STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday accused the present government of plunging the country towards an “uncivilised darkness”.
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Death-row prisoner release record under present regime: BNP
The BNP has said the largest number of death row prisoners, who are involved in ruling party politics, were given clemency and release during the rule of present Awami League government. “Not only that, the death row prisoners were given…
BD, India set ‘model’ of cooperation, Jaishankar tells PM
Dhaka – Indian External Affairs Secretary Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday said Bangladesh and India have set a ‘model’ in bilateral cooperation, which is being highly lauded in India, unb news agency reported. “The model is being highly appreciated in…
88.29 pc pass SSC, equivalent exams
Dhaka – The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations were published today (Wednesday), showing 88.29 percent pass rate, unb news agency reported.
Nizami buried in home town Pabna
Dhaka – Motiur Rahman Nizami, hanged for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, was buried near his ancestral home in Santhia upazila after his execution in the small hours of Wednesday, unb news agency reported.
Nizami hanged for war crimes early Wednesday
Dhaka – War crimes convict Motiur Rahman Nizami was hanged in the erly hours of Wednesday for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. After long six years of trial, the 73-year-old Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was hanged…
Schoolboy beaten dead by classmates in Narsingdi
Narsingd – A schoolboy was beaten to death allegedly by two of his classmates at Khalpar in the district town on Tuesday afternoon over previous enmity.The deceased was identified as Parvez Miah, 13, son of Sattar Miah of Bilasdi in…
BBC team expelled from North Korea for ‘disrespectful’ reporting
By Reuters and VICE News North Korea detained and expelled a team of BBC journalists on Monday over its reporting, the broadcaster and a North Korean official said, as a large group of foreign reporters visited the isolated country to…
Verdict read out, Nizami could be hanged anytime if no clemency: AG
Dhaka – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Monday said jail authorities can execute war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami anytime as per the government’s order if he does not seek presidential clemency, unb news agency reported. “Nizami can be executed anytime…
Jamaat Ameer Nizami in Dhaka Central Jail, verdict text released
Dhaka – Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami, convicted and sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in 1971 was shifted to Dhaka Central Jail from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on Sunday night, unb news agency reported.
Dhaka asks Islamabad to stop interfering in internal affairs
Dhaka – Bangladesh once again asked Pakistan to refrain from interfering in Bangladesh’s internal affairs and stop commenting on trials against those criminals who committed crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. Bangladesh also asked the Pakistan authorities…
Law to be amended to gear up CHT Land Reform Com: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will amend the Land Reform Act, 2001 to gear up the activities of the CHT Land Reform Commission, unb news agency reported. “We’re constituting and reconstituting the Land Reform…
Visit advanced coop on countering terrorism extremism: Nisha Desai
Dhaka – Describing Bangladesh tour as ‘productive’ US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal said the trip helped advance cooperation on countering terrorism and extremism, unb news agency reported. “Home after a productive…
Violence marks 4th phase rural Union Pariahad polls; 4 killed
Dhaka – Voting in the 4th phase election to 703 union parishads in 87 upazilas of the country’s 46 districts concluded amid stray incidents of violence that left two people dead and over 100 others injured in different parts of…
Prove yourself innocent, BNP to Joy
Dhaka – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday urged Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy toprove that he has no involvement in the allegation of siphoning off Tk 2,500 crore, unb news agency reported. “Khaleda Zia…
Process begins for Nizami verdict execution: Minister
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday said the government will follow all legal procedures for executing the verdict against Matiur Rahman Nizami sentences to death for war crimes, unb news agency reeported.
PM accuses BNP of plotting to kill Joy
Reiterating her firm vow not to give any room to terrorism and militancy on the soil of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said no one would be allowed to play with the fate of the country in the…
BNP smells contempt in Law Minister’s remark over HC verdict
BNP on Friday questioned whether Law Minister Anisul Huq has committed a contempt of court by calling illegal a High Court verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution.
Uproar in BD Parliament as HC scraps assumed power to remove judges
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday declared the 16th amendment establishing Parliament’s power to remove the Supreme Court judges illegal and contradictory to the national Constitution. Noting that parliament members cannot go against the party decision as per the…
SC upholds Nizami’s death sentence
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a review petition paving the way for the execution of Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Liberation in 1971.
Police suspects JMB involvement in Tangail Hindu tailor killing
Dhaka – Police suspects JMB militants were involved in minority tailor Nikhil Joarder killing in Tangail, about 100 kilometres north of here. Clue of the murder is yet to be revealed though five days have passed and the list of…
HC order on 16th Amendment Thursday
The High Court will deliver its order today (Thursday) on a writ petition challenging the 16th amendment to the Constitution. The amendment empowers Parliament to remove Supreme Court judges. On March 10, a three-member special bench of the HC, comprising…
Dhaka, Kuwait agree on economic cooperation?
Dhaka – Bangladesh and Kuwait on Wednesday pledged to work together against the twin dangers presented by terrorism and extreme violence to the Muslim community worldwide, besides reaching agreement over a wide-ranging agenda of economic cooperation. The two countries also…
Khaleda talked about Joy with information: Rizvi
Criticising the Prime Minister’s son for what he said making indecent remarks about their party chief, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said Khaleda Zia talked about Tk 2,500 core involving Sajeeb Wazed Joy based on…
8 BD nationals held in S’pore for ‘planning terror attacks’
Eight Bangladeshi men have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) of Singapore for their alleged plot to stage terror attacks back home, Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Tuesday.
Ansarullah Team is behind Kalabagan double murder: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Tuesday claimed that Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) is behind the Kalabagan double murder.
Ferry capsizes in the Padma near Dhaka during storm: Body recovered
Manikganj – The body of a worker, who went missing after a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Padma river in Shibalaya upazila as a storm sweep over the area on Sunday evening, was recovered on Tuesday morning, unb news agency…
Case against Khaleda, 3 others for 42 deaths
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the date for submission of the probe report in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and three others over the death of 42 people during last…
Shafiq Rehman’s arrest exposes govt, says Bnp
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday alleged that arrest of Shafik Rehman has opened the skeleton of inside the cupboard. “The people were unaware many things about Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. But now they came…
Bangladesh Bank heist to have no impact on economy: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the hacking of money from Bangladesh central bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will have no impact on the country’s economy in the long run, unb news…