Detectives probe possible links to contract killings, election-time plans

Police, army, BGB members deployed to prevent unrest centring Hasina's conviction

Issues rule seeking govt explanation over the approval

Group breaks into residence following verdict against Hasina

CID says Dilip Kumar Agarwala procured gold and diamonds without valid documents

Trial held in absentia and lack of legal representation raises rights concerns, it says

Arson and crude bomb attacks continued as at least eight vehicles and two schools were torched in five districts, on the day the International Crimes Tribunal-1 sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister to death yesterday.

A Jubo Dal leader was shot dead inside a shop in the capital’s Pallabi area last evening.

Crude bombs go off at Kotalipara Upazila Parishad

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) yesterday signed two agreements to outsource the operations of Laldia Container Terminal and the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal to two foreign companies, a move it says will bring world-class technology, efficiency, and global best practices to Bangladesh’s port system.

Directing the deputy commissioners to perform their duties with utmost honesty, neutrality, and dedication in the upcoming polls and referendum, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said this election is not a conventional one; rather, it is an election to save the country.

From the early hours, the air inside the courtroom of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 felt thick with anticipation and grief.

The next legal recourse for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina is to file an appeal against the tribunal’s verdict, but she must surrender before she can do that, legal experts have said.

Major political parties yesterday welcomed the International Crimes Tribunal’s decision to sentence ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said sentencing of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates shows that no one is above the law, as the government intensified its push to bring her back from India.

One must distinguish between two separate issues: the evidence presented by the prosecution against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and the fairness of the process and procedure of the trial itself.

Law enforcers clashed with demonstrators yesterday in and around Dhanmondi-32 in the capital, as the latter attempted to demolish the remaining parts of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s house with diggers.

ICT also hands down capital punishment to ex-home boss Asaduzzaman; ex-IGP Mamun, who turned a state witness, given 5yrs

Every morning, hundreds of schoolchildren from Puthikhali union in Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila cross a fragile wooden bridge in Vatkhali to attend classes, each step feeling like a gamble with their safety.

Workers and employees of the Ashuganj Fertiliser and Chemical Company Limited in Brahmanbaria yesterday held a demonstration to press home their demand for an uninterrupted gas supply to resume urea production at the plant.