A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred hearing on framing charge in two graft cases filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and others in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Judge-in-Charge Md Rezaul Islam of the…
Year: 2014
Khoka gets bail in three cases
BNP Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka has got bail in three cases including one for instigating violence before the national election by ordering party activists to resist with machetes and axes any effort to stall their movement. The bench of Justices…
HC stays case proceedings against 4 bloggers
Dhaka – The High Court on Sunday stayed for three months the proceedings of two cases filed against four bloggers under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mohammad Ullah…
Mozena meets Tofail, discusses GSP
Dhaka – US Ambassador Dan Mozena on Sunday expressed ‘satisfaction’ over Bangladesh’s progress in implementation of the 16-point action plan the US administration has tagged as a condition for restoring the GSP facility for its exports to the US market.…
No disruption in UAE visa to BD workers: Shahriar
Dhaka – State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on Sunday said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has not stopped issuing visa to Bangladeshis mentioning that some 1716 Bangladeshi workers went to Dubai in January. “I had discussions with Dubai…
Merkel, Hollande discuss communication network bypassing USA
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would talk to French President Francois Hollande about building up a European communication network to avoid emails and other data passing through the United States.
Reforming Europe in a changing world: Barroso
By José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission It’s good to be back at the LSE, which always provides such a stimulating environment for debate, with its splendid intellectual tradition of openness and looking at things from the…
Bar Council demands high level probe of ‘extrajudicial killings’
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Bar Council on Sunday demanded formation a high-level inquiry committee to probe the alleged incidents of extrajudicial killings across the country. Addressing a press conference, Khandker Mahbub Hossain, vice-chairman of the lawyers’ statutory regulating body, came…
No rule of law in the country run by diktat: BNP
Now the country is governed at the dictate of just one person, not by the rule of law, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged on Sunday. “The country is governed by the order of a single person, not…
Lawyers for Egypt’s Morsi walk out of latest trial
Lawyers for deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have walked out of his trial on charges of espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terror.
Why MPs should be elected unopposed: HC
The High Court on Sunday stayed for three months the proceedings of two cases filed against four bloggers under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mohammad Ullah also issued…
Plane missing in western Nepal with 18 on board
A plane with 18 people on board has gone missing in western Nepal.
PM’s adviser Gawher Rizvi says: Jan 5 polls restored stability
Prime Minister’s International Affairs adviser Gowher Rizvi has reminded foreign diplomats of a contradiction — the call to hold fresh elections soonest possible creates the “very instability” that the Jan 5 elections put an end to. Rizvi said the government…
Climate change threatens Indonesians’ way of life: Kerry
Jakarta – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesians on Sunday that climate change could threaten their “entire way of life” as he called for all nations to do more to stop global warming.
AL MPs term al Qaeda message threat to independence
Ruling party lawmakers have termed the audio message of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al Zawahiri as a new conspiracy against the independence and sovereignty of the country. Addressing the House on point of order on Sunday, they said the message of…
How Europe’s biggest clubs are set to go to war on financial fair play
Jose Mourinho may have hit the headlines for his recent claims that some of the world’s biggest clubs are not taking UEFA’s Financial Fair Play laws seriously, but finger-pointing may become the norm when new rules come into full effect…
Jamaat denies al-Qaeda links, decries reports in some media
Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir have no relation with al-Qaeda, the Islamist party said Sunday. Its assertion comes after al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri reportedly called for jihad in Bangladesh to resist ‘anti-Islam forces’ in an audio message…
FIFA promises surprise doping tests before WCup
Sao Paulo — FIFA is expected to conduct surprise doping tests of all World Cup players at least once beginning in March, setting up biological passports to determine possible irregularities in blood and urine samples.
Maradona appeals to EU over Italian 39m euro tax bill
ROME (AFP) – Diego Maradona announced Friday he has asked the European Union (EU) to step in as arbitrator amid an ongoing feud with the Italian authorities over an alleged 39m euros in unpaid taxes.
Mass Valentine wedding in Malaysia despite Muslim anger
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Islamic authorities took their annual swipe at Valentine’s Day Friday, calling it a threat to Muslim values, but 138 couples took part in a mass wedding to mark the date.
Bumper mustard production likely in N-region
The farmers are expecting a bumper production of mustard seeds in the northern region during this 2013-2014 Rabi season as harvest of the oily crop continues with excellent yield rates, official sources said on Sunday.
Workshop on “Climate Financing” for media held in Netrakona
A daylong workshop for media on “Climate Financing” held here on Saturday.
Farmers urged to expand cotton farming in Barind tract
Speakers at a daylong workshop have urged the farmers and others concerned to expand cotton farming in the vast Barind tract for boosting up its production to meet up the country’s demand.
One electrocuted, 2 injured in Meherpur
A youth was electrocuted and two others injured at Kumaridanga village in Gangni upazila here on Saturday noon.
Jasim Pollimela ends in Faridpur
The three-week Jasim Pollimela (village fair) jointly organised by Faridpur Jasim Foundation and district administration marking the 111th birth anniversary of the folk poet Jasimuddin concluded last evening here on the premises of poet’s ancestral home at Gobindapur in the…
‘Robber’ killed in Moulvibazar ‘shootout’
A suspected robber was killed in a ‘shootout’ with police at Ghorachhara area in Kulaura upazila of Mouvibazar district early Sunday.
3 hurt in AL-Jamaat men clash in Laxmipur
Local Awami League men clashed with the activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student body Islami Chhatra Shibir at Charalrance Bazar in Kamalnagar upazila on Saturday, leaving three people injured.
Auto-rickshaw driver found dead in Sunamganj
Police recovered the body of an auto-rickshaw driver from Jawabazar in Chhatak upazila on Saturday evening.
BNP leader held in Sirajganj
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of BNP from Ullahpara upazila on Saturday night on charge of carrying out subversive activities.
Abducted boy rescued from Sherpur
A nine-month old boy, who was kidnapped from the capital’s Banani area nine days ago, was rescued from Gazaripara village in Jhinaigati upazila on Saturday afternoon.