The 11th session of the 10th Parliament that began today would continue till July 28. The session, however, will remain adjourned from July 1 to July 16 for holy Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with Deputy Speaker Md Fazley Rabbi Mian in the chair, reports BSS. Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also…

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today said the law and order in the country is normal as her government has taken various steps to this end. Quoting the PM news agency BSS said "The law and order remains normal and the people are getting justice .... as a result local and foreign nationals are leading a peaceful life and doing business smoothly". The Prime Minister was…

A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court seeking its directives to stay the government’s decision to block all the unregistered SIMs after May 31.   Supreme Court lawyer Anik R Haque filed the petition on Monday.   The petition is likely to come up for hearing at the Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division on Tuesday.   Talking to reporters, Barrister Anik said although…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated her allegation that the BNP-Jamaat clique is engaged in secret killings in a bid to destabilise the country and destroy the national economy.   "Earlier, they were engaged in killings in public and broad daylight but couldn't gain anything. So, they’ve now engaged in secret killings," UNB quoted PM as saying.   The Prime…

Railway Minister Muzibul Haque today has been blessed with a baby girl. His wife Hanufa Akter gave birth the baby at capital’s Square Hospital around 3:30pm on Saturday. The minister’s Personal Secretary (PS) AKMG Kibria Mojumdar has confirmed the matter to media. Both the mother and the new born baby were in good condition, he said.  Hanufa Akhter was admitted at the hospital last…

Two men were killed in a collision of three vehicles at Parihal Para in Burichang upazila of Comilla district on Saturday afternoon.   The deceased were identified as Shah Alam, 40, son of Shiru Miah of Gabarchar village, and Jasim Uddin, 25, son of Jharu Miah, a resident of Rampur village in Daudkandi upazila, news agency UNB reports.   Quoting sub-inspector of Moynamati Highway Police…

Ten people were killed and over 100 others injured as the 5th phase of Union Parishad election was marred by violence and irregularities on Saturday. Meanwhile, a presiding officer of a polling station in Patia upazila of Chittagong district died due to cardiac arrest during the balloting in the afternoon.  Six lives were lost in clashes between supporters of ruling Awami League candidates and…

A Singapore court on Friday indicted six Bangladeshi nationals for armed violence and financing militants.   The six, aged between 26 and 31, were among eight Bangladeshi men who the Singapore authority said were members of a group called Islamic State in Bangladesh (ISB).   The investigation revealed that several members of the group had considered carrying out armed violence overseas.…

Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood on Thursday said those who have plundered money from public and private banks will not be spared.   “We want to fight against corruption taking people with us. Our fight is against them who misappropriate people’s property,” news agency UNB quoted the ACC chairman while speaking at a programme of Corruption Resistance…

According to the report of the inquiry body formed by the education ministry, Narayanganj’s Piyar Sattar Latif High School Headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta was forced to resign by the school’s managing body.   The probe body submitted the report to the attorney general’s office on Thursday.   According to the report, the student, who brought allegations of hurt to his religious…

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday quizzed three army members as a part of investigation over the case of slain Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.   Earlier, the CID team collected some evidence from the spot from where the body of Tonu recovered.   Sources at the CID Comilla office said the three army men were interrogated inside Comilla Cantonment at noon.  …

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) have agreed to strengthen their collaboration in Bangladesh around activities of common interest, in particular safe and skilled migration. Srinivas Reddy, ILO Bangladesh Country Director, and Sarat Dash, IOM Bangladesh Chief of Mission, signed the cooperation agreement on Wednesday to see the organisations…

I have to say it. Bangladesh has been divided across a canal-of-fear – this side and the other. When “Jamaat”-”Shibir”-”Hefazot”-”Madrasa” students are killed, sympathetic Muslims believe that a festival of “killing the Muslims” is going on. When an “atheist-blogger” or someone completely untagged like Professor Rezaul…