Alleged WWII criminal in Australia extradition fight CANBERRA, Sept 3: A man accused of torturing and murdering a Jewish teenager during World War II will fight his appeal against extradition to Hungary in Australia's highest court, court officials said Monday....
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has pushed the party towards rift with the expulsion of Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Ashraf Hossain.BNP standing committee member Mahbubur Rahman said this in a statement Monday, reports UNB. "Khaleda Zia's decision of...
Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) has urged the university authorities to take proper steps to remove the 'sense of insecurity' prevailing among the teachers and the students, and restore normalcy on the campus.A DUTA delegation made the request when they...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia will get all the facilities due to a first class detainee in sub-jail, jail authorities said Monday. Security had also been beefed up at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises before Khaleda Zia was...
A group of 51 lawyers of the Supreme Court came sharp with their demand for 'immediate' release of immediate-past premier and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia through 'legal process', reports UNB.In a statement, they viewed that the former...
DINAJPUR, Sept 3 (bdnews24.com): Khaleda Zia's mother, Tayeba Majumder expressing her reaction to the arrest of her daughter Monday said: "Those who do politics have to suffer imprisonment and repression." "Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Sheikh Sahib also went to...
A visiting team of the Indian National Defence College (NDC) made a courtesy call on the chiefs of the three military services of Bangladesh Monday and discussed matters of professional interest, reports UNB.Led by Air Vice Marshal Shanker Mani, the...
The trial of detained former state ministers Amanullah Aman and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and his family on charges of income-tax evasion and corruption respectively was Monday adjourned on different pleas, court sources said.When the special court set up at...
Bangladesh attaches great importance to its bilateral relations with other neighbouring countries. Apprising the delegation of the Indian National Defence College (NDC), led by Air Vice Marshal Shanker Mani as a friendly country, President Iajuddin Ahmed said this when they...
Russia looks forward to expanding business contacts with Bangladesh under the auspicious of the two chambers of commerce and industry, as Dhaka and Moscow open talks for updating their ties in the changed context, reports UNB.Russia accords high importance to...
Chief of Army Staff Moeen U Ahmed received computers (laptops) from different mobile phone companies and a bank as technical assistance in preparing voter National ID Cards at the Banquet Hall of Dhaka Cantonment Monday, reports UNB.Warid Telecom, Grameen Phone,...
The low over west central Bay and adjoining northwest Bay off Orrisa-Andhra coast was persisting Monday and is likely to move in a northwesterly direction, reports UNB.Under its influence deep convection is taking place over west central Bay and adjoining...
COMILLA, Sep 3 (UNB): Four people were killed and three others injured when a train rammed an auto-rickshaw into a rail-side pond at Tughuria under Nangolkot Upazila Monday morning.Police said the auto-rickshaw tumbled into the pond after the Laksam-bound Samatat...
FE ReportThe classes of the third batch of the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree programme commenced at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Sunday.In this connection, an orientation programme for the new batch of MPH students was held recently on IUB...
A four-member team of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor SMA Faiz Sunday at the Nabab Nowab Ali Senate Bhaban of the university, said a press release.The team members are senior project administration officer of JICA...
JAMALPUR, Sept 3 (UNB): The court of District and Sessions Judge here Sunday sentenced nine people to life term imprisonment in a murder case.The convicts were identified as Munna, Dudu, Sona, Shah Alam, Lutfur, Golam Mostafa, Raham Ali, Rahimuddin and...
GOPALGANJ, Sept 3 (UNB): Two people were killed and two others injured in lightning in separate incidents in Sadar Upazila Sunday. Local people said rickshaw-van driver Shamim (20), died on the spot when a thunderbolt struck him at Shibpur village.Two...
FARIDPUR, Sept 3 (UNB): A woman was killed allegedly by her son at Deuli village under Boalmari Upazila Saturday night.Police said Surja Begum (55), went to sleep on the veranda at night but later family members found her body tied...
JAMALPUR, Sept 3 (UNB): The court of District and Sessions Judge here Sunday sentenced nine people to life term imprisonment in a murder case.The convicts were identified as Munna, Dudu, Sona, Shah Alam, Lutfur, Golam Mostafa, Raham Ali, Rahimuddin and...
A Dhaka court Monday refused bail to Khaleda Zia and ordered her to jail after security forces arrested the former prime minister early morning, report bdnews24.com/UNB. She was driven to a special jail, sited in the Sangsad Bhaban complex, at...
Former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, prior to her arrest, issued three edicts, sacking the 'reformist' leaders Mannan-Ashraf duo from her party and elevating ex-chief whip Khandaker Delwar Hossain to the party secretary general (SG), report UNB/ bdnews24.com.BNP...
The British High Commission and the US embassy have stressed that former prime minister Khaleda Zia, arrested Monday in a corruption case, must be guaranteed 'due process' and 'fair treatment', report UNB/ bdnews24.com.The British High Commission in Dhaka in a...
FE ReportAn International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is scheduled to arrive in the capital today (Tuesday) to initiate discussions on a 'possible successor' to the Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement.Led by its Asia Pacific adviser Thomas Rumbough, the fortnight-long...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has begun investigations into the graft cases filed against detained former prime ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina Monday, reports UNB."There are two months for investigations. The IOs (investigating officers) have been appointed and the investigations...
After so many incidents including legal wrangling, detained former Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina Monday submitted her wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) disclosing that she has assets worth about Tk 35 million, reports UNB.The...
FE ReportThe government has taken a move to allow duty-free import of some perishable commodities under the 'Operation Nityapannaya-2007' (Operation Essential Commodities-2007) programme of Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP).The Ansar and VDP recently requested the government to allow duty-free...
Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed said Monday his forces would accomplish the task of preparing a voter list and national identity cards along with photographs with absolute professionalism to hold a credible election by 2008, reports BSS."We assure you,...
FE ReportThree nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) have missed yet another deadline to finalise the corporatisation process, thus delaying the banks' restructuring process further.The state-owned Sonali, Janata and Agrani banks were required to seal the vendor's agreement by August 31 to...
FE Report Potential investors, both local and foreign, have started to contact the authorities concerned for purchasing shares worth Tk 4.0 billion of the troubled Oriental Bank Limited, official sources said. At least four local and foreign investor groups and...
BOGRA, Sept 03: Former BNP MP Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu was awarded two years' rigorous imprisonment by a special court here Monday for misappropriation of relief materials. The Speedy Trial Tribunal also fined him Tk 10,000, in default, to suffer three...
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