Sunday, 17 Nov, 2024

National

Transport workers strike in Shariatpur after clash with students

SHARIATPUR: Transport workers Sunday went on indefinite strike in the district following a clash with the students of Shariatpur Govt. College.A triangular clash Saturday following a brawl over bus fare left some 60 people wounded, including six policemen.The district Sarak Paribahan

Mourning Day: NatÔÇÖl flag at half-mast at NatÔÇÖl Press Club

DHAKA: At last, the National Press Club lowered the national flag at half-mast and hoisted black flag to mourn for country’s slain independence leader Sunday, under binding legal compulsion though.The national flag is hoisted at half-mast at the Press Club on other national days of

Govt writes to foreign govts for deporting BangabandhuÔÇÖs killers: FM

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni Sunday said the government has sent letters to different foreign governments asking their support for return of the “condemned killers” of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman“We have sent formal letters to the governments of the countries wherein

Power problem in Sylhet: protestors put roadblocks

SYLHET: Power-hungry people of Lamabazar and Konapara in the city on Saturday night blockaded Bandar-Rikabi Bazar road to demand installation of a transformer as the old one blasted. Hundreds of residents of the areas took to the street at about 8pm and put up barricades on the road,

PM places wreaths at the grave of Bangabandhu at Tungipara

TUNGIPARA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid a rich tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of National Mourning Day by placing wreaths at the grave of the great architect of the Nation. Hasina was flown to Tungipara in the morning where Bangabandhu was laid

Wife stabs husband to death

DHAKA: A man, who was stabbed by his wife, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday in the capital, police and medical sources said. Police said Abdur Rahman, 40, a resident of Ulan area in Rampura of the capital and son of Rawshan Ali, was severely injured as his wife Nasrin Akhter stabbed

National Mourning Day observed

DHAKA: The nation mourned the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sunday, amid louder calls for executing the court verdict on his fugitive killers and realizing the leader’s dream of a prosperous and progressive Bangladesh. With the government leaders reaffirming their

Two labour leaders on four-day remand

DHAKA: Detained labour leaders Babul Akhter and Kalpona Akter were Saturday remanded for four days on charge of ransacking garment industries amid chaos and arson attacks on July 30. Magistrates of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Dr Abdul Majid and Kamrunnahar Rumi passed the

Gas exploration in CHT hills: Ocean makes fresh bid

DHAKA: Six years gone by after the expiry of the agreement, Ocean Bangladesh Corporation (OBC), a sister concern of the US-based Ocean Energy, has again applied for extending its contract on exploration in Block 22 in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.The OBC sent its application to the Prime

National mourning day in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Initiatives have been taken to mark the National Mourning Day on the 35th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the West Bengal State capital of India. The Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata will observe the day with rich tribute, said Kazi Mustak

Security beefed up for Nat`l Mourning Day

DHAKA: Special security measures have been heightened for the mourning-day programmes as the nation mourns the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sunday.DMP commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque Saturday said, “More police will be deployed at sensitive points of the capital.

Nation mourns for Bangabandhu amid louder calls for executing his condemned killers

The nation is mourning the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sunday, amid louder calls for executing the court verdict on his fugitive killers and realizing the leader’s dream of a prosperous and progressive Bangladesh. With the government leaders reaffirming their vow

Barapukuria Coal extraction to resume on Sunday

DINAJPUR: Barapukuria coalmine resumes extraction on Sunday after a three-month suspension following an accident in the mine that left two people killed and over a dozen injured.The coal extraction is going to resume as the ‘diagreement over operations’ with the Chinese contractor XMC

Move on to bring back fugitives, President, PM say in Mourning Day messages

DHAKA: Paying glowing tributes to the slain independence leader on the eve of the National Mourning Day, the President and the Prime Minister said the remaining condemned fugitives would be brought back and the court verdict against them executed for the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh

DU students protest temple attack

DHAKA: A group of students of Dhaka University formed a human chain on Saturday on the campus at the foot of Aparajeyo Bangla to protest the occupation and damage of a temple in the old Dhaka. They also brought out a procession that marched through the campus.   Some local people on

Govt. to resolve complexities over vested properties soon: Land Minister

JAMALPUR: Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira Saturday said the government would resolve the complexities over vested property soon."The government would take necessary initiatives to reclaim government land from grabbers," Hira said while inaugurating a newly constructed land office at Sadar

CU students bring out procession with black flag

CHITTAGONG: Students of Chittagong University Saturday brought out a procession carrying black flags and staged a rally protesting police action on the demonstrating students on August 2.The procession started in the morning from in front of the central Shaheed Minar and terminated at the

Road crash kills 2, injures 2 in Kishoreganj

KISHOREGANJ: Two persons, including a woman, were killed and two others wounded as a tank lorry ran over them while they were on a wait at a bus station in Katiadi upaizla Saturday morning.The victims were identified as Rina Khatun,35, wife of Giasuddin of Gilakandi village, and

Police-workers fighting over torture issue: 40 wounded

NARAYANGANJ: Forty people were wounded as police fought with workers of a textile mills to hold them back from blocking Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Rupganj on Saturday morning.Witnesses said the angry workers of the textile mills named ACS in Rupshi area put barricades on the highway

DU withdraws BangabandhuÔÇÖs expulsion after 61 yrs

DHAKA: The University of Dhaka eventually withdrew the expulsion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after 61 years, when the country’s independence leader is no more. A special Syndicate meeting of the university Saturday took the decision unanimously, DU officials said. Prior to the