AL MP shot dead
Ruling Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton was shot dead by unknown assailants at his village home at Sundarganj upazila in Gainbandha Saturday evening.
New Year welcomed amid tight security
New Year 2017 was ushered in through celebrations on Saturday night amid tight security as police and Rapid Action Battalion put restrictions in Dhaka and other metropolitan cities in a bid to ward off any untoward incident.
Govt working to expand media: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has been working to expand the media both in the public and private sectors to ensure the free flow of information.
Number of students in English version soars
The number of students in English version of the national curriculum has increased, in some cases even doubled, when there are few trained teachers and the books for the version contain too many mistakes.
98 killed, 210 families evicted in 2016
At least 98 religious minority people were killed and 210 families of minority communities were evicted from their homesteads in 2016, according to a report.
People to resist BNP on Jan 5
Joint general secretary of ruling Awami League Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Friday said people would resist any protest programmes of BNP on January 5.
BNP to observe ‘democracy killing day’ amid AL’s threat
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday said that it would observe ‘democracy killing day’ on January 5 holding black flag processions across the country amid the ruling Awami League’s ‘threat’ not to allow BNP to take to street.
Seven Biman engineers on fresh 8-day remand
Seven suspended Biman engineers were remanded in police custody for eight more days on Friday for interrogation in a case filed on charge of criminal conspiracy and sabotage for the emergency landing of prime ministers flight on November 27.
Comilla Medical College closed indefinitely
Students evacuated their dormitories at Comilla Medical College after it was closed sine die on Wednesday following clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League over establishing supremacy on the campus.
Muhith gives fresh deadline
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday gave a fresh deadline of January to cut fuel oil prices in the local market.
