Country to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on Sept 13
The holy Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Bangladesh on September 13 as the moon of Zil-Hajj month has not been sighted anywhere in the country on Friday.
SC finds two ministers breached oath of office
The Supreme Court observed that food minister Qamrul Islam and liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq were guilty of contempt of the court and breached their oath of office. The observations came in the full verdict published on Thursday.
Mir Quasem again wants more time to decide on mercy petition
War crimes death row inmate Mir Quasem Ali has wanted more time to decide on seeking mercy from the president.
Six Bangladeshis in Singapore infected with Zika
Six Bangladesh nationals have been tested positive with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore, the High Commission of Bangladesh said on Thursday.
Saving Dhaka rivers: Navy to oversee drives now
The government in its desperate bid decided on Wednesday to engage Bangladesh Navy to protect the rivers surrounding the Dhaka city from encroachers and check their pollution as well.
Mir Quasem wants time to decide on seeking presidential clemency
The Kashimpur jail authorities read out the verdict of his review petition to death row war criminal Mir Quasem Ali on Wednesday morning.
SC grants Shafik Rehman’s interim bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to detained senior journalist Shafik Rehman for three months or until submission of charge sheet in a case of plotting to abduct and kill prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States.
Cop held for demanding bribe from SC judge’s wife
Supreme Court police arrested an assistant sub-inspector of police on Wednesday for demanding bribe from the wife of a Supreme Court judge for passport verification.
Shahid Qadri laid to rest
Poet Shahid Qadri was laid to rest at Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon after people from all walks of life paid their last respect as his body reached home from New York in the morning.
Zia, Khaleda need to be tried in public: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia should be tried in public for inducting convicted war criminals into their cabinets.
