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Blockade puts boro cultivation in peril The farmers of the country, especially of the northern region, are facing serious problems in cultivating robi crops because of a shortfall in supplies of diesel and fertilisers. Supplies have been hit as the continuous blockade programme enforced by the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance has affected transportation of diesel and ... Read more

Nelson Mandela’s tearful widow was among scores of family and dignitaries who stopped to pay their last respects before Nelson Mandela’s open casket Wednesday, as the celebrated leader lay in state. Clad in a black head-dress, Graca Machel stood in silence before the raised coffin, which was guarded at each end by two navy officers ... Read more

Shishu Park Bus Arson Masuma dies after 13 days ‘She called me in the morning and asked me to hold her hand and hug. I tried to hug, but the burn wounds she was suffering from did not allow me to embrace her,’ Mahbubur Rahman, husband of Masuma, the latest victim of Shishu Park bus ... Read more

Salimullah Medical College located in Old Town of Dhaka was closed for an indefinite period on Wednesday in the wake of Tuesday’s clash involving staff, interns and students. The students were asked to vacate their dormitories by Wednesday night. The decision was taken at a meeting of the academic

China wants Bangladesh to find out a peaceful solution to the political stalemate on forthcoming general election. A five-member Chinese delegation, led by Director General of Asian Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Luo Zhaohui, made this comment after a call-on the opposition leader, Khaleda Zia, at latter’s Gulshan residence on Wednesday night. The meeting

Amid the ongoing dialogue between two major political parties ahead of the crucial national election, British senior foreign and commonwealth office minister Baroness Warsi will arrives in Dhaka today to discuss polls issues with political leaders. Warsi is likely to meet prime minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia during her short stay in

A man, who was tortured allegedly by his wife and her associates in the capital’s Khilgaon area Monday night, died from his injuries in a city hospital early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Jahangir Alam, 35. Police and family members alleged that Bakul Akhter,

Appellate Division hears defence plea at 10:30am today; Jamaat calls countrywide daylong strike In a dramatic development, just two hours before the scheduled execution of the Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah at 12.01 am on Wednesday, the Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division stayed the execution. The order was passed by the Chamber Judge at ... Read more

Hectic parleys by visiting UN assistant secretary general for political affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco resulted in a crucial meeting between Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam and BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir here on Tuesday. Both the rivals also expressed their will to

Four people were killed and at least 100, including policemen, were injured across the country in stray incidents of violence on Tuesday, during the ongoing 6-day blockade programme called by the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance. The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami complemented the blockade programme by enforcing a daylong hartal on the day, in protest of

Scores of children fell victim to political violence in 2013, with at least 20 dying and many others still fighting for life as political parties continued to use children in demonstrations, according to rights watchdog Ain o Salish Kendra and New Age reports. At least 6 out of 20 have died since November 8

The European Union (EU) and UK Tuesday reiterated separately their opposition to death penalty saying that the case of Abdul Quader Mollah now reached a stage where an execution of the death sentence given by the Supreme Court on September 17 could be imminent. “The European Union is opposed to the use

War Crimes Killing of witness Mostafa rings alarm bells The death of 58-year old prosecution witness Mostafa Haoladar on Tuesday following stabbing prompted the International Crimes Tribunals to express concern over the security of those testifying in war crimes cases. Mostafa was among 28 prosecution witnesses on whose testimony Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee was handed ... Read more

Several hundred youths Tuesday evening once again gathered at the city’s Shahbag demanding execution of Abdul Quader Molla after the chamber judge stayed execution of death sentence awarded by the Appellate Division. Ganajagaran Mancha, which was formed on February 5 demanding execution of Quader when the ICT-2 awarded him a lifetime imprisonment,

A prosecution witness who gave deposition against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, who was sentenced to death in February for war crimes charges, died on Tuesday two days after he was stabbed by miscreants early Sunday. Mostafa Haoladar, 58, the eighth witness

BNP on Tuesday warned that the party-led mass movement would thwart the government’s move to hold “lopsided national polls”. “The Prime Minister is trying to reach her destination by driving a passenger-free train hurriedly, but she will be fail in the face of mass resistance,” BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan told the media on ... Read more

Unpreceden-ted security measures have been taken across the country, especially in the capital, ahead of the execution of convicted war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah. Mollah, an assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami, is scheduled to be hanged at one minute past Tuesday midnight, confirmed State Minister

The medical service at Mitford Hospital was paralysed on Tuesday suffered as staff went away following series of clashes with intern doctors and students of Salimullah Medical College. At least 20 people were injured in the clashes. The Interns stopped working, causing

President Abdul Hamid Tuesday attended the national memorial service for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. “Honourable President attended the memorial service for Nelson Mandela at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg with other heads of state and government,” said Presidents’ Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim from South Africa over phone. Over 100 current

Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad on Tuesday sent a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon through visiting UN Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco. Ershad’s Special Assistant Bobby Hajjaj handed the letter for the UN Secretary General to Taranco at Hotel Sonargaon. The JP chief did not disclose the