Man dies as tiger sculpture falls at Sonargaon intersection
An unidentified man died as the sculpture of Royal Bengal Tiger at Sonargaon intersection in the city’s Panthapath area collapsed on him early Friday, United News of Bangladesh reports.
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.
Expedite GI registration to help branding country’s products
Experts on Thursday said expediting the registration process of geographical indication of goods was needed for branding Bangladesh and getting an improved access for the products.
Opposition men will again be targets of crossfire: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday feared that the opposition men would again be victims of extrajudicial killing which the government terms ‘crossfire’.
Downpour leaves many places in disarray
Heavy downpour, coupled with onrush of water from hills, caused landslide and almost snapped road communications between the hill tracts and Chittagong.
Hasina, Modi discuss bilateral issues
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday met her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at his official residence on Wednesday and discussed bilateral issues, including strengthening business ties between Bangladesh and India for mutual benefits.
Govt unleashing repression: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Wednesday condemned the government’s ‘vindictive behaviour to BNP’ reflected through the arrests of its leaders and activists in ‘false’ and ‘imaginary’ cases.
Shaukat Mahmud on 3-day remand
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists faction president Shaukat Mahmud was remanded in police custody on Wednesday for three days for interrogation in an arson attack case filed with Ramna police station.
Probir Sikdar released on bail amid protests
Journalist Probir Sikdar was released from jail on bail granted by a Faridpur court on Wednesday in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technologies Act. Rights groups and journalist community had been staging protests in the capital and elsewhere demanding his immediate release and unconditional withdrawal of the case since his arrest on Sunday.
Trade gap with India inches down
The country’s trade gap with India in the recently concluded financial year slightly decreased to US$ 5.28 billion from US$ 5.57 billion in FY14 due to rise in export earnings against fall in import payments.
