DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 pronounced its sixth verdict Monday awarding death penalty to ousted Awami League leader, also former Jamaat leader Mobarak Hossain of Brahmanbaria for his crimes against humanity in 1971.The tribunal chief Justice M Enayetur Rahim gave

RAJSHAHI: Miscreants slaughtered a youth and his mother in Deolia village under Bagmara upazila on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Jahidur Rahman Jahid, 25, student of MA of Rajshahi College and his mother Akhlima Begum, 50, wife of one Mojibar Rahman of the area.On

BAGERHAT: A tourist ship MV Saidul was capsized into Shela river in Harintana area under Chandpai Forest Station range in the East Sundarbans early Monday. However, none was reportedly injured or went missing in the incident as there was no tourist in the vessel.Forest official source

DHAKA: Expelled minister Latif Siddique reached at High Court on Monday morning to seek anticipatory bail as several lower courts issued arrest warrants against him in cases filed over comments demeaning hajj, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and Tablighi Jamaat.Lawyer Nurul Islam Suzon MP told

BRAHMANBARIA: A fire that broke out in a microwave station room of state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) in Bhadughar area of the district on Monday morning.The fire has disrupted telecommunication and internet services of more than 4,000 clients in the area.The

KATHMANDU, NEPAL: The chiefs of seven countries are going to be under the same roof for couple of days regarding 18th SAARC summit that will be held in Kathmandu, the capital of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.The leaders of seven countries except Nepal will stay at Crowne Plaza

MIRSARAI (CHITTAGONG): A Bangladeshi Taxi Cab driver was killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Altaf Hossain, 28, son of one Ekramul Haque, hailed from Dakkhin Talbaria village under Mirsarai municipality of the district.Councilor of

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-1) reading out the verdict of former Bbaria AL leader Mobarak Hossain on his crimes against humanity in 1971 Liberation War.The tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim is reading the verdict.On June 2, ICT kept the case on CAV [Curia Advisari

DHAKA: National People’s Party (NPP) and Nationalist Democratic Front (NDF) have reiterated their prescheduled program of calling countrywide hartal for Tuesday (November 25) if the government does not arrest Latif Siddique by Monday.NDF president Shawkat Hossain Nilu confirmed the

DHAKA: Five officials, including deputy general manager (DGM) of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines, confessed their guilt over the allegation of gold smuggling.They gave confessional statement when they were produced before Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on

DHAKA: Abdul Latif Siddique, recently sacked as minister for his remarks on hajj, Prophet Muhammad (SM) and Tabligh Jamaat, returned home on Sunday night.The expelled Awami League leader landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Indian Airlines at 8:40pm, Asma

DHAKA: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Sunday held three citizens of Guinea, living in Bangladesh illegally, from city’s Uttara area.RAB sources said that acting on a tip-off the law enforcers held them from the area in the morning.The detainees are under the interrogation

DHAKA: A devastating fire broke out at a petrol pump in city’s Mohakhali area on Sunday evening.The fire originated around 6:45pm at the fuel pump. The reason behind its origination could not be known immediately.On information, eight fire fighting units from Tejgaon and Mohammadpur

FROM HOTEL SALTY (KATMANDU): The observer countries will have opportunities to make their contributions in seven fields of the SAARC countries. Under the planned cooperation, the observers will get options in providing cooperation in agriculture, energy, connectivity, communication,

JESSORE: President M Abdul Hamid is scheduled to visit Jessore Monday to inaugurate Jessore district freedom fighter complex.Security has been beefed up to avert any sabotage in this area.However, Special Security Force (SSF) members and the law enforcers have also been deployed.Jessore

DHAKA: Government Sunday formed a one-member probe committee to investigate the alleged links of some officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines with gold smuggling.The body comprised of Civil aviation and tourism ministry secretary Abu Hena Mohammad Rahmatul Munim will submit its report

DHAKA: The forensic report of Dr Samarukh Mehjabeen Sumi, daughter-in-law of former MP Tipu Sultan, said she committed suicide.Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) authorities handed over the report to constable Humayan of Dhanmondi Thana on Sunday.Assistant Professor Sohel Mahmud of

DHAKA: A team of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) quizzed former energy adviser Mahmudur Rahman on Sunday in a case relating to taking money over Niko Resources contract in Bangladesh.Mahmudur, also Bengali daily Amar Desh editor, was taken to the Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan

DHAKA: An opening 158-run partnership propelled Bangladesh to set a 252-run target for Zimbabwe in the second One Day International (ODI) of five-match Bashundhara Cement ODI series in Chittagong Sunday afternoon .Bangladesh scored 251 runs losing seven wickets in the match at Zahur

DHAKA: Police recovered a body of a teenage girl from a house in Mohammadpur area of the city on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Khadija, 17.Police sources said that the reason behind her death could not be known immediately.However, law enforcers held her ‘husband’ in