Khaleda wanted to eliminate me: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday alleged that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia had wanted to eliminate her through the grenade attack on Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004 that killed 24 people.
Basundahara city mall catches fire again
A fire that broke out on the fifth floor of Basundhara City Complex shopping mall at Panthapath in Dhaka Sunday morning was brought under control at about 8:30pm after nine hours’ effort, fire service and civil defence officials said.
With Tk 8,080cr surplus, govt squeezes T-bill, bond sales
Rates of interest on the government treasury bills and bonds decreased sharply in recent months due to a lower demand for borrowing through the instruments from the government which is now facing a surplus amount of Tk 8,080 crore in its account.
JnU students to march towards PMO today
The Jagannath University students on Sunday announced a march towards the Prime Minister’s Office to press home their demand for constructing residential halls on the land of just moved-out Dhaka Central Jail in the old part of the city.
5 killed, over 100 injured in tornado, storm
A sudden tornado killed at least five people and injured about 60 people in Faridpur, and at least 40 people were injured in storms and heavy rainfall that damaged houses, trees and crops in several other districts on Sunday.
AUGUST 21 GRENADE ATTACK: No justice yet
Victims and victim families are still crying for justice for the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally as two cases for the attack are still pending with a tribunal while the plotters are yet to be identified.
B’desh makes no headway in offshore exploration
Bangladesh has yet to explore its vast offshore areas in the Bay of Bengal and keeps a huge quantity of potential resources including hydrocarbons and fish out of the country’s economy in the process.
RAMPAL THERMAL PLANT: Nat’l committee prepares for a grand rally in Dhaka on Nov 26
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports will hold a grand rally in Dhaka on November 26, if the government does not back off from executing the coal-fired Rampal power plant by November 23.
200 LP gas cylinders explode in Bogra
Around 200 liquefied petroleum gas cylinders of Padma Oil Company Limited exploded during unloading the cylinders from trucks at Sujabad of Shahzadpur in Bogra on Saturday.
Kamal Hossain teams up GM Quader, Md Shahidullah and others to float new forum
A new forum named ‘Jatiya Oikya Prokriya’ was floated on Saturday, headed by Gana Forum president Kamal Hossain, aiming to unite the nation on 14 basic and nationally important issues.
