Niko graft case: Verdict on Khaleda’s writ any day
The High Court on Wednesday kept pending its verdict to be delivered any day after arguments of both sides were closed in the matter of a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, challenging the legality of Niko graft case against her.
Immediate execution of Mojaheed demanded
The ruling Awami League, Communist Party of Bangladesh, Workers Party of Bangladesh and Ganajagaran Mancha faction expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court judgement upholding the death sentence for 1971 war crimes convict Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.
Sudan's leader leaves South Africa before court orders arrest
CNN)—Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a man accused of war crimes and genocide, has left South Africa one step ahead of the law.
No frills? Chinese say 'I do' to creative -- and cheaper -- weddings
Shiny rings, white gowns and luxury cars filled the mammoth national convention center, next to the Chinese capital's Olympic Bird's Nest stadium, one recent weekend.
Top al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen
Top al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi has died in a drone strike.
Financing could be a constraint to implement ‘as usual’ big budget : WB
The World Bank on Monday said that achieving the GDP growth at targeted 7 per cent in the next fiscal year would be challenging for the government but might not be impossible on some presumed pre-conditions. At a press briefing on the ‘FY 2016 budget assessment’, the WB termed the proposed budget ‘as usual at extended size and financing to implement the budget could be a constraint because of lower growth in revenue mobilisation and foreign assistance inflow than the target set for the fiscal year.
Soya bean oil price should be Tk 67, not Tk 82: BTC
Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) in its latest analysis has observed that the retail price of unpacked soya bean oil should be Tk 67.10 a litre and that of bottled soya bean oil Tk 82 a litre.
SC begins SQ Chy war crimes appeal hearing
The Appellate Division on Tuesday began hearing of death row inmate Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s appeal in his war crimes case.
4 nations sign deal to open road links
Transport ministers of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal on Monday at a meeting in Thimphu signed the Motor Vehicles Agreement allowing cross-border movement of passengers and goods among the four South Asian countries by road.
SC upholds Mojaheed’s death sentence
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence awarded to Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for killing intellectuals in 1971, during the Liberation War.
