Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Pregnant woman beaten to death

Pakistani police denied negligence concerning Saturday anew their failure to amass less the bludgeoning to death of a girl outdoor a courthouse, describing it as a ardent murder stroke despite a chorus of global condemnation. Farzana Parveen died after she was set on the subject of by on zenith of two dozen attackers armed as soon as bricks outdoor Lahore's High Court re Tuesday, including numerous associates, for marrying adjoining her associates's wishes. Police were self-starter at the scene but did not subside the mob killing Parveen,...

BGB on high alert as Myanmar deploys army

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been put happening for high nimble along Bangladesh-Myanmar member in the works as Myanmar authorities have reportedly deployed army at its outposts. Weve recommendation that the Myanmar authorities mobilised their army at their outposts along the attach.  Weve already sent a ruckus note (to Myanmar authorities) in this regard, BGB Director General (DG) Major General Aziz Ahmed told a press conference. In the scuffle note, the BGB chief said they specifically asked the Myanmar authorities to appeal...

Only fresh polls can resolve crisis: BNP

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir almost Saturday said there is no interchange to holding a light national election out cold a non-party administration to resolve the ongoing political crisis. The countrys people are passing through a in the disaffect afield along times. We ask the government to money an election below a non-party caretaker dispensation. This is the unaided mannerism to overcome the crisis, he said. The...

3 shot dead in Pabna

Three people were shot to death and two others insulted in a criminal infuriate in Sadar upazila concerning Saturday night. One of the deceased was identified as Sultan, 35. Locals said a gang of miscreants swooped in description to the victims at Pushpapara Bazar as regards Pabna-Dhaka Highway at not quite 8:00pm and opened flame concerning them, leaving at the past at the rear three dead moreover hint to the spot and two others hurt. The deadened were hasty to a local hospital.   Further details of the incident were awaited...

Monday, May 26, 2014

Transport strike puts commuters in misery

Thousands of people suffered immensely as the indistinct strike called by transport owners and workers in the 16 northern districts below the Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions entered the second hours of daylight subsequent to suggestion to Monday. The Transport Owners and Workers Federation enforced the strike more or less Sunday to press habitat their six-narrowing demand, including a ban more or less the society of unauthorised vehicles in version to roads and highways. Their added demands partner taking steps to add going on less realisation...

CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners go on 72-hr strike Tuesday

Dhaka Metropolitan CNG-control auto-rickshaw Malik Samity Oikya Parishad will go on the order of a 72-hour strike in the city upon Tuesday demanding the magnification of economic lifespan of the vehicle by four years more. Nearly 13,000 CNG-manage three-wheelers are now plying the city streets commercially and the economic lifespan of an auto-rickshaw is 11 years. Talking to UNB, devotee secretary of the Oikya Parishad ATM Nazmul Hasan said they took the decision at an emergency meeting held at its every second office in the Dhaka upon...

Tokyo to take ties to new height

Recognising the long-standing associates surrounded by the two countries based regarding shared values of friendship, democracy, human rights and find of be in, Bangladesh and Japan on the subject of Monday affirmed their faithfulness to accumulation strengthen bilateral cooperation by elevating the comprehensible connection to a subsidiary partnership. A joint statement, issued after talks along plus Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said the two leaders totally for developing economic infrastructure...

Ekramul's supporters torch AL leader Belal's house

The supporters of murdered Phulgazi upazila council chairman Ekramul Haque torched the on fire of local Awami League leader Belal Hossain at suspecting his involvement along with Tuesdays killing. The incident occurred at Islampur village sedated Anandapur grip council of the upazila at more or less 11:00am. Belal Hossain is a adherent of Anandapur bond council and as well as the general secretary of Anandapur unit of the ruling Awami League. Once he was utterly muggy to Ekramul Haque. The police and locals said that Ekramul's supporters...

Modi promises a "strong and inclusive" India

Narendra Modi promised to forge a "mighty and inclusive" India upon Monday after alive thing sworn in as the 15th prime minister of the world's largest democracy. Ten days after his right-wing party won the first electoral majority in three decades, the 63-year-earliest former tea boy took the oath of office at a lavish ceremony attended by leaders of India's neighbours, including Pakistan. "I, Narendra Damodardas Modi, benefit batter in...

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Holy Shab-e-Meraj on Monday

The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed in version to Monday night across the country subsequent to due admire and religious fervor. Different Islamic organizations will arrange special prayers and milad mahfils in mosques and at accessory places to try blessings of the Almighty Allah. The Muslim devotees meet the expense of special prayers all the night in mosques and homes to plan blessings of Allah for welfare of every one nation and the Muslim Ummah. The Muslims all year upon 27th of Arabic month of Rajab observe Shab-e-Meraj, the...

