Azharul’s war crimes charges accepted
A tribunal in Dhaka accepted charges of war crimes against Jamaat-e-Islami Acting Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam on Thursday. The charge framing hearing will begin on August 18, Justice ATM Fazle...
View ArticleStocks back to the red
The prices of the most shares on the country’s premier bourse dipped on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. DGEN, the general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), shed 96 points to reach at...
View ArticleBB aims to cut inflation rate to 7pc
Bangladesh Bank aims to bring average inflation down to 7 percent using the 1995-96 base year and to ensure a credit growth that stimulates inclusive economic expansion. The objectives were outlined as...
View ArticleAttacking media unforgivable offence: Inu
Attacking the media is an unforgivable offence, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said on Thursday. “The attacker whoever he is, a minister or a parliamentarian, must face the court,” Inu told...
View ArticleGhulam Rahman’s continuing office valid: HC
The High Court Thursday ruled that it was not illegal for Ghulam Rahman to continue as chief of the Anti-Corruption Commission till June 23. The ruling came in the mode of rejection of a writ petition...
View ArticleRony sent to jail
Ruling party parliamentarian Golam Maula Rony landed in jail Thursday, a day into his arrest in the capital for beating up two journalists. A Dhaka court turned down his bail prayer and ordered...
View ArticleSC clears way for holding BCB polls
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for holding the election of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on the basis of its amended constitution. The SC however said the legality of the elected BCB...
View ArticleScrap amendment to electoral code: BNP
The BNP has asked the election office to drop a proposal which, once approved, will enable the ruling party chief and 20 leaders enjoy the privilege to lead electioneering if the general election is...
View ArticleFitra fixed at Tk 66
Fitra has been fixed at minimum Tk 66 and maximum Tk 1980 per head this year. Islamic Foundation fixed the amount at a meeting on Thursday with Prof Maulana Mohammad Salahuddin, Khatib of Baitul...
View ArticleAggrieved JCD men blast cocktails at Ctg BNP office
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists angered at being deprived of positions in the newly formed Chittagong city unit committee allegedly exploded four cocktails in front of the BNP office in the city. A...
View ArticleNo judicial power for exec magistrates: Minister
Executive magistrates cannot be empowered to take criminal offenses into cognizance and to hold summary trial under the existing laws, the law minister has said. Shafique Ahmed said as per the Supreme...
View ArticlePrepare CG restoration movement: Tarique
BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman has called upon the party’s leaders and activists to prepare for a movement, instead of election, for the restoration of caretaker government. Addressing an...
View Article6.2 quake hits off Vanuatu: USGS
A 6.2-magnitude quake hit off the South Pacific island of Vanuatu yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, but it was not expected to generate a tsunami. The US Geological Survey said the tremor at...
View ArticleLandslides bury nine in China
Nine people were buried and four missing after landslides hit a Chinese province where at least 95 were killed this week by earthquakes, state media reported yesterday. Two separate landslides hit...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s Tsvangirai warns of election fraud
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday warned that next week’s election was strongly at risk of being rigged, as he condemned the African Union’s upbeat assessment of the poll...
View Article45% of bar dancers in Mumbai from UP, Bengal
Contrary to the state government’s claim that Mumbai’s dance bars attracted ‘foreign girls who spoilt the city’s moral fibre’, statistics reveal that bar dancers were mostly migrants from small towns...
View ArticleDeath toll hits 15 in Indonesia
The death toll after a boat carrying some 200 asylum-seekers bound for Australia capsized has risen to 15, rescuers said yesterday, adding they did not know if any passengers were still missing. Three...
View ArticleBiden calls for easing of tensions in Asian waters
US Vice President Joe Biden yesterday called on Asian nations to reduce tensions in disputed waters across the region as Washington redoubles efforts to confront China’s growing maritime presence...
View ArticleUS Arts Academy chief quits over false CV
The chief executive of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has agreed to resign on July 31, the body announced Thursday following reports she had embellished her cv. The Academy, which counts 50...
View ArticleUS won’t seek death penalty
The United States will not seek the death penalty for fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, according to a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder obtained by AFP yesterday. Holder said in the...
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