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Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has expressed his satisfaction over the death sentence awarded by the Supreme Court on Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla and said that there was no scope to file a review petition against the verdict. He also said that the legal process had ended with the appeal verdict and that Molla could ... Read more

Terming the verdict “wrong”, the chief defence counsel, Barrister Abdur Razzaq, told reporters that they would file a review petition, seeking review of the judgment. “It’s a wrong verdict, we are aggrieved, surprised, and we think the verdict is against justice,” Razzak made the observation in an instant reaction

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the next general election will be held at any cost, and the opposition leader cannot foil it. “The next general election will be held at any cost, the BNP leader (Khaleda Zia) doesn’t have the ability to foil it, and we won’t allow her to do that,”

The Jamaat-e-Islami has called a nationwide 48-hour hartal from Wednesday, in protest against the Supreme Court verdict that awarded capital punishment to Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah. The Jamaat acting secretary general, Rafiqul Islam Khan, announced the hartal through a statement on Tuesday, hours after the verdict. “We’ve

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) on Tuesday called for withdrawal of the 48-hour countrywide hartal to be enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Wednesday. “BGMEA and BKMEA are humbly requesting to call off the hartal called

Thousands of RMG workers of different garment factories staged demonstration and abstained from work demanding salary and allowance increment at Monipur area under Gazipur sadar upazila in the district on Tuesday morning. They locked into a clash with police while trying to barricade Dhaka-Mymensing highway. At least 10 workers were

A new infantry division of Bangladesh Army commenced its formal journey here today unveiling a new milestone on the way to implementation of the Forces Goal 2030, the development vision of Bangladesh Armed Forces. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally announced the raising of the 17 Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army by hoisting flag

Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said people want to see a peaceful parliamentary election with the participation of all political parties to help the country attain its full potential. “We want polls. We want a peaceful election. And we want an election with the participation of all political parties. Nobody will be able to deprive ... Read more

Irregular updates of most of the web sites of the ministries and divisions and callousness about e-mail correspondence among the offices have been identified as reasons for the delay in implementing government decisions, according to a letter that Sheikh Md Wahiduzzaman, principal secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office, issued. The government

The country’s power generation would reach 10,000 megawatts by December, state minister for energy and power Enamul Haque told parliament on Tuesday. Replying to a question from Sadhana Haldar, the minister during question hours told the house that 9059MW power was being generated by now

Industries Minister Dilip Barua said in Parliament on Tuesday that there is no public industrial unit in the list of sick industries prepared by the Ministry of Industries. “A taskforce has been formed to update the list of sick industries. The taskforce is now working on preparing the updated list of sick industries,”

Five senior leaders of the ruling Grand Alliance will accompany Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New York where she will attend the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). They are Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Members Amir Hossain Amu and Tofail Ahmed, Workers Party leader Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Party Presidium Member

Two people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Nazirpur and Zianagar upazilas of the district on Monday night. Witnesses said lightning struck Razib Hawladar, 17, when he went out of his house amid rain at Penakhali village in the upazila on Monday night. ­In another incident, Kohinur Begum, 30, wife of Hemayet of ... Read more

The Border Security Force (BSF) of India on this morning arrested a Bangladeshi national from the Benipur Kushumpur frontier under Moheshpur upazila. The arrested person was identified as Azandari, 40, son of Motor Mandal of village Habibpur under Jibananagr upazila. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)

Ceiling of election expenditure raised to Tk25 lakh, party can receive donation of Tk 25,00,000 from individual and Tk. 50,00,000 from organisation The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2013 turning down many of the proposals, including operation of mobile court against electoral offences. The weekly cabinet meeting chaired ... Read more

Khaleda warns govt The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Monday warned that the ruling party would find no way to escape if it did not amend the constitution and restore the provision for the election-time ‘non-party’ government. ‘There is still time,’ she said asking

The Appellate Division will deliver today its verdict in the two appeal petitions against the life term sentence handed to Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla for his 1971 war crimes. On July 23, a five member Appellate Division bench ended hearing both the appeal petitions and reserved the pronouncement of the verdict for a later ... Read more

Rampal Power Project Plant to use saline water Green campaigners still concerned Taking into account concerns of environmentalists, the proposed massive 1320 megawatt coal power plant in Rampal close to the Sundarbans will use surface water from the Passur river so that the project does not affect underground water table. The water after use will ... Read more

Hallmark-Sonali Scam ACC approves charges against 25 people The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday approved 11 charge-sheets against 25 people for the embezzlement of Tk 1,568.39 crore from Sonali Bank’s Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch by Hallmark Group. The commission approved charges against 12 Hallmark Group executives and its associates including its managing director Tanvir Mahmud, his wife

The cabinet on Monday approved a draft bill seeking to amend the Representation of the People Order stipulating a new provision to debar anyone convicted under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973, from contesting parliamentary elections. The legislative and parliamentary affairs