2 sustain burn injuries, 4 vehicles torched in lacklustre blockade, hartal.
The opposition sponsored nonstop countrywide transport blockade reinforced by the weeklong general strike passed its 51st day largely peacefully on Wednesday, barring some sporadic incidents of vandalism,
Manna on 10-day remand.
Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was placed on a 10-day remand in police custody in a case filed by police for allegedly ‘trying to instigate revolt in the armed forces.’ Manna, in court,
Amnesty calls on UN powers to lose veto on genocide votes
Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in situations of mass atrocities.
Jury finds Eddie Ray Routh guilty in 'American Sniper' case.
No one disputes that Eddie Ray Routh shot and killed Chris Kyle and another man. But his lawyers wanted to convince a jury he wasn't sane when he did so.It took a Texas jury less than three hours to deliver its verdict:
Arrest warrant issued for Khaleda Zia, 2 others.
A special judges’ court in Dhaka on Wednesday issued arrest warrant for Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in 2 graft cases. The makeshift court housed in an Alia Madrasah complex...........
Jabbar handed imprisonment until death
The International Crimes Tribunal -1 on Tuesday unanimously handed absconding former Jatiya Party MP engineer Abdul Jabbar imprisonment until natural death for genocide and other crimes against humanity.
Greece bailout: Government unveils reform summary after press leaks
Greece has unveiled an outline summary of reforms demanded by eurozone leaders in order to secure a bailout extension.
Mushfiq hurt in training at the MCG
Former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was hurt in his right thumb while batting in the net during a training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Mushfiq hurt in training at the MCG
Former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was hurt in his right thumb while batting in the net during a training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
SC scraps Ghulam Azam’s appeal against conviction
The Appellate Division on Tuesday scraped the appeal filed by late Jamaat Amir Ghulam Azam against his 90 years of imprisonment for his crimes against humanity in 1971 during Bangladesh’s liberation war.
