Month: September 2013

The Appellate Division will deliver today its verdict in the two appeal petitions against the life term sentence handed to Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla for his 1971 war crimes. On July 23, a five member Appellate Division bench ended hearing both the appeal petitions and reserved the pronouncement of the verdict for a later ... Read more

Rampal Power Project Plant to use saline water Green campaigners still concerned Taking into account concerns of environmentalists, the proposed massive 1320 megawatt coal power plant in Rampal close to the Sundarbans will use surface water from the Passur river so that the project does not affect underground water table. The water after use will ... Read more

Hallmark-Sonali Scam ACC approves charges against 25 people The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday approved 11 charge-sheets against 25 people for the embezzlement of Tk 1,568.39 crore from Sonali Bank’s Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch by Hallmark Group. The commission approved charges against 12 Hallmark Group executives and its associates including its managing director Tanvir Mahmud, his wife

The cabinet on Monday approved a draft bill seeking to amend the Representation of the People Order stipulating a new provision to debar anyone convicted under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973, from contesting parliamentary elections. The legislative and parliamentary affairs

Nothing beats a mother’s love for her child, and that’s why the higher the stake the harder the emotional drive gets. The situation came tragically true for Nazneen Akhter, 35, a senior reporter of The Daily Janakantha. Yesterday, failing to bear the shock of her daughter’s demise, she jumped off the balcony of their fourth-floor flat in ... Read more

An expert committee has termed sound all scientific findings concerning the country’s first genetically modified (GM) crop — Bt Brinjal — and is now preparing its review report on those for forwarding it to the agriculture ministry, officials said yesterday. On receipt of the experts’ report,

A half day hartal enforced by CPB-Basad observed peacefully on Monday in the city. The hartal was called protesting the attack on Mujahidul Islam Selim and other leftist leaders on Sunday. Supporting the hartal CPB and BASAD jointly brought out a procession on Monday at 8am from Zindabazaar to the Court Point. Later they organised ... Read more

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Monday said the last war for democracy and development has begun and sought votes for the Awami League’s (AL’s) ‘boat’ symbol in the next election, saying that the AL-led government intends to complete the unfinished tasks of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Joy delivered addresses

The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on Monday signed a Protocol of Cooperation reinforcing their common intent to work towards improvement of the quality of life of the people of Bangladesh. The protocol was signed, in the presence

Bangladesh is now at crossroads and it will be a ‘gross failure’ if the people of Bangladesh were not given a free and fair choice during the elections, a member of the visiting British All Party Parliamentary Group said on Monday. “Citizens of Bangladesh really value their elections. They want election. It is the duty ... Read more

In an oblique reference to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the main opposition BNP has said no good result will be brought by making baseless and motivated statements against the nationalist party. “Premier Sheikh Hasina used to make baseless remarks against BNP. Now her elder son Joy has joined his mother to ... Read more

Awami League lawmaker Golam Maula Rony was released from Kashimpur jail on Monday, six days after securing bail in all the three cases, including the one filed for assaulting two journalists of Independent Television. Rony came out of the prison at about 11:15 am and was received with flowers by some Awami League leaders and ... Read more

Three teachers of Benapole High School were injured as a group of unruly students beat them up during the time of assembly on Monday. The injured were identified as headmaster Shaukat Ali and assistant teachers Abu Raihan and Nazrul Islam. They were rushed to a private clinic for treatment.