Bangladesh
Don’t comment on sub-judice matter: Law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq has urged all not to make any statement regarding any sub-judice matter.
8 March 2016, 09:23 AM
Conviction on weak evidence: Quasem’s family
Family of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali claims that the Jamaat-e-Islami leader was convicted on weak evidence and deposition in war crimes case.
8 March 2016, 08:35 AM
Bangladesh turn T20 corner
ESPNcricinfo looks back at some of the defining talking points from the Asia Cup 2016 where Bangladesh made the headlines with their improvement in T20 cricket.
8 March 2016, 08:09 AM
Fakhrul criticises PM’s comment on Khaleda, Tarique
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir criticises PM Sheikh Hasina’s comments on Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman.
8 March 2016, 07:47 AM
Verdict satisfactory: AG
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expresses his satisfaction over the Supreme Court judgement upholding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali in a war crimes case.
8 March 2016, 07:32 AM
‘Quasem’s verdict is victory of our movement’
Gonojagoron Mancha hailed the appeal verdict of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali and said it was an achievement of the movement they were all in.
8 March 2016, 07:17 AM
Star editor gets bail in Magura defamation case
A Magura court grants bail to The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in a Tk 50,000-crore defamation case.
8 March 2016, 06:30 AM
Jamaat calls hartal tomorrow over Quasem verdict
Jamaat calls countrywide hartal for tomorrow over the Supreme Court ruling upholding death penalty of its leader Mir Quasem for war crimes.
8 March 2016, 05:53 AM
Cabinet okays draft of BRT act
The cabinet approves the draft of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Act-2016, under which six dedicated fast-moving bus lanes will be built for the improvement of the capital’s transport system.
7 March 2016, 15:54 PM
Tarique being barred from coming home: Fakhrul
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government is creating obstruction on the way to returning home of the party’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman.
7 March 2016, 15:33 PM
War trial: Mir Quasem’s appeal verdict tomorrow
All eyes are on the Supreme Court, which is set to deliver the verdict tomorrow on the appeal filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali challenging his death penalty amid comments from different persons including two ministers on the chief justice.
7 March 2016, 13:38 PM
Narayanganj 7-murder: Judge embarrassed to hear Tareque Sayeed’s plea
A judge of a High Court bench feels embarrassed to hear a petition of sacked Rab official Lt Col (retd) Tareque Sayeed Mohammad seeking scrapping of the proceedings of his trial in the Narayanganj seven-murder case.
7 March 2016, 12:07 PM
Portion of money hacked from BB account in US recovered
A portion of US$100 million which is allegedly hacked from reserve account of Bangladesh Bank in the United States on February 5 has been recovered, the central bank says.
7 March 2016, 11:56 AM
Artist Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies in tragic accident
Renowned artist and national award winning director Khalid Mahmood Mithu, dies in a tragic accident as a tree fell on him at Dhanmondi area in Dhaka.
7 March 2016, 10:53 AM
Govt disowns ministers’ comments on CJ: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses dissatisfaction over the comment of two ministers on the chief justice. The government would not own the remarks, Hasina says at a regular cabinet meeting.
7 March 2016, 10:28 AM
Where have all the flowers gone?
Mass urbanisation takes its toll on Dhaka by erasing the scopes for the young ones to have a healthy childhood. The city is no longer child friendly as it fails to provide the amenities and environmental factors needed for the physical and psychological development of children.
7 March 2016, 10:08 AM
Dinajpur cop killed as police van hits tree
A policeman has been killed and 4 others injured after a police van veered off the road and crashed into a tree in Bochaganj upazila of Dinajpur.
7 March 2016, 08:30 AM
150 rare tortoises seized in Jessore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion seizes 150 tortoises of a rare species from Mandartala area in Sadar upazila of Jessore.
7 March 2016, 07:36 AM
Tigers title hopes iced with hot Mahmudullah held back
With a final tournament average of 121.00 at a strike rate of 165.75, Bangladesh may regret sending Mahmudullah in to bat so late in their shortened innings at the Asia Cup final.
7 March 2016, 06:34 AM
Domestic help’s death sparks demo in Dhaka
Locals demonstrate in Dhaka’s Mirpur and Kafrul area for four hours alleging the murder of a teenage domestic help after rape.
7 March 2016, 06:32 AM