Contain terrorism, achieve dev: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the leaders of the BRICS and the BIMSTEC to join hands to deal with terrorism and violent extremism to achieve sustainable development through security and stability.
Hasina holds meeting with Modi
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, held a bilateral meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at Goa on Sunday night, the prime minister’s deputy press secretary Nazrul Islam told New Age over phone.
JMB man hanged in Khulna
The jail authority in Khulna hanged Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh activist Asadul Islam Arif on Sunday more than 10 years after he was sentenced to death on charge of killing two judges in Jhalakati in 2005.
Police again fail to get evidence against accused
The police have closed investigation into the abduction of Kalpana Chakma, reportedly picked up by security forces in 1996, stating that there have not enough evidences for bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Libya not safe for Bangladeshis: Shahriar
Bangladeshis are not allowed to go to Libya as the law and order situation in the North African country is not safe for them, state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam said on Sunday.
Analysts see scope of strategic balance
Extensive and tactical engagements between Bangladesh and China during the visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping might create scope for the government to maintain a strategic balance in foreign relations, politicians and experts said.
Four killed, three injured in DMCH ambulance accident
At least four persons were killed and three others injured, as an ambulance ran over them at the entrance of the emergency gate of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Saturday.
Khadiza shifted to high dependency unit
Physicians at Square hospital in Dhaka said that Khadiza Akhter Nargis, who was hacked by a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader in Sylhet, was shifted to the high dependency unit from intensive care unit, as her condition improved on Saturday.
Khadiza to get justice quickly: Home minister
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said that stern actions will be taken against the culprit who attacked college student Khadiza Akhter Nargis recently.
President for stronger intra-regional economic cooperation
The president, Abdul Hamid, on Saturday laid emphasis on taking stronger steps for establishing a more dynamic South Asia as there are huge untapped potentials to reap benefits through intra-regional economic cooperation.
