Senior Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said women will be kept confined to their houses if Hefajat-e-Islam and Jamaat-e-Islami assume state power.
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Appeal hearing on Sayedee’s sentence May 2
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday set May 2 for hearing the appeals filed by both the prosecution and condemned Delwar Hossain Sayedee, nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, against the ICT-1 verdict on his 1971 Liberation War crimes.
Zimbabwe, Bangladesh in test cricket battle
Zimbabwe and Bangladesh begin Test cricket’s basement battle on Wednesday as the two teams look to measure their personal progress in a two-match series.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi along Lalmonirhat border
Border Security Force (BSF) of India picked up a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Srirampur border in Patgram upazila on Wednesday night.
Envoy briefs US Congressman on ICT
Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Akramul Qader on Wednesday met Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN5) and briefed him on the constitution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), its legal premises as well as the country’s current situation.
Greening city infrastructure can sustain economic growth
Nairobi – Investing in sustainable infrastructures and resource efficient technologies in cities offers a golden opportunity to deliver economic growth with lower rates of environmental degradation, reductions in poverty, cuts in greenhouse gases, and improved well-being, according to a new…
MD to decide on Biman’s GSA
Kevin Steele, Managing Director and CEO, said he would now be the final decision maker on all General Sales Agent (GSA) matters because of the many rumors, allegations and attempts to exert influence.
Arab envoys meet Khaleda
Dhaka-based ambassadors of Arab and Muslim countries on Wednesday night met BNP chief Khaleda Zia and discussed possible ways out of the current political crisis in Bangladesh.
Amardesh editor Mahmudur on ‘hunger strike’
Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman went on a hunger strike three days ago over three demands, his lawyers and close associates said on Wednesday.
Boston blasts: Horrendous, heart rending
Mostafa Kamal Majumder
Ghulam Azam verdict any day
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday kept pending its verdict to be delivered any day after formally closing law-point arguments from both sides in the trial of the war crimes allegedly perpetrated by detained Jamaat-e-Islami ameer (retired) Ghulam Azam.
Dialogue impossible with leaders in jail: BNP
BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday urged the government to create an enabling environment for talks, saying dialogue cannot be held keeping the top opposition leaders behind bars.
Govt for fair polls, Muhith tells Ban Ki-moon
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said that the government is committed to holding a free, fair and neutral election in Bangladesh like the other parliamentary democratic countries of the world.
Order on writ against President election Sunday
The High Court will deliver its order on Sunday (April 21) on a writ petition filed seeking a stay order on the process to hold election to presidency on April 29.
Ilias Ali in govt custody, says BNP
The main opposition BNP on Wednesday claimed that its organising secretary M Ilias Ali, who mysteriously went missing one year ago, is in government custody.
Buet students asked to return to classes
The authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Wednesday asked their students to join their classes from Saturday as they have already taken responsibility of Dwip’s treatment.
No progress in import of Myanmar electricity
Despite Bangladesh’s effort to import electricity from neighbouring Myanmar, there is no virtual progress in this regard in last two years.
BGB recover Tk 106 cr smuggled goods
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has so far recovered various smuggled goods worth about Tk 106 crore from across the country in the first three months of the current year.
Cop among three injured in gunfight at Tarabo
A policeman and two other people were injured in a gunfight between police and carjackers at Tarabo in Rupganj thana of Naryanganj district on Tuesday night.
Allow undisclosed money in real estate: REHAB
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) on Wednesday demanded among other things the scope to invest legally earned undisclosed money in the real estate sector for five to ten years from next fiscal. They placed the demands during…
TransPacific partnership will undermine democracy
Prof. Rodney Shakespeare
Bangladesh, Zimbabwe in basement battle
Zimbabwe and Bangladesh begin Test cricket’s basement battle Wednesday as the two teams look to measure their personal progress in a two-match series.
The other dangers of fossil fuels
Mia Henderson, Guest Contributor
Why stop rickshaw-pullers wearing lungi: HC
The High Court has asked why the decision to stop the rickshaw-pullers wearing lungi entering Baridhara at the capital’s Gulshan would not be declared illegal.
BNP blasts PM’s stand against caretaker govt
Accusing the government of carrying out repression on the opposition, MK Anwar said, “There’s no peace in people’s minds.
Lightning kills 4 in Cox’s Bazar
Four people, including two women, were killed in separate lightning strikes at different places of the district on Tuesday.
Bridges Division seeks Padma design
The Bridges Division of the Communications Ministry has moved a proposal seeking an increase in the contract value of the Padma Bridge’s detailed design consultant.
Violence overshadows govt achievements: FM
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Tuesday said the achievements of the government in human rights areas have been overshadowed by the mindless violence and atrocities carried out by Jamaat-Shibir men and their alliances in the last few months.
Dhaka strongly condemns terror strikes in Boston
Bangladesh on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Boston during the famous Boston Marathon where three innocent lives were lost, including that of a child, and many others were injured.
Migration arrangement not a problem: Minister
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said the decision to send workers to Malaysia on a government-to-government (G to G) arrangement cannot be a matter of confrontation between the government and the private recruiting agencies.