Kamaruzzaman gets time to seek presidential clemency.
The government has given time until this morning for war crimes death row inmate Muhammad Kamaruzzman to decide whether or not he would apply for presidential clemency,
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Boston Marathon bomber found guilty
The man accused of bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013 has been found guilty of all 30 charges that he faced, many of which carry the death penalty.
US warns Iran over 'support' for Yemen Houthi rebels
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Iran over its alleged support for Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Rony called in for Pak series
National selectors have sprung a surprise on Wednesday by choosing opener Rony Talukdar ahead of Liton Das in the Bangladesh squad for the first two one-day internationals against Pakistan.
GDP revised at 6.8pc in FY15
The coordination council on macro-economy in a meeting on Wednesday decided to revise the country’s growth target of the gross domestic product at 6.8 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year. Officials attending the meeting said that the committee also fixed the GDP growth rate at 7.4 per cent for the next fiscal year.
CITY POLLS ELECTIONEERING
BNP-backed aspirants not seen even on 2nd dayPro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led opposition backed mayoral aspirants in the two civic polls in Dhaka did not appear in public for electioneering although ruling Awami League backed aspirants crisscrossed the capital to woo the voters on the second day of electioneering on Wednesday.
24 killed in Faridpur bus accident
At least 24 people were killed while 24 others injured in a bus accident at Purba Sadardi on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Faridpur early Thursday.
Greek leader Alexis Tsipras in Moscow for Putin talks
The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a critical time for Athens.
White police officer charged over unarmed black man's death
A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder after video emerged of him shooting a black man running away from him.
3 corruption cases: HC assigns new bench to hear Khaleda’s petitions
The Chief Justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha, on Wednesday assigned a new High Court bench to hear and dispose of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s petitions challenging the proceedings of NIKO, GATCO and Barapukuria Coalmine corruption cases.
