APBn at odds with aviation force over security duties
A conflict has emerged between the Aviation Security Force (AVSEC) and the Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) over security responsibilities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). APBn claims that AVSEC took control of their office on October 28, hindering their ability to perform duties effectively
3d ago
HSIA Third Terminal: Biman to be sole ground handling service provider
As Biman is set to take charge of ground handling for the third terminal at Dhaka airport for two years, stakeholders are raising concerns about its ability to manage such a large terminal.
1w ago
Reforms first, then polls
The Islami Andolan Bangladesh prioritises reforms over elections but also believes the government should announce a timeline of its own accord. Still in talks with other Islamist parties for a grand coalition, Islami Andolan chief Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim told The Daily Star during an exclusive interview that it favoured proportional representation instead of the prevailing ‘first-past-the-post’ election system.
1w ago
CAAB may adopt more liberal air transport policies
Ethiopian civil aviation chief commends CAAB's role in developing Bangladesh's aviation sector
2w ago
Ethiopian Airlines thrives with expert-driven operations
Says its regional director Solomon Bekele
2w ago
Will apologise if ’71 crimes are proven beyond doubt: Shafiqur
Jamaat-e-Islami will own up to crimes committed during the Liberation War if they are proven beyond doubt.
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‘Jamaat to end cycle of revenge’
Bangladesh’s vicious cycle of political retribution stops with Jamaat-e-Islami, said its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman.
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Full transcript of interview with Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman
The full transcript of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman's interview with The Daily Star
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May 30, 2024
MP Azim Murder: Mastermind, hired gun are relatives
Suspects Aktaruzzaman and Amanullah in the lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar murder case are relatives.
May 29, 2024
MP Azim Murder: The kingpins may never be tracked down
Some members of a gold smuggling racket were likely behind the killing of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar, but the assailants had contact with Aktaruzzaman only, said an officer of West Bengal CID.
May 29, 2024
Airfare to Malaysia surges fivefold
Ticket prices for Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur flights have reached exorbitant levels with Bangladeshi migrant workers scrambling to reach Malaysia by May 31.
May 28, 2024
MP Azim Murder: DB recreates crime scene in Kolkata
Compares info from arrestees here with suspect held there
May 27, 2024
Mp Azim’s Murder: Aktaruzzaman coordinated murder from Gulshan flat
While killing Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar at a Kolkata flat, the assailants were on the phone with mastermind Aktaruzzaman, known in his hometown Jhenaidah as Shaheen Mia, several investigators suspect.
May 26, 2024
MP Azim Murder: Hitmen were never paid
The assailants who killed Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar were not paid the hefty sum they were promised by Aktaruzzaman, who hired them, investigators say.
May 25, 2024
MP Azim Murder: Azim made some ‘powerful enemies’
Several influential people might have played a part in the killing of Anwarul Azim Anar, who had started taking control of gold smuggling in Jhenaidah after becoming a lawmaker in 2014, say investigators.
May 24, 2024
The man who ‘masterminded the murder’
Akhtaruzzaman Shaheen was the mastermind of Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar’s murder, according to the Detective Branch of police.
May 24, 2024
Feud over gold stash behind MP Azim murder
Slain lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar and key suspect Aktaruzzaman used to run a gold smuggling racket until they fell out over money and Azim kept a stash worth over Tk 100 crore to himself, detectives said.
May 23, 2024
Feud over illegal gold trade likely behind killing
Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing in Kolkata last week, has been murdered by what the government says are some Bangladeshi men.
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