The trial of alleged war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami again slowed down on Wednesday due to the absence of the prosecution witness for deposition.
Year: 2013
No decision on flying drones: Indian envoy
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran has urged all to not read too much into media reports that the Indian border guards plan to fly drones along the Bangladesh frontiers.
Ershad off to Seoul
Jatiya Party President H M Ershad left Dhaka for Seoul on Wednesday on a five-day visit to attend the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP).
Freedom fighter PW corroborates a Razakar PW against Mobarak
A freedom fighter prosecution witness on Wednesday corroborated another PW’s evidence narrating how accused Mobarak Hossain, a 1971 Razakar Commander, had been involved in the ‘crimes against humanity’ during the Liberation War.
HC orders Oishee’s mental check-up
The High Court on Wednesday ordered medical examination of the mental health of Oishee Rahman, a prime suspect in the murder of her police inspector father Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Begum.
Award of contract for 360 MW Bheramara Power Plant by next Jan
Officials of state-owned Northwest Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) has started evaluation of the tender proposals for 360 MW Bheramara Power Plant with a target to award its contract by January next year.
Bismillah Group entities involved plundering Tk 1,200 cr
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has detected that a number of business entities of Bismillah Group were involved in plundering about Tk 1,200 crore from five commercial banks showing fake documents.
US expresses concern at move to file case against Yunus
The US government has voiced concern about recent reports that the government of Bangladesh may pursue a tax evasion case against Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and urged the government to treat him in a fair and transparent manner in keeping…
‘Govt stand on Yunus vindictive’
The BNP has reacted sharply to the government’s decision to take legal action against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, saying the decision smacked of vengeance.
Hasina accuses Khaleda of involvement in BDR mutiny
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directly accused BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia of her involvement in the BDR mutiny and killing of 57 army officials on February 25-26, 2009.
Mass movment will restore caretaker: BNP
The BNP has demanded the holding of the forthcoming national elections under a non-party caretaker government despite a constitutional amendment scrapping the provision.
Election decision under no foreign pressure: Rizvi
Prime Minister’s International Affairs Advisor Gowher Rizvi has said the government will not make any decision under overseas pressure but hoped the general elections will be contested by all parties.
Govt unwilling to sit in talks, UN official tells BNP
Opposition BNP on Wednesday claimed that a UN official has conveyed it that the government is not willing to hold talks on non-party caretaker government.
Rights activist Adilur faces charges in court
Cyber Crimes Tribunal of Dhaka on Wednesday took cognisance of the case filed against Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and its Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan under the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Act 2006.
One gets 10 yrs for possessing arms in Sylhet
A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for possessing arms in the city.
Two minor babies drown in Magura
Two siblings drowned in a pond at Katoli village under Shalika upzila of the district on Tuesday.
Sylhet people perturbed at rising robberies
As many as 24 incidents of robbery have taken place in Sylhet in the last three months, which clearly indicates a serious slide in the law and order here.
Crossing on Mawa-Kawrakandi route limited as ferry runs aground
The authorities of Mawa-Kawrakandi Ghat have been forced to keep the ferry service limited on the route on Wednesday as a ferry ran aground in a canal.
JL leader held over robbery in jewellery market
Police on Tuesday arrested a local leader of Jubo League from Shahi Eidgah area on charge of his involvement in a robbery incident at a jewellery market in the city’s Zinda Bazar.
Youth found dead in Comilla
Police recovered the body of a young man from beside the Gouripur-Matlab Road at Manikkandi in Daudkandi upazila on Wednesday.
Road crash kills Awami Shilpi Gosthi leader
A local leader of Awami Shilpi Gosthi (ASG), associate body of Bangladesh Awami League for artistes, was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet (Old) Highway in Jagannathpur area of Moulvibazar on Tuesday.
Hajj pilgrims accorded farewell in Rangpur
Rangpur Hajj Training and Haji Kallyan Sangstha (RHTHKS) accorded farewell to the Hajj pilgrims at a ceremony arranged at Lalkuthi Jam-e-Mosque in the city on Tuesday.
Intensive research for further expansion of betel leaf farming stressed
Betel leaf grows in different areas of the country as an important cash crop.
‘Female police members working successfully for the nation’
The female members of Bangladesh Police have been working successfully to serve the nation through maintaining a peaceful law and order situation, senior police officials said here yesterday.
Stress tolerant paddy farming becomes popular in Bangladesh
Cultivation of stress tolerant paddies has become popular among farmers in Bangladesh after repeated successes achieved in recent years.
Move to build Rampal thermal power plant protested
The district unit of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF) formed a human chain in the town on Tuesday demanding cancellation of the move to construct a coal-based thermal power plant in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat, near the Sundarbans.
40 kg hemp recovered in Gazipur
The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) here in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 40 kg hemp from Ambagh area of the city’s Konabari early Tuesday.
DNA study suggests climate change did kill off mammoth
Researchers have found evidence to suggest that climate change, rather than humans, was the main factor that drove the woolly mammoth to extinction.
Himalayas need many disaster warning systems
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EU China solar panel trade war looms
The European Commission is on the verge of a trade war with China over the import of solar panels worth 21bn euros (£18bn) a year.