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- Killers to walk gallows 11:43am Nov 19
- Joy, at long last 11:42am Nov 19
- SC opinion on 5 appeal points 11:41am Nov 19
The light of justice yesterday completely removed the darkness that had hung over the nation for 34 years following the heinous killing of Bangabandhu as the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence to a dozen killers earlier confirmed by the High Court...
Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, one of the few survivors of the August 15 bloodbath, yesterday described the verdict in Bangabandhu murder case as the best birthday gift he ever got...
The Appellate Division yesterday issued a short order with its opinions on all five points pressed by appellants in the Bangabandhu killing case. Convicts say: Judges of the High Court Division Bench have delivered and signed two separate dissenting opinions...
The nation waits to hear the ultimate verdict today in the Bangabandhu murder case trial with bated breath and also in the expectation that finally justice will prevail. It has been a long, painful journey for the people of Bangladesh...
Bangladesh will lose 8 percent of its rice and 32 percent of wheat production by 2050 if the sea level rises by one metre engulfing 20 percent of its land and displacing 20 million people...
Revenue earning from the construction sector increased sharply in the first three months of this fiscal year (FY) as whitening black money was allowed. But earning from a major sector — power — decreased due to a fall in power generation. Th...
The Ministry of Communications is finally floating tender today for building an elevated expressway of 32.5 kilometres or more in Dhaka on a public private partnership (PPP) basis...
Bangladesh this year has been ranked 13th from the bottom, three steps up its position last year, in the annual corruption perception index (CPI) of 2009 released by the Transparency International (TI) yesterday...
The High Court issued a suo moto rule yesterday asking the government to explain extra-judicial killings within 48 hours. Home Minister Sahara Khatun however claimed that no such killings are being carried out in the country. “We are not carrying out any crossfire right now. ...
The High Court has issued several directives to free four Dhaka rivers from encroachment and pollution. The government too has declared a war against the grabbers, cancelling all riverbank leases...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the global leadership to create an equitable food-governance system both at national and international levels to make food available and accessible to the hungry people across the world. “Only production of food alone cannot guarantee food security. ...
The High Court (HC) yesterday asked the government to submit by December 12 the actions taken following recommendations by the designated commission on giving autonomy to state-run Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television (BTV)...
The government yesterday cancelled all leases of the riverbanks given by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on daily basis and decided to stop unauthorised sand trading for checking river pollution and maintaining navigability...
A Dhaka court yesterday asked the officer-in-charge of Brahmanbaria Sadar police station to appear before it in person by January 5 next year to explain his failure to submit reports on execution of property attachment of three defendants in a case against Rid Pharmaceutical...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the United Arab Emirates’ government to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh side by side investing in the power and energy sectors of the country. ...
