Strife deepens in local AL units
Infighting in the ruling Awami League and its associate organisations are on the rise as at least eight people, including an on duty journalist, a farmer and a pedestrian woman, have been killed in intra-party clashes since January 1.
Search committee may pick common names
The search committee for the Election Commission reconstitution is likely to recommend names mostly common on the lists given by political parties for the chief and other election commissioners.
No charge sheet in Taqi murder yet
The Rapid Action Battalion is yet to submit its investigation report into the abduction and murder of A-level student Tanwir Muhammad Taqi in Narayanganj in March 2013 even after three years of its announcement about the completion of the investigation.
Police file case, helper lands in jail
The police a case with Matiranga police station on Saturday against the driver and the helper of the truck for ploughing through a crowed killing eight Buddhist pilgrims and injured seven at Alutila under Matiranga in Khagrachari on Friday.
Palestinian president leaves Dhaka
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas left Dhaka for home on Friday afternoon wrapping up his three-day official visit to Bangladesh.
Myanmar army killed, raped, torched houses in Rohingya cleansing: UN
Myanmar’s security forces committed mass killings and gang rape of Rohingya Muslims and burned their villages since last October in a campaign that probably amounted to crimes against humanity and possibly ‘ethnic cleansing’, the UN human ..
Eight killed as truck ploughs through crowd
At least eight pilgrims were killed and seven were injured as a truck ploughed through a crowd gathered in Alutila tourist area under Matiranga in Khagrachari to join the funeral programme of a Buddhist monk on Friday.
Journalist killed in intra-AL clash in Sirajganj
A journalist of Samakal died on Friday, hours after he along with two others received bullet wounds during an intra-party clash of ruling Awami League at Shahzadpur upazila in Sirajganj on Thursday.
Search committee shortlists 20 names
The search committee for the Election Commission on Tuesday made a shortlist of 20 names from 125 names proposed by 28 political parties including the ruling Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Four suspected extremists held in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested four suspected extremists at Daniya in the city's Jatrabari area early Wednesday.
