Writers Hasan Azizul Haque, Shakrito Noman awarded
Prominent writer Hasan Azizul Haque and young writer Shakrito Noman were awarded by fortnightly magazine Anyadin and Exim Bank Limited on Saturday on the 68th birthday of celebrated litterateur Humayun Ahmed.
Ring roads planned to cut tailbacks in Dhaka
The government has taken a plan to build by 2035 three ring roads and eight radial roads in the capital at an estimated cost of Tk 35,335 crore to slash its traffic jams and carbon pollution.
Protesters block road for seven hours
Several hundred protesters blocked Shahbagh crossing in Dhaka for about seven hours since noon protesting against attacks on Hindus at Nasirnagar in Brahmanbaria and demanding resignation of fisheries and livestock minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque for his alleged abusive comments on the affected Hindus.
Police attack killed 4 Santals: ethnic minority leaders claim
The November 6 police attack on the Santals in Gaibandha killed at least four people, including a woman, ethnic minority leaders claimed at a press conference on Friday.
Khaleda to place proposals on new EC: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia would place before the nation proposals for forming a new election commission, said senior leaders of the party on Friday.
Daud Merchant taken to Mumbai
Indian national Abdul Rauf alias Daud Merchant, who was released from Dhaka Central Jail on November 6, was placed before a court in Mumbai by Mumbai police on Friday in connection with the murder of singer and founder of T-series, Gulshan Kumar.
BNP depends on foreign countries to go to power, alleges Hanif
The Awami League on Thursday alleged that Bangladesh Nationalist Party was persuading foreign countries to help them to go to power and that was what they did during the recent US presidential election and the Indian national elections.
BNP fails to meet DMP commissioner
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday claimed that officials of Dhaka Metropolitan Police denied holding any meeting with a delegation of the party at the DMP headquarters.
No work for fishermen, no labour for harvesting
Hindus at who are poor depend on loans from relatives to feed the families while Muslim farmers are not getting workforce for harvesting paddy at Nasirnagar in Brahmanbaira.
SC puts constitutional functionaries first in order of state hierarchy
The Supreme Court on Thursday published full verdict modifying impugned state-level hierarchy—Warrant of Precedence - putting constitutional functionaries first in order, district judges parallel to secretaries and inducting civil and gallantry awardees on the table.
