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Kazi Aref killers hanged

JESSORE: Three killers of five Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leaders including its president Kazi Aref, were executed in the wee hour of Friday (January 8).The convicted were Rashedul Islam alias Jhantu, Anwar Hossain and Safawat Hossain alias Habiib.Earlier, the Appellate Division upheld

Steps help curb Bangladeshis’ deaths at bay

DHAKA: There is no incident of death of illegal Bangladeshis migrants in the Bay of Bengal as the government has taken tougher measures to curb it.However, the crisis was created in the past year at bay as migrant-boats with Bangladeshis abroad had started sailing mainly for the southeast

CCB funds JAAGO Foundation to help poor

DHAKA: The Consular Corps in Bangladesh (CCB) on Thursday extended its hands to charitable organization ‘JAAGO Foundation’ in distributing blankets for the poor people.The CCB members donated the money to use for purchasing and distributing blankets amongst the needy people in

Laila Hossain new Bangladesh envoy to Morocco

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint Sultana Laila Hossain as Bangladesh new ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.She is currently serving as Consul General in Bangladesh Consulate General in Los Angeles.Laila will replace ambassador Monirul Islam, who has been made inaugural

Monir made Bangladesh envoy to Ethiopia

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint Monirul Islam as inaugural ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.He is currently serving as Bangladesh ambassador to Morocco.According to press release of External Publicity Wing of Bangladesh foreign minister issued on

KSA to cooperate Bangladesh over terrorism

DHAKA: Foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali said that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is interested to help Bangladesh fight terrorism and extremism through meaningful cooperation.Foreign Minister Ali, who is in a 3-day official visit to the kingdom from January 5, held bilateral talks with his

Bishwa Ijtema begins Friday

GAZIPUR: The three-day Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after the Hajj, will begin on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi upazila in Gazipur on Friday (January 8).The congregation will kick off after Fazr prayers with delivering special sermons (am-bayan) by

Dr Mahabub Hossain’s janaza after juma’h

DHAKA: The namaz-e-janaza of eminent economist and BRAC university professor emeritus Dr Mahabub Hossain will be held on Friday noon (January 7).Body of the deceased is scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city around 10:15am Thursday (January 7).Then, it will

Soft loan paves food self-sufficiency

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday categorically said Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in food production due to imparting loans under easier conditions.She also highlighted the improved condition in fish, rice, vegetables productions.The PM said her government does

Drug trader with 1-lakh yaba detained

DHAKA: Department of Narcotics Control detained a yaba trader named Sanjoy from city’s Motijheel area on Thursday.Later in the day, as per information given by the detainee during interrogation, one lakh pieces of yaba tablets were seized from Sanjoy’s Mouchak residence in city.The

Charges against Hussain-Moslem accepted

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday took formal charges brought against Kishoreganj ‘razakar commanders’ Syed M Hossain and M Moslem Prodhan to cognizance for their alleged crimes against humanity during liberation war.The three-member ICT led by chairman Justice

Tripura power minister due on Friday

AGARTALA (INDIA): A power ministry delegation of Tripura province of India will go to Bangladesh on Friday to discuss over the method of power supply from Tripura to Bangladesh and to fix its price.Tripura Power, Urban Development, Rural Development (Panchayat) and Transport minister

‘Bangladesh awaits with warmth to receive new Indian envoy’

DHAKA: Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Saida Muna Tasneem reaffirmed the goodwill and friendship that awaits the incoming Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh and wished him a successful tenure in Dhaka.She came up with the wishes during a farewell call at the Bangladesh embassy in

‘Strict actions against saboteurs during hartal’

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Wednesday (January 6) asked the officials concerned to take stern actions against the saboteurs during the daylong countrywide hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami for Thursday.The minister came up with the directives during a view exchange

Pakistan cannot interfere in Bangladesh's internal matters

DHAKA: Egyptian Ambassador in Dhaka Mahmoud Ezzat and also the dean of the Diplomatic Corps said that Pakistan cannot interfere in Bangladesh’s internal issues.He came up with the remark while talking to the media about the trial of Bangladesh war criminals.‘If Pakistan interferes in

EU grants 118-mln euros for civil society

DHAKA: The European Union (EU) Development Cooperation Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2014-2020 aims to assist Bangladesh in promoting a more equitable growth and improving democratic governance.Accordingly, the EU has committed 118-million euros (Tk 11.80-crore) as grants to

Kazi Aref killers’ execution any time

JESSORE: All preparations have been taken to execute three killers of five Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leaders including its president Kazi Aref.The convicted are Rashedul Islam alias Jhantu, Anwar Hossain and Safayat Hossain alias Habiib. They are now confined at Jassore Central

Bangladesh condemns attacks on KSA embassy in Iran

DHAKA: Bangladesh condemned the recent attacks on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) embassy in Iran and its consulate in Mashhad.A foreign ministry press release issued on Wednesday said.The release also said such acts were in clear violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,

‘Verdict fulfills nation’s expectation’

DHAKA: Expressing satisfaction over the Supreme Court verdict in war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Matiur Rahman Nizami, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam Wednesday said the judgment has fulfilled expectation of nation and justice-seekers."The nation and justice-seekers get

10-lakh yaba seized in Bay, 1 held

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members seized 1,000,000 pieces of yaba tablets from a trawler conducting a special drive in the Bay of Bengal in early hours of Wednesday (January 6).Moreover, owner of the trawler was also nabbed during the drive.RAB-7 director Lieutenant Colonel