Comilla city polls today
All set to hold polling in the elections to Comilla City Corporation today amid doubt about its freeness and fairness while fear of extremist attack has griped city dwellers after the police cordoned off a suspected den of extremists at Kotbari Wednesday evening.
SUSPECTED EXTREMISTS’ PRESENCE IN MOULVIBAZAR, COMILLA: Police spot new hideouts
Heavy gunshots were heard near two suspected dens of extremists in Moulvibazar from Wednesday morning as the police raids were underway on the houses owned by a Bangladeshi-British taxi driver.
Resist extremism, says PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the people of all strata to resist extremism, saying it is not our path to tread.
HC stays sedition case against Khaleda
The High Court Division on Wednesday stayed the proceedings against former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a sedition case filed by a former ruling Awami League leader.
Bangladesh Bank heist was state-sponsored: US
The heist of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank’s account at the New York Federal Reserve last year was ‘state-sponsored,’ an FBI officer in the Philippines, who has been involved in the investigations, said on Wednesday.
Atia Mahal siege ends
Army para commandos winded up their ‘Operation Twilight’ at a suspected den of extremists in Atia Mahal in Sylhet city on the fourth day on Tuesday with handing over the multi-storey building to the police.
Bangabandhu sacrificed life for people’s freedom: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangabandhu had sacrificed his life for bringing freedom of the people and now it’s the responsibility of the countrymen to protect this freedom.
CHITTAGONG ENVIRONMENT COURT Pollution unchecked as cases pile up
River pollution, canal encroachment and hill cutting in the port city of Chittagong go unabated as a large number of cases remain pending with the environment court.
Five to die for killing journalist Aftab
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced five people to death for killing award-winning photojournalist Aftab Ahamed in 2013.
Comilla City Poll: BNP alleges police, goons intimidate its supporters
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday alleged that the police and local goons were intimidating the party’s leaders and activists and supporters of its mayoral candidate in Comilla City Corporation elections slated for Thursday.
