They talk twice, agree to nothing
The United Nations’ hectic efforts brought the Awami League and the BNP leaders to the discussion table twice in the last two days, but could not make any breakthrough in the stalemate over the...
View ArticleMollah review petition dismissed
The Supreme Court today cleared the way for executing war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah, rejecting the Jamaat leader’s petition to review death sentence. Though authorities of the Dhaka Central Jail,...
View ArticleUS considers sanctions against Ukraine
The US state department has said it is considering all options, including sanctions, towards Ukraine as the political crisis there continues. It follows attempts by riot police to dislodge...
View ArticlePetrol bomb hurled at Justice Kabir’s village home
Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb and four crude bombs at the village home of Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, the chief of International Crimes Tribunal-1, in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila early today. None was...
View ArticleBus torched, 2 bombs blasted in capital
Miscreants set fire to a bus in Sayedabad area and blasted two crude bombs at Dayaganj in the capital this morning, the sixth and last day of opposition-sponsored countrywide blockade of road, rail and...
View ArticleLast flight of MiG-21 jet that changed course of Liberation War
The MiG-21 FL fighter jet from Indian Air Force (IAF), which had changed the course of the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh due to its accuracy, flew into the annals of history yesterday. “I have the...
View Article2 killed in Laxmipur blockade violence
Two people were shot dead and 20 hurt when Rapid Action Battalion members opened fire on clashing opposition men in Laxmipur this morning on the last day of the opposition alliance’s blockade. The...
View Article‘Joy Bangla’ rocks Shahbagh again
Shahbagh came into life again as slogans rocked the heart of the city moments after the Supreme Court dismissed Quader Mollah’s petition to review death penalty. Hundreds of youths rushed to Shahbagh...
View Article‘Not much to prepare for execution’
Quader Mollah can be executed at a very short notice since some preparations have already been completed, according to prisons officials. “Some preparations, like the meeting with relatives, were...
View ArticleA joyous Victory Day for country: Hanif
A senior Awami League leader has said the people of the country will have a joyous Victory Day this year with the Supreme Court dismissing Quader Mollah’s petition to review death sentence. “Like the...
View ArticleDon’t allocate ‘plough’ to anyone, Ershad urges EC
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad today sent a letter requesting Election Commission (EC) not to allocate the ‘plough’ to any political party or independent candidate as electoral symbol for the January...
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