Mandela out of hospital
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital yesterday where he has been treated since June 8 for a recurring respiratory illness, the presidency said. Despite his...
View ArticlePlastic surgery is her hope
Right after the acid attack by her stalker cousin last week, 18-year-old Syeda Mahbuba Akhter Mukta became mentally devastated. But now she is recovering fast as hope has begun to glimmer after doctors...
View ArticlePM violating polls code
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had violated the electoral code of conduct by holding public rallies and campaigning for...
View ArticleBiman’s remarkable recovery
Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday claimed that it has cut its loss by around $50 million (around Tk 387 crore) in the 2012-13 fiscal year. Biman had lost around $75 million (around Tk 606 crore) in...
View ArticlePolice won’t be free of influence
At the fag end of its tenure, the government has prepared a draft police act apparently to retain political influence over the force and further encourage impunity in it. Prepared by the police...
View ArticleBomb kills 9 Pak soldiers
A roadside bomb killed nine Pakistani soldiers and wounded 19 others Sunday in a restive northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. The incident happened in the Boya area of...
View ArticleTexting pill
Scientists are set to trial a new ‘digital pill’ which can send a text to relatives and doctors from inside the body. It is hoped the pills could be used to cut the number of drugs that are wasted...
View ArticleSonia flying to US for medical check-up
The head of India’s ruling party, Sonia Gandhi, is to fly to the United States for a medical check-up, according to a report, a week after she was hospitalised in New Delhi. Gandhi, India’s most...
View ArticleSpate of Iraq attacks kill 10
Attacks in Baghdad and mostly-Sunni areas of Iraq killed 10 people yesterday, including five who died in a massive attack on the home of an anti-Qaeda militia chief. The Turkish consul to the northern...
View ArticleIndia govt rejects proposal to shut petrol pumps at night
India’s government denied yesterday it was considering shutting filling stations at night to reduce oil imports, a widely ridiculed measure reportedly under discussion to tackle a deepening economic...
View ArticleSyria asks UN to stop US strike
Syria has asked the United Nations to prevent “any aggression” against Syria following a call over the weekend by US President Barack Obama for punitive strikes against the Syrian military for last...
View Article4 power plants stay shut for 4 hours
Power generation at four stations in Sylhet remained suspended for over four hours last night, after gas supply stopped from the Jalalabad Gas field operated by US company Chevron. The gas company...
View Article150 accused in 2 charge sheets
Teknaf police yesterday pressed charges in two of 19 cases filed for the attacks on Buddhist temples and houses in Ramu and Ukhia of the district in September last year. The two charge sheets were...
View ArticleNizami was with Pakistan army
A freedom fighter yesterday told International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he had witnessed war crimes accused Motiur Rahman Nizami along with Pakistani army during the killing of two people at Sathia in...
View ArticleSon defends accused Alim
Sazzad bin Alim, son of war crimes accused Abdul Alim, yesterday defended his father saying he was not involved in any crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971. Sazzad, third and last defence...
View Article18pc gas price hike proposed
The energy ministry has proposed changes in the contract model for deep-sea gas exploration, drilling and production suggesting that Bangladesh pay oil companies $1 more for every 1,000 cubic feet of...
View ArticleJasim says his students might have killed Rajib
Jasimuddin Rahmani, alleged spiritual leader of emergent militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, yesterday said students inspired by his sermons might have killed blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider in...
View Article387 Bangladeshis held in KL so far
Thousands of Bangladeshis will face deportation from Malaysia as the country started a crackdown early Sunday targeting five lakh irregular foreigners staying there. Malaysian police had already...
View ArticleContempt notice served on HRW
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday issued a show-cause notice upon Human Rights Watch in connection with its “biased and unethical” report on the war crimes case against Ghulam Azam. The...
View ArticleVoter list without war crimes convicts
The cabinet approved yesterday a proposed amendment to the electoral roll law to bar convicted war criminals from being registered as voters. As per the proposed change, the name of a person will be...
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