No escape

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death penalty for Muhammad Kamaruzzaman for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
8 April 2015, 12:06 PM

Key man behind atrocities

Immediately after independence, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was arrested in Dhaka as a collaborator of the Pakistan army and was thrown into jail for several months. He, however, escaped trial due to unknown reasons.
8 April 2015, 12:02 PM

Jailed once but escaped trial

Immediately after independence, Kamaruzzaman was sued for an act of atrocity he had committed during the Liberation War. He was arrested in Dhaka and was put into jail for several months, but he escaped trial due to unknown reasons.
8 April 2015, 11:59 AM

Key man of Al-Badr

Son of Insan Ali Sarkar of Kumri Mudipara in Sherpur, Kamaruzzaman was born on July 4, 1952. He got involved in Islami Chhatra Sangha when he was a student of class-X.
8 April 2015, 11:55 AM

Jamaat at the core

The judgment in the war crimes trial of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Kamaruzzaman yesterday widely discussed the role of his party in organising the collaborating forces during the Liberation War, 1971.
8 April 2015, 11:53 AM

Responsible for Al-Badr crimes

Setting an example, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday held Muhammad Kamaruzzaman responsible for holding “superior status” over co-members of infamous Al-Badr force that had committed numerous crimes during the 1971 Liberation War.
8 April 2015, 10:00 AM

How to run an Android app on a Mac or PC

Google's goal is to make all of its Android apps available across multiple platforms (smartphones, tablets and desktop/laptop computers), a little like Microsoft's idea with its forthcoming OS, Windows 10, and its dedicated multi-platform app store.
6 April 2015, 05:56 AM

'2,000 removed from Syrian camp after IS advance'

Around 2,000 people have been evacuated from the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus after the Islamic State group seized large parts of it, a Palestinian official told AFP.
5 April 2015, 12:17 PM

REBUILDING THE NATION'S BACKBONE

Bombs going off in all directions, buses burning, parents caught in the middle rushing to shelter children on way back from school, and of course, the frequent date changes of the SSC exams - the last couple of months were disastrous for the Secondary School Certificate examinees.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

TADAO ANDO

A self-taught architect Tadao Ando is popularly known for his emphasis on the association between nature and architecture.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

DAMAGE CONTROL

school can be built in a matter of days, and already many students are starting to attend classes in existing schools.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

UNEXPECTED HELP

I was making my may home from Mirpur to Dhanmondi by rickshaw around 8pm at night when suddenly a car drove by and someone reached out and grabbed my bag.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

COMPANY CLAIMS THEIR FLYING CAR WILL HIT MARKETS IN TWO YEARS

While "Back to the Future" may have been the trigger for many people's dreams of owning a flying car, the idea has actually been floating around the minds of man since not long after cars became widely available at the beginning of the 20th century.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

AN ACTIVIST'S TALE

When all his colleagues used to enjoy lazy weekends after five days of rigorous work, Nuruddin Ahmed, a young computer engineer never took a break.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

ADVOCATING FOR THE VOICELESS

Lawyer Nadia Chowdhury has always wanted to do something for stray animals in Bangladesh; and making use of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1920 was her chance to contribute.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Three Years Later…

A sewing machine and a dozen colorful threads still give hope and strength to labour leader Aminul Islam's family, to survive.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

SRHR FOR THE GOOD OF THE YOUTH

Despite resistance from general society, SRHR- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights- is being introduced into classrooms across the nation.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

PEARLS OF WISDOM

“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

18 OR 16 OR BOTH?

If the Bangladesh government has its way, the legally permissible marriage age would be both 18 and 16.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

A VANISHING CRAFT

For hundreds of years, conch shells are carved into bangles of intricate designs, in tiny shops at Shankhari Bazaar.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM