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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

Muggers shot and injured a young man and snatched Tk 13.5 lakh from his possession in the capital’s Hazaribagh area on Tuesday. The victim was identified as a hardware accessories supplier Abul Kashem, 35, son of Abdul Manik Sarkar, a resident of 25, BDR No 1 Gate.Police said six miscreants came in two

Blockade-hit Schools Nahid rules out promotion without exams Ruling out the possibility of giving automatic promotion to school pupils, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said students must appear at and pass the annual examinations in order to be promoted to the next grades. “There will be no such promotion; the examinations will be held soon,” ... Read more

In a bid to resolve the current political impasse, visiting United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco continued his hectic parley with top leaders and civil society members of the country on the Monday, the third day of his visit. Amid this frantic move, he talked to the press for the first time, ... Read more

Blockade extended until 6am Friday; Jamaat calls strike today Two persons, including a schoolboy, were killed and over 50 others injured in sporadic incidents of violence on the third day of the nationwide 72-hour blockade, enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance, and Jamaat-e-Islami called hartal on Monday. Meanwhile, the 18-party alliance has extended the road-rail-waterway blockade ... Read more

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday told her Cabinet colleagues that her government has taken up the challenge to hold the upcoming parliamentary election by January 5 and also deal with the ongoing political violence by opposition activists, a senior minister told reporters at the Secretariat. “There is no way the upcoming election can be held ... Read more

Defence, UN rights experts, HRW urge govt to halt execution Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Monday said Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah can be executed any day as the International Crimes Tribunal’s death warrant has cleared the way for his execution. The chief counsel of Mollah, Barrister Abdur Razzak, however, asked the government not to ... Read more

WICB asks team to leave Dhaka At the earliest The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) cancelled the Under-19 team’s tour of Bangladesh following a crude bomb explosion outside of the hotel in Chittagong where they were staying. Citing the reason ‘acting in the best interest of the safety and security of the team’ the West ... Read more