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Long talks yield no solution
Hopeful advisers sit today to give 'acceptable formula' to end crisis
President and Chief Adviser Iajuddin Ahmed's much advertised crucial talks last night with the chiefs of the two major political alliances separately to resolve the prevailing political crisis ended without
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Blockade must go before discussion
BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan last night said the four-party alliance has no objection to making any changes in the polls schedule but it has strong reservations about shifting the January
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Blockade stays until demands considered
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party alliance and several other parties resume their non-stop countrywide blockade today as their late night meeting with President and Chief Adviser (CA) Iajuddin Ahmedfailed
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1.22cr false names on voter list
Excess ballots, clerical error may make election result not perceived as credible, says NDI
A total of 1.22 crore names registered in the updated voter list are either excess or duplicates, a survey report of National Democratic Institute (NDI) for International Affairs revealed yesterday.
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Resolve political crisis, save economy
Businesses urge chief adviser
Business leaders of the country yesterday requested the chief of the caretaker government Iajuddin Ahmed's all-out effort to save the national economy by resolving the ongoing political deadlock and holding
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Clashes feared as SC lawyers begin agitation today
Apprehension of clashes between two groups of Supreme Court (SC) lawyers, who are opposing and supporting the chief justice's stay order of writ petitions filed against the president on Thursday, looms
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Shun anti-export agitation
CA urges political parties, opens Dhaka trade fair
President and Chief Adviser Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday urged the political parties to refrain from declaring any programmes that can hamper the country's export activities.
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Hasina for suitable poll atmosphere
Asks CA to detail steps to be taken
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged President and Chief Adviser to the Caretaker Government Iajuddin Ahmed to state clearly what measures he will take for creating an atmospheresuitable
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6,050 with disability to work as polls observers
As many as 6,050 people with mobility, visual and hearing impairment are going to work as election observers for the parliament elections in 2007 while in 2001 the number of such performers was 365.
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Coastguard killed after encounter with pirates
One each from Rab, Coast Guard missing
One Coast Guard member was killed and one each from the Coast Guard and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) went missing following an encounter between the law enforcers and a gang of pirates in the Pashur estuary
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Vandalism At SC
Cops identify 4 among 8 from video footages
The Detective and Crime Intelligence unit identified at least four people including a lawyer who vandalised the offices of the attorney general and the chief justice as well as a vehicle on the High Court
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5 envoys meet Jalil, discuss current impasse
Envoys of USA, UK, Canada, Australia and Japan met Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil at his Gulshan residence yesterday and discussed the current impasse over the general elections.
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One-day Cricket
Tigers face Zim in Bogra today
Bangladesh vow not to show any mercy in their attempt to regain the series when they take on Zimbabwe in the second one-day international of the five-game battle at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium here today.
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Oli for army role in political unrest
Executive President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Col (retd) Oli Ahmed yesterday urged the armed forces to save the country from the present political unrest over the upcoming election and advise
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Six die, 20 missing in boat capsize
Six people died and 20 others went missing when an engine boat capsized in the Kongsha River near Gaglajur Bazar under Mohonganj upazila of the district early yesterday.
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Businessman shot dead
2 'criminals' killed
Three people, including two criminals, were killed in separate incidents at city's Paltan, Khilgaon and Mohammadpur yesterday.
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Correction
Nobel laureate Prof Yunus advocated for a coalition government formula at a civic reception and we duly reported about it in our lead story on Thursday.
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AL afraid of polls
Says Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said Awami League (AL) leaders are afraid of polls sensing that people won't vote for them for their "destructive" politics.
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Baghdad triple car bombings kill 40
20 others die as truck slams into bus stop
Three massive car bomb blasts rocked the centre of the Iraqi capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding another 87, security officials said.
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33 killed as bridge falls on Indian train
At least 33 people were killed when a 140-year-old bridge toppled on an inter-city passenger train in eastern India, a spokesman of the state-run rail company said.
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