North Korea has been sending equipment to Syria that could be used in chemical weapons manufacturing, US media report, citing findings by UN experts. The materials include acid-resistant tiles, valves and pipes, reports say. An as-yet-unreleased UN report also says…
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced six people to life term imprisonment for killing a SSC examinee in Patia upazila in 1991. The court also sentenced another person to five years rigorous imprisonment and acquitted four others in…
Dhaka, Feb 27 – Eminent lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain will provide legal advice to the lawyers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to ensure her bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
Dhaka – A patrol team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 92 kilograms of hemp worth of Tk 3.22 lakh from Raghunathpur in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Feb 27 – The High Court (HC) Division yesterday fixed March 1 for delivering its verdict, disposing the rule issued on the legality of holding the post of MP by Nizam Uddin Hazari.
Rajshahi, Feb 27 – A hand-cupped convict has fled away from the Rajshahi Court.The incident was happened at 12.00pm on Tuesday. The escaped convict was identified as Ibrahim Marshal, son of late Ashraf Ali from Bandhagate of Rajshhai city.
Saudi King Salman on Monday replaced top military commanders including the chief of staff, state media said, in a major shake-up of the kingdom’s defence establishment.
As sexual abuse and paternity claims continue to rise against UN peacekeepers overseas, the United Nations is actively collaborating with troop contributing countries (TCC) in collecting DNA samples: a protocol introduced back in 2014.
Special Correspondent The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Monday) issued a rule asking the respondents as to why the appointment of Dr Farzana Islam, the incumbent vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) for second term should not be declared illegal.
Dhaka, Feb 26 – A Dhaka court on Monday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia until March 13 in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
Three Nobel Peace Prize winners on Monday urged fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar to speak out about violence against the Rohingya minority, warning she otherwise risks prosecution for “genocide”.
EU countries on Monday demanded sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority.
Brussels, Feb 26 (BSS/AFP) – EU countries on Monday demanded sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has described Northern Rakhine in Myanmar as one of the most prolific ‘slaughterhouses’ of humans in recent times.He said not enough was done, early and collectively, to prevent the rising…
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected drug dealers and recovered 1.20 lakh pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Bashundhara residential area here on early Monday.
Dhaka – A young physician allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Amirbagh residential area in Chittagong on Sunday night.
Saudi Arabia’s Directorate of Public Security is to hire female soldiers for the first time. The directorate has opened the door to accept women in military posts for the rank of ‘soldier’ in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, Qassim and Asir, according…
By Chandra Muzaffar A series of events linked to West Asia in the last nine months has brought to the surface the under-currents and cross-currents in the region’s perennial struggle between occupation and hegemony, on the one hand, and resistance…
Dhaka, Feb 25 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Sunday postponed the hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case until Monday and extended the bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia till that date. Judge Dr Md…
Dhaka – At least 20 jhut godowns and several wood shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Konabari in Gazipur on Sunday morning.
Dhaka – A contractor was gunned down by some miscreants in Mohakhali area of the capital on Sunday morning.
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque has said a new law will be passed this year on appointment of judges to the higher court.
Dhaka – A young man was sentenced for life term imprisonment on Sunday as he raped a minor school girl at Banurvag village of Naldanga in Natore in 2011.
BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Sunday said their party, if returns to power, will take steps to observe February 25 as ‘army martyrs day’, commemorating the army officers killed in the Pilkhana BDR carnage in 2009.
Pragatishil Chhatra Jote (PCJ), an alliance of left-leaning student organisations, on Sunday took position near the Secretariat to besiege Education Ministry demanding resignation of the minister for failing to stop continued question paper leaks in different examinations.
Dhaka, Feb 25 – The High Court on Sunday concluded the hearing on a bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the lower court verdict that convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment to her in connection with…
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday asked why the opposition political party should need permission to hold political programmes.
Dhaka – A retired army person was gunned down by some unknown assailants at Dhanuakhola village in Sadar upazila early Saturday.
Dhaka – A youth was stabbed to death by a group of miscreants in Sadarghat Police Station area in Chittagong on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Md Ibrahim, 19, son of Jasim Uddin of Rail Colony area under…
Dhaka – A team of DB police in a drive detained an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with 500g of gunpowder while conducting a secret meeting at Barghoria Sluicegate area in the district Sadar…