BNP holds human chain for Khaleda’s release

As part of its countrywide programme, Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday formed human chain in Dhaka city demanding ‘unconditional’ release of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail

Death hangs low on Ctg hill slope dwellers

Many people have continued to live on the slopes of Chittagong hills, risking their lives in landslide as the rainy season, when most of such fatal accidents occur, is drawing near.

ATTACK ON ZAFAR IQBAL Police look for Fayzul’s extremism link

Law enforcers till Monday were looking for the involvement of Fayzul Hasan alias Shafiqur, who stabbed Muhammed Zafar Iqbal at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology campus Saturday afternoon, with any extremist group, two days after the attack.

Tamim tells Tigers not to get panicked

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal on Monday urged his team-mates not to get panicked as the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy gets underway today with hosts Sri Lanka facing India in the opening match in Colombo

PM calls for saving children from ignorance

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has called for saving the children from ‘ignorance’, urging the guardians and teachers to work together to make them aware of this

ATTACK ON ZAFAR IQBAL Protests spill across country

Political parties, rights groups, socio-cultural organisations, professional bodies and students’ organisations burst into protests across the country condemning the attack on popular author Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

BB RESERVE HEIST CID, BB asked to expedite process to file case

Criminal Investigation Department and Bangladesh Bank were on Sunday asked to expedite the process to help the government file a criminal case against Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation of the Philippines as soon as possible to recover the stolen reserve fund, officials said.

BNP patronises attackers on Zafar Iqbal: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that extremists were responsible for the attack on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

Zafar Iqbal’s attackers are fanatics: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday termed ‘fanatics’ the attackers of Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and urged all to keep their children away from extremism, terrorism and drug abuse.

Zafar Iqbal out of danger, attacker confesses

Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, who suffered serious injuries in a knife attack on the campus of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Saturday afternoon, is now feeling well and out of danger, said a doctor at the Combined Military Hospital.