EC's dialogue with stakeholders mere eyewash: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission's nearly three months long talks with stakeholders is mere 'eyewash' and it will not be able to do anything for holding a fair and neutral general election.
Quader claims progress in resolving Rohingya crisis
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that there was some progress in resolving the Rohingya crisis.
Khaleda to head for Cox's Bazar Saturday to see Rohingyas
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday will start for Cox's Bazar from Dhaka to visit Rohingya refugees.
Biman’s flight makes emergency landing without rear wheel
A Biman Bangladesh Aircraft on Wednesday was forced to make an emergency landing without one of its core rear wheel at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka with 66 passengers on board visibly evading a major crash.
Three smugglers held with 9.33kg gold in city
Members of Detective Branch of police arrested three members of a gold smuggling gang along with 9.33 kilograms of gold at Airport road in the city Wednesday night. Identities of the arrested persons could not be known immediately.
Tigers look youngsters to wakeup
Bangladesh national cricket team completed another one-day international series this year where team’s youngsters failed to perform at an expected level, contributing to the team’s poor results.
Faridpur SP, wife sued for corruption
Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against Faridpur superintendent of police and his wife on charge of earning Tk 8.36 crore through alleged corruption.
ROHINGYA CRISIS Bangladesh signs two memos with Myanmar
Bangladesh on Tuesday signed two memorandums of understanding with Myanmar to fetch security cooperation and dialogue and set up border liaison office in respective countries amid the ongoing influx of Rohingays into Bangladesh fleeing violence in Rakhine state.
Fire guts 58 shops, houses in Rangamati
Around 58 shops and houses were gutted as a fire broke out at Korolyachhari Bazar of Langadu in Rangamati early Tuesday.Fire service sources said that the fire broke out around 1:00am from an electric short circuit. Later, the fire engulfed 58 shops and houses of the bazar.
New gas reserve found in Bhola
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited has discovered a new gas reserve of around 700 billion cubic feet near Shahbazpur in Bhola, raising the overall gas reserve of the area to around one trillion cubic feet.
