Month: August 2013

A Class X student was killed allegedly by his classmate over a love affair on Wednesday at Sreepur upazila in Gazipur. The deceased was identified as Sumon Mia, 14, son of Abul Kalam of village Barkul. The other two injured were Tushar Mia, 15, son of Monir Hossain of village Nandisayasangun and Dipu Mia, 15, son ... Read more

Red tape holds up execution of sentences A total of 991 condemned cell inmates, including four Jamaat leaders — Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid, Delwar Hosaain Sayedee and Abul Kalam Azad, alias Bachchu — involved in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, are behind bars. Of them, 987 are awaiting the ... Read more

Bangladesh has secured its right to compensation of USD 106 million (Tk. 746 crore) for the Tengratila gas blowout from Canada-based oil company Niko Resources, as had been ordered by a Bangladesh court, at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The juries also observed that Niko’s first issues — where it

The United States has no interest in establishing any base in Bangladesh, rather it is interested in the rapid growth of the country, said General Vincent K Brooks, Commanding General of US Army Pacific. “We are not interested in any bases: We are interested in seeing Bangladesh continue to grow rapidly,” he told a roundtable ... Read more

Awami League leaders on Tuesday reacted angrily to opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s threat of a “tough movement by the people” against the Sheikh Hasina government. On Monday, Khaleda had reiterated the BNP’s demand for a caretaker government to supervise the next general election.Claiming that 90 per cent of Bangladeshis wanted such a system, she had

The BNP acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Tuesday said the ruling Awami League would go miles away from power if it budged even an inch from the country’s charter. “Apprehending this, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is telling people that she will not ignore constitutional provisions,” he added. Alamgir was addressing a discussion

The Awami League and its front organisations on Wednesday will observe the ninth anniversary of the August 21 grenade attack on a party rally, with a renewed call for holding trials of the attackers. As many as 24 people were killed when extremists, who were allegedly backed by the then ruling BNP-Jamaat alliance, had thrown ... Read more

The prosecution on Tuesday submitted a contempt petition against the international human rights organisation, Human Rights Watch (HRW), at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) for raising questions about the verdict against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Professor Ghulam Azam. Barrister Tureen Afroz submitted the petition to the registrar of the tribunal, seeking

Commu­nications minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that the government has appointed Bangladesh Army as local consultant for construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) project. “We have appointed Bangladesh Army as local consultant to monitor PMB construction works locally. A total of Tk 25 crore will be given to Bangladesh Army

The people of Bangladesh were shocked at the suspension of GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) privileges for the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told an influential United States Congressman on Tuesday. Ranking Member of the US House Ways and Means Committee Sander Levin,  accompanied by his wife, met with the Prime Minister at her

As a special consideration, the High Court (HC) is now hearing the much-discussed death reference case of Saudi Arabian diplomat Khalaf al-Ali, who was shot dead in the capital city Dhaka in 2012. Soon after his murder, a special tribunal in December 2012 sentenced five persons to death on charges of killing him. The HC ... Read more

The Second Rural Transport Improvement Project (RTIP II) is developing a comprehensive rural roads transport safety framework. It is also helping for sustainable enhancements to the Local Government Engineering Department’s (LGED) capacities in planning, monitoring,

An alarming increase in the water level of the Padma river has resulted in massive erosion of river banks as well as of char villages in Rajshahi during the last one week. Even the 72-year-old Char Khidirpur Border Outpost, situated in the middle of the river, is facing the threat of erosion. The strong river ... Read more

Felani’s father and her maternal uncle have returned to Kurigram from India at 4.30 pm on Tuesday after appearing as witness in the Felani murder trial in India. Commanding Officer (CO) of Kurigram 45 BGB Battalion Lt Col Zeaul Haque Khaled, Public Prosecutor of Kurigram judge court and principal

22 projects to combat climate change risks The Climate Change Trustee Board (CCTB), formed to combat risks due to climate change, approved 22 projects costing Tk 77 crore on Tuesday. “The donor countries have already deposited US $190 million to Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund (BCCRF) as grant and also committed to give further US ... Read more

Oishee Rahman, daughter of the slain special branch police inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Shapna Rahman, is giving `cooked-up information’ during her police remand in connection with the killings the investigators have launched massive hunt for her two friends to verify her information.    The investigators are saying that the daughter of the couple,

A Bangladeshi youth was held by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Dharmagrah border area under Ranisangkoil upazila of the district early Tuesday. The detainee was identified as Farjan Ali ,19, son of Md Abdul, inhabitant of Sahanbaj village. BGB and local sources said, the youth, Farjan Ali, and his two friends crossed the India ... Read more