Dhaka: Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party has called a 48-hour national strike after the country’s apex court Tuesday morning awarded the death penalty to a high-ranking leader for war crimes, including mass killings.
Year: 2013
BNP won’t be allowed to foil elections, says Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the next general election will be held at any cost, the BNP leader (Khaleda Zia) doesn’t have the ability to foil it, and we won’t allow her to do that. She was addressing…
B Chy renews demand for Caretaker Govt
Renewing his party’s demand for restoration of the caretaker government, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) president Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday said the next general election must be held under a non-party caretaker government.
Country under grip of criminalised democracy: Dr Kamal
Gonoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday lamented that the country is now under the grip of so-called democracy which is controlled by criminals.
Holistic approach needed to conserve beneficial insects
Holistic approach needs to be adopted to conserve the beneficial insects in the greater interest of maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance.
Quader Molla’s defence to go for review
Chief defence counsel Abdur Razzaq has said they would file a plea for a review of the Supreme Court verdict that handed down death sentence to Abdul Quader Molla even though the Attorney General says there is no such scope.
‘Ensure rights of children, women to realize charter of changes’
Speakers at a fair inaugural ceremony have said the charter of changes can be realised for building a medium income digital Bangladesh through ensuring rights of children and women for their development.
Standard of primary education stressed in Gaibandha
Speakers at a function on Monday stressed the need for improving standard of primary education in a bid to help students achieve brilliant results.
No scope for review of verdict, Attorney Gen
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has said there is no scope for an appeal seeking review of the Supreme Court verdict that sentenced Abdul Quader Molla to death for murders and rape during the 1971 Liberation War.
IU admission tests begin on Nov 16
The admission tests for the first year Honours courses in 2013-14 academic sessions of Islamic University (IU) will begin on November 16.
BNP will be forced to join election, believes Hasan Mahmud
Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said believes the opposition leaders and activists will force BNP to participate in the next general election.
Faridpur Kotwali OC closed
The officer-in-charge (OC) of Faridpur Kotwali Police Station was closed to the district police lines on Monday on allegations of corruption and breaching orders of the force.
Magura Hefajat president, 2 others held
Police arrested the district unit president of Hefajat-e-Islam and two others busting a den of the Islamist group at Dhalhara village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
2 killed in Gopalganj bike crash
Two riders of a motorcycle were killed and another was injured as their vehicle rammed into a tree on the Gopalganj-Tekerhat road in Sadar upazila of the district on Monday.
Schoolboy dies falling from bench in Jessore
A schoolboy died after falling from a bench at Nimtala village in Sadar upazila of the district on Monday.
5 BNP men stabbed by miscreants in Rajshahi
Five activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were injured in a stab attack by miscreants while returning home from a rally of BNP-led 18-party in the city on Monday afternoon.
7 timber shops gutted in Madaripur
At least seven timber shops were burnt down by a fire which broke out at Shankardipar in Rajoir upazila early Monday.
3 Jamaat leaders arrested in Bagerhat
Police in separate drives arrested three local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami from Kachua and Morleganj upazilas of the district on Monday.
Father hands over drug addict son to police
A father at last handed over his drug addict son to police at Jagadishpur village in Sadar upazila of the district on Monday.
HYV paddy to help meet Aus shortfall
An excellent yield of ‘Aloron’ paddy during the current Aus season in Barguna so far has sent an upbeat message to the farmers about its bumper production.
Point of View: Sheikh Hasina and thought on Development!
The newspaper headline “Hasina seeks vote to finish development tasks” has drawn my attention. Can I ask a simple question to her? What the incumbent government has done so far development in Bangladesh?
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Russia and France’s foreign ministers have disagreed over who is to blame for the chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Teacher gives birth in Chigwell school
A primary school teacher has spoken about how her colleagues helped deliver her son at the school where she works.
Is China’s non-interference policy sustainable?
While the US, UK and France pushed for intervention in Syria and Russia noisily blocked them at every turn, China was in the background, saying very little. As Kerry Brown of the University of Sydney argues, today’s Chinese diplomats are…
Stephen Hawking speaks out about assisted suicide
UK cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking has publicly said he backs the notion of assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses.
Sony smart stick to challenge Google Chromecast dongle
Sony has confirmed plans to launch a dongle to add apps and other smart-TV features to its televisions.
Valve drops hints about Steam game hardware
Valve will next week reveal more details about the gaming hardware it has been developing. Valve boss Gabe Newell made the announcement during a keynote speech at the LinuxCon 2013 conference.