DHAKA: Mir Quasem Ali, whose verdict will be delivered on Sunday, is indicted on 14 charges of 1971 crimes against humanity. The accused faces the charges for allegedly committing the crimes in Chittagong during Liberation War in 1971. Mir Quasem Ali, however, faces the charges of

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali has been taken to International Crimes Tribunal-2 at 9:25am Sunday. The tribunal is set to pronounce verdict in the charges brought against Quasem Ali for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971.

DHAKA: Four policemen were injured in a road mishap in front of Al-Helal Specialized Hospital in Mirpur 10 area on the city early Saturday. A speedy passenger bus hit them a CNG-run auto rickshaw, carrying the policemen, from behind at 5:00am, leaving them injured. The policemen were

DHAKA: The verdict in war crimes related cases against working council member of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, also the chairman of Diganta Media Corporation LTD, Mir Quasem Ali will be delivered on Sunday. The International Crimes Tribunal-2 is going to deliver the verdict in a case filed

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a 7-storied building in Nawabpur area of the city Saturday night.  Fire freighters doused the flame around 11:30pm on the day after one and half-an-hours efforts. Originated from somewhere of the building, the fire soon spread out to other floors. Locals

DHAKA: Power supply is getting normal after hours-long outage across the country due to national grid failures after Bangladesh-India power interconnection line tripped at Bheramara in Kushtia on Saturday morning. Finance Minister AMA Muhith said that though a great crisis took place

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Rajdhani Super Market in Tikatuli area of the capital on Saturday night.Fire service officials said the fire originated from a chemical storehouse around 9:00pm and soon spread.On information, 10 fire fighting units rushed in and tried to douse the blaze.The

DHAKA: Many patients lie untreated due to power outage at Dhaka Medical College Hospital as well as across the country.There is a lack of supply of water and food at the hospital as power went off in most parts of the country from the morning.So, the hospital authorities are unable to

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were deployed across the country to avert any untoward situation ahead of 48-hour hartal enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.BGB public relations officer Mohsin Reza told the media that the BGB was deployed on Saturday evening.They have

RAJSHAHI: Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Dr Imran H Sarkar forewarned that Jamaat and Shibir do not have right to do politics in the country.He came up with the forewarning while addressing a street rally at Puthia Bus Stand here on Saturday afternoon.He also urged the government to

DHAKA: Most parts of the country went through a major outage on Saturday due to national grid failure after the Bangladesh-India power interconnection line had tripped at Bheramara in Kushtia district. Power supply from all the plants remained suspended all across the country since

SIRAJGANJ: Hearing on remand plea of JMB chief coordinator Abdun Nur and his four cohorts will be held on November 6.Sirajganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Kohinur Arjuman passed the order on Saturday afternoon.Sources said JMB chief coordinator Abdun Nur, 31, JMB leader Abul Kalam Azad,

DHAKA: A female food inspector allegedly committed suicide taking sleeping pills centering family feud in city’s Mirpur area on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Nadia Sultana, 35, wife of Mohammad Aktaruzzaman.Police sources said that Nadia attempted to commit suicide by taking

JHENIDAH: Two people, including a woman, were killed and six others injured a truck crushed into an auto-rickshaw in Nimtala area under Kaliganj upazila of the district on Saturday.Of the deceased, one was identified as Sadhan Ghosh, 45, son of Anil Ghosh of Narendrapur village of the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the nation to establish family and village-based cooperatives with a view to alleviating poverty.Asking ‘why someone lives in a slum and someone in a building’, the premier, also ruling Awami League president, said, “We have to

DHAKA: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities have launched the country’s largest operation theater (OT).BSMMU vice-chancellor Professor Pran Gopal Dutta made the announcement of the inauguration of the OT complex at a press conference on Saturday.The VC

DHAKA: Law enforcers seized a truck along with around 3,000 bottles of phensedyl from Khilkhet area in the city on Saturday morning.Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 conducted a drive in the area and seized the phensedyl.Deputy Director (Media) of RAB Major Rumman confirmed the

DHAKA: The police administration suspended four police personnel, including two Assistant Sub-Inspectors of Vatara Thana who were detained from Kuril Bishwa road area in the city, Saturday morning. The suspended police men are Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI) Mir Sirajul Islam and

DHAKA: A case has been filed with Sirajganj Railway Thana against JMB chief coordinator and his four cohorts early Saturday. The case, numbered (1) 01.11.14, was filed around 2:00am. The detainees are JMB chief coordinator Abdul Nur, 31, JMB member Nuruzzaman Arif, 20, Nur Islam Sagor,

DHAKA: The country experiences power failure as the national grid collapsed on Saturday morning. People from various areas across the country including Bogra, Sirajganj and Gazipur informed the matter to banglanews office. The city is also experiencing the power failure. Power Grid