Ruling Awami League and its main opposition BNP leaning lawyers have agreed not to hold any meeting on the premises of the Supreme Court. Lawyers close to the two parties reached a consensus on this at a meeting with Chief…
Month: January 2014
ICT judge Fazle Kabir retires
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) judge ATM Fazle Kabir, who led the trial of Ghulam Azam, Delwar Hossain Sayeedee and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for war crimes, has retired. He was bid farewell on Tuesday, his last working day.
504 violence deaths, 72 extrajudicial killings, 53 disappearances in 2013
At least 504 people, including 15 police and two BGB personnel, were killed and over 22,000 injured in political violence in 2013, according to a report of Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organization.
AL-backed Blue Panel sweeps Duta polls
The ruling Awami League-backed Blue Panel swept the polls to Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (Duta) held on Tuesday. The Blue Panel bagged nine out of 15 posts while its rival BNP-blessed White Panel got only 6. Prof Dr AK Fazlul…
Opposition set to enforce nonstop blockade Wednesday
Dhaka – The BNP-led 18-party alliance is set to enforce a countrywide non-stop road-rail-waterway blockade on Wednesday, the first day of the New Year (2014), in a bid to thwart the January-5 10th parliamentary elections.
ACC case against BNP’s Morshed Khan, wife, son
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC0 on Tuesday filed a case against BNP Vice chairman M Morshed Khan, his wife Nasrin Morshed Khan and son Foysal Khan for their alleged involvement with laundering USD 3,95,00540 and HKD1,36,45,583 to Hong Kong during 2000…
PM slams Khaleda for disparaging remarks about Gopalganj
Pirganj – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday strongly hit back at opposition leader Khaleda Zia for her disparaging remarks about Gopalganj, the home district of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
US upset, renews call for intensifying dialogue efforts
Voicing disappointment in absence of any political consensus for credible polls in Bangladesh, the USA has reiterated its call for intensifying dialogue efforts among political parties to find a way forward to holding fair elections fulfilling people’s expectations.
JCD man shot dead in Comilla
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist was shot to death allegedly by a Jubo League man at Jhalam Uttar Bazar in Barura upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Saddam Hossain, 20, an activist of the local unit of…
Tazreen MD 5 five others issued arrest warrants
A Dhaka court on Tuesday morning issued arrest warrants against six people of Tazreen Fashions, including its Chairman and Managing Director (MD), in 2012.
Workers Party manifesto 5 days ahead of polls
Workers Party of Bangladesh, an ally of Awami League led grand alliance, on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto, pledging for establishing a non-communal and democratic Bangladesh. The Workers Party announced its 24-point manifesto at a press conference at Asad auditorium at…
British envoy meets Syed Ashraf
British High Commissioner Robert Gibson had a meeting with ruling Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam at the latter’s house for about an hour on Tuesday. The UK envoy came out of the house in a SUV at 3:41pm…
Man tortured to death by ‘cops’ in Khulna
A man was tortured to death allegedly by police at Barakpur in Dighalia upazila of the district on Monday night. Denying the allegation, Dighalia police said the man identified as Kesmat Ali, 50, fell ill after seeing them and died…
Input cost hike fails to dampen farmers’ spirit in 2013
Despite the increase in input costs in the outgoing calendar year, the country’s farmers maintained the autarky in food grains production as it has been the order over the last few years.
Gopalganj issue: Case against Khaleda dismissed
A Dhaka court on Tuesday dismissed a defamation case against Opposition Leader Begum Khaleda Zia for her disputed remarks and allegedly threatening police personnel.
Mozena meets Khaleda; urges serious dialogue from parties
As the government remained rigid with the January 5 polls, US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Tuesday renewed his country’s call to Awamni League and BNP to engage in a ‘serious dialogue’ immediately to find an agreed way forward for…