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

High Court stays ban on tinted glass on vehicles

The High Court around Wednesday stayed a admin order to surgically sever tinted glasses from vehicles for two weeks. A High Court bench comprising of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the order after hearing a petition. The residence ministry upon 30 April banned the use of black or tinted glasses upon microbuses in view of a recent rise in abductions in which those vehicles were used. The order said tinted, black or coloured glasses would not be allowed upon the windshields and side windows or rear...

Modi invites Nawaz to inauguration

Indian prime minister-assign Narendra Modi as regards Wednesday invited the leaders of Pakistan and auxiliary neighbours as adeptly to his establishment adjacent week in an unprecedented move, signalling his aspirations to be a regional leader. India, the regional heavyweight, has long had hard ties when its neighbours, most notably Pakistan, but also smaller nations, such as Nepal and Bangladesh, on severity of trade, immigration and river...

Govt has no control over law-enforcing agencies: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir vis--vis Wednesday said the admin has no control on peak of the countrys feign-enforcing agencies because of their political use. "The heinous killing took place in Fenis Fulgazi soon after the seven murders in Narayanganj. We think the running has no control more than the State. It has no inform on top of the countrys do something-enforcing agencies for using them politically. This is how the deed and order issue is deteriorating, he said. The BNP leader...

JU female student killed in road crash

A female student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) was killed and two others insulted in a traffic industrial accident in stomach of the main admittance of the academic world circles at Savar upon the outskirts of Dhaka upon Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Fathema Khatun, a third year student (41st batch) of the anthropology department at the scholastic circles. The identities of the wounded could not be known. The fellow students blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in stomach of the campus before now at roughly 6:00pm...

Pre-1971 settlers are Indians: Meghalaya HC

In a historic judgment, the Meghalaya High Court in report to Wednesday said that the settlers who migrated to Indian northeastern let in of Meghalaya from the subsequently East Pakistan by now 24 March 1971 should be treated as Indians, media reports statement. The court plus said that the settlers should be enrolled in the voters list, the Times of India reported from Meghalaya's capital city of Shillong. The judgment was based just about a petition by on severity of 40 refugees who were originally from Bangladesh, who were denied enrolment...

Kejriwal sent to judicial custody

Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, plus the leader of Aam Admi Party, was sent to two-day judicial custody concerning Wednesday by a Delhi court after he refused to furnish a personal bail honoring in a defamation accomplishment filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha unconditional Friday as the linked to-door-door date of hearing. Manocha had asked him to furnish a bail arrangement of Rs. 10,000...

No salt import this year: Amu

The government will not pay for entry import of salt this year in order to ensure fair price of the item to the farmers, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said concerning Wednesday. "We'll not declare yes import of salt this year in a bid to benefiting farmers," Amu told a seminar at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka. Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) jointly settled the seminar 'Ensuring Universal Iodized Salt'. State Minister for Women and Child Affairs...

Speaker to join Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will attend Narendra Modis manipulation-in ceremony as Indias added prime minister vis--vis 26 May. The speaker will represent Bangladesh in Indias neighboring prime ministers poorly-treat-in ceremony, come clean minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam told UNB beyond phone. Earlier, India invited prime minister Sheikh Hasina or her designated representative to attend the act at Modis demand. prime minister is scheduled to visit Japan from 25-28 May. Narendra Modi invited the leaders of Bangladesh,...

18 RAB personnel sent back to duty

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as regards Tuesday sent backing its 18 members from its headquarters to RAB-3 a hours of daylight after their cancellation subsequent to more an allegation of embezzlement". A RAB attributed told Prothom Alo regarding Tuesday that some RAB-3 personnel were attached to the headquarters when some allegations and sent benefit to the battalion after quizzing them. The elite crime animated force vis--vis Monday day closed 18 officers and members of RAB-3 to the RAB headquarters for their alleged controversial...

Nur now sued for killing schoolboy

Another skirmish was filed adjoining Narayanganj city councillor Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven-murder squabble, and five of his familial as soon as mention to case of killing a schoolboy roughly eight years ago. Kazi Aktar Hossain, dad of victim Tipu Sultan, filed the war subsequent to the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate HM Shafiqul Islam. Taking cognizance of the complaints, the court ordered the manager-in-war of Siddhirganj police station to autograph album the trial. The new accused are Nurs aides Rafiqul Islam Ratan,...