People will not allow relocating Zia’s grave: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the people of the country would not accept any ‘imprudent’ move by the government to relocate the grave of former president, Ziaur Rahman, from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar to elsewhere.
1.35 lakh Yaba tablets seized at Teknaf
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 1.35 lakh pieces of contraband Yaba tablets at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar early Saturday.
Humanitarian assistance for Rohingya: UN seeks govt permission
Several UN bodies and international organisations contacted the government seeking consent to their planned operations for providing humanitarian assistance to several thousand distressed Rohingyas who entered Bangladesh fleeing atrocities by Myanmar military in Rakhine state.
AL to hold special prayers for PM Hasina
Awami League will hold special prayers on Friday seeking good health and long life of prime minister and party president Sheikh Hasina.
Khaleda begins defending her in charitable trust case
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday pleaded not guilty to abuse of power as prime minister in managing fund for Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Charitable Trust and said that the whole country now turned into a prison.
CHT deal not implemented in 19 years
Major features of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord remain unimplemented even inside 19 years of its signing allegedly because of the subsequent governments’ indifference to the implementation of the deal.
10,000 Rohingyas enter Bangladesh: UNHCR
Cox’s Bazar district administration on Wednesday sought directives from the government as about 10,000 persecuted Rohingyas already arrived at places of the district sneaking into Bangladesh fleeing military crackdown on the religious minority group in Rakhine state on Myanmar.
Mangal Shobhajatra new UNESCO cultural heritage
The UNESCO on Wednesday recognised Mangal Shobhajatra, an annual procession of well-being brought out on Bangla New Year, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Implement CHT accord fully or face consequence: Santu Larma
Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti president Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, also known as Santu Larma, on Wednesday blamed successive governments for non-implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord in 19 years.
PM’s flight disruption: Biman suspends six officials
Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday suspended five of its engineering officers and a technician but spared the head of engineering department over a glitch that caused emergency landing of the aircraft carrying prime minister Sheikh Hasina on November 27.
