Valiant freedom fighter and Sector Commander of the Liberation War Lt Gen (retd) Mir Shawkat Ali Bir Uttam died at his Gulshan residence here this evening. Liberation War veteran Lt Gen Shawkat, who was suffering from Cancer and went by-pass surgery few days ago, breathed his last at about 6 pm, family sources said. He…
Comilla correspondent: BNP workers of Comilla kept position in very early morning to observe Hartal today. Police were present there to tackle every chaos. Chatradal leader Kawsar led the team of a young group and become present in the center point of comilla town, Kandirpar. Yesterday, BNP announced Hartal dawn to dask. The passengers of…
Police arrested 25 people during the violence, torching and damaging vehicles by blocking roads in different parts of the capital over a row regarding BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s house in the Dhaka Cantonment. Acting Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque told The Daily Star that the law enforcers have arrested the persons till 4:00pm.…
The Daily Star BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said police dragged her from the bedroom of her house in the Dhaka Cantonment in a single dress. “They entered my bedroom and ransacked all furniture. They did not allow me to bring some items bearing the memory of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman,” a tearful Khaleda said…
Bangladeshi Prime Minister was adjudged one of the most powerful women of the world earlier this year. This time, the glossy women’s magazine Glamour has nominated the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, as one of its 18 women of the year. Hasina was included among the 18 female heads of state or government as one of…
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni today urged the Iranian government to recruit manpower from Bangladesh specially the seamen for Iran Shipping Lines. Highlighting the conducive investment atmosphere of Bangladesh, she urged the Iranian government to take the opportunity of investing in the public and private sectors of the country. She made the call while…
A sub-inspector was injured when a police patrol came under attack allegedly from activists of Chhatra League while detaining a youth on charge of stalking in Baizid area of the city on Wednesday night. The injured police officer, Zahir Hossain, of Baizid police station, was admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. The police and local…
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Suranjit Sengupta today said opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia should go by the court order and vacate her Dhaka cantonment residence. He accused BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury of trying to instigate the army against the government by making provocative…
The 46th birth anniversary of Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed today across the country through various programmes. Nine-year-old Sheikh Russel was killed brutally along with Bangabandhu by a section of derailed army officers on the black night of August 15, 1975. Bangladesh Awami League…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today congratulated players and coach of the national cricket team, officials of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and sports-loving people as Bangladesh clinched the five-match one-day series against New Zealand. In a congratulatory message, the Prime Minister said the one- day series win against a test-playing nation like New Zealand is another…
It was a big question about Bangladesh whether it is a secular country or Muslim country. Bangladesh has got a large number of Muslim community. But different religious people are living here with great harmony from thousand years ago. The High Court yesterday ruled that Bangladesh is now a secular state since the original constitution…
A court of India decided that, the holy site of Ayodhya is going to be divided between Hindus and Muslims. But both Hindus and Muslims are planning to appeal again against the verdict. In a majority verdict, judges of the Allahabad High Court gave control of the main disputed section, where a mosque was torn…
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said that their government does not have the desire to change the caretaker government system despite having a bitter experience. However, they are about to bring about changes in the constitution as per direction from the high court. A parliamentary committee is already working in this regard. She expressed her views…
Dhaka News wishes Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s64th Birthday. Prime minister born in 1947 in the family of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman while Begum Fazilatunnesa gives birth of this great political personality. It was Tungipara of Gopalganj district. She got graduation from Eden college. She got escaped from the dark night of 1975 because of the…
Ruling party MP Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir got reinstated in a ruling passed by the high court on Sunday. Applied by the lawyers of the MP, Mr. Rafiqul Haque, Rokonuddin Mahmood and others the high court delivered the stay order prohibiting the gazette Published by the election commission. In an answer, questioned by the court whether…