by Abdul Quayum and Mizanur Rahman Khan in Prothom Alo, June 11, 2018 at 17:15hrs Senior Awami League leader and health and family welfare minister Mohammad Nasim has made a broad hint that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia would be freed before the next general elections. “We believe the election should be competitive. A large number of people support major political parties. I would expect Khaleda will be out of jail during the coming elections,” he…
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report in Prothom Alo, June 10, 2018 at 22:56 hrs AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury. File PhotoFormer president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday urged the Awami League government to allow BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to go to London for better treatment. Referring to the media reports, B Chowdhury, himself a reputed physician, observed that opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda fell unconscious and hardly had blood pressure in her brain. “This kind…
by Nawaz Farhin Antara in Dhaka Tribune, June 10th, 2018 Some BNP leaders are saying that low key political events have failed to secure the release of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail or secure an election-time non-partisan government. They believe the time has come to take their demands to the streets and are slating a stronger movement after Eid-ul-Fitr. But BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain clarified that the party would not go…
Farhana Akhtar alias Papia married a drug dealer when she was just a teenager. She learnt the ins and outs of the illicit business pretty soon and expanded its network, especially by recruiting females. Also known as Rajkumari in her close circle and narcotics fraternity, she established good connections with many influential people for smooth running of the trade. Gradually, she became a “drug queen” of the city. She started to move in personal SUVs…
by Senior Correspondent in bdnews24.com, June 7, 2018 at 23.14hrsBdST Bangladesh has responded to the queries of the International Criminal Court or ICC over its jurisdiction to run a case against Myanmar in regard to the Rohingya issue. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam confirmed this to bdnews24.com on Thursday. He said it is in fact mandatory on Bangladesh to respond as it is a member of the Rome Statute. “We have…
by Rabiul Islam in Prothom Alo, June 6, 2018 at 15:39 pm Padma bridge not in Dec, cost increasesThe cost of Padma bridge was estimated at Tk 101.61 billion on 28 August 2007 when the caretaker government approved the project. More recently, it stood at Tk 287.93 billion after a series of cost revisions, official records say. The cost of constructing the bridge is to increase again as the authorities are to acquire additional land…
Report in The Daily Star, May 30,2018 So-called shootouts in the ongoing anti-narcotics drive keep claiming lives with the number of deaths standing at 108 until last night. Twelve more alleged drug dealers were killed in Dhaka and eight other districts yesterday. Although the “extrajudicial killings” in the “gunfights”, mostly involving law enforcers, are drawing criticisms from rights activists, the police headquarters yesterday extended their 10-day special anti-drug drive, beginning on the first day of…
by Inam Ahmed and Shakhawat Liton in The Daily Star, May 29, 2018 It has become a ritual now. Before the night begins, the news desk asks for the count for the day and then goes about the news treatment. We are talking about the body counts — the deaths in “gunfights” in the current anti-drug war. After all, we are now witnessing the bloodiest anti-crime drive with death tolls already surpassing that of the…
by Mohammad Jamil Khan in The Daily Star, May 27, 2018 Born and brought up in Chhoba Patti in Dhaka’s Gendaria, Rahima Begum used to sell small packets of ganja and heroin inside the squalid slum. Two decades down the line, she now owns at least 10 buildings in different parts of the capital. She also moves around in her own luxurious cars and has big, fat bank accounts. Rahima earned a fortune by expanding…
by FM Mizanur Rahaman in The daily star, May 26, 2018 In the port city, there are over 300 spots where peddlers have been selling drugs, including yaba, for years dodging the law enforcers, according to Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) officials. The major spots include Barisal Colony and some areas in Sadarghat, Akbar Shah, Khulshi, Bakalia, Bayezid, Pahartali, Motijharna, Kotwali, Double Mooring, Chotopool and Halishahar. The drug trade in Chittagong, adjacent to Ukhia-Teknaf, the gateway…
by Shariful Islam and Mohammad Jamil Khan in The daily star, May 26, 2018 The two anti-terrorism special tribunals formed last month for quick trial of militancy and terrorism cases are working at a snail’s pace, thanks to only a handful of cases transferred to the tribunals and shortages of courtrooms and manpower. The government on April 5 formed the tribunals for Dhaka and Chittagong through a statutory regulatory order. It ordered transfer of all…