DHAKA: Convicted war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan will appeal challenging the International Crimes Tribunal’s death penalty for his crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.His lawyers and relatives disclosed it in an instant reaction after the

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: A group of miscreants blasted five cocktails on Dhaka University campus on Wednesday.Witness said that the blasts took place in the university’s Curzon Hall area around 10:30am on the day.No one is reportedly injured and none arrested yet in the incident.Shahbagh Thana

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday sentenced Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan to death for his crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Obaidul Hassan pronounced the verdict.The other panel members are

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday morning began reading out the summary verdict in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan.  The ICT-2 chairman, Justice Obaidul Hassan, started reading out the brief of a 165-page verdict at 11:15am.  The

DHAKA: Law enforcers have boosted security in the capital in Wednesday hours before an International Crimes tribunal is to deliver a verdict against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan on war crimes charges. Ahead of the verdict, police, Rapid Action Battalion and Armed Police Batalion

DHAKA: Law enforcers have boosted security in the capital in Wednesday hours before an International Crimes tribunal is to deliver a verdict against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan on war crimes charges.Ahead of the verdict, police, Rapid Action Battalion and Armed Police Batalion

JESSORE: Two people were killed and four policemen injured in a gunfight with police in Begaritala area under Monirampur Upazila of the district early Wednesday.    The deceased were identified as Sayed of Dumuria Upazila of Khulna and Bazlu of Joypur village of Monirampur Upazila

DHAKA: The members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained a man with gold bars, weighing 3.1 kilograms, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Tuesday night.The detainee was identified as Sharif, 37.Airport APBn media officer Tanjina Akter confirmed the matter

DHAKA: Four people, including three rickshaw pullers, were injured as miscreants blasted two cocktails in Nilkhet area of the city on Tuesday night.Police sources said that two cocktails were hurled by the anarchists in the area around 8:00pm, leaving them injured critically.However,

DHAKA: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections for 2015-16 will be held on March 15 and 16.The association announced the schedule on Tuesday.The election will be held for a total of 14 posts, including SCBA president and secretary.An election sub-committee led by Advocate Mohammad

DHAKA: Seven senior artistes, including drama actress Lucky Inam, have been selected for the newly introduced Shilpakala Award-2014. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, national institute for fine and performing arts, introduced the award last year to honor to the seasoned artistes for

DHAKA: Miscreants torched two buses in Kadamtali bus stand area under Keraniganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.Witnesses said miscreants set fire to two buses parked in the area around 12:00 noon and fled the scene immediately.Locals doused the fire after an hour’s effort. No one

DHAKA: The newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat on Tuesday categorically said that Bangladesh itself has to solve the prevailing political crisis.However, the foreign friends would help if it is sought, US diplomat also opined.Marcia Stephens Bloom

Dhaka: There has been no impact of hartals and blockades on the services of Maitree Express running between Dhaka and Kolkata.The express train is running as usual thrice a week with full of passengers on board.Still there was an attempt of the arsonists in the afternoon of last February

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained 26 people, including 12 women and three minors, while they were trying to enter India illegally from Benapole border area of the district early Tuesday.Subedar Aiyub Hossain of Benapole check post ICP Camp told

DHAKA: Visiting Bangladesh foreign secretary Mohammad Shahidul Haque met Canadian Deputy Minister for Trade Christian Hogan.The secretary, who is leading a delegation, discussed the current status of bilateral trade and investment as well as its future expansion between the two

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury as the high commissioner to South Africa.However, Chowdhury is currently serving as Bangladesh High Commissioner to Mauritius.External Publicity Wing of foreign ministry issued a press note on Tuesday regarding the

CHITTAGONG (MIRSHARAI): An Ansar member was killed as a train knocked him down in Mirsharai upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Abu Bakkar, 45, a resident of Uttar Wahedpur area of the upazila.Sub-Inspector of Mirsharai Thana Mohammad Wali told

JESSORE: Rail communications of Khulna halted with other parts of the country as a compartment of a goods-laden train derailed in Jessore Sadar on Tuesday morning.Sub-Inspector of Jessore railway police outpost Moni confirmed the matter to banglanews.The Parbatipur-bound train derailed

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 will pronounce its verdict on Wednesday in war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan.The tribunal headed by its chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan fixed the date on Tuesday.On December 4 of last year, the same bench kept the