Amir Hossain, the Acting Editor of the daily sun, has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 73. The Acting Editor of the daily sun, Amir Hossain breathed his last at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka around 12:00 am on Monday. He left behind his wife, a daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn him. Amir Hossain was born in Madaripur on December 29, 1944. The first Namaz-e-Janaza of Amir Hossain…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Jakarta on Monday on a three-day official visit to Indonesia to join the Leaders' Summit in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). The IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian Ocean. During the visit, Sheikh Hasina will also arrange bilateral meetings with…

BD uses counterterrorism efforts to justify civil rights restriction: USThe United States has claimed that the government of Bangladesh used counterterrorism efforts to justify restrictions of civil and political rights. The government responded with a strong anti-militancy drive, which human rights groups claim has resulted in increased extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions for the purpose…

Groups claiming links to ISIS, Al-Qaeda behind BD terror attacks: US State DeptThe US State Department says groups claiming affiliation to Islamic State and al-Qaida were responsible for some high-profile attacks in Bangladesh in 2016. Bangladesh government dismisses such claims as publicity stunts by home-grown Islamist radical groups like Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh JMB, who it holds responsible…

BGB seizes US$ 30,000 in BenapoleJessore: Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday seized US dollars 30,000 from a currency trafficker at Benapole of the frontier district.   Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Islam of BGB-21 said, on information, they conducted a raid at Putkhali boarder near Benapole check-post and seized the amount of dollars abandoned by a currency trafficker.   "We could…

Transport workers clash with cops at Gabtoli; many injured An unspecified number of transport workers were injured in a clash with police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Gabtoli Bus Terminal in the city on Wednesday morning. Witnesses said the trouble began when some transport workers prevented some anti-strike workers from taking their vehicles out to the streets in the morning. As…

Transport strike continues Transport owners and workers have no clear answer to the question as to whether the strike is ending on Tuesday. Road Transport Owners' Association General Secretary Khandaker Enayetullah has said he sees no hope of the situation getting any better as the workers are still agitated. Workers' leaders have also tried to evade the liability, saying the general workers…

PM to open eight new power plants on WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open Wednesday eight power plants alongside new transmission and distribution lines to produce 1,375 MW power and reach electricity to rugged areas of the country, officials said here today. Power Development Board (PDB) officials said the premier was expected to inaugurate the systems under 21 projects through…

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday stayed 6-month to effective the second phase gas price hike from June 1. A high court (HC) bench comprising with justice Mainul Isalam Chowdhury and justice ABM  Hasan passed the order. Earliar on February 23, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) increased gas price in two phases. The first phase will be started from March 1 and the second phase had to…

Nonstop transport strike begins in countryAn indefinite transport strike enforced by transport owners and workers began in the country on Tuesday morning protesting for giving a bus driver life term imprisonment. For this, long-haul bus services have also come to a halt at Dhaka's Gabtali Bus Terminal. bdnews24.com adds, The strike has affected many and strained train and small transport services.…

HC orders 28 companies to stop producing antibioticsThe government was directed by the High Court to stop production and marketing of antibiotic penicillin and hormone drugs of 28 companies including Amico and Decent pharmaceuticals by 72 hours. The bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan came up with the order and rule following a writ petition filed by Human…

Meher Afroz Shaon, an actress and wife of late Humayun Ahmed, filed a case against an US expatriate and vlogger (video blogger) Bunty Mir on charges of circulating offensive posts against her using the social networking sites. The case was lodged under Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act with Dhanmondi Police Station, officer-in-charge of Abdul Latif told on Sunday. A general diary (GD)…

Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday ruled out the possibility of holding dialogue between ruling party AL and BNP before national election as previous dialogues between the two parties could not yield any success. "Dialogue was held between (the then AL general secretary) Abdul Jalil and (then BNP secretary general) Manna Bhuiyan, but it could…