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Peacekeepers' bodies brought home
National mourning day today
A pall of gloom descended on the Zia International Airport last night when the bodies of the nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers, killed Friday in a militia ambush in Congo, were flown home.
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Rajshahi SP helped Bangla Bhai to flee
Reveals special police report; SP blames journalists for charges brought against him
The Rajshahi superintendent of police misused his power to back Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) and even helped Bangla Bhai to flee, according to a cross section of public accounts, coupled with
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Galib denies direct armed activities
His 3 aides sent to Gopalganj; 15 Rajshahi cops to explain courtroom interview
While militant leader Asadullah Al Galib remains under interrogation at the joint interrogation cell (JIC) in Dhaka, three of his top aides were sent to Gopalganj yesterday for interrogation in a case
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Dhaka's poor HR record worsens
Observes US report
Portraying a grim picture of Bangladesh's human rights condition, the US human rights report released yesterday says the government's "poor human rights record worsened, and the government continued to
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Chief whip's son arrested
Police last night arrested the son of Chief Whip Khondokar Delwar Hossain from near their house in Armanitola for ransacking a phone-fax shop and creating panic by opening fire.
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110 killed in Iraq car bomb carnage
4 GIs, 7 Iraqi cops die in other attacks
A suicide bomber killed 110 people and wounded scores more yesterday when he blew up his car in the middle of a crowd outside a health clinic in central Iraq, in one of the deadliest attacks since the
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Judge's Certificate Case
Newspaper counsels say report did not undermine court
The newspaper reports on a High Court additional judge's alleged certificate tampering did not undermine the court, said the counsel for one of the two national dailies facing contempt charges for running
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Malaysia launches crackdown today
Illegal immigrants seek UN protection
Hundreds of Southeast Asian migrants gathered outside the UN office in Malaysia yesterday hoping to win temporary refugee status ahead of a crackdown on illegal immigrants while thousands of others went
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Donors' interference in politics unwanted
Saifur comments before flying to Paris
Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday said he will raise objections to the World Bank about the recent donor meeting in Washington, which he termed an interference by the donors into the political
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Overpriced water project gets Ecnec nod
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved a controversial water management development project without approving any specific budget for it as the Ecnec found the proposed
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JS sessions start without quorum
It has become a regular feature that the speaker starts the day's proceedings in parliament without quorum, thanks to the absence of the main opposition Awami League lawmakers and the treasury bench members'
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Four children accused in criminal case
Four children yesterday appeared before the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Chittagong for bail in a case filed against them along with their family members.
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BSF kills two in Naogaon
Border Security Force gunned down two Bangladeshis near Shital border post in Patnitala upazila in Naogaon in the early hours yesterday.
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Mob beat police, snatch shotgun
An angry mob yesterday beat policemen and snatched away a shotgun with its bullets at Jaat Halida village under Gabtali upazila in the district.
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Cabinet decides to form sixth wage board
The Cabinet at its regular meeting yesterday decided to constitute the sixth wage board to refix the salary, wage and other benefits of newspaper and news agency journalists, press workers and general
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No electoral alliance now
Says Ershad
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad said his party has no plan to form electoral alliance with any major political party for the next general election.
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Two sisters slaughtered in Natore
Two sisters were slaughtered in Jolonda village in Boraigram upazila Sunday night allegedly by a youth as he failed to marry the elder one.
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Raising Privileges
JS body fails to meet
The first meeting of a parliamentary sub-committee formed to make recommendations on how to raise lawmakers' privileges could not take place yesterday due to absence of a member.
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Fund Disbursement
Huda irked at finance's delay
Communications Minister Nazmul Huda yesterday expressed discontent with the finance ministry's 'delaying' the disbursement of funds under the Annual Development Programme (ADP).
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HC rejects ex-IGP's petition
The High Court yesterday rejected the petition of former Inspector General of Police Shahudul Huq seeking for discharging the rule against him since he was no longer in service and the President had condoned
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Women's Reserved Seats
Bill passed to allow time extension
Elections to 45 reserved seats for women in parliament will have to be completed on or before March 7 this year according to a bill passed by the House last night.
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