DHAKA: The Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday released full appeal-verdicts against death penalty to Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mujahid and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chy for war crimes.Earlier in the day, Chief Justice SK Sinha and four judges signed on the appeal verdict consisting 191 pages

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday formed an 11-member committee of Detective Branch (DB) to investigate the murder of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka.DMP deputy commissioner (media) Muntasirul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews around 2:45pm.He further

DHAKA: Italian ambassador to Bangladesh Mario Palma also opined that there is no existence of extremist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh.Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Wednesday quoted the ambassador while talking to journalists at his secretariat office in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina termed the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-2030 a collective journey and said the international community has to deliver on the means of implementation. “We will need scaled-up resources from all sources - public and private, domestic and

DHAKA: Bangladesh has moved up two steps to 107 in the Global Competitiveness Index, compared with last year’s 109th among 140 countries in the world.The report of World Economic Forum said in a report published worldwide on Wednesday.At a press conference at Brac Inn in the city,

Rani Mondal searches the floor of the riverbed with her fingers, craning her neck above the water. The river is home to a farm of clawing crabs. “It hurts a lot when you are bitten but you apply salt and Savlon and go to the doctor’s if it gets septic,” Rani Mondal said. An

DHAKA: Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who leaked details about the US government's massive surveillance programs, started a Twitter account on Tuesday.Edward Snowden, the source behind a slew of revelations about National Security Agency spying programs in

PATHARGHATA, BARGUNA: Kingpin of sea robbers’ gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Amgachhi canal area of Sundarbans early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Akkas alias Rahim alias Jamal, 25, leader of Sagor-Saikat bahini.After the

LAXMIPUR: A suspected dacoit was killed in a gunfight with police in Chandraganj union under Laxmipur Sadar early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Abdus Jaher alias Dhama Kala, 35.Laxmipur assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Jonayed Kawser told banglanews that a gang of

DHAKA: Law enforcers have imposed a 3-tier security at the diplomatic zone in city following the murder of an Italian aid-worker Cesare Tavella.Acting foreign secretary Khurshed Alam informed banglanews Tuesday afternoon.Earlier, the European Union ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon

DHAKA: The fifth annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh exercise conducted by the US Navy, the US Marine Corps, and the Bangladesh Navy will commence with an opening ceremony at Issa Khan naval base on September 30.Continuing through October 4, CARAT

DHAKA: The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert W Gibson said on Tuesday that he was dismayed to learn of the violent murder of Italian national in Bangladesh.However, a group of assailants killed aid worker Cesare Tavella in city’s Gulshan area on Monday.‘It was a

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal commented that he finds no relation between the murder of an Italian national Cesare Tavella in city and the security of Australia cricket team during their visit in Bangladesh.He made this comment in a reply to a journalist on Tuesday noon at

DHAKA: EU ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon expressed his consternation following the savage assassination of an Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella in Dhaka.The slain Italian aid worker was employed at a Netherlands-based NGO ICCO.The ambassador wished to convey his condolences to

DHAKA: A case was filed with the Gulshan Police Station in city Tuesday over the murder of Italian national, Tavella Cesare (50), employee of a Netherlands-based international organization called ICCO-BD.Gulshan Police Station sub-inspector (SI) Sabbir told banglanews that one of the

RANGPUR: At least four people were died after taking toxic liquor at Paghat area of Mahiganj in sadar upazila of Rangpur district Tuesday early morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Rangpur police control room sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1357 HRS,

SATKHIRA: An alleged ringleader of a robber gang and one of his aides were killed and three cops injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Boro Kupat village in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district Monday night.The deceased were identified as Alal Gazi, 45, ringleader of a robber gang

SAUDI ARABIA: Jeddah consulate consul general AKM Shahidul Karim has confirmed that at least 26 Bangladeshi nationals were killed and 52 missing in a stampede near Makkah during hajj performance.Bodies of the deceased Bangladeshi pilgrims are kept at a hospital morgue in Makkah, he

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged to maintain a zero-tolerance approach to sex offenses by peacekeepers apart from ensuring their safety and security.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the assertions while addressing a summit on “Peacekeeping Operations” at UN headquarters in

DHAKA: Extremist outfit Islamic State (IS) confessed to carrying out the murder of an Italian national, Tavella Cesare (50), employee of an international organization called AISD.SITE Intelligence Group, a jihadist threat monitoring portal, disclosed the matter.Tavella Cesare was shot