PABNA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, is set to visit the district on Wednesday after 12-year.Sources said the premier is scheduled to inaugurate 12 development works and lay foundation stone of 18 projects including much-talked Rooppur nuclear power

DHAKA: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by main opposition BNP district unit observed in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban on Wednesday protesting verdict of Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.In Rangamati: All kinds of vehicles and even in water way were halted during hartal hours.BNP and its

DHAKA: BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, who was sentenced to death for his involvement with crimes against humanity during 1971, was shifted to Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur from Dhaka central jail on Tuesday.Chief jailor of Dhaka Central Jail part-1 (Kashimpur) Mujibur Rahaman

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to lay foundation stone of the first phase of much-awaited Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant with 2000-MW capability on Wednesday.State Minister for Science and Technology affairs Architect Dr Yeafesh Osman came up with the disclosure while talking to

DHAKA: Expressing firm determination to complete war crimes trial, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought support of the friends of Liberation War to the end trial.She came up with the observation while addressing a function arranged to honour foreign friends of the Liberation War at

DHAKA: Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Lawyers’ Forum on Tuesday categorically said they are shocked by learning the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 verdict against Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.Making allegation that the verdict is ‘farcical justice’, they issued threat to

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong BNP has called daylong hartal for Wednesday in Chittagong protesting the verdict that awards death penalty to Salauddin Quader for war crimes.BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was sentenced to death for his involvement in crimes against humanity during

SATKHIRA: ‘Aman Killing Justice Implementation Fighting Committee’, a platform of district BNP, called half-day hartal for Wednesday in the district.The hartal was called demanding arrest and punishment of killers of district Matshyajibi Dal former secretary Aman Ullah Aman.‘Aman

DHAKA: Opposition BNP mulls calling hartal for Wednesday if International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 sentences BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death for war crimes.Party sources said BNP high command is considering to call hartal for Wednesday or Wednesday-Thursday amid strong

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will pass the verdict in war crimes related case against BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on Tuesday. Multi-tire security measures have been taken on Tuesday by the law enforcers in the capital ahead of the verdict.On December 16, 2010,

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad and Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran held a meeting at President Park Bhaban on Monday afternoon.Sources said various important issues, including upcoming parliament polls, present political situations and Jaitya Party’s stance on election

DHAKA: BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was shifted to Dhaka Central Jail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur on Monday ahead of the verdict in war crimes related cases.International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will pass the verdict on Tuesday.SQ Chowdhury was taken out of unit-1 of the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP along with 18-party alliance will start movement from October 25 to press home their demand of reinstating caretaker government.Party sources said they party would take position in the capital by calling a grand rally here.The party insider said, besides, BNP-led

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal and its adjacent areas at Ramna in the capital were taken under stiff scrutiny measures to avert any untoward situation ahead of verdict of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for his involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Monday said the party would take stand after the verdict in war crimes related case against BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. The BNP leader came up with the statement while talking to journalists after

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home Monday from New York after attending the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). An Emirates flight carrying the premier and members of her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 5:30pm.Senior

DHAKA: The International Crime Tribunal (ICT)-1 transferred the war crimes case against Jamaat leader Mir Kashem Ali to ICT-2.Chairman of ICT-1 ATM Fazle Kabir passed the suo-moto order on Monday. Along with this, six cases were shifted to ICT-1 to ICT-2.Monday was fixed for starting

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will pass the verdict in war crimes related case against BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on Tuesday.On August 14, the tribunal led-by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir concluded the proceedings of the case fixing no date and time for the

DHAKA: The Opposition BNP’s chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka on Sunday night after attending the grand rally in Khulna.While addressing the grand rally at the Khulna circuit house ground on Sunday afternoon, the opposition leader once again voiced her demand for restoration of

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member MK Anwar on Sunday said if BNP voted to power, Awami League leaders would be sent to abroad.The senior leader of the party came up with the forewarning in response to a remark of Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim while speaking at a