Bangladesh News

Politicians, outlaws go hand in hand

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:48 +0000

A nexus of outlaws and some mainstream political leaders kept alive the decades-old left-leaning extremism, which later turned into absolute terrorism in the southwestern district of Kushtia. People in the region have so suffered at the hands of the outlaws that they now want a total elimination of these elements. But a recent investigation by The [...]

Patron, outlaw held with AK-47

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:13 +0000

Police arrested the general secretary of a faction of Kushtia town Mahila Awami League who has also been a patron of an underground armed group Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF), in connection with transporting firearms and ammunition including an AK-47 rifle on Monday night. Two other GMF cadres and another Mahila Awami League activist were also arrested. Kushtia [...]

PM pledges retrial

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:52:25 +0000

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would seek retrial of the case filed for assassinating four national leaders. Hasina accused former president Ziaur Rahman and her wife Khaleda Zia of rewarding the killers of the four leaders while addressing a discussion at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in the capital marking the Jail Killing [...]

Salam used IDP guise to get Huji into politics

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:51:44 +0000

Leaders of banned Islamist outfit Harkatul Jihad al Islami wanted to break into mainstream politics through Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) formed last year with Moulana Sheikh Abdus Salam at the helm. Salam, also founding president of Huji Bangladesh, was arrested on Monday in the August 21 grenade attack case. But most of his fellow Afghan War [...]

IGP gets 48hrs to save Turag

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:51:07 +0000

The High Court yesterday directed the inspector general of police to stop within 48 hours earth filling and encroachment on the Turag river. The HC also directed the authorities concerned to take effective steps to protect the Buriganga, Turag, Balu and Shitalakhya from grabbers until the ongoing cadastral survey of the rivers is completed as per [...]

Tigers zap Zim to take series

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:14 +0000

The Bangladesh bowlers caught the Zimbabwe batsmen wanting on a juicy track in the fourth one-dayer to clinch the series in grand style with one match in hand at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium yesterday. Zimbabwe were simply outclassed in the short-lived match after being bundled out for 44 runs, the fifth lowest one-day total, thanks to [...]

Tuku inspects prison security

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:49:35 +0000

State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku yesterday inspected the security arrangements of Bangabandhu’s killers at Dhaka Central Jail, who were awarded capital punishments by the court. Tuku along with Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder, Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Md Ashraful Islam Khan and other high jail officials went to the high security condemned [...]

Hasina wants OIC in climate battle

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:49:01 +0000

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought cooperation from the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in fighting the adverse impacts of global climate change in Bangladesh. The premier made the call as the OIC Secretary General Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu paid a courtesy call on her at the prime minister’s office. “Bangladesh, with its [...]

EU vows to rally round Dhaka

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:48:08 +0000

The European Parliament has expressed European Union’s strong commitment to help Bangladesh combat climate change impacts, saying it wants stability of lives and livelihoods of people here, not Bangladeshis roaming as climate refugees. “Whether or not the US takes right role in the Copenhagen does not really matter…European Union have a long relation with Bangladesh. Even [...]

Aug 21 suspects cross-examined

Bangladesh News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:47:15 +0000

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) brought detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar, banned Islamic group Harkatul Jihad al Islami (Huji) founder Moulana Sheikh Abdus Salam and present Huji Chief Mufti Abdul Hannan face to face for cross checking their statements in the August 21 grenade attack case. Sources said, the three who are being interrogated [...]