‘Joy Bangla’ rocks Shahbagh again
Shahbagh came into life again as slogans rocked the heart of the city moments after the Supreme Court dismissed Quader Mollah’s petition to review death penalty. Hundreds of youths rushed to Shahbagh...
View Article‘Not much to prepare for’
Quader Mollah can be executed at a very short notice since some preparations have already been completed, according to prisons officials. “Some preparations, like the meeting with relatives, were...
View ArticleA joyous Victory Day for country: Hanif
A senior Awami League leader has said the people of the country will have a joyous Victory Day this year with the Supreme Court dismissing Quader Mollah’s petition to review death sentence. “Like the...
View ArticleDon’t allocate ‘plough’ to anyone, Ershad urges EC
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad today sent a letter requesting Election Commission (EC) not to allocate the ‘plough’ to any political party or independent candidate as electoral symbol for the January...
View ArticleFeni covered van helper killed in blockaders’ attack
A covered van helper was killed when blockaders hurled stones at his vehicle in Feni Sadar upazila during the opposition’s blockade last night. The deceased was identified as Md Mahbub Alam. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleLawyers seek to meet Mollah
Counsels of Abdul Quader Mollah are going to file a petition seeking permission to meet the death row convict following the latter’s wish for so. Shishir Manir, his lawyer, told The Daily Star around...
View ArticleRobber beaten dead in capital
A robber was beaten to death and two others were injured by locals when they were trying to loot a house at the capital’s Kafrul area today. Deceased Rubel, 32, was a member of an organised robber...
View ArticleOrder reaches jail, ministry
The Supreme Court order dismissing Abldul Quader Mollah’s prayer to review his death sentence has reached offices concerned including Dhaka Central Jail, home ministry, International Crimes Tribunal....
View ArticleJamaat men torch 3 vehicles in Ctg
Hours into a review petition of war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah rejected, activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir torched three vehicles including an ambulance in Chittagong today. None...
View ArticleMollah opts not to seek mercy
Abdul Quader Mollah has refused to seek presidential clemency, according to jail authorities. The death row war criminals conveyed his decision when jail officials asked him this afternoon whether he...
View ArticleJamaat challenges registration cancellation
Jamaat-e-Islami today appealed to the Supreme Court against the High Court verdict that declared its registration with the Election Commission illegal making it unfit to contest the parliamentary...
View ArticleRespect Bangladeshis’ expectation, Khaleda tells India
Opposition leader Khaleda Zia has called upon the government of India “to show respect” to the demands and expectations of people of Bangladesh “the way the international community is reacting”. In a...
View ArticleDon’t execute Mollah, HRW urges govt
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the government not to carry out the execution of condemned Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah. In a statement today, the New York-based rights body said,...
View ArticleUK minister for inclusive polls
Visiting UK Senior Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Baroness Sayeeda Warsi today said an inclusive election is necessary in Bangladesh for its stability. In a meeting with BNP...
View ArticleJamaat warns of revenge
Jamaat-e-Islami made a call to form resistance against the government, threatening of dire consequence if its leader Abdul Quader is executed. “The government will have to keep in mind that Awami...
View ArticleArmy ready for deployment: CEC
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad today said that the army has been on alert and ready for deployment. The time and number of army personnel to be deployed will be decided in...
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