area of capital Dhaka.Victim’s brother Shahjahan Molla said Dulal left home for Dhaka in the morning. “As he

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong University students Sunday morning staged demonstration in protest against the recent tuition-fee hike and demanding withdrawal of punishment against some students. Witnesses said the students gathered in Sholoshahar station area in the city at about 10am for

DHAKA: Suranjit Sengupta, co-chairman of the special committee on constitutional amendment, Saturday said those who do not believe in the constitution based on the mass upsurge of the ‘60s and the country’s liberation movement “are not the citizens of Bangladesh”. “The

DHAKA: Awami League leader and veteran lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta alleged that the chief justice himself violated the oath through holding back from administering oath to two judges. “The chief justice has violated the oath by not administering the oath to the two High Court judges,”

PABNA: Police on Friday night arrested another person from Savar on the outskirts of the capital for his alleged involvement with the killing of three cops. Officer-in-Charge of Bera Thana Sheikh Zillur Rahman confirmed the arrest. The arrested was identified as Aiyub Ali, 35, son of late

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday visited the residence of Women and Children’s Affairs Secretary Razia Begum who was killed in a fatal road accident.Sheikh Hasina reached there at around 3:50pm and passed 15 minutes sympathizing with the deceased secretary’s bereaved

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday called upon the garment workers to cease vandalism for the sake of the export-oriented industry and their own sake too, as unrest rocked different industrial belts.“If you continue acts of vandalism, the garment industry will incur huge

Dhaka: A domestic help allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in the city’s Moghbazar area Friday night.The deceased was identified as Kiron Akhter, 16, hailed from Doshdar village in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh district. Ramna thana police recovered the body at around 8:30pm

DHAKA: A man was killed in a road accident at Khilgaon in the city early Saturday.  The deceased was identified Md Dulal Hossain, 30, son of Md Barkatullah of Mathartek under Sabujbugh thana. He was a driver of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw. SI Mahbub-e-Khuda of Khilgaon thana said the

N’GANJ: Over 50 people were injured in battles between garment workers and law-enforcers in the district Saturday in a chain reaction over the minimum wage set for them through government mediation with the owners.   Hundreds of workers swarmed out of factories and blockaded the

SAVAR:  Police poured hot water and fired teargas shells and rubber bullets to disperse belligerent garment workers who ran riot through Ashulia industrial belt Saturday for pay hike, leaving over 200 people wounded on both sides.   Despite heavy security buildup against the backdrop