Jamalpur war crimes: 3 Al-Badr men sentenced to death, 5 jailed for life
Three absconding Al-Badr men Md Ashraf Hossain, 64, Md Abdul Mannan, 66, and Md Abdul Bari, 62 were on Monday handed death sentences and five others to jail terms until death for the war crimes they committed in the then Jamalpur sub-division during the Liberation War.
City tanners’ daily fine cut to Tk 10,000
The Appellate Division on Monday reduced daily fines to Tk 10,000 from Tk 50,000 the High Court earlier imposed on each of the 154 errant tannery owners until they shifted their factories from Hazaribagh to tannery park at Savar.
Death in Rana Plaza collapse: Rana, 40 others indicted
The Dhaka District and Sessions Judge’s Court on Monday charged Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana and 40 others with murder of 1,137 people in the collapse of the nine-storey building, which housed five apparel factories, at Savar on April 24, 2013.
Country’s image tainted by extremist attacks: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said on Sunday that the country’s image was tainted by the recent extremist attacks.
Authorities call on pvt univs to build resistance to extremism
Most extremists and militants in recent times are students of colleges and universities indicating to a failure of educational institutions to guide their students in the right direction, said discussants at a meet between government authorities and private university officials on Sunday.
Demolition of AL central office begins for constructing new building
Demolition of Awami League’s central office started on Sunday for constructing a 10-storey modern building for the party there.
NBR tightens customs agents’ licensing rules
The National Board of Revenue has formulated a new Customs Agents Licensing Rules-2016 tightening the provisions for awarding the licences in a bid to bring discipline in the sector to facilitate international trade.
NSU teacher, 3 others remanded for eight days
A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on Sunday granted eight days remand to interrogate a North South University teacher, his nephew and the caretaker of his building, and another house owner for renting out house to militants without keeping information about them.
Govt exchanging views with pvt universities on militancy
The government is exchanging views with authorities of private universities in the backdrop of finding involvement of private university students in terrorism.
Gana Forum calls for nat’l unity to curb extremism
Gana Forum on Saturday called for forging national unity to curb the ‘Islamist militant forces’ in the country in the wake of the terrorist attack at Gulshan in Dhaka and Sholakia in Kishoreganj.
