SC upholds death sentence for Mir Quasem
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the review appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war criminal Mir Quasem Ali over an earlier verdict that upheld his death penalty for crimes against humanity in 1971 Liberation war.
Dhaka wants market access, return of Mujib killers
The United States would consider Bangladesh’s request for duty-free and quota-free access for Bangladeshi products to the US market, US secretary of state John Kerry said in Dhaka on Monday.
Democracy to be restored thru US co-op
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday called on the visiting US secretary of state John Kerry and expressed her hope that economic development would take place and democracy would be restored in Bangladesh through US cooperation.
Demo for dorm: BCL activists attack again agitating students
Ruling Awami League-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists once again on Monday launched attacks on Jagannath University students on movement in demand of residential halls.
Rampal power plant: oil-gas body rules out alliance with BNP, PM’s arguments
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Port on Monday ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the movement against the coal-fired Rampal power plant project near the Sunderbans.
Schoolgirl stabbed by stalker dies
Schoolgirl Surayia Akhter Risha, who was stabbed in the abdomen by a stalker on August 24, succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday.
Kerry due today
The US secretary of state, John Kerry, will arrive in Dhaka on a nine-hour official visit starting from about 9am today.
AGITATION FOR DORMS: BCL activists attack JnU students
Ruling Awami League-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on Sunday attacked Jagannath University students on the first day of their two-day fresh strike demanding construction of residential halls.
9hr strike observed at petrol pumps
Petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers are mulling over going for a tougher programme next week after enforcing a nine-hour strike at petrol pumps on Sunday to press their 12-point demand.
PM for exploring new export markets, item diversification
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday urged the exporters to take initiative to explore new global markets as well as diversification of their export products considering the changing demands of the people in different countries.
