AUGUST 21 GRENADE ATTACK : Victims, families still cry for justice
Victims of the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally and the victim families still cry for justice as two cases for the attack are still pending with a tribunal while the plotters are yet to be identified.
Kazi Zafar passes away
Former prime minister and chairman of a faction of Jatiya Party Kazi Zafar Ahmed died on Thursday morning. He was 76. Zafar’s personal staff Quamruzzman Rony told newsmen that the veteran politician breathed last at around 6:45am at Untied Hospital in Dhaka. He was suffering from multiple ailments.
Conspirators plan every day to attack PM, says Ashraf
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Wednesday said a vested quarter is planning every day to attack Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through adopting various strategies.
Nazrul’s death anniv today
The day’s programme will begin with placing wreaths at the poet’s tomb on Dhaka University Central Mosque premises in the morning. Different socio-cultural organisations have planned elaborate programmes marking the poet’s death anniversary. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Nazrul Institute have jointly organised a programme at the academy featuring discussion, Nazrul Padak distribution ceremony and cultural programmes. Bangla Academy observed the day on Wednesday when Nazrul Academy will observe the poet’s death anniversary tomorrow.
Virginia TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting during live interview
A gunman killed a reporter and photographer during a live interview about a local business in Franklin County, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, according to CNN affiliate WDBJ, the two journalists' employers.
U.S. sending top-line F-22 jets to Europe
The U.S. Air Force will soon dispatch its most advanced fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor, to Europe in a show of solidarity with allies that have concerns about Russian actions in Ukraine, Air Force leaders said Monday.
Train hero's wife: 'I thought he was going to die'
When Mark Moogalian saw the gunman on the train, he was the first to rush him and tried to wrest an assault rifle from his grip.The two men struggled, and Moogalian was shot in the neck. The French-American collapsed to the floor, bleeding heavily.
BANGLADESH FLY FOR AUSTRALIA TODAY : Footballers feel thrill, chill
A 33-member Bangladesh national football team will leave home today for a challenging mission against reigning Asian champions Australia in the World Cup qualifier on September 3.
Utilise land of closed public industries: PM
The prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday underscored the need for the proper utilisation of the lands of closed down state-run industries saying that no public industry would be privatised in the future.
People lost rights to freedom of speech, says Ershad
Observing that the country’s people have lost their rights to freedom of speech, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Wednesday said they want to see true democracy in the country, reports United News of Bangladesh.
