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Hearing on Writs Against Fresh Voter List Today
Enumeration starts amid agitation
Work for the controversial fresh voter list by the manpower appointed mostly on political consideration began yesterday amid demonstrations by the main opposition Awami League (AL).
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Rigid Stances on Reforms
Caretaker govt to find polls too hot to handle
The next caretaker government may face an uphill task to conduct the parliamentary election in the wake of the looming political confrontation over electoral reforms.
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JP, CPB men lock in violent clash
One run over by bus; 25 activists injured
One person was killed in a road accident during a clash between the Jatiya Party (Ershad) and the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) at Paltan in the capital yesterday, leaving at least 25 activistsof
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They talk of 'third force' for fear of losing polls
PM tells JCD founding day function
Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said those who are afraid of elections and believe that they will not be able to come to power through elections are talking of the "third force".
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Chandpur Power Plant
Bid to get 'flawed' bid cleared by cabinet today
The power ministry today will seek the cabinet's approval for a flawed bid for the 150 MW Chandpur power project in violation of the Public Procurement Regulation (PPR), sources said.
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DCC cattle markets set to go to BNP men
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will issue work orders today to the highest bidders in a controversial tender process for its 14 Eid cattle markets in the city.
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Eid-ul-Azha on Jan 11
The Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Bangladesh on January 11. It was officially announced yesterday following sighting of Jilhajj moon .
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Hajj pilgrimage to peak Jan 9
Saudi Arabia said the climax of this year's hajj pilgrimage, in which more than 2 million Muslims will retrace the footsteps of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (SM), would be on January 9.
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India, Pakistan swap list of nuke facilities
Nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India yesterday exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities in line with an agreement to swap such information annually on New Year's Day, the foreign ministry said.
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Uncertainty still haunts hajj goers
Uncertainty and anxiety have gripped a few hundred non-ballottee pilgrims at a hajj camp in Ashkona in Uttara as most of them do not know when their plane tickets will be confirmed.
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Opposition to force govt to go for reforms
Says Hasina
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the opposition will take part in the next election, compelling the BNP-Jamaat coalition government to carry out reforms in the caretaker government
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Khulna BJP leader injured in bomb attack
A local leader of ruling coalition partner Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) came under a bomb attack by unidentified men in the city's Shiromoni area last night, but luckily escaped unhurt.
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Robber killed in 'crossfire'
An alleged leader of inter-district robbers' syndicate was killed in "crossfire" during a shootout between his accomplices and the police at Araihazar in Narayanganj early yesterday.
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Arrested JMB man says he was in Shibir
The Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) second-in-command of Khulna district on Saturday night admitted on interrogation that he was an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) before he joined JMB in
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Democracy is dead: Ershad
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad yesterday said his party will form electoral alliance with those who are in agreement with their 12-point demand.
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Cop held for snatching cattle trader's money
Rajshahi police yesterday arrested a police constable on a charge of snatching money from a cattle trader and recovered the looted money. The arrested policeman was identified as Masud Rana.
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BSF kills 1 in Thakurgaon
A Bangladeshi was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Horinmari frontier in Baliadangi upazila Saturday night.
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