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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday exonerated two journalists of a UK-based news magazine The Economist — Adam Roberts and Rob Gifford — from contempt charge as they were not involved in the hacking of the Skype account of former ICT chairman Justice Nizamul Huq. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, also ... Read more

The Election Working Group (EWG), a forum of 29 non-government organisations, will send observers to 79 constituencies for the 10th parliamentary poll scheduled on January 5. EWG president M Abdul Alim, in a press release on Sunday, said the EWG will continue its long-term election observation, despite the volatile political situation of Bangladesh. Earlier, the ... Read more

The armed forces will work with law enforcers to curb any disturbance during the January 5 election, according to a government circular issued on Sunday. Sources said the home ministry had circulated guidelines on maintaining law and order to the chiefs of all security agencies. “The officers in each district

A man committed suicide after killing his minor son over family feud in Chouddagram municipality area early Sunday. The victims were identified as Mafiz Miah, 35, and his son Arafat, 5. Mafiz hails from Sylhet district. Locals said Mafiz had been staying at the

A day before the opposition’s scheduled ‘March for Democracy programme’, life in Dhaka virtually came to a standstill as government agencies yesterday halted transport services and launched massive drives to foil the programme. A sense of insecurity prevailed in the city as people apprehended escalation of violence during the programme. While the

Govt, ruling party plan resistance The BNP-led alliance has vowed to hold its ‘march or democracy’ in the capital today defying a police ban and with the government and the ruling party planning to resist the programme. Senior BNP and Jamaat leaders said that a number of activists of the BNP’s front organisations had already reached ... Read more

A determined Awami League (AL) is ready to resist the BNP-led 18 Party Alliance’s attempt to create trouble and disruption in the city, under the cover of its March for Democracy, towards Dhaka, on Sunday. Party sources said the leaders and workers of Awami League and its associate bodies—Awami Jubo League, Chhatra League, Sechchasebok League ... Read more

Law enforcers are allegedly harassing innocent people across the country during their hunt against troublemakers. They are also picking up “innocent” family members of Opposition political activists. This charge has been made by common people in different areas of the country. However, law enforcement agencies have denied

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina unveiled her party’s election manifesto yesterday, focusing on peace and stability, national consensus, the trial of war criminals, establishing the rule of law, decentralisation and combating corruption, reports UNB. Hasina, also the Prime Minister, rolled out the 26-point party manifesto at Bangabandhu International

The birth centenary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin will be celebrated today, with various organisations planning programmes. The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has planned for year-long celebrations that will begin with the placing of floral wreaths on Zainul’s grave, followed by a rally today. Other Shilpakala Academy programmes will feature art

With the January 5 general elections less than two weeks away, some of the country’s prominent citizens, on Saturday, said that the parliamentary polls should be postponed as the elections would have no credibility without the participation of all the political parties. Expressing grave concern over the current impasse, they said if the elections are ... Read more

The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will be simultaneously published across the country today. The examinees will get their results from their respective exam centres and education boards, on websites and through SMS from 2:00pm. Education

Several rich Gulf countries seem to have put on hold their plans to invest in the billions in different sectors in Bangladesh because of the ongoing political instability and violence, said diplomatic sources. During different interactions with Bangladesh, they said that countries such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and ... Read more

Ferry services disrupted The cold snap claimed the lives of at least 14 new born babies in Rangpur in last seven days, Rangpur Medical College Hospital director Rezaul Karim said Saturday. The RMCH is overcrowded with child patients, said Rangpur Medical College’s head of Paediatrics department MA Mottakin. Most of

Ferry operation on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Saturday morning after a suspension for 11 hours due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, reports UNB. Mohiuddin Rasel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ghat, said they kept stopped ferry services and plying of the water vessels from about 10:00 pm ... Read more

The Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Allama Ahmad Shafi, in an open letter on Saturday called upon the people to come forward to save the country and the religion. He made the call a day before the opposition’s planned ‘March to Dhaka for Democracy’ programme on Sunday. The Hefazat ameer urged the government and the opposition ... Read more

Three expatriate workers, including a Bangladesh national, went missing after a mobile platform installed for maintenance services sank in Al-Safaniya offshore oilfield area, the world’s largest offshore oilfield, in Saudi Arabia on Friday. “We’re in touch with the officials concerned. They’re yet to provide us any updates. We’ll let you know if there’s any update,”

Two more units from Bangladesh Police start operations Two more units of peacekeepers, comprising 280 members of Bangladesh Police, started operations last Friday in South Sudan. Their mission involves protecting citizens displaced from their homes as a result of the violent chaos that broke out early this month in the Middle African country which became independent ... Read more

The police on Saturday retrieved over 100 human bones and broken skulls from the debris of Rana Plaza at Savar, eight months after its collapse. Street boys recovered the human remains and informed the police. ASI Kamruzzaman of Savar Model Police Station

Capital Dhaka has become almost cut-off from the rest of the country as the authorities have suspended movement of all modes of river and road transports ‘fearing violence’ over the opposition’s Dhaka march programme scheduled for Sunday. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia announced the programme on December 24 calling upon people from all walks of life to