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Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will not budge even an inch either from its position to hold the next general election under a non-party caretaker government, BNP sources say. The party further consolidated its position following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent statement that her government would not deviate at all from the current Constitutional

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-1) is set to hear arguments on contempt charge against New York-based rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday for raising questions about the verdict against Jamaat-e-Islami leader professor Ghulam Azam. In response to the contempt petition filed by the prosecution against HRW, the tribunal-1 decided

Petrobangla, the state-owned oil and gas company, has send invitation letters to Indian oil giant ONGC Videsh Ltd and US-based ConocoPhillips Asia Pacific New Venture, to explore oil and gas in shallow waters of the Bay of Bengal. “We’re all set to sign the initial contract, as we have completed all procedural jobs. We have ... Read more

International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) ,headed by its chairman Justice ATM Fazle Kabir ,on Wednesday set August 29 to pass its order on charge framing matters against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Kashem Ali. Prosecutor Advocate Sultan Mahmud Simon argued for indictment against Mir Kashem on charge of crimes against humanity allegedly committed

Worried at contempt charge against it US Ambassador Dan W Mozena yesterday expressed deep concern that Bangladeshi prosecutors have charged Human Rights Watch with contempt of court. “We believe organisations such as Human Rights Watch have a critical role to play around the world in promoting respect for human rights,” he told reporters

International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Wednesday fixed three witnesses to give deposition for the former BNP leader Abdul Alim. The tribunal, headed by Justice Obaidul Hassan, also asked the defence to complete the cross-examination of investigation officer Altafur Rahman by Thursday.

Jahangirnagar University teachers on Wednesday besieged the vice-chancellor, Anwar Hossain, in his office, pressing for his resignation. General Teachers Forum laid the siege to the vice-chancellor’s office at about 11:30 and said that the programme would continue until Anwar resigned as the vice-chancellor.

Former chief justice Kemaluddin Hossain died on early Wednesday at the age of 90. Justice Kemaluddin had been suffering from old age complications and breathed his last at 4:30am at United Hospital at Baridhara in the capital, where he had been undergoing treatment for the last three days, his daughter-in-law

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,