Sejuti Mourin: A Jhalakathi court has ordered authorities to reopen a case against 6 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel over the alleged murder attempt on student Limon Hossain seven years ago. On Apr 10, 2011, Limon’s mother Henoara Begum started the case at Jhalakati Senior Judicial Magistrate’s Court. She accused the six members of RAB-8…
Tahmeed Taha: Pope Francis, in his Easter Sunday message called for peace in a world marked by war and conflict, “beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria,” and extending to the entire Middle East, the Korean peninsula and parts of Africa affected by “hunger, endemic conflicts and terrorism.” He called for a “swift…
Tahmeed Taha: A well-known Bangladeshi lawyer has disappeared, with serious fears for his safety police said on Sunday. Ratish Chandra Bhowmik, a respected prosecutor and champion of minority rights, who fought the state’s case in a high-profile murder trial against Islamist extremists, has not been seen since he left his home in Rangpur early Friday morning,…
Sayeed Muhammad: The tight-knit Bangladeshi community in Darwin, Australia has been devastated after three friends were killed in a horrific car crash at Kakadu, only months after others died in a crash at Litchfield National Park. Initial reports from police suggest driver inexperience may have played a role while the crash occurred on the Kakadu…
Md. Ali Raj: At least 0.7 million US dollars has been handed over by Sadharan Bima Corporation to Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Ltd as part of the insurance money claimed by US-Bangla Airlines for its plane crash incident in Nepal. According to a press release on yesterday, Chairman of Sadharan Bima Corporation Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam…
Sofian Khan: BNP on Sunday distributed leaflets across the country demanding the part chairperson’s release from jail and urging people to resist the government’s efforts to ‘revive one-party rule’.Party standing committee members and its senior leaders distributed the leaflets among pedestrians at different parts of the capital – reports UNB.BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam…
Sayeed Muhammad: A postgraduate student of Dhaka University (DU) has killed himself ostensibly for several failed attempts to get a government job. Tanvir Rahman, 30, an evening MBA student at accounting and information systems department, hailed from the Sadar upazila of Brahmanbaria district, reports the Dhaka Tribune. DU Proctor Prof Golam Rabbani said Tanvir, who used…
Xasir Youssaf: Ur-ging the government to take measures to stop question paper leaks in the upcoming HSC examination, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Sunday formed human chains all over the country presenting a nine-point recommendation for the government. In association with Socheton Nagorik Committee (Shonak), Shwocchotar Jonno Nagorik (Shwajan), Youth Engagement and Support (YES) and Yes…
Raj Abrar: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced that local automobile manufacturers and assemblers will be awarded special facilities in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2018-19 (FY19). “NBR will give the local automobile manufacturers and assemblers special facilities as our main target is to discourage imports of automobiles to create jobs in the…
Sayeed Muhammad: Acc-laimed author and academician Prof Zafar Iqbal, who was attacked at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in March, will return to campus today.“I am doing fine now. I have to return to the campus and take classes and hold exams,” said he, reports the Dhaka Tribune.Prof Iqbal is expected to leave for…