DHAKA: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minster Anisul Haque on Wednesday said the jail authorities were asked to be prepared to hang war crimes convict Mohammad Kamaruzzamn.The minister was talking to journalists at his Gulshan residence in the city this evening.He said, “The

DHAKA: Inspector General (IG) of Prisons Syed Iftekhar Uddin held a closed-door meeting with Law Minister Anisul Haque on Wednesday.The meeting started at 12:00pm and lasted for 15 minutes.Sources said they, during the parley, discussed the execution of war crimes convict Muhammad

DHAKA: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque held an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday noon.Competent sources from Prime Minister Office and Law Ministry confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier, the minister held a closed-door

ISHWARDI (PABNA): Two train passengers were killed while they were riding on the roof of the train and got hit with a bridge near Ishwardi’s Muladuli Railway Station of the district on Wednesday.Of the two deceased, one was identified as Lablu Sheikh, 22, son of Abu Bakar Sheikh in

DHAKA: Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has urged the Bangladesh prime minister to maintain the minimum age of marriage for girls at 18 years.Kofi Annan, currently chair of The Elders, a group of independent leaders working together for peace and human rights across the globe,

DHAKA: Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, chief lawyer of death convict Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman, on Wednesday said they will file a review petition after getting the full copy of verdict.He also expected that the verdict would not be executed till the verdict is published. “Otherwise it

DHAKA: Bangladesh has created its first marine protected area that will now safeguard whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks and other oceanic species.Bordering the territorial waters of India, the Swatch of No Ground Marine Protected Area (SoNG MPA) spans some 672 square miles and is

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to meet President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday evening.President's press secretary Ihsanul Karim said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make a courtesy call on the President at 6:00pm.The premier may brief the president

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 framed charge against Sheikh Siraj Master alias Siraj Kosai, Abdul Latif Talukder and Khan Akram of Bagerhat bringing allegations of war crimes in Liberation War-1971.The tribunal led by Justice Enayetur Rahim fixed December 2 for starting

MOULVIBAZAR: Jamaat-e-Islmai on Wednesday withdrew hartal in Kamalganj upazila of the district for Thursday for the traditional “Ras Utsab” of Manipuri ethnic community.District Jamaat publicity secretary Yamir Ali confirmed the matter to banglanews.“We have withdrawn the hartal

DHAKA: After meeting the death row war criminal Kamaruzzaman at Dhaka Central Jail Wednesday, his son Hasan Iqbal told banglanews that his father is mentally and physically okay.  I have never seen someone as like as my father having such a mental strength,” he said there adding:

DHAKA: At least three persons sustained injuries as hartal supporters exploded cocktails at Jurain’s Khalpar area in the capital during Jamaat-called hartal’s early hour on Wednesday.The injured are Sumon Sarder, 40, resident of that area, his nephew Rifat Sarder, 12 and Sumon’s

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) personnel of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained Ibrahim Hossain, operation wing chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad (HUJI) from Sayedabad area of city early Wednesday.A text message from DB disclosed the matter.It also said details will be disclosed in a press

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence detained a Bangladeshi with 96,000 Saudi Riyal worth Tk 20,00,000 from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Tuesday.The detainee is identified as Abu Hannan Lablu. He was passenger of a Malaysia-bound flight MH-197.Custom intelligence sources said

DHAKA: The family members of death convict Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman met him at Dhaka Central Jail around 10:00am on Wednesday.Lawyer Shishir Monir told banglanews that this was a regular family meeting; they were not called by the jail authorities.On Tuesday (November 4), Kamaruzzaman

BAHRAIN:  Bangladeshi workers who were cheated by Industrial Security Maintenance Company (ISMCO) of Bahrain received due payments on Sunday local time.Bangladesh Labor counsel in Bahrain Mahidul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Mohidul told that a lawsuit was filed against

DHAKA: A high alert has been sounded at the Kolkata Port, with central agencies warning of a terror threat on Tuesday, reports NDTV.  Two Indian Navy warships, INS Khukri and INS Sumitra, that had docked at Kolkata for Navy week celebrations, have gone back to sea. A Defence Ministry

DHAKA: Muslims in Bangladesh as elsewhere of the world observed the holy Ashura on Tuesday marking the 10th day of Muharram with with due religious solemnity.The day was observed through Tazia procession and special prayers, among other programs, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat

CHITTAGONG: Train knocked an unidentified elderly woman to death at Ambagan of Khulsi Thana of the port city on Tuesday.Nayek Jahangir of Chittagong Medical College and Hospital police outpost told banglanews that the woman was seriously injured after a train hit her in Jharnarpar area

DHAKA: The Department of Science and Technology (DST) of Government of India has launched India Science and Research Fellowship (ISRF) Programme for researchers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka to work in Indian universities and research