MOGHBAZAR-MOUCHAK FLYOVER CONSTRUCTION
Power cable snap leads to public sufferingsCallous disregard for public safety during the construction of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover once again led to disruption of power supply to a vast area of Dhaka city after a 132 kV underground power transmission cable near Mouchak traffic signal during the drilling of a borehole, officials said.
KAMARUZZAMAN’S REVIEW PETITION
SC full verdict awaits signing by judges
UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus
The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus.
Jamaat calls 2-day hartal demanding Kamaruzzaman’s release
Shibir man killed in Noakhali in pre-hartal violence
Khaleda offers fatiha at Arafat’s graveside
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday recited from the Quran and offered fatiha at the graveside of her youngest son Arafat Rahman Koko at Banani graveyard in the capital.
SC paves way for hanging
The Appellate Division on Monday dismissed the review petition of war crimes death row inmate Muhammad Kamaruzzaman paving the way for his execution. Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, who chaired a four-judge bench, pronounced the verdict at 9.10 AM in a crowded courtroom amid tight security.
Sold by their mothers: Shining a light on the child sex trade in Cambodia.
When Kieu was 12, her mother asked her to take a job. But not just any job. Kieu was first examined by a doctor, who issued her a "certificate of virginity." She was then delivered to a hotel, where a man raped her for two days.
Obama: I'm 'absolutely committed' to Israel's security.
President Barack Obama says he is "absolutely committed to making sure" Israel maintains a military advantage over Iran.His comments to The New York Times, published on Sunday,
Death row appeal fails: Australian 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers face execution.
An Indonesian court has rejected a bid by two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the so-called "Bali Nine" -- to challenge their planned executions.Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia's so-called "execution island" for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot.
Jamaat calls hartal on Tuesday, Wednesday.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday called a 48-hour general strike across the country protesting what it said the government’s conspiracy of killing the party’s senior assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and demanding his release.
