Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred charge framing in 11 cases including one of sedition against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to March 28. Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla of the court passed the order…
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Khaleda told to appear in court March 28 on 11 cases
Dhaka, Mar 14 – A court here on Tuesday asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on March 28 in connection with 10 cases attack on cars, and one of sedition for her reported remarks about the number…
Four suspected criminals killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Mar 14 – Four suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Nurpur intersection in Sadar upazila of Meherpur early Tuesday.
Parliament gives May power to begin EU exit
London, Mar 14 (AP/UNB) — Britain lurched closer to leaving the European Union Monday when Parliament stopped resisting and gave Prime Minister Theresa May the power to file for divorce from the bloc. But in a blow to May’s government,…
‘Hasina’s visit to yield results, no say on RAW remark’
He’s unaware of any defence cooperation deal Dhaka, Mar 13 – The much-talked-about upcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India will certainly have ‘outcomes’, says Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
Heavy penalty mulled for weight-measure tampering
Dhaka, Mar 13 – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘The Standards of Weights and Measures Bill, 2017’, raising the amount of fine for cheating in weight and measurement. The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting…
Breaking France’s addiction to its state of emergency
Like an addict, France does not know how to quit its state of emergency even though it has become clear that maintaining it erodes the rule of law and fosters human rights abuses while not keeping the country safer. The…
SC rejects Khaleda’s appeal for stay on trust graft case
Dhaka – By dismissing a petition the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday paved the way for the concerned trial court to continue the proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Prove remark against Khaleda or apologise, BNP to PM
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Sunday urged the Prime Minister either to prove that their party chief Khaleda Zia took BNP to power by giving an undertaking to India in 2001 or apologise to the nation for…
Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Faced A Fake News Tsunami.
Last June, John Mattes started noticing something coursing like a virus through the Facebook page he helped administer for Bernie Sanders fans in San Diego. People with no apparent ties to California were friending the page and sharing links from…
Two ‘outlaws’ killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Mar 12 – The head of a faction of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) and his associate were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Rahimabad Ambagan in Tala upazila of Satkhira early Sunday.
Parliament adopts resolution: March 25 is Genocide Day
haka, Mar 11 – Parliament on Saturday unanimously adopted a motion to declare March 25 as Genocide Day, mark the start of atrocities unleashed by the Pakistani occupation forces on the people of then-East Pakistan on this date in 1971.
Jubadal protests suing Khaleda in Comilla arson case
Dhaka, Mar 11 – Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, BNP’s youth wing, on Saturday staged a demonstration in the city protesting the submission of a chargesheet against party chairperson Khaleda Zia, besides 77 others in an arson attack case in Comilla.
PM blasts BNP: In 2001 it won with India’s help
Dhaka, Mar 11 – Taking a swipe at BNP for its recent anti-Indian remarks, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday alleged that this party came to power in 2001 through giving undertaking to sell gas to India.
Bangabandhu first realised BD won’t stay with Pakistan
Dhaka, March 10 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first among many Bengali politicians who realized that artificial bond of Bangladesh with Pakistan would not last.
A look at key criminal defendants in South Korean scandal
Formally removed from office by a historic Constitutional Court ruling Friday, Park Geun-hye has lost her presidential immunity from prosecution over a corruption scandal that has sent dozens of high-profile figures to face criminal trials. They include Park’s friend of…
AL to accept people’s mandate in next polls: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said their party will accept the people’s mandate even it if loses the next general election. “The Prime Minister will respect people’s verdict even if she is defeated in the next parliamentary…
Trump-Farage has long links with Julian Assange
Leaked emails reveal Nigel Farage, who led the push for Brexit and now serves as an “unofficial adviser” to President Donald Trump, has longstanding ties to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Farage visited the Ecuadorian embassy Thursday where Assange has sought…
PM blasts Dr Yunus again
Criticising again the ‘role of Dr Yunus’ in the process of cancellation promised fund by the World Bank , Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she does not know whether people will try that reputed person for his act…
Trump met Russian envoy during election campaign?
New York billionaire met briefly with Vladimir Putin’s representative in Washington around six months before election day Donald Trump met with Russia’s US ambassador last April at the height of the presidential election, it has emerged, despite, repeated and strenuous…
AL apprehends violence before next general election
Dhaka – The ruling Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader has expressed his apprehension that a massive violence might be taken place in the country ahead of the next general elections scheduled to be held in 2019.
BNP’s Sohel put on remand in murder case
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Habib-un- Nabi Khan Sohel on remand for a day in bomb explosion case.
Appeal hearing on BD const. 16th Amendment May 8
Dhaka, Mar 7 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed May 8 for the next hearing of an appeal filed against a High Court (HC) order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing…
Historic March 7 Tuesday
The nation is set to observe the ‘Historic 7 March’, a red-letter day in the country’s history, tomorrow in a befitting manner. On this day in 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in his historic speech at…
Trump wiretap: FBI chief Comey ‘rejects’ allegation
FBI director James Comey has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered a wiretap of his phone before he was elected US president, US media say. Mr Comey reportedly asked the US justice department (DOJ) to publicly…
Bangali students council observe hartal in CHT hill districts
Dhaka, Mar 6 –A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad, is underway in the three hill districts – Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban –on Monday.
Liton murder: Kader’s aide now ‘confesses’ to part
Shamsuzzoha Sarker, personal assistant of former Jatiya Party MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency Dr Abdul Kader Khan, reportedly confessed before a court here on Sunday to his involvement in the killing of Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton. Additional district magistrate…
The geopolitics of environmental challenges
London – Much of the world seems to be on edge. The West’s relationship with Russia, the future of NATO, the Syrian civil war and refugees, rising right-wing populism, the impact of automation, and the United Kingdom’s impending departure from…
‘Britain always wants to see fair polls in Bangladesh’
Dhaka -The United Kingdom always wants to see free and fair general elections in Bangladesh. The visiting UK minister for Asia Pacific Alok Sharma said this during his meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at letter’s Gulshan office in the…
BNP will join election after having poll-time neutral govt: Kh Mosharraf
Dhaka – The BNP will take part in the next general polls only after establishing a neutral election-time government, says BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.