Five men pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges they raped and murdered an Indian trainee physiotherapist, in a case that led to a shake-up of laws against sexual crimes after protests about a rising number of attacks on women.
Month: February 2013
35 killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint
Militants attacked an isolated army checkpoint in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Saturday, with at least 35 people killed in the initial assault, subsequent crossfire and a rocket attack on a house, officials said. The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the…
Vote us for continuous development work: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the mandate of the people at Sirajganj, saying Awami League will carry forward development it has already set out to. “Vote us again and we’ll give you a beautiful self-reliant Bangladesh within 2021,” she…
Bogra strike on
A dawn-to-dusk strike in Bogra on Saturday was marred by sporadic violence unleashed by supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student affiliate Islami Chhatra Shibir . The Jamaat called the strike to ‘avenge the killing of its supporters’. It began…
JICA goes the ADB way
After the ADB, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has also pulled out of the Padma bridge project, two days after the government retracted its request for funding to the World Bank. “As a co-financier, we are unable to continue…
Over 100 hurt in stampede
More than one hundred workers were injured while trying to rush out of a readymade garment factory over a false fire alarm at Ashulia in Savar on Saturday. Industrial Police Deputy-Director Ali Ahmed Khan told bdnews24.com a fire alarm at…
Padma bridge ‘not too far’
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said work on the Padma bridge will begin within two months, despite no funding from the World Bank. “We can call for tenders next month. It will then take 45 more days to process…
10 hurt in Shibir-police clash in Narayanganj
Police in Narayanganj fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse activists of the Islami Chhatra Shibir who allegedly swooped on the security officials on Saturday. At least 10 people, including four police officials, were injured during the melee in…
BPL T2O: Dhaka Gladiators sneak 13-run win over Rajshahi
Dhaka Gladiators, showing their grit in later half of both the innings against Duronto Rajshahi, earned a 13-run victory in their 6th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Season 2 at the MA Aziz Stadium here Friday.
I never left this industry: Ameesha Patel
Comebacks are for those who get married and have kids, say actress Ameesha Patel, insisting that she had never left the industry and “Race 2″ does not signal a return.”Comebacks are for the actresses who get married and have kids…
7 Jamaat men held from Gulshan
Police on Friday arrested seven activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami from the capital’s Gulshan area for “plotting to create anarchy”. The activists of the Islamist party were arrested while they were holding a “secret meting” in an auditorium of the Islamic…
Tk 63 bln loss in quick rental
The government will count more than Tk 63 billion in losses for purchasing electricity through rental and quick rental projects during the 2012-13 fiscal year, Parliament heard on Thursday. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Mohammad Enamul Huq…
FBCCI effort to retain GSP
The FBCCI, the apex trade body of Bangladesh, has requested the United States to continue the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) on goods exported to US. Bangladesh enjoys tax free export of all goods except that of readymade garments to…
Nipah stalks new dist, 1 more dies
The bat-borne nipah virus continues to kill people in Bangladesh as it spreads to newer areas this year. Its latest prey turned out to be an 11-month-old baby in Chittagong, where it struck for the first time since its presence…
Khaleda calls global attention to reinstate democracy: BNP
The BNP on Friday refuted claims that its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s calling international attention for ‘reinstating democracy in Bangladesh’ was an act of ‘sedition’. Khaleda wrote in the ‘Washington Times’ opinion column dated Jan 30, under the title “Zia: The…
India, China, Malaysia want to fund Padma bridge: Quader
Communication Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said Malaysia, China and India are interested in bridging the Padma, hours after Bangladesh formally withdrew its bid to secure World Bank funding for the $2.9-billion bridge. “The funding will be confirmed within this…
Nafis to ‘plead guilty Feb 7’
Court records suggest the Bangladeshi youth accused of trying to blow up New York Federal Reserve Bank will plead guilty next week, according to The Wall Street Journal. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ashan Nafis was taken into custody in a lower…
PM opens month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the traditional month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela on Bangla Academy premises on Friday. Exclusive to the month of February, the 35th fair this year has been arranged with publishers only – a long overdue demand.…