UNB, Dhaka
Former Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, now abroad on parole, Tuesday secured bail from the High Court in an extortion case in the last-ditch effort for her release.Responding to a petition, a vacation bench of the High Court comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Mamnoon Rahman granted her ad-interim […]

Staff Reporter
Air Commodore (Retd) Zahed Kuddus has been made Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited. Ending all speculations regarding appointment of a highly professional person to run the national flag carrier competitively, the Board of Directors of Biman yesterday appointed the retired Airforce officer.Zahed Kuddus was the Air Officer Commanding (Base Commander) […]

Staff Reporter
The Election Commission (EC) will announce the dates for general elections and upazila and Dhaka City Corporation polls after completion of dialogue with the BNP.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda said this yesterday while talking to reporters after delivering a letter of BNP accepting the EC’s invitation to join the dialogue. A […]

Staff Reporter
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to revive about 3,000 pending allegations and complaints including 1,049 cases filed between 1986 and 2007 against government officials and employees. A total of 1,914 complaints lodged between 1989 and 2007 and 1,049 cases filed from 1986 to 2007 against government officials and employees have recently been brought under […]

Staff Reporter
The Election Commission (EC) will take decision on the issues regarding the registration of political parties and dates for upazila and parliamentary elections after discussion with the BNP.“We’re waiting for holding dialogue with the BNP,” We hope the BNP will soon communicate with us about the dialogue,” Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda […]

JU Correspondent
The students of Drama and Dramatics Department of Jahangirnagar University yesterday declared Md Sanwar Hossain, head of the department, persona non grata on the campus, and barred his entry to the department.The students made the announcement at a general meeting on Sunday midnight.Some 10 to 12 students began ‘fast unto death’ on Saturday night […]

Staff Reporter
A central leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal died yesterday at the Apollo Hospital in the city. He fell from a moving truck on Thursday and was injured in an attack on pro reformist faction of the BNP in front of the BSMMU on September 3. The victim was identified as Alauddin, Joint General Secretary […]

Staff Reporter
The Acting President of Awami League (AL) Zillur Rahman yesterday said that the party chief Sheikh Hasina would not sit to talk with the BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia across the table, as Sheikh Hasina was freed under parole while BNP chief was permamently releasesd.AL Acting president demanded unconditional release of Hasina. He […]

Staff Reporter
Speakers at a meeting called for revising the tobacco law with a view to creating mass awareness on bad impact of smoking and using other tobacco products. They gave this suggestion at a view exchange meeting on ‘Adverse Impact of Smoking with Necessity of Using Picture on Bidi- Cigarettes Packets […]

UNB, London
Ailing Tarique Rahman, elder son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, along with his family members arrived here by an Emirates flight on Friday morning for treatment.Scores of workers of BNP and its front organizations received him at Gatwick Airport at 7:15am (local time).Tarique is accompanied by wife Dr Jubaida Rahman, daughter Jaima Jarnaz […]