Don’t play foul with army
Major General Hasan Shahid Suhrawardy, General Officer Commanding of Savar Cantonment, yesterday urged all not to play foul with the army. “If you play foul with the army, there is a possibility that...
View ArticleOn official trip, for niece’s wedding
The private visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to London turns into an official one, raising eyebrows both at home and abroad. The change of the trip status means taxpayers will have to bear the...
View ArticleBig shots make most of outsiders’ last day
Many stalwarts and central leaders of the Awami League and the BNP were involved in last minute frantic campaigning in the polls to Gazipur City Corporation yesterday as the time for electioneering ran...
View ArticleMorsi ousted
The Egyptian army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi yesterday after a week of bloodshed that killed nearly 50 people as millions took to the streets to demand an end to his turbulent single year...
View ArticleLeave it alone
The BNP yesterday called upon the media not to make an issue out of Khaleda Zia’s write-up in The Washington Times seeking western intervention to save the country’s democracy by putting pressure on...
View ArticleAirport can now expand
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has repossessed its 105 acres of land worth more than Tk 3,000 crore from a Singapore-based company that had been controversially awarded the lease of the...
View ArticleArmy ousts Egypt’s President Morsi
The head of Egypt’s army has given a TV address, announcing that President Mohammed Morsi is no longer in office. Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said the constitution had been suspended and the chief justice...
View ArticleAfghan escapes custody after shooting Nato soldier
An Afghan soldier held on suspicion of killing a Nato soldier from Slovakia escaped from prison and walked off a heavily guarded military base with the help of a guard, officials said yesterday. The...
View ArticleMore UK soldiers commit suicide than died in Afghanistan: BBC
A total of 50 serving and veteran British soldiers committed suicide last year, more than were killed fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to figures reported on Sunday. The Ministry of...
View ArticleMyanmar disbands Nasaka
Myanmar’s president has disbanded a security force accused of rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State in the west of the country, scene of deadly violence between Muslims and...
View ArticleGreenpeace activists stage mass break-in at French nuke plant
Dozens of Greenpeace activists broke into the Tricastin nuclear power plant in southern France on Monday, to call for its closure and pressure President Francois Hollande to put more resources into...
View ArticlePak court directs police to produce Musharraf
A Pakistan court on Monday rejected security concerns and directed police to produce former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for the hearing of the murder case of Baloch leader Akbar Bugti on July 30....
View ArticleAfghan escapes custody after shooting Nato soldier
An Afghan soldier held on suspicion of killing a Nato soldier from Slovakia escaped from prison and walked off a heavily guarded military base with the help of a guard, officials said yesterday. The...
View ArticlePen points out spelling mistakes
The Lernstift digital pen points out spelling errors with a subtle vibration to help kids acquire better writing skills. Instead of a slap on the wrist, bad spellers can soon get a good shaking up. The...
View Article21 long years after, finally
It is not the first time that Ghulam Azam has been tried and convicted for crimes he committed during the Liberation War. He was first tried 21 years ago, not in a lawful court but in a Gono Adalat...
View ArticleDelay due to poor logistics
Many in the courtroom were surprised when the International Crimes Tribunal-1 chairman said the court had to share a 15-volume book on Liberation War documents with the other tribunal. The tribunal...
View ArticleWar Crimes Trial Progress Report
Abul Kalam Azad (Bachchu Razakar) Expelled Jamaat member Judgment: Death penalty Date of judgment: Jan 21, 2013 Status: absconding Appeal deadline: Feb 21 Abdul Quader Mollah Jamaat Assistant...
View ArticleYouths return to Shahbagh
Minutes after the verdict against Ghulam Azam was announced, the Gonojagoron Mancha packed the capital’s Shahbagh intersection and erupted into protests, shouting that they wanted the war criminal to...
View ArticleShort Of Justice
Muntassir Mamoon Prof Muntassir Mamoon, a witness in the case, said he was disappointed as the tribunal did not hand Ghulam Azam the capital punishment. Nevertheless, the...
View ArticleTribunal justifies trial after 40yrs
In the verdict against Ghulam Azam, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday set out its views on some debates and arguments over trying war criminals after more than four decades of the country’s...
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