Government files no false case against Khaleda: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government had filed no false lawsuit against BNP chairperson, rather all cases against her were linked to her corruption and instigation for burnt people alive and instigation for carrying out overwhelming destruction in the name of movement.
Ashura observed amid tight security
The holy Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, was observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the world on Wednesday with due religious fervour, commemorating the Karbala tragedy in which Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) embraced martyrdom 1,377 years back.
Dhaka may engage with Beijing initiative
Bangladesh is likely to engage with China’s One Belt One Road initiative to step up multifarious development activities here, according to officials at the Prime Minister’s Office.
Bangladesh's Sonali Bank fined £3.3m
The UK operations of Bangladesh's biggest bank, Sonali Bank, have been banned from accepting deposits from any new customers for 24 weeks.
Five Bengali orgs call strike for Thursday, Sunday
Five organisations of Bengalis in the Chittagong Hill Tracts again on Wednesday called general strikes in the hill districts for Thursday and Sunday protesting at the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission (Amendment) Act 2016 and arrest of a leader in Bandarban.
Bangladesh gets first Catholic cardinal
Archbishop of the archdiocese of Dhaka, Patrick D'Rozario, has been selected as cardinal by Pope Francis on Sunday.
Durja Puja ends amid festivity
The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community, ended on Tuesday through observance of Bijaya Dashami in the capital and elsewhere across the country. The celebration ended with solemn immersion of Goddess Durga’s deity in water-bodies.
One girl under 15 married every seven seconds
One girl under 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a report by Save the Children released on Tuesday, with girls as young as 10 married off - often to much older men - in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia.
Five of a family burnt dead as live wire falls on house
Five members of a family were burnt to death and another received burn injuries as a fire broke out at their house from a snapped electric wire at Jongaon village in Pirganj of Thakurgaon early Tuesday.
Exports to northeast India thru Akhaura fall sharply
Bangladesh’s exports to northeast India through Akhaura land port fell sharply since India began availing transit through Bangladesh for shipment of consignments to its northeastern provinces in June.
