8 killed as bandits barge into bank.
A band of armed robbers barged into a private bank, killing seven people, including its manager and a businessman, and looting money before shooting and bombing their way out at Kathgora in Ashulia industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon, the police said.
PM reaches Jakarta amid rousing reception.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, arrived at the Indonesian capital of Jakarta amid a rousing reception on Tuesday afternoon on a three-day official visit to attend the Asian-African Summit 2015.
haleda’s motorcade comes under attack again.
The motorcade of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, came under attack again by ruling Awami League men while she was campaigning for her party-backed Dhaka south city mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas near Fakirapul kitchen market on Tuesday evening.
Khaleda staging drama in the name of campaign, says Hasina.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday said that the BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, was staging a ‘new drama’ in the name of election campaign after afflicting the people with her prolong blockade and general strikes.
Afroza says Mirza Abbas will present safe, clean DSC.
If elected mayor, Mirza Abbas would present a safe and clean Dhaka South City, his wife Afroza Abbas said Monday while announcing his election manifesto.
Over 650 officers mark time as OSDs.
Over 650 civil servants, mostly joint secretaries and additional secretaries, are idling away their time as officers on special duty at the public administration ministry where they hardly have any work to do.
BNP calls hartal on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday called a fresh 24-hour hartal across the country protesting the attack on party chairperson Khaleda Zia at Kawran Bazar in the city.
AL men obstruct Khaleda on campaign trail.
Ruling Awami League activists on Sunday obstructed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade and showed black flags at three places in the capital’s Uttara area during her electioneering for Dhaka north city mayoral candidate Tabith Awal.
BNP-backed councillor candidate arrested.
The police on Saturday night arrested Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed councillor candidate in the elections to Dhaka South City Corporation from Paltan area.
Hasina slams media for ‘better Khaleda coverage’
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khlaeda Zia, had distributed patrol bombs from her office to kill people .......
