DHAKA: Barrister Abdur Razzak said they would review the death sentence of assistant secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Kader Molla to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court whenever they would get the full verdict.He came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists at his

DHAKA: IT wings of Emirates Group Mercator will now provide its market leading revenue accounting services, RAPID, to the national flag carrier of Bangladesh, Biman Bangladesh Airlines.The agreement was announced during IATAs 2nd Integrated Settlement Week, the largest annual event for

DHAKA: In an order from the home ministry, a new Inspector General of Prison (IG Prison) was appointed on Thursday.Additional Secretary of home ministry Mayeen Uddin Khandaker was appointed in the post.Mayeen Uddin Khandaker was appointed as IG Prison as the tenure of contractual

DHAKA: A meeting was held between Russian Ambassador to Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev and Foreign Minister AHA Mahmud Ali.The meeting started from 3:00pm and continued till 3:30pm on Thursday at foreign ministry.During the parley, the envoy discussed various bilateral issues.After the

DHAKA: Australian Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison, on December 4, said no more permanent protection visas will be granted to those who arrived before July 19, 2013, as a part of the anti-people smuggling measures the Australian Government

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Vice Chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka was handed over to Detective Branch (DB) of Police after he was shown arrested in a case filed under explosive act on Thursday noon. He was taken to DB office around 1:30pm for interrogation.On Wednesday, Khoka, also the convener of

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed an appeal with the High Court against the lower court verdict that acquitted BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in money laundering case.ACC Lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan filed the appeal on Thursday.He said, “We filed appeal seeking

GAZIPUR: A man allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife at Jahangirpur village under Sreepur Upazila of the district on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Aktar Hossain, 35, and his wife Mafia Aktar, 32.Local sources said that Aktar Hossain killed his wife after

DHAKA: The international community will not mediate to overcome the ongoing political crisis in Bangladesh.Canadian High Commissioner Heather Cruden came up with the assertion after an hour-long meeting with Foreign Minister of poll-time cabinet AHA Mahmood Ali on Thursday.Answering a

DHAKA: A bus helper was killed as another bus knocked him down in city’s Gulshan area on Thursday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that a city bus rammed him when he fell on the street from another bus while overtaking around 11:10 am,

DHAKA: BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance Thursday announced another spell of 72-hour countrywide road, rail and waterways blockade from 6:00am Saturday protesting polls schedule and arrest of its leaders.Salahuddin Ahmed, spokesman of BNP, made the announcement through a video message

DHAKA: Human Rights Watch said violence by opposition protesters and excessive force by state security forces need to end in Bangladesh, with national elections scheduled for January 5, 2014. The opposition party alliance led by the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has held large-scale and

JOYPURHAT: The rail communication of Joypurhat with other parts of the country halted for five hours as blockaders removed the fishplates of the rail track in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday morning.Sources said that the blockade supporters uprooted fishplates and rail tracks

DHAKA: A man was burnt as miscreants torched a parked bus in city’s Saidabad area on Thursday morning.The victim is Hasan, 15, helper of the bus who was asleep inside the vehicle. Witnesses said that pouring petrol some miscreants set fire to a parked bus at around 09:45 am in the area,

KHULNA: The rail link of Khulna with other parts of the country restored after a 29-hour halt due to derailment of Nakshikantha Express and Meghna Express early Wednesday.Sources said that five compartments of Nakshikantha Express derailed at around 1:30am as blockade supporters removed

GAIBANDHA: The rail communications on Lalmonirhat and Santahar route remained halted for around 30 hours after derailment of a train in Burungi area under Sagata upazila of the district early Wednesday.Sources said that three compartment of the train named Padmarag derailed at around

DHAKA: Jamdani has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was made at the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that began on 2 December in Baku, the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assigned responsibilities to her four advisors on Wednesday.The disclosure came from a gazette notification signed by cabinet secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan.Former Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Barrister Shafique Ahmed will

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directed armed forces to stay alert during the prevailing political unrest.“Bangladesh believes in peace. Therefore, armed forces have to remain alert so that they can face any unwanted situation,” she said.The premier came up with the

DHAKA: Visiting Commonwealth delegation urged ruling Awami League to resolve the prevailing political crisis quickly.The delegation came up with the plea in a meeting with the ruling Awami League at its Dhanmondi political office in the city.While talking to the journalists, Head of the