BSS, New Delhi
The marathon meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on Kashmir ended without any consensus on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) on Wednesday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had been campaigning for withdrawing AFSPA from parts of his state, that’s not going to happen for now. The meeting, attended by [...]

Staff Reporter
Awami League Presidium members will meet at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence at Ganabhaban in the capital at 7pm today.It’s the third meeting of the party presidium, highest decision-making body of the party, is likely to take some key organisational decisions.AL President Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting, which is expected to [...]

Staff Reporter
“The main opposition BNP may return to parliament to join the upcoming sixth session of the ninth parliament which will begin on September 20.”BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Qader Chowdhury hinted this yesterday when talking to the journalists at his Dhanmondi residence in the capital yesterday. Making the indication, the BNP leader said [...]

Staff Reporter
Twenty-three professors on Wednesday demanded removal of the present Khatib of Baitul Mokarram National Mosque Prof Maulana Salahuddin Ahmed saying that the Khatib has lost his qualification as the chief of the mosque. In a joint statement they said, “The post of Khatib of the national mosque is honorable, but Salahuddin Ahmed has [...]

Staff Reporter
Three criminals, including two outlaws, were killed in separate ’shootouts’ with the law enforcers in Kushtia and Chittagong yesterday.The deceased were identified as Mannan Mollah, 42, a regional leader of outlawed Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) and its member Mohammad Ali, 32, and Akhtaruzzaman Khushbu, 38, hailed from Sandwip of Chittagong.In Kushtia, two members of [...]

Staff Reporter
Water in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Ganges are in falling trend while the Padma and the Meghna follows a rising trend thus further deteriorating the flood situation of the country, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC). The flood situation in low-lying areas of Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Serajganj, Rajbari, [...]

Staff Reporter
Ruling party MP Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon, during an interrogation, has denied his involvement in the murder of Juba League leader Ibrahim Ahmed. Shaon was interrogated by the detective branch of police from 9.30 am to 11.30 am at its Minto Road headquarters on Wednesday, said DB deputy commissioner (Metropolitan) Mahbubur Rahman. He said Shaon, [...]

Staff Reporter
Bangladesh marked one step back in the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-11 due to some specific reasons like poor infrastructure, inefficient bureaucracy and inadequate power supply. The report assessed by World Economic Forum (WEF) showed that the country’s position is 107 out of 139 countries. However, Switzerland retained its first position and the USA [...]

Nasir Muzahid
The Holy Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be celebrated on Friday or Saturday depending on the sighting of Shawal Moon. The Moon Sighting Committee will sit today (Thursday).Country’s main Eid congregation on the day of holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah at 8:30 am. Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Prof Maulana [...]

Monitoring Staff
Six Ministers of different Ministries related to the investigation of alleged accused of ‘71 crime against humanity sat yesterday under the leadership of the Finance Minister to discuss the procedure of investigation and judgement.It was emerged from the meeting that there is lack of coordination.Law Minister Barrister Shafik Ahmed said to remove in adjustments [...]