Mother could not take it
Nothing beats a mother’s love for her child, and that’s why the higher the stake the harder the emotional drive gets. The situation came tragically true for Nazneen Akhter, 35, a senior reporter of The...
View ArticleNo right to vote or run in polls
The government yesterday approved a proposed amendment to the RPO to bar war criminals, convicted under the International Crimes Tribunal Act, from contesting the parliamentary polls. It also placed a...
View ArticlePlant to use saline water
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...
View ArticleSC verdict today
The Supreme Court is set to deliver today the verdict on appeals in the war crimes case against Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah, whose life sentence triggered widespread protests in February. The...
View ArticleAct before Oct 25
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said the opposition alliance will wage a “new type of movement” after October 25 if the government does not restore the caretaker government system in the...
View ArticleGovt denies EC more clout
The government yesterday approved a set of proposals for bringing changes in the Representation of the People Order, but ignored a few others that the Election Commission proposed for having more clout...
View ArticleHRW urges Yemen to fight rising attacks on press
Human Rights Watch yesterday urged Yemen to combat attacks on journalists, saying threats have increased since the ouster of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012 following nationwide protests....
View ArticleNine drown in India river during festivals
Nine people have drowned in India’s capital during religious festivals that involve immersing statues of Hindu gods in a river, an official said yesterday. Five devotees drowned in New Delhi’s Yamuna...
View ArticleSouth Africa suffers setback as crime rises
After years of decreasing crime, South Africa is grappling with a rise in the number of murders, burglaries and carjackings, with close to 45 people killed a day, the government said yesterday. For the...
View ArticleMali president inaugurated
Leaders from across Africa and France arrived in Mali yesterday for the inauguration of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in front of thousands of supporters as the nation entered a new era of democracy...
View ArticleThe clock is ticking
The end of the world is coming — but not for a while yet. That’s according to a new study indicating that we have 1.75 billion years left until Mother Earth gives up the ghost. Researchers from the...
View ArticleAssad to give up chemical arms in a year
Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad has vowed to surrender his chemical arsenal and said it will take at least a year to do so, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was confident but not 100...
View ArticleCriminals stab Gonojagoron Mancha activist
A Gonojagoron Mancha activist of Moulvibazar was hacked by unidentified criminals last night. Liton Devnath, 28, also former Samajtantrik Chhatra Front president of Moulvibazar Government College, came...
View ArticleKey accused, 2 aides held
Police on Wednesday night arrested the main accused in the acid throwing incident on newly wed Kakoli Khatun in Khoksa upazila along with his two accomplices from different places of the upazila here....
View ArticleCEC denies talks with Khaleda
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday rejected some media reports that said he had a telephone conversation with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday. “I did not have any...
View ArticleKhaleda replies to Kerry’s letter
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday wrote back to US Secretary of State John Kerry, saying the people of Bangladesh, like the world leaders, are concerned over holding of the next general...
View ArticleAlim’s trial likely to end Sunday
The trial proceedings of the war crimes case against BNP leader Abdul Alim are likely to conclude on Sunday, as both the prosecution and the defence already completed their closing arguments yesterday....
View ArticleCharges against Subhan accepted
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday accepted charges of crimes against humanity against Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdus Subhan. The charge framing hearing in the case against the Jamaat leader...
View ArticleGovt victim of propaganda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said a vested quarter is hindering the country’s progress through spreading religious fanaticism and propaganda. Despite advancement in different sectors like...
View ArticleHasina-Manmohan to talk on UN sidelines
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is scheduled to go to the US on Sunday, will hold a bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart on the sidelines of the 68th UN General Assembly (UNGA). During their...
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