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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

The BNP-led 18-Party Alliance would go in for a harsher, non-stop and one-point oust-the-government movement from next week if United Nations (UN) assistant secretary general for political affairs Oscar Fernández-Taranco’s initiatives for an inclusive parliamentary polls under a non-partisan management go in vain, according to party insiders.

JP members skip cabinet meeting Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Monday said he has asked his party candidates for the general elections to withdraw their nomination papers by December 13. “The election now seems meaningless without the participation of the opposition parties,” he said while talking to reporters at his Baridhara

Repeated blockades have put the garment sector in a tight corner as exporters are counting losses from order cancellation and rising transport costs. Buyers are cancelling orders as exporters fail to meet the lead time due to transport crisis, said Atiqul Islam, president of Bangladesh Garment

Bangladesh to gain from trade facilitation; duty privileges are still without legally binding commitment: CPD The country stands to gain considerably from the ‘Bali package’ struck at the ninth WTO ministerial meet in Bali on Saturday if it acts judiciously, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday. The keystone of the agreement, the first in ... Read more

Early Winter Crops Growers frustrated with heavy loss due to blockade The growers were frustrated with heavy loss as seasonal crops including winter vegetables were being perished due to disruption of supply chain during the ongoing nationwide blockade enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance. The growers were compelled to sell their crops in local markets at ... Read more

Fifty-three heads of state and government have so far confirmed attendance at upcoming memorial events for peace icon Nelson Mandela, South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Sunday. Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for South Africa on Monday on a three-day visit to attend the funeral of Nelson Mandela. A special