Jamaat calls hartal for today
The Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike for today as the Appellate Division upheld the death sentence of condemned war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, a senior Jamaat leader.
AL, Ganajagaran Mancha, cultural bodies hail verdict
The ruling Awami League, Ganajagaran Mancha and different political and cultural organisations have expressed satisfaction over the Appellate Division verdict upholding the death sentence for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for crimes against humanity he had committed during war of liberation in 1971.
Publication ceremony focuses on Zia’s life, work
Discussants on Tuesday focused on different aspects of journalist Mahfuz Ullah’s book ‘President Zia of Bangladesh: A Political Biography.’
MH370: Did the pilots do it?
Two years after MH370 went missing and key questions remain unanswered: Where is the plane and what happened in the cockpit in the early hours of March 8, 2014?
O.J. Simpson case: What the found knife can and can't tell us
The so-called "trial of the century" had all the drama, twists and turns one could imagine -- except for a murder weapon.
UK police preparing for 'enormous' potential ISIS attacks, British terror chief says
British police are preparing for "enormous and spectacular" potential attacks on the UK as ISIS moves into its "next natural phase," Britain's senior counterterrorism officer said Monday.
SC summons Qamrul, Mozammel
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked food minister Qamrul Islam and liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq to appear before the court in person on March 15 to give explanation of their recent remarks about the chief justice.
Changes in ADP implementation guidelines on the cards
The government has decided to bring about changes in criteria of formulating and implementing projects against the backdrop of chronic slow progress of the annual development programme, officials said.
EU and Turkey agree on refugee crisis proposal
Turkey and the European Union have reached agreement on key points of a proposal to handle the overflow of refugees, according to a tweet for the spokesman of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
BNP elects 2 accused as leaders: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday criticised the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for electing two people accused of different crimes as its chairperson and senior vice-chairman.
