Bangladesh
PM mourns Taramon Bibi’s death
Dhaka, Dec 1 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of valiant freedom fighter Bir Protik Taramon Bibi.
Photographer Anwar found dead at a city hotel
Dhaka, Dec 1 (UNB) - Police recovered the body of eminent photographer Anwar Hossain from a residential hotel in the city’s Panthapath area on Saturday morning.
Ershad now at home as condition improves: JaPa secy gen
Dhaka, Dec 1 (UNB) - Jatiya Party (JaPa) secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader on Saturday said his party chairman HM Ershad has been staying at his home as his health condition improved.
3 of a family burnt in Savar gas cylinder blast
Savar, Dec 1 (UNB) – Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Ashulia early Saturday.
SC stays HC stay order on BNP contestant's conviction
Dhaka, Dec 1 (UNB) – The Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court on Saturday stayed a High Court order that had allowed a convicted person to contest the upcoming national election.
Drug trader killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Dec 1 (UNB) – A listed drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Shaplapur Puranpara area of Teknaf upazila earlu Saturday.
One killed, 200 injured in Tabligh’s factional clash
Gazipur, Dec 1 (UNB) – One person was killed and over 200 people were injured in a series of clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat for establishing control over Ijtema Maidan on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday.
Minister’s son-in-law sustains bullet in Khulna
Khulna, Dec 1 (UNB) – The son-in-law of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda sustained bullet as some unidentified miscreants attacked his residence in Bakshipara area of the city on Saturday night.
Bir Protik Taramon Bibi passes away
Kurigram, Dec 1 (UNB) – Bir Protik Taramon Bibi passed away at her house at Kacharipara village in Rajibpur upazila early Saturday. She was 62.
The war heroine, who had been suffering from respiratory problems, breathed her last around 1:30am, said her son Abu Taher.
Taher said her mother received treatment at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka last month as her condition had deteriorated.
She left behind husband, one son, a daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death.
Most experts expecting AL victory in BD polls: UK Parliament
Dhaka, Nov 30 (UNB) - Most experts are still expecting a victory for the incumbents -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League -- in Bangladesh’s national election scheduled for December 30, says the House of Commons Library.