Aug 21 grenade attack verdict set for today
The Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal 1 is scheduled for today to pronounce verdict in two cases filed for the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka on August 21, 2004 that left 22 AL leaders and activists killed and scores injured.
PM likely to visit KSA soon
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to go to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on an official bilateral visit anytime this month.
Parties in `national unity’ working to set goals
Parties in the process of national unity have decided to finalise a framework under which the country would be run and common agitation programmes to force the Awami League-led government to hold the 11th parliamentary polls under a neutral government.
Khaleda’s deformed hand can be ‘improved to some extent’: doctors
Physicians at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University said Tuesday that the health condition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia did not deteriorate further but remained static.
Trump apologizes to Kavanaugh for sexual misconduct allegations during confirmation
President Donald Trump apologized to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for "the terrible pain and suffering" he and his family were "forced to endure" during his confirmation process, at a ceremonial swearing-in event at the White House on Monday evening.
Goods transport strike continues
Apparel business and supply chain largely affected as owners and workers of goods transports continued partial work abstention across the country for the second consecutive day on Monday for an indefinite period.
Death for possessing 5 grams of Yaba
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the Narcotics Control Bill proposing death penalty as the highest punishment for dealing Yaba over five grams.
Head of Interpol Meng Hongwei accused of corruption, Chinese government says
The head of Interpol, who vanished after taking a flight to Beijing, is being held and investigated for corruption, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Monday.
Two weeks needed to start Khaleda’s treatment: physicians
Physicians at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Monday said it will take at least two weeks to begin treatment of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia as she suffers from prolonged rheumatoid arthritis along with diabetes.
Digital Security Bill gets president’s assent
President Abdul Hamid on Monday signed the Digital Security Bill amid concerns expressed by journalists, including newspaper editors, rights groups, academics and freethinkers.
