Dhaka, July 17 – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday handed death sentence to four for committing crimes against humanity in Rajnagar Upazila of Moulvibazar district during the 1971 Liberation War.
Category: Governance
Crude bomb attack on BNP rally in Rajshahi, 5 hurt
Rajshahi, Jul 17 – At least five people including a journalist were injured in a crude bomb attack at an election rally of BNP candidate of Rajshahi City Corporation election in Sagorpara area on Tuesday morning.
51 women killed for dowry, 592 raped in six months
Dhaka, July 16 – At least 592 incidents of rape occurred across the country in last six months till June 30 this year.
BGB’s extra role stops trade at Benapole
Dhaka – As traders at Benapole Land Port continued their strike for the second day protesting Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members taking up permanent position at the custom’s weighbridge, the government has had to bear a revenue loss of Tk30…
Intern held for ‘raping’ schoolgirl at Sylhet hospital
An intern of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital was arrested on Monday allegedly for raping a schoolgirl at the hospital.
7 get life term imprisonment for murder in Pabna
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced seven people to life term imprisonment for killing a Krishak League leader Tafazal Hossain in 2010 in Pabna .
BNP doubtful about fair voting in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal
BNP on Monday voiced strong doubt about fair voting in Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barishal city polls as the party alleged that Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has already hinted about rigging in the July-30 polls like Khulna and Gazipur…
DU suspends 3 BCL men for assaulting 2 students
Dhaka, July 15 – Dhaka University authorities have suspended three Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists for assaulting two students.
2 suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfight’ with police
Dhaka, Jul 16 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights with police in Kushtia, Mymensingh districts early Monday.
Bodies of mother, daughter found in Ctg home water reservoir
Dhaka, July 15 – Police on Sunday recovered the bodies of a mother and her daughter found inside a water reservoir at their home Meher Manzil of Ambagan area under Khulshi police station in Chattogram.
Govt pushes Khaleda to slow death thru imprisonment: SC Bar
Dhaka, July 15 – The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), dominated by pro-BNP lawyers, on Sunday alleged that the government wanted to push the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to slow death by keeping her in jail for a long time.
Don’t isolate me from people, PM to SSF
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the Special Security Force (SSF) personnel to remain alert so that she does not get isolated from the mass people for whom she does politics.
DU, RU get legal notice for ‘inaction’ over ‘BCL attacks’
A thirteen-member lawyers’ body form the Supreme Court on Sunday sent a legal notice to the authorities of Dhaka University (DU) and Rajshahi University (RU), asking them to know what legal measures would be taken against the ‘BCL leaders and…
Man to die for killing daughter in Netrakona
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his daughter in 2009 in Netrakona .
Police foil pro-BNP Zia Parishad programme in Dhaka
Dhaka, July 14 – The police on Saturday foiled a seminar scheduled to be organised by Zia Parishad, a pro-BNP organization, at the Engineers’ Institution, Bangladesh (IEB).
Youth found dead in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Agmundia village in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah on Saturday morning.
Khaleda sick, relatives fail to meet her: Sister
Dhaka – Though they got permission from the jail authorities, the relatives of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia could not meet her on Saturday due to her illness, said her sister.
J&J ordered to pay $4.69 bn damages in talc cancer case
WASHINGTON,(BSS/AFP) – US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was Thursday ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold by the company contained asbestos and caused them to suffer…
Nuclear arms race to be in Trump-Putin talks
President Donald Trump seems of two minds on nuclear weapons. He muses about eliminating them but also has called for a U.S. buildup and bragged about his nuclear “button.”
AL to reshape villages if voted to power: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Awami League government will ensure civic amenities and improved lifestyle for the people of every village in the country if her party is voted to power again.
12 BD fishermen ‘abducted’ in Khulna
A group of forest robbers reportedly abducted 12 fishermen from Mora Pashur and Andaria area of Sundarbans early Friday.
Suspended cop among 3 held with Yaba in Ctg
Detectives arrested a suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and two of his associates along with Yaba tablets from Bahaddarhat area in the city on Thursday.
The future of int’l justice amid boundless cruelty
You were there when the treaty establishing the ICC was completed 20 years ago. What was that like? It was a six-week rollercoaster ride of intense negotiations, preceded by three years of negotiations at United Nations headquarters in New York…
UN Parliamentary Assembly move gains support
A long standing proposal for the creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) is slowly gathering momentum.
‘No role in Khaleda’s counsel Carlile’s India deportation’
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said that the government had no role in denial of permission to Khaleda Zia’s British legal consultant Lord Carlile to enter India.
2 suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’
Two suspected drug traders were killed in ‘gunfights’ with police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Tangail and Bogura districts early Friday.
J & J to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation…
BD’s FF job quota reform not possible: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it is not possible to reform freedom fighter quota in government jobs as there is a High Court verdict to continue it.
Hear Khaleda’s plea against graft case verdict: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the High Court to start the hearing on the review petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia against a lower court verdict sentencing five years’ imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage…
Dhaka-KL defence training deal soon: Malaysian minister
Visiting Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Bin Sabu on Thursday said preparations are on to sign a memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and Malaysia on defence training and technical cooperation.