Hartal, blockade lose bite, says Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said hartal and blockade enforced by the BNP-Jamaat alliance had lost the bite,
15 March 2015, 16:01 PM

Mystery deepens over Putin's whereabouts

The mystery over the whereabouts of Vladimir Putin deepened yesterday as Russian state media broadcast – then
14 March 2015, 21:05 PM

OMG!

“Democracy was buried when I relinquished power.”
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Fresh 72-hr hartal from today

The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday called a fresh spell of 72-hour countrywide shutdown from today, protesting the “arrest” of
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

UN disaster meeting opens in Japan

Policymakers gathered for a ten-yearly meeting on disaster risk reduction yesterday, with hopes high that the conference in tsunami-
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Gandhi's statue unveiled at London's Parliament Square

Mahatma Gandhi's statue was unveiled at London's Parliament Square. Finance minister Arun Jaitley and actor Amitabh Bachchan were
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Ferguson mayor resists calls to resign

The mayor of Ferguson rejected growing calls Friday to resign in the aftermath of a blistering US government report into the fatal
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

No talks with Khaleda

Ruling out once again the possibility of dialogue with Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the best
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Hartal becomes work-vibrant

The ongoing hartals and over two-month-long indefinite blockade seem to have fizzled out.
14 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt to vaccinate 3,000 workers

In the face of rising fatalities caused by spread of swine flu in the neighbouring India, the Bangladesh government has decided to
14 March 2015, 17:54 PM

No law enforcement agency arrested Salahuddin

Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday said none of the law enforcement agencies had arrested
14 March 2015, 17:48 PM

Yemen political forces form anti-Huthi alliance

Yemeni political forces who oppose the Shiite militia that has seized control of Sanaa formed an alliance against it Saturday, saying
14 March 2015, 17:47 PM

Avijit killing: Farabi on 5-day remand

Shafiur Rahman Farabi, the prime suspect in the killing of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, has been placed on a five-day remand in a case filed under ICT Act
14 March 2015, 10:04 AM

Law enforcers didn’t arrest Salahuddin: IG

IGP AKM Shahidul Hoque says no law enforcement agency has arrested BNP leader Salahuddin
14 March 2015, 09:33 AM

Four killed in Naogaon road crash

At least four people, including a woman, were killed and 16 others injured after a bus carrying a wedding party collided
13 March 2015, 22:06 PM

Fresh election only solution

Appearing before the media for the first time since January 19, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said the ongoing anti-government movement will continue until it reaches a “logical conclusion”
13 March 2015, 21:29 PM

Top Quote!

“Why won't the treaty (CHT Peace Accord) be implemented if the government ... that signed the deal rules Bangladesh for 10 years?”
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

3 hurt in bomb attack on bus

At least three passengers suffered burns when alleged blockaders hurled a patrol bomb on a long-haul bus on the Dhaka-Aricha
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

UN again calls for dialogue

The United Nations has reiterated its call for political dialogue and de-escalation of tensions in Bangladesh.
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Japan keen to help Bangladesh more

Japan is keen on providing Bangladesh with more financial assistance to help it step up the overall development and
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM
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