Kuwait announces night curfew for one month
Times News Service :Muscat: The Kuwaiti government announced on Thursday, a nationwide night curfew for a month and an extension to the ban on entry...
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Jaishankar sees robust Dhaka-Delhi ties
UNB, Dhaka :Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar concluded his day-long visit here on Thursday night reaffirming the robust Bangladesh-India partnership.He emphasised greater connectivity...
Zia to be remembered as long country remains: BNP
Staff Reporter :BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said, “The country achieved its independence through the war. Who fought? Ziaur Rahman. So, as long...
Ctg jail officials sued in torture case
UNB :A case has been filed against Chittagong jail superintendent, jailer, jail physicians and a civilian for allegedly trying to kill a prisoner through torture,...
Three Huji members held in city
UNB, Dhaka :Police Friday claimed to have arrested three members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) in the Sayedabad area of Jatrabari.The accused have...
UN ‘yet to see proof of life’ from UAE
BBC Online :The UN says it has not yet seen evidence that the daughter of Dubai’s ruler is alive, two weeks after seeking proof from...
Indian farmers’ protest 248 deaths in 100 days
Al Jazeera :Karnal, Haryana – For nearly two months, Prem Singh, 65, followed a ritual he had unwittingly slipped into.He left his village in northern...
Drug peddler held with 6kg cannabis in capital
BSS, Dhaka :Members of Railway Police on Friday arrested a drug peddler and seized 6 kilogram ‘ganja’ (cannabis) from him at Dhaka Airport Railway Station...
Dash-8 aircraft ‘Shwet Bolaka’ arrives in Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka :The third Dash-8 aircraft purchased from Canada arrived in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has named it ‘Shwet Bolaka’.State Minister for...
‘It’s a state-sponsored murder’
UNB, Dhaka :BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the killing of writer Mushtaq Ahmed was “carried out by the state”.The...