Police cordon off ‘extremist den’ in Jessore
Police cordoned off a house in Ghop Central Road area of Jessore town early Monday suspecting it a hideout of extremists.
West edges towards punishing Myanmar army leaders
The European Union and the United States are considering targeted sanctions against Myanmar military leaders over an offensive that has driven more than 5,00,000 Rohingyas out of the country, officials familiar with the discussions say.
Low turns into land depression, signal 3 continues at seaports
The well-marked low over coastal areas of Bangladesh, West Bengal and adjoining northwest bay has moved slightly north-northwestwards and intensified into a land depression.
Ershad proposes formation of an interim govt
Main opposition Jatiya Party on Monday proposed formation of an interim government proportionally with representatives from all the parties that have currently representation in the parliament after announcement of schedule for the 11th national election.
BGMEA gets seven more months to demolish its building
The Appellate Division on Sunday gave the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association seven more months as the last deadline for demolishing its headquarters in Dhaka.
Govt gets more time to publish disciplinary rules for judges
The Appellate Division on Sunday gave the government four weeks’ time afresh to notify the disciplinary rules for lower court judges in official gazette.
Rohingyas pose risk of human trafficking
Many of Rohingyas entering Bangladesh to flee violence in Myanmar are desperate to leave Cox’s Bazar while the police have foiled some of their attempts to cross the border to India and Malaysia.
Mushfiq’s time is up as captain?
South African batsmen feasted on Bangladesh’s bowling for nearly two days to amass 573-4 before they declared their first innings of the first Test, but they are not the first team to do it with the Bangladeshi bowlers.
Gold worth Tk 3.5cr seized at Shahjalal airport
Customs officials on Sunday seized seven kilograms of gold worth about Tk 3.5 crore from a flight of Singapore Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Diseases break out in Rohingya camps
Relief agencies on Wednesday continued fighting to contain outbreak of diseases among more than half a million half-starving Rohingyas, who entered Bangladesh fleeing violence in Myanmar to save life, as illness in their makeshift settlements was on the rise
