Fakhrul: AL turned to abandoned party
The ruling Awami League has bankrupted politically and turned into an abandoned party after January 5 ‘controversial’ election, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.
The BNP leader made the allegation while addressing a citizen gathering at the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday.
Advanced rail tickets from July 20
Bangladesh Railway will start selling tickets for the vacation of Eid-ul-Fitr in advance from July 20, which would continue until July 24.
Railway Minister Mazibul Hoque has made the announcement in a press briefing at the ministry on Sunday afternoon.
HRW: Withdraw restrictive draft law on NGOs
The Human Rights Watch has urged the government to withdraw restrictive draft law on Non-Government Organisations (NGOs).
The New York-based rights organisation made the call in a report published on Sunday.
FIFA to investigate Neymar incident
FIFA will investigate the circumstances of the injury that has ruled Brazil forward Neymar out of the rest of the World Cup.
Quoting FIFA spokesperson, ESPN reported on Saturday.
7.6kg gold seized, 2 held at Dhaka airport
Customs Department officials, in separate incidents, have arrested two people with 7.6kgs at Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Sunday morning.
Assistant Commissioner of the Customs Department said they arrested one Shaheenur Alam with six gold bars weighing 6kgs immediately after his arrival at Dhaka airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Malaysia around 6am.
Fire at Islami Bank branch in Gazipur
A fire broke out at the Mawna branch of Islami Bank in Gazipur on Sunday afternoon.
Shreepur fire service operator Mazharul Islam said: “The fire broke out at the second floor of the four-storey building around 1:45pm. The fire soon spread to the other rooms of the bank.”
BNP prepares for movement, polls
The BNP yesterday said the party had been making preparation to participate in the next national poll apart from waging the anti-government movement.
The government kept a forcible grip on the state power at his bidding, not with a clear mandate from people, BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.
'My dream of being a champion isn't over'
Brazil star Neymar says his World Cup may be over because of a fractured vertebra but his World Cup dream of celebrating the title with his teammates at the Maracana Stadium next Sunday is still alive.
In a video released by the Brazilian football confederation on Saturday, Neymar thanked fans and everyone else for the support in his “very difficult moment.”
College girl abductors yet to be held
Police could not yet arrest the real culprits who were involved with the abduction of a college girl at Uttara in the capital on Friday.
Some 4-5 unidentified miscreants set a 19-year-old college girl free at sector 4 in the area in early hours on the day, about one hour after her abduction from the area. The miscreants shot dead a security guard and stabbed one Mahfuzul, as they came to rescue the girl.
