BNP Standing Committee member retired Brigadier General ASM Hannan Shah secured bail in a case, while Swechhasebak Dal General Secretary Sarafat Ali Sapu and its Organising Secretary Shafiul Bari Babu obtained bail in another case on Tuesday.
Year: 2013
Try accused Qaiser, Prosecutor asks ICT
Dhaka – Designated prosecutor Rana Dasgupta on Tuesday pleaded before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 for indicting accused Syed Mohammad Qaiser, a former junior minister during Gen (retd) HM Ershad’s rule, on charges of crimes against humanity including genocide, during the…
Dhaka summons envoy, protests Pak Assembly resolutions
Dhaka on Tuesday strongly protested the resolution adopted by Pakistan National Assembly (NA) expressing its concern over war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah’s execution reminding them that the matter is absolutely Bangladesh’s internal affair.
Graft case charges Moudud with illegally grabbing govt house
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed for illegally grabbing a government-owned house valued Tk 300 crore. Manjur Ahmed, bother of Moudud Ahmed, has also been accused in the case.
US await official explanation on Jan 5 polls: Muhith
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said the United States is awaiting an official explanation from the Bangladesh government on the way the January 5 elections are going to be held next year.
Police foil Jatiya Party’s demo seeking Ershad’s release
Police on Tuesday foiled Jatiya Party’s scheduled demonstration programme in the city demanding the release of its chairman Hussain Mohammad Ershad from the Combined Military Hospital (MH) in Dhaka Cantonment. Party presidium member Kazi Firoz Rashid tried to bring out…
2 killed in stray incidents on 1st day blockade
Dhaka – The first day of the fresh 72-hour nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, was marked by stray incidents of violence at different parts of the country on Tuesday, leaving two people dead in Satkhira and…
Opportunity still there for compromise: BNP
Dhaka – Calling upon the government to halt the January-5 ‘farcical election’ process, opposition BNP on Tuesday said an opportunity is still there for announcing a fresh election schedule through talks and compromise.
4 Jamaat activists held for attacking Nur’s convoy
Police have arrested four activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on charges of killing five people following an attack on the convoy of ruling party MP Asaduzzaman Nur in Nilphamari.
Dialogue can still deliver breathrough: Mozena
The US believes the dialogue the Awami League and BNP is still open to find a way to hold credible elections even as it is assessing the current political situation.
Human rights watch asks govt, parties to order forces, restrain pol workers
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Bangladesh government to publicly order security forces to avoid using lethal or excessive force when dealing with protesters.
Oscars: 289 films qualify for best picture
Some 289 feature films are eligible for the 2013 best picture Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) has said.
Can film help the Arab-Israeli peace process?
A batch of new films made in Israel and Palestine seek to cross the cultural divide, both on screen and off.
England surrendered the Ashes in Perth.
The tourists were beaten by 150 runs as Australia took a 3-0 lead in the series with two matches still to play.
Defeating the violence in our food and medicine
Robert J. Burrowes Critiques of the mainstream (allopathic) medical industry have long drawn attention to its death-dealing: See, for example, ‘Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health’ and ‘When Doctors Strike, Fewer People Die’. In fact, according to one heavily-researched report,…
2 BNP activists found dead in Laxmipur
Police recovered the bodies of two local BNP activists from Battali area of Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.
Road crash killed 3 in Tangail & Dinajpur
A college girl was killed in a road accident in Hajir Morh area in Chirirbandar upazila of the district on Monday.
Young generation to take responsibility for national development
Vice Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr AKM Nurun Nabi has called upon the young generations to take the responsibility for national development with due patriotic zeal.
Victor Day observed in Rangpur: Call for building Sonar Bangla
The Victory Day-2013 was observed amid huge enthusiasm and jubilations here yesterday with a fresh call for building a Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Victory Day celebrated amid joy and enthusiasm in Rajshahi
The auspicious Victory Day-2013 was celebrated in the city as well as different parts of the district on Monday with the call for completing the trial of the rest war criminals in line with the spirit of victory day.
Victory Day celebrated in Faridpur
The 43rd Victory Day was celebrated here yesterday across the district through various programmes with a renewed pledge to make the country prosperous and with the call to execute the verdicts against the rest war criminals.
Tablet costs £30 in UK
A tablet costing £30 has gone on sale in the UK.
Hydrogen squeezed from stone could be new energy source
By Simon Redfern Scientists from the University of Lyon have discovered a new way to split hydrogen gas from water, using rocks.
Global cancer cases reach 14 million: WHO
By James Gallagher The number of people being diagnosed with cancer in the world each year has leaped to more than 14 million, the World Health Organization says.
Coal in the global energy landscape
An abundant, affordable energy resource, coal provides 30 percent of the world’s energy, 41 percent of the world’s electricity generation and factors into 70 percent of the world’s steel production.
Govt pushing country towards civil war: BNP
Dhaka – Opposition BNP on Monday alleged that the government is pushing the country towards a civil war by its move to resist the oppositions’ ongoing ‘justified’ movement with law enforcers and ruling party men.
NSA amnesty ‘considered’ if Snowden stops leaking documents
The US National Security Agency is considering offering an amnesty to fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden if he agrees to stop leaking secret documents, an NSA official says.
EU envoys skip Savar program, attend Bangabhaban reception
Dhaka – Diplomats of the European Union (EU) in Dhaka on Monday did not attend the Victory Day programme in Savar citing a reason of their urgent ‘coordination meeting’ on Bangladesh’s current situation. They joined the reception hosted by the…
JU VC forced out of campus
The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday seized the car of Vice Chancellor Prof Anwar Hossain and forced him out of the campus. As soon as Prof Anwar entered the university campus at about 9 am after paying…
Rizvi hospitalised
Dhaka – BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was shifted to Birdem Hospital from the Dhaka Central Jail as he fell sick on Monday. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan at a press conference at BNP’s chairperson’s Gulshan…