BDR CARNAGE 139 to die, 185 to be jailed for life: HC
Death sentences of 139 BDR soldiers for slaying 57 commanders on deputation from the army during the February 2009 mutiny were on Monday upheld by the High Court Division. Death sentences of seven other BDR solders and Md Zakir Hossain, then a local Awami League leader were reduced to life terms
Struggle of vulnerable Rohingyas continues
Vulnerable Rohingyas, including aged people, pregnant and lactating women, orphan children and people with disabilities, entering Bangladesh to flee ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State of Myanmar continue struggling for survival in absence of relief work focused on them.
Shafiul claims five as Khulna sink Rajshahi
Shafiul Islam became only the third bowler in the season to claim five wickets in a match as Khulna Titans crushed Rajshahi Kings by 68 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League on Monday
Farmers Bank chair MK Alamgir quits
Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir has resigned as the chairman of the board of directors and executive committee of the Farmers Bank Ltd. At the same time, bank’s audit committee chairman Mahbubul Haque Chisty has also resigned.
3 new banks soon: Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Monday said the government is going to give licences for setting up three more new banks which experts observed would be illogical and disastrous for the already scam-hit banking sector
Govt looks for S Alam’s finance sources, said Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said that they were looking for sources of finance of S Alam Group following the takeover of the Social Islami Bank Limited by the Chittagong-based group
EXPERTS, POLITICIANS ON ROHINGYA REPATRIATION AGREEMENT Deal creates uncertainty
The hurried signing of a Rohingya repatriation deal with Myanmar without timeframe and leaving Nay Pyi Daw to decide who could return might make the process uncertain, experts and politicians said on Sunday
BDR MEN’S DEATH REFERENCE HC begins delivering verdict
A three-judge special bench of the High Court Division on Sunday began giving verdict about the convictions handed by a trial court to 568 persons, mostly Bangladesh Rifles soldiers for slaying 57 commanders and 17 others during a mutiny that rocked BDR’s Peelkhana headquarters in the capital in February 2009.
Rohingyas: panacea to their plight
BANGLADESH, a poor country, with inadequate cultivable land and resources and a population of about 170 million, has extended an affable and welcome approach towards the Rohingyas of Rakhine state in Myanmar. Bangladesh earned praise for its compassionate approach to providing humanitarian assistance to over half a million displaced Rohingyas in Bangladesh
Dhaka aim to put behind doldrums
The defending champions Dhaka Dynamites will be looking to bring their Bangladesh Premier League campaign back on track when they will take on hosts Chittagong Vikings in their first match of the Chittagong phase today
