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Jamaat-Shibir men go on rampage

Militant activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir went on the rampage in the capital and other major cities and towns, including Chittagong, on Monday attacking police, smashing shop windows and damaging vehicles. Police used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse the violent agitators in Dhaka and other cities. Full story

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Dhaka, Delhi sign Extradition Treaty

Bangladesh and India on Monday singed the much-talked about Extradition Treaty in Dhaka to facilitate transfer of persons wanted on criminal charges in either country on request. The two sides also signed the Revised Travel Arrangements... Full story

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RMG workers threaten strike, road blockade

Garment labour leaders on Monday issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to arrest the owners of Tazreen Fashions Ltd and Smart Export Garments Ltd or face tough agitation programmes like strike and road blockade. Full story

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EC fears legal complexities if JS polls held before dissolution of parliament

Election commissioner Zabed Ali on Monday expressed his fear over legal complexities in election process if the next parliamentary election is is held before dissolution of parliament in line with the existing constitutional provision. Full story

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Some cabinet members oppose extradition treaty

Some ministers on Monday expressed their reservations about the Extradition Treaty signed between Bangladesh and India on Monday. They said the government had better taken time to examine the provisions. Full story

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Emergency in 3 Egypt cities

A state of emergency came into force on Monday in three Egyptian provinces hit by deadly rioting, as the president, Mohamed Morsi, scrambled to contain deepening divisions with calls for a national dialogue. Morsi late on Sunday... Full story

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Muhith explores alternatives

Finance minister AMA Muhith at an emergency meeting with senior government officials on Monday took stock of alternative costs of implementing the stalled Padma Bridge project, said an official. Muhith discussed... Full story

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Accused teacher absconding

The dismissed teacher of Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt Anwar Girls’ College has been on the run along with his family since Saturday while students of the institution demanded his arrest for alleged molestation of a secondary schoolgirl. Full story

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Defence completes closing arguments

War crimes accused Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s lawyers on Monday completed their closing arguments for the second time saying that the prosecution failed to prove a single charge against their client. Full story

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Muhith terms ICS attack on police escort intelligence failure

Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Monday termed the incidence of one of his police escorts getting injured by Islami Chhatra Shibir activists running amok near the secretariat ‘a kind of intelligence failure’. Full story

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Thailand to turn away Myanmar boat people

Thailand will turn away any more Rohingya boat people from neighbouring Myanmar who try to land on its shores, a top official said Monday after an influx of refugees fleeing sectarian unrest. ‘The Thai navy from... Full story

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Khaleda to decide next course in a day or two

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Monday night held a meeting with leaders of the ‘18-party’ alliance to discuss the next course of action in the opposition’s movement. In the meeting the alliance leaders made... Full story

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JS panel slams physicians for politicking

A parliamentary panel in a meeting on Monday expressed concern at political activities of physicians and healthcare professionals at the grassroots, keeping aside delivering services to the people. Full story

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Bangladeshi arrested in UK

The UK police have detained a Bangladeshi expatriate for his alleged involvement with the abduction of a British and a Dutch journalist in civil war that ravaged Syria. 31-year-old Najul Islam, who lives in Stratford, was nabbed from... Full story

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BSF picks up 4 Bangladeshis

The Border Security Force of India picked up four Bangladeshis at Goainghat frontier in Sylhet Monday noon on charge of crossing the borderline. Identity of the detained Bangladeshi could not be ascertained immediately... Full story

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US senators push immigration plan

A bipartisan group of US senators has agreed on an immigration reform plan that would provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States but only after borders are better secured. Full story

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CU suspends teacher for attempted rape

Chittagong University on Monday suspended an associate Professor Chandan Kumar Poddar on charges of an attempted rape. Poddar was with the university’s Statistics Department. The police detained Poddar on... Full story

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Army gets LCVP ship

A Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel, built at Khulna Shipyard Limited at a cost of Tk 16 crore, was handed over to the Bangladesh Army on Monday. Army chief General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan was present as the chief guest during the handing over ceremony. Full story

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Thai minister backs Bangladesh workers

Thailand’s labour minister on Monday backed the fishing industry’s idea that its acute labour crisis could be eased by importing manpower from Bangladesh. The National Fisheries Association of Thailand... Full story

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Ward councillor shot dead

A ward councillor of Meherpur municipality was shot dead by miscreants at Kasaripara in the district headquarters Monday night. The ward 8 councillor, Abdullah Al Mamun Bipul, also a former secretary of Juba League, was... Full story

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Education project documents damaged, lost

Some important documents of a Tk 314 crore education project have reportedly been damaged at the storehouse of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education and a file of the project has gone missing from the... Full story

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