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Volatile turn in politics shadows reform talks
14-party announces 'Dhaka siege' May 21; BNP rallies on Tuesday
The prospect of a government-opposition dialogue on electoral reforms appears slim, as the government is still undecided about the composition of its negotiation team and the mainstream opposition camp
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Nepal opposition rejects king's democracy pledge
Dozens hurt in clashes as thousands join protests defying curfew
At least 100 people were hurt in clashes yesterday as thousands of Nepalis defied a curfew to march on the capital to reject embattled King Gyanendra's offer to return power to the people.
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US attorney confirms Sadequee's extradition
Dhaka still keeping mum
A US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, who was picked up on April 17 from the capital, is in the custody of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), BBC Bangla Service reported
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Fire Panic
50 injured in stampede at RMG factory
A stampede caused by an electrical spark inside a garment factory in Jatrabari area of the capital yesterday left about 50 people injured as panicked people tried to escape hurriedly suspecting a fire.
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ISPs lock horns with BTRC over licensing
The country's Internet service providers (ISPs) are at loggerheads with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) over licensing for the allocation of submarine cable bandwidth.
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BB mulls separate pay scale for staff
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is considering a separate pay scale for its staff, and the BB Board of Directors last week asked the central bank authorities to come up with a new pay structure.
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Opposition's dawn-to-dusk hartal today
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition combine enforces a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal today in protest against police atrocities on opposition leaders and workers during the sit-in demonstration
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Criminal killed in 'crossfire'
A listed criminal was killed in "crossfire" during a shootout between police and his accomplices at a 'char' in river Padma under Bagha upazila in Rajshahi early yesterday.
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Bus Plunge
12 bodies found so far, 23 missing
Twelve bodies have so far been found after a bus carrying 45 people of a wedding party plunged into the river Chitra at Shimkhali ferry point in Narail on Friday.
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Bandits kill Rab man in Tongi
Robbers stabbed to death a member of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and looted his house in Tongi early yesterday. The victim, Delwar Hossain, 36, a constable, was working as a driver at the Rab Headquarters.
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First ODI against Aussies today
Bangladesh will take inspiration from their heroic victory against Australia at Cardiff last year when the hosts launch their one-day series campaign against the world champions today.
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Hasina urges people to join movement for reforms
Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina has urged people to join the current anti-government movement to realise the opposition's demand for reforming the system of caretaker government and the Election Commission
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20 hurt as AL men clash with cops
Clashes between police and the Awami League (AL) activists left at least 20 people including 10 police personnel injured at Dhonbari of Madhupur upazila under the district yesterday when the AL was preparing
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2 DU students killed in city
A student of Dhaka University (DU) died falling from a tree on the campus while another student was killed when a train hit him at Khilkhet in the city yesterday.
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Electoral reforms demanded
Sushasoner Janno Nagorik (Shujon) yesterday formed a human chain across the country demanding reforms in the electoral system to ensure good governance through a free and fair election.
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IOJ leaders held for hiring sex worker
Two leaders of a faction of a ruling alliance partner Islami Oikya Jote were arrested along with a prostitute from a rented house at Terokhadia area in Rajshahi city.
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No talks without Jamaat, says Mujahid
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and Social Welfare Minister Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid has said no dialogue on opposition's reform proposals will take place without participation of his party leaders.
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2 killed in nor'westers
Two people died and ten others were injured as nor'wester lashed seven villages of Mollahat, Kachua and Chitalmari upazilas of Bagerhat district and Terokheda upazila of Khulna district on Friday night.
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Iraqi lawmakers end political deadlock
Maliki asked to form new govt
Iraq's president formally designated Shia politician Jawad al-Maliki to form a new government yesterday, starting a process aimed at healing ethnic and religious wounds and pulling the nation out of insurgency
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Hamas courting civil war, says Fatah
The Fatah party of Mahmud Abbas accused Hamas yesterday of courting civil war, as relations between the moderate Palestinian leader and the government hit crisis point less than a month after the radical
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BDR foils push-in bid in Kushtia
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel yesterday foiled an attempt by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) to push 15 Indians into Bangladesh through Chilmari frontier in Doulatpur upazila of Kushtia.
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