The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning will deliver its judgment on an appeal by war crimes convict Maulana Delawar Hossain Sayedee against his death sentence. The five-member judge's panel of the apex court led-by Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain will...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded release of its leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee. The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the appeal filed by the Jamaat leader against his death sentence. In a statement, Jamaat-e-Islami’s acting chief Moqbul Ahmed said Sayedee...
The activists of Ganajagaran Mancha have gathered in the city's Shahbagh area ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the appeal against war crimes convict Maulana Delawar Hossain Sayedee’s death sentence. Witnesses said hundreds of activists of Mancha, led by...
Commuting his death sentence earlier handed down by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1, the Supreme Court on Wednesday jailed Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-ameer Maulana Delawar Hossain Sayedee unto death for his crimes against humanity during Bangladesh's independence struggles in 1971 (details to...
The Supreme Court (SC) has reduced Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Maulana Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s death sentence to imprisonment until death. The Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain, delivered the ruling on Wednesday. Chief Justice Muzammel Hossain said the prominent...
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The prices of most of the shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw steep rise in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws for dowry at Machhiakandi village in Salanga Upazila in Sirajganj district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Chayna Khatun, 26, wife of Sakhawat Hossain, of the village....
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel in a drive recovered 23 powerful bombs from Chamagram area in Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila on Wednesday. Tipped off, a team of RAB-5 conducted a drive in the area around 9.00am and recovered 23 live bombs,...
Urging the investors to opt for Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday suggested them to take advantage of the country’s open and favourable regulatory regime, skilled workforce, and strategic location in Asia to expand their businesses. ‘The government of...
Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul completed his 30th Test century and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn followed with five wickets for 72 as West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 296 runs in their 2nd Test on Tuesday to take the series. The Windies, playing...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s charismatic statesmanship earned Bangladesh a momentous entry into the United Nations (UN) in 1974 as its 136th member. ‘On the auspicious occasion of the 40th anniversary of Bangladesh’s historic admission...
Ganajagaran Mancha on Wednesday rejecting the Supreme Court verdict that reduced Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s death penalty to ‘imprisonment until death’. The Appellate Division on Wednesday morning ruled that the top Jamaat leader will spend the rest of his...
Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker was among eight injured in a clash which erupted in the city’s Shahbagh area between police and Mancha supporters following Supreme Court verdict on Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s appeal on Wednesday. Earlier in the day,...
Stocks in Hong Kong led Asian markets higher Wednesday, after China resorted to using another targeted stimulus measure for jump-starting its economy and as a meeting of the US Federal Reserve drew near. The Hang Seng 0011.HK -0.23% Index was...
China shares ended higher on Wednesday, reversing earlier losses, supported by machinery firms and property developers that were buoyed by Premier Li Keqiang's plans on urbanisation. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.5 per cent to 2,308.43 points. The CSI300 of...
The Jamaat-e-Islami has called a 2-phase Bangladesh-wide 48 hours hartal (general strike) for Thursday and Sunday to mount pressure on the government to release its top leader and war crimes convict Delawar Hossain Sayedee from jail. The 1st phase of...
European stocks were higher on Wednesday, as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, as well as an upcoming vote on Scottish independence. During European morning trade, the DJ Euro Stoxx 50 gained 0.46%, France’s CAC...
The Australian sharemarket has fallen for a sixth consecutive session, following one per cent falls in banking stocks. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark SP/ASX 200 index was down 38.1 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5407.3, while the...
World oil prices have rebounded sharply after the head of OPEC indicated that the crude producers' cartel could cut its production target for 2015. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for October delivery jumped $1.96 to $94.88 a barrel on the...
A man was killed and 17 other people were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Dorcha village under Sadar Upazila in Surajganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Kuddus, 42, son of Sona Uddin,...
The verdict on war crimes convict Mohammad Kamaruzzaman's appeal against his death sentence may be announced any day now. An Appellate Division bench led by senior judge Justice SK Sinha kept the appeal verdict pending at the end of the...
Gold prices rose Tuesday, getting a boost from a shift in expectations for this week's Federal Reserve policy statement that also weakened the dollar. The dollar moved lower after Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Hilsenrath said the Federal Reserve is...
Copper prices posted their biggest one-day gain in nearly four weeks Tuesday after the dollar weakened and China announced supportive measures for its banking sector. The most actively traded contract, for December delivery, surged 8.05 cents, or 2.6 per cent,...
Police have dispersed a flash procession by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters at Badda in Dhaka after a court verdict on their leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee. Sayadee ’s death penalty was reduced to ‘imprisonment until death’ on Wednesday by the Appellate Division of...
Last week saw a steady decline in silver prices from opening at 19.303 on Monday to closing at 18.640 on Friday. The last few days have seen the price remain slightly steadier, at one point climbing up to 18.763 but...
The Rapid Action Battalion said more weapons have been found in Satchharhi forest in Habiganj district. RAB-9 Srimangal Camp Commanding Officer Mosabbir Hossain said they recovered the weapons from a bunker in the reserve forest’s Tripura Palli. After the latest...
China’s bonds advanced along with the yuan and stocks after the central bank added 500 billion yuan ($81.4 billion) to the financial system. The People’s Bank of China yesterday started providing the nation’s five biggest lenders with 100 billion yuan...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will co-chair a US organised peacekeeping summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 26. Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Wednesday said she would co-chair the summit with...
US Treasury bonds largely traded higher on Wednesday, as investors waited to learn whether the US Federal Reserve will maintain its dovish policy stance. Yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes — used to calculate mortgage rates and other consumer loans...
South Korea's government bonds continued to advance on Wednesday, pushing the three-year yield to a fresh record low as expectations grew that the Bank of Korea would make another rate cut in the coming months to support growth. The yield...
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