Six journalists including three camera crews were attacked allegedly by a group local criminal  Bhuttu Bahini at Najirpara of Teknaf upzila in Cox's Bazar district on Friday afternoon while they were covering news. During the attack, the miscreants also burnt the journalists' laptops and cameras. The attack took place in Najirpara school ground at around 5:00pm. This was today’s…

Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Friday ordered the members of his department to stay alert to fend off militant activities and killings in the country. He came up with the directives while addressing the special welfare meeting at the District Police Lines at noon. Declaring a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against drugs, the IGP asked all police members to work sincerely in…

Massive thunderstorm with rain accompanied by temporary Kalbaishakhi squalls speeding 60-80 Kilometer per hour may occur at different places in the country during next 12 hrs starting from 2 pm today. The regions likely to be hit are Pabna, Bogra, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Faridpur, Dhaka, Jessore, Kushtia, Khulna, Barisal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Comilla, Tangail, Mymensingh, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and…

A woman committed suicide by taking poison after allegedly being failed to bear the torture by her son at Nischintapur village in Jessore Sadar upazila early Friday.   The victim was identified as Nazma Begum, 43, wife of Tabibor Rahman of that village.   Local sources said Rubel, son of Nazma, often inflicted torture on his mother over conflict between her and his (Rubel’s) wife Kadiza…

The National Assembly of Pakistan on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution expressing serious ‘concerns’ over the execution of death sentence of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami. The resolution was moved by Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanvir Hussain. Sidewise, the country’s foreign ministry has issued a statement raising sadness over the hanging.…

The result of this year’s SSC and its equivalent exams has been published, 88.29pc students have passed while 109761 get GPA-5. In the Wednesday morning, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over copies of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Later, the PM in her speech highlighted the results. Students will be able to get the results from their schools, education ministry website…

Condemned war Criminal Matiur Rahman Nizami was buried at the family graveyard beside a madrasa at Monmotpur village of Dhopadaha union council under Santhia Upazila of Pabna at 7:15am today. Nizami was buried after a namaz-e-janaza around 6:45am. The janaza was administered by Nizami's elder son Barrister Najib Momen. His son Nazib Momen received the body from Upazila executive officer around…

Finally, the convicted war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami was hanged in the wee hours of Wednesday for the heinous crimes he had committed against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 to dismiss Bangalees hope for independence.   The 71-year-old Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was hanged by the rope inside Dhaka Central Jail at 11:55pm, Jahangir Kabir, superintendent of the prison, said.…

Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday night has said that the execution of death penalty of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami will be taken place tonight.   The jail authority has already took all the preparation necessary for the execution.   The gallows are already set and an awning was also set up over the gallows.    Hangman Tanvir Hasan Raju has been taken…

The preparation for the interment of death row convict war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami is going on at his birth place Monmothpur of Santhia upazila in Pabna. Nizami’s cousin Abdullah Al Mamun has confirmrd the matter to media. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Santhia Upazila Shafiqul Islam on this evening has visited the grave chosen for Nizami’s burial at Monmothpur village. Security…

Nizami was born on Mar 31, 1943 in Monmothpur of Pabna’s Sathia Upazila. He got his Kamil degree in Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) from Dhaka’s Madrasa-e-Alia in 1963. He later graduated with a degree from University of Dhaka in 1967. He was inspired by the political preaching of Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi, who founded Jamaat-e-Islami Hind at Lahore in 1941. Nizami joined its student…

The death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami is likely to be executed tonight. For this reason hangman Tanvir Hasan Raju has been taken to Dhaka Central Jail from Kashimpur high security cell on Tuesday afternoon.   The gallows are already set and an awning was also set up over the gallows.    Three other hangmen would work as associates of Raju. The jail authorities…

Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday evening has said that the death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami did not seek presidential clemency.   “It means now there is no barrier for the jail authority to execute the death sentence of Nizami.”   The Home Minister came up with this comment while the execution processes for Motiur Rahman Nizami was going on tonight.…