Bangladesh
Internet keeps Jamaat leaders in touch
Now in hiding to avoid arrest, top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami are using different Internet-based messaging and telecommunications applications to communicate with party colleagues, according to the party insiders.
16 June 2015, 09:58 AM
SC stays Zafrullah's fine till July 5
The Supreme Court stays until July 5 a special tribunal’s verdict that had fined Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury Tk 5,000 for criticising the punishment of Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman by the same court.
16 June 2015, 08:30 AM
Justice comes after she goes
“I want them to be punished. My heart wants it.” This was possibly her only wish after she lost her husband during the Liberation War in 1971.
16 June 2015, 06:58 AM
They can now rest in peace
It was a phone call that gave words to a long endured pain and wait. Perhaps that is why Saif Imam Jami called back from a different time zone, taking time out of his busy office hours.
16 June 2015, 06:46 AM
Jamaat hartal tomorrow against Mojaheed's verdict
Appalled by the Supreme Court verdict against war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Jamaat-e-Islami calls a 24-hour hartal from tomorrow.
16 June 2015, 06:35 AM
War crimes: SQ Chy’s appeal hearing begins
Supreme Court begins hearing on the appeal against death penalty handed to war criminal and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
16 June 2015, 04:48 AM
SC upholds Mojaheed death penalty
Supreme Court upholds death penalty to war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mojaheed for killing intellectuals in 1971.
16 June 2015, 03:25 AM
China for ‘political stability’ in Bangladesh
BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moeen Khan says China wants political stability in Bangladesh for the sake of its democratic progress and overall development.
15 June 2015, 14:32 PM
47 trafficking victims return from Thailand
A total of 47 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Thai authorities last year from Andaman Sea, reach Dhaka.
15 June 2015, 12:03 PM
Mojaheed verdict tomorrow
Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict tomorrow on an appeal filed by death row war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed challenging the sentences handed down to him.
15 June 2015, 11:03 AM
Opinion: IGP’s big leader formula
The IGP has not only revealed how politicised he was, he also revealed the nexus between the cops and lawbreaking ruling party men.
15 June 2015, 09:26 AM
Where have all the desi chickens gone? (video)
Be it the broiler or the sonali, no other chicken comes near them – and you will taste the difference when the roast chicken in a wedding feast is not desi.
15 June 2015, 08:47 AM
Why Khaleda’s change of heart on India?
Within a week of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has made a U-turn on her recent India stance after realising that she could not cut much ice with Modi, BNP insiders said.
15 June 2015, 08:43 AM
Unskilled, trapped in foreign lands
Alauddin Mollick, son of landless poor farmer Shahadat Mollick, had to drop out from school when he was in ninth grade due to abject poverty.
15 June 2015, 07:27 AM
Four nations sign motor vehicle agreement
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal ink deal to allow seamless movement of people, cargo and personal vehicles across their borders.
15 June 2015, 07:20 AM
Road crashes kill 10 in Habiganj, Mymensingh
Five people including two women were killed as truck rams private car in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj. Police suspect that all the victims are from the same family.
15 June 2015, 04:17 AM
Connectivity deals won’t serve country’s interests: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia criticises deals on connectivity during Indian PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit, saying those would not serve Bangladesh’s interests.
14 June 2015, 15:57 PM
Pakistan to review Bangladesh cricket rout
Pakistan cricket authorities says they would include the national team's shambolic whitewash against Bangladesh this year as part of a review to improve its performance.
14 June 2015, 15:22 PM
Govt trying to save ruling MP’s son, alleges BNP
BNP alleges that the government is trying to save Bakhtiar Alam Rony – the son of a ruling party lawmaker who shot dead two people in Dhaka in a drunken rage.
14 June 2015, 11:32 AM
Govt tried to thwart my meeting with Modiji: Khaleda
BNP chief Khaleda Zia alleges that Awami League government tried to thwart her meeting with Narendra Modi in Dhaka.
14 June 2015, 10:58 AM