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Patrons of war criminals need to be tried equally: PM

Mentioning that the patrons of war criminals who had been involved in genocide during the 1971 Liberation War are equally guilty, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday they should also be tried for their crimes, reports UNB."We've held the trial of war criminals and executed the court verdicts....

ACC files appeal against party chief on PM's desire: BNP

A BNP senior leader alleged on Sunday the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an appeal seeking harsher punishment for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case only to fulfil the Prime Minister (PM)'s desire, reports UNB."The ACC has appealed for increasing our chairperson's punishment as it's working to fulfil...

Govt for March 25 as Int'l Genocide Day: Mozammel

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said on Sunday the government is working to earn international recognition for observing March 25 as the 'International Genocide Day', reports BSS."A convention on genocide was held on December 9 in Geneva of Switzerland. And since then, that day is being observed as...

Miscreants gun down JL man in Ctg

CHITTAGONG, Mar 25 (UNB): A Jubo League (JL) activist was shot dead by miscreants at Purbobhujpur Mirerkhilbari in Fatikchhari upazila in the port city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Harun, 35, son of late Hossain Ahmed of the village.He was actively involved in Jubo League politics for long,...

ACC appeals for harsher punishment to Khaleda

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed on Sunday an appeal seeking harsher punishment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case in which she was earlier sentenced to five years' imprisonment, reports UNB.ACC lawyers submitted the appeal to the office concerned of the High Court in the morning."We...

Law enforcers now strong enough to resist any militant attack: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Sunday the government has equipped law enforcers with all modern facilities to prevent any type of terrorist and militant attack like the Gulshan cafe one, reports UNB."Our law enforcement agencies are now ready to face any type of terrorist and militant attack as they've...

Call for recognition of nine months' atrocities as genocide

Speakers at a city programme said on Sunday the government should work effectively so that the atrocities carried out by the Pakistani occupation forces during the nine-month Liberation War are recognised as genocide by the international community, not only the March 25 ones, reports UNB.The speakers came up with the...