Govt vs Ershad
The drama over HM Ershad’s Jatiya Party pulling out of the election race continued yesterday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top Awami League leaders trying to persuade Ershad to change his...
View ArticleIrony of politics
Twenty-three years ago, on December 6 in 1990, Lieutenant General HM Ershad stepped down from power in the face of a mass movement against his rule. Handing over power to acting president Shahabuddin...
View ArticleBNP clarifies
The BNP in a clarification has said that at no stage there was any request from the Indian side for any one-to- one meeting between the BNP chairperson and the visiting Indian foreign secretary. “If...
View ArticleNo respite for people
Two more lives were lost yesterday, the last day of the opposition’s 131-hour blockade of roads, rail and waterways, that led to clashes, arson, vandalism and blasting of crude bombs across the...
View ArticleUN team due today to rescue politics
The United Nations is sending a high-profile mission to Bangladesh today to encourage the political parties to sit for dialogue and create an environment conducive to holding an inclusive, non-violent...
View ArticleAnother casualty of vicious politics
The current mindless political fray has its many victims — human lives for one, the economy for another. But beside all these things, we have recently seen another victim — political dignity. Take the...
View ArticleTeenage helper charred; dies
It was not until firemen had doused the fire that they realised a person was inside when blockaders torched the bus in the capital’s Sayedabad yesterday morning. He was merely a boy, still alive but...
View Article4 resign, 3 yet to
Four Jatiya Party leaders yesterday submitted their letters of resignation from the polls-time cabinet to party chief HM Ershad in line with his decision to quit the January 5 general election. Two...
View ArticleUkraine leader set to return amid protest crisis
Ukraine’s embattled President Viktor Yanukovych was expected to return home yesterday after a trip to China as his government seeks to quell the biggest protests since the 2004 Orange Revolution....
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills five outside Syria militia HQ
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle outside a pro-government militia headquarters in northeastern Syria, killing at least five people on Friday, a monitoring group said. Another 10 people were wounded...
View ArticleUS seeks to reassure wary Gulf allies over Iran deal
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel holds talks in Bahrain yesterday to reassure anxious Gulf allies that the US military will maintain a robust regional presence despite a nuclear deal with Iran. Defense...
View ArticleAustralia will still spy on Indonesia: PM
Australia will not halt collecting intelligence on Indonesia but would work towards becoming its trusted partner, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday in the wake of damaging espionage allegations....
View ArticleParents’ choice
Classic cartoons Tom and Jerry and Scooby Doo have been named the TV programmes that parents secretly most like to switch channels to watch. The nostalgic favourites — alongside Postman Pat and Fireman...
View ArticleMugger killed in ‘shootout’
An alleged mugger was killed in a ‘shootout’ between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the capital’s Boro Moghbazar early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad...
View ArticleTalk, end crisis
Eminent citizens have called upon the political leaders to reach a consensus through dialogue and stop the ongoing violence. “We do not give our mandates to political parties so that they could play...
View ArticleNo appointment with president, army chief
Key UN official Oscar Fernández-Taranco arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a four-day whirlwind visit to hold talks with political leaders to figure out a mutually acceptable formula to holding an...
View ArticleSend resignation letters to PM
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday directed his party leaders in the polls-time cabinet to submit their resignation letters to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today. JP Secretary General Ruhul Amin...
View ArticleFirst time in four years
After four consecutive years of successful and timely distribution of textbooks, the next academic year might witness a delay due to the ongoing blockades that have seriously disrupted the final round...
View ArticleDifferent polls pulse within AL
Though the government seems firm on holding the polls on January 5, Awami League leaders at all levels and some even candidates are concerned about possible attacks on them during campaign and low...
View ArticleEconomy at multiple risks
The economy of Bangladesh will face two sets of challenges over the next few years of which most immediate are the disruption and uncertainty associated with the forthcoming elections, says an IMF...
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