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Jalil draws flak from party colleagues
Hasina comes to his rescue
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil yesterday drew flak from his party colleagues over the April 30 deadline for unseating the government, hours before the much-hyped date fell flat.
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Bhuiyan asks Hasina, Jalil to apologise
Says 'sorry' for mass arrests
BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday asked Awami League leaders Sheikh Hasina and Abdul Jalil to apologise to the nation and AL activists for misleading them with the April 30 deadline
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US Marines hand Falluja to former Saddam general
US Marines handed control of Falluja to a former general in Saddam Hussein's feared Republican Guard yesterday in bid to end a month-long siege that killed hundreds in the city and infuriated Iraqis.
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The Strength Within
Going green in Barind
Rafiqul Islam has seen a change over the last 14 years of his life in terms of celebrations: from one harvest with one celebration to three harvests with as many celebrations.
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2 Proshika offices looted in Barisal
Valuables worth about Tk 20 lakh have been looted allegedly by the ruling party cadres from two offices of Proshika, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), at Ulania Bandar and Mehendiganj.
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Deadline failed, not movement, says Hasina
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her party would topple the present government through a mass movement in the shortest possible time to free people from repressive rule and pave
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May Day today
Today is International Labour Day, traditionally known as the May Day. This year the day will be observed across the globe including Bangladesh with a fresh vow to institutionalise workers' rights.
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BNP lawmaker, his men assault former AL MP
Former Awami League (AL) lawmaker ASM Firoz was physically assaulted yesterday allegedly by ruling BNP lawmaker Shahidul Alam Talukdar and his supporters at Baufal of Patuakhali for protesting vote-rigging
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European Union takes in 10 new members
Thousands packed streets and city squares yesterday for festivals and fireworks ushering in a bold new era: the European Union's historic enlargement from 15 nations to 25.
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115 Bangladeshis denied 8 months' pay in Malaysia
One hundred and fifteen Bangladeshi workers in Sitiawan state of Malaysia are in dire straits as their Port Dickson-based employer, Linsun (M), has been withholding their eight months' wages for long,
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Red tape halts language labs
Bureaucratic tangles and corruption have stalled the Tk 9 crore language laboratory project aimed at enhancing English and Arabic language skill of students and job-holders having at least a Secondary
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Simi's teasers now threaten her family
The family of Simi, whom persistent eve teasing of local delinquents had forced to commit suicide last year, is in panic again, as the eve teasers, released on bail, have started to bombard them withthreats
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Suicide blast kills 2 US marines
Two US marines were killed and six wounded in a suicide bomb attack yesterday near Camp Falluja, the main military base outside the flashpoint city of the same name, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt told
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Congress Says
Sonia candidate for top job
India's main opposition Congress party, boosted by a strong showing in exit polls, said yesterday its choice for prime minister if it wins a tight national election.
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Police stations on high alert
All police stations, camps and outposts in Khulna have been put on high alert after the Janajuddho faction of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) issued death threats in letters to police officials.
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Outlaw lynched in Rupsha
An armed cadre of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was found dead yesterday in a paddy field at Shamantashena under Rupsha upazila.Police said Jalil Shaikh, 30, was lynched by a mob.
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Abductors kill hostage
Kidnappers have slaughtered a bus driver three days after they abducted him, as his family members failed to pay ransom.
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Polls show rejection of Gaza pullout plan
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had a mere 48 hours yesterday to convince 193,000 fellow Likud party members to support his unilateral pullout from the Gaza Strip, as polls showed they will mostlikely
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Jackson pleads not guilty
Singer Michael Jackson pleaded not guilty yesterday to a 10 count grand jury indictment on child molestation charges including a new accusation of conspiracy to abduct a child.
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Maoists free 41 policemen in Nepal
Maoist rebels battling to overthrow Nepal's monarchy have freed more than 40 policemen seized three weeks ago in a remote eastern district of the Himalayan country, a government official said on Friday.
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