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The activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chattra Shibir have attacked Adabar Police Station in the city on Tuesday night, police said. During the attack, the activists of Jamaat-Shibir fired shots and blasted at least 3 to 4 cocktail aiming at Adabar Thana, police said. Duty Officer of Adabar Thana

Civil society networks on Tuesday urged the government to take urgent steps to eliminate corruption in collection of Value Added Tax (VAT), putting more emphasis on corporate and direct tax. VAT is a regressive policy, especially for the poor and middleclass consumers, they said at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club. Among others, ... Read more

A fire broke out at Siddirganj power station of the district on Monday night. Shawkat Juddar, senior station master of Demra fire service, said the fire originated due to excessive load of electricity flow at oil hoarding place of sub-station of the power station at 6:45 pm. On information, two firefighting units from the

The budget session of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) was prorogued today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury urging the treasury bench and opposition members to uphold democracy by participating in the JS proceedings. “The budget session of the JS became lively with the active participation of treasury and opposition lawmakers . . . their valuable opinion ... Read more

Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui on Tuesday said in the Parliament that the country exported locally produced raw jute to 69 countries of the world in 2011-2012 fiscal year. “The countries are UAE, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Benin, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, China, France, UK, Italy, Japan, Indonesia, Poland, Pakistan, Thailand and Russia, he ... Read more

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday delivered its verdict, saying that the Jamaat-e-Islami, as a political party under the leadership of Prof. Ghulam Azam, had deliberately functioned as a ‘criminal organisation’, especially during the Liberation War in 1971. The ICT also observed that the Jamaat-e-Islami could not gauge common people’s pulse during the independence

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday handed down 90 years imprisonment to former ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami, professor Ghulam Azam, for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Although all allegations were proved, the three-member tribunal sentenced imprisonment instead of capital punishment, considering his age

At least four persons were killed and more than 100 injured across the country on Monday during a daylong hartal called by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The party, however, has called a fresh dawn-to-dusk hartal for Tuesday, in protest of the verdict in the case against Ghhulam Azam. Acting Ameer of

Awami League (AL) joint secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Monday expressed satisfaction over the ICT verdict in the case against Jamaat leader Ghulam Azam. He said the ruling party was happy with the judgment. The Jamaat leader has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. “We’re ... Read more

Civil society on Monday expressed disappointment over Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ghulam Azam escaping the death sentence for war crimes in 1971. An International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced the former amir of Jamaat to 90 years in prison. “We are not happy with the verdict. Azam was found guilty of all charges against him beyond reasonable doubt. ... Read more

Leaders of the Ganajagaran Mancha (GM) have rejected the International Crimes Tribunal’s verdict in the case of former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam. The Jamaat leader was spared the gallows and instead sentenced to 90 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War. On Monday, Mancha spokesperson Dr Imran H Sarker

The chief defence counsel for Jamaat leaders, Barrister Abdur Razzaq on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the verdict on the war crimes charges against the former Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Professor Ghulam Azam. “We are aggrieved; we are stunned at the judgment. We think today’s (Monday) verdict is unjust and it was given being driven by impulse,” he ... Read more

It is unlikely that Sheikh Hasina will get India to sign the Teesta water sharing treaty during her present tenure as the prime minister of Bangladesh, The Times of India reported on Sunday. Sources in Delhi confirmed that Mamata Banerjee has made it very clear that her stand on the issue remains unchanged and urged ... Read more

Labour and Employment Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju on Monday placed a much-talked ‘Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Bill, 2013’aiming to protect the interest and rights of the workers and ensuring their safety, which was passed in Parliament through voice votes in absence of the opposition lawmakers. According to the amendments, employees would no longer need approval

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary General Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi has said the decisions of the United States and the European Union demanding implementation of controversial labour standards in Bangladesh following Savar tragedy pose a serious threat to the rule-based global trading system, Inter Press Service (IPS), a global

Power Development Board (PDB) has decided to repair and rehabilitate 12 public sector plants to generate more electricity under the “Power sector maintenance and development fund”. “We have selected 12 power plants, including Ghorasal and Barapukuria, out of 144 units for the scheme. We would discuss the issue in our next board meeting and

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday scotched media reports of his plan to meet the party’s senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, who is undergoing treatment in London. “I have no schedule for a formal meeting with Rahman in London. At best, I may talk to him over the phone to enquire about ... Read more

Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and daughter of Sheikh Rehana, has got nomination of the opposition Labour Party from the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency for the United Kingdom’s next general election to be held in 2015. The nomination was decided through local polls on Monday.

Tens of thousands of online users blasted the government and posted various reactions immediately after the verdict against top war criminal Ghulam Azam was delivered on Monday. They accused the ruling Awami League-led grand alliance of striking a “secret deal” with the Jamaat-e-Islami, most of whose top leaders have been detained and are facing trial ... Read more

Jamaat calls day-long hartal today, activists go on the rampage, blast bombs and vandalise vehicles The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver the much-awaited verdict against former ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, Prof. Ghulam Azam, on Monday. The three-member tribunal, headed by its chairman, Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, announced the date on Sunday, 88 days after proceedings ended ... Read more