SC stays Manna’s bail order
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Sunday stayed until October 30 the bail order issued to detained Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a sedition case.
BNP asks activists to be organised to bring Tarique home
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leaders on Saturday urged party-men to unite and organise to forge a movement for return of the party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman back home.
Mobile cos should not be allowed in e-commerce business
Mobile phone companies in e-commerce business will put the local e-commerce business at severe risk, said speakers at a seminar in Dhaka on Saturday.
Trump brings message of unity to black church in Detroit
A subdued Donald Trump on Saturday directly addressed a largely African-American audience for the first time as a presidential candidate, delivering a warmly received message of unity that focused on fixing economic hardship in the black community.
Earthquake rattles Oklahoma, six neighboring states
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is telling operators to shut down 35 disposal wells that may have played a role in a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook at least six states Saturday, Gov. Mary Fallin said.
Obama, China ratify climate agreements
The United States and China on Saturday each submitted their plans to reduce carbon emissions to the United Nations, officially ratifying an agreement forged last year in Paris meant to curb climate change.
Philippines blast: 3 sought in deadly bombing, Islamists suspected
Police in the Philippines are looking for three people they want to question -- one man and two women -- in connection with the blast at a crowded market in Davao City that killed 14 people Friday night.
War crimes: Mir Quasem hanged
War crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, also a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, was hanged at Kashimpur Central Jail Part-2 on Saturday night, a day after he declined to seek a presidential clemency. He was hanged at 10:30pm, jail superintendent Prashanta Kumar Bonik told reporters at the jail gate after the execution.
Family to meet Mir Quasem today afternoon
The family of death-row convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali will meet him at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on Saturday afternoon.
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.
