2nd witness defends Alim
A defence witness yesterday testified that he had seen Abdul Alim at a home in his village where Alim had taken shelter for security reasons during the Liberation War. Mozaffar Hossain, the second...
View ArticleMueen, Ashraf were killers of intellectuals
Eminent educationist Prof Anisuzzaman yesterday testified that the plot to kill the intellectuals was hatched in August and was executed by infamous Al-Badr force in December 1971 in an attempt to...
View ArticleEncroachments spoil Rabindra Kacharibari
Rabindra Kacharibari at Shahzadpur in Sirajganj is gradually losing its beauty as construction activities and encroachment close in on the archaeological site. The expansion of the adjoining cloth...
View ArticleBangladeshis among 71 arrested in KL
The Malaysian authorities arrested 71 irregular foreign workers, including Bangladeshis, as they started a massive crackdown on “unwanted foreigners” early yesterday. The arrestees, including 60 men...
View ArticleSyria hails US retreat
Syria hailed an “historic American retreat” yesterday, mockingly accusing President Barack Obama of hesitation and confusion after he delayed a military strike to consult Congress. As Obama stepped...
View ArticleMandela out of hospital
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital yesterday where he has been treated since June 8 for a recurring respiratory illness, the presidency said. Despite his...
View ArticlePlastic surgery is her hope
Right after the acid attack by her stalker cousin last week, 18-year-old Syeda Mahbuba Akhter Mukta became mentally devastated. But now she is recovering fast as hope has begun to glimmer after doctors...
View ArticlePM violating polls code
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had violated the electoral code of conduct by holding public rallies and campaigning for...
View ArticleBiman’s remarkable recovery
Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday claimed that it has cut its loss by around $50 million (around Tk 387 crore) in the 2012-13 fiscal year. Biman had lost around $75 million (around Tk 606 crore) in...
View ArticlePolice won’t be free of influence
At the fag end of its tenure, the government has prepared a draft police act apparently to retain political influence over the force and further encourage impunity in it. Prepared by the police...
View ArticleObama confront skeptical Congress on Syria strike
President Barack Obama and his top aides launched a full-scale political offensive on Sunday to persuade a skeptical Congress to approve a military strike against Syria, but faced a struggle to win...
View ArticleEgypt to try Morsi for inciting murder
Egypt’s state prosecutor says he has referred ousted President Mohammed Morsi for trial on charges of inciting the murder of protesters. The accusations relate to violence outside the presidential...
View ArticleBomb kills 9 soldiers in Pakistan
A roadside bomb targeting a passing Pakistani army convoy exploded Sunday, killing nine soldiers in a tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, authorities said. The roadside bomb exploded in a...
View ArticleMen’s average height ‘up 11cm since 1870s’
The average height of men has risen by almost 11cm since the mid-19th century, experts have found. Data was collected on hundreds of thousands of men from 15 European countries. For British men, the...
View ArticleBomb kills 9 Pak soldiers
A roadside bomb killed nine Pakistani soldiers and wounded 19 others Sunday in a restive northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. The incident happened in the Boya area of...
View ArticleTexting pill
Scientists are set to trial a new ‘digital pill’ which can send a text to relatives and doctors from inside the body. It is hoped the pills could be used to cut the number of drugs that are wasted...
View ArticleSonia flying to US for medical check-up
The head of India’s ruling party, Sonia Gandhi, is to fly to the United States for a medical check-up, according to a report, a week after she was hospitalised in New Delhi. Gandhi, India’s most...
View ArticleSpate of Iraq attacks kill 10
Attacks in Baghdad and mostly-Sunni areas of Iraq killed 10 people yesterday, including five who died in a massive attack on the home of an anti-Qaeda militia chief. The Turkish consul to the northern...
View ArticleIndia govt rejects proposal to shut petrol pumps at night
India’s government denied yesterday it was considering shutting filling stations at night to reduce oil imports, a widely ridiculed measure reportedly under discussion to tackle a deepening economic...
View ArticleSyria asks UN to stop US strike
Syria has asked the United Nations to prevent “any aggression” against Syria following a call over the weekend by US President Barack Obama for punitive strikes against the Syrian military for last...
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