DHAKA:  The International Crimes Tribunal held back from issuing warrant against Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee as the stateside prosecutors failed to produce ‘proper grounds’ for ordering his arrest on war-crime charges. After Tuesday’s brief hearing on the

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal ordered authorities to produce Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee again Wednesday as pre-warrant hearing about charges of crimes against him during the 1971 liberation war ended inconclusively Tuesday. The tribunal fixed Wednesday

DHAKA: Detained Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee was produced in War-crimes Tribunal for hearing on his arrest on charges of crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war.Dhaka Central Jail authorities brought him in the court and the hearing began at 10:30

DHAKA: All four rail-stations in the capital, including Kamalapur, have been brought under touch security bulwarks following intelligence tip-off about possible terror strike. Members of Dhaka metropolitan police, railway security force, railway police and RAB went on a massive search of

DHAHA: A bill on the Border Guard Bangladesh Act-2010 was placed in parliament Monday with the provision of death sentence as maximum punishment for offences in the process of reorganizing the mutiny-redden border force. Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shahara Khatun tabled the bill

DHAKA: Documents of Awami League leader Ibrahim murder case were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from the Detective Branch of Police Monday, as controversies clouded the course of investigation.Earlier on Saturday, the case was transferred to the CID to break

DHAKA: A Dhaka court deferred deposition by the witnesses in Major General Manzur murder case to October 28. Judge Borhan Uddin of the first Additional and Session Judge’s court in Dhaka fixed the date, as no witness did turn up at the court Monday. Special public prosecutor Shahidur

Sangsad Bhaban: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan urged private entrepreneurs to go for launching more waterbuses on the country’s water routes to bypass traffic tailbacks in the overcrowded capital and other major cities.“The government would reduce tax and VAT on such ventures,”

DHAKA: Two cops were punished for neglect of their duties in Pabna and Nilphamari on Sunday night. They are Mohammad Motiar Rahamn, Officer-in-Charge of Nabinagar police station in Pabna, and Mojammel Hossain, Sub-Inspector of Syedpur police station in Niphamari. Shahin Rahman,

DHAKA: The case of planting a massive 76-kg bomb in Kotalipara under a plot to ‘kill’ the then opposition leader and present premier, Sheikh Hasina, in 2000 is going to get a fresh start under the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka Tuesday.“Production warrant has been sent to Dhaka

DHAKA: The autumn session of the 9th Parliament began Monday with an appeal from the chair for the boycotting BNP to join this session as the Opposition continued to stay away.Opening the sixth session at 4:05pm, Speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid in his inaugural speech hoped that the

DHAKA: A number of rights movement organisations Monday recommended developed mass transportation system and controlling private cars on city roads to get rid of severe traffic jams the capital is plagued by for years. They also demanded raising taxes to discourage private car and an

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal investigators claimed that they gathered enough evidences of 12 persons, including former Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Golam Azam, having committed ‘crimes against humanity’ during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.Prosecutor of the tribunal Ziad

DHAKA: It was Hurkat-ul-Jihad militants who attacked the anti-terrorism Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004 and at least a dozen Huji commanders led the blitzkrieg, says a kingpin of the Islamist outfit. The grenades used in bombarding the meeting were supplied

New York: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received UN award for Bangladesh government’s outstanding role in reducing country’s child mortality rate under a universally set target. The Prime Minister received the award at a colourful ceremony at a hotel here on Sunday afternoon (local

DHAKA: Detained Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee will be produced before the International Crimes Tribunal Today in connection with war-crime charges. Dhaka Central Jail authorities brought him to the court premise at 9:40 am. Hearing is scheduled at  10:30 am on

DHAKA: Airport armed police held a man alongwith huge foreign currencies, worth about TK 2 crore, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Sunday night. Airport sources said the currencies were found in the luggage of Dubai-bound passenger Jahangir Alam who was leaving Dhaka by a

New York : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday received UN Award for the Bangladesh government’s outstanding role in reducing country’s child mortality rate. The Prime Minister received the award at a hotel here on Sunday afternoon local time. Earlier, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu

DHAKA: The special parliamentary committee assigned to remake the national constitution is working to draft a sustainable constitution that can last over the next 100 years sailing through all the circumstances that may surface on the long course.“The committee is committed to

DHAKA: In a dramatic move though, Dhaka has decided to honour a number of Pakistani citizens for their invaluable contributions to the great Bangladesh Liberation War against their own country’s repressive regime way back in 1971. To this end, the government has finalized a list of