by Court Correspondent in bdnews24.com, Oct 24, 2017 at 23.47 hrs The grenade attack on an Awami League rally that left 24 dead in 2004 was planned by a unity of communal forces, prosecutors have said at the case’s hearing. Pakistani intelligence groups were involved in the attack that meant to take out then the opposition chief Sheikh Hasina, said Chief Prosecutor Syed Rezaur Rahman during the second day of argument at a Speedy Trial…
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by Rejaul Karim Byron in The daily star, Oct 25, 2017 The government is going to build a 24-kilometre elevated expressway from Dhaka airport to Ashulia for quick entry and exit of vehicles to and from the capital. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) gave the go-ahead yesterday to the Tk 16,901 crore project, 65 percent of which will be financed by China. Following the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said…
by Md Tauhid-Uz-Zaman in Dhaka Tribune, Oct 23, 2017 at 10.41pm Jessore: Police on Monday evening arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit New JMB, and seized a large amount of bomb-making materials from a hideout in Jessore City. The detained militant was identified Muzzaffor. Jessore Police Superintendent Anisur Rahman confirmed the matter to reporters at a press briefing at around 10pm. Quoting officials from the Special Branch of Police Headquarters, the police super…
by Senior Correspondent in bdnews24.com, Oct 22, 2017 at 23.54hrs Bangladesh has proposed new regional connectivity initiatives to India at the fourth Joint Consultative Commission meeting led by two foreign ministers. After the meeting on Sunday, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali in his statement said India agreed to “positively consider” these proposals. He praised India as the “most important, trusted and friendly” neighbour. His Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj said both countries achieved “a great deal,…
by Adil Sakhawat in Dhaka Tribune, Oct 20, 2017 (This is the third in a five-part series on the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) for which Dhaka Tribune’s Adil Sakhawat interviewed almost 20 ARSA members, including top leaders of the organisation) In postwar Burma, now known as Myanmar, the rule of law has always been in flux. From democratic governments to autocratic military dictators to military-industrial oligarchies, the regime has always been rigid in its…
by Manik Miazee in Dhaka Tribune, Oct 19, 2017 BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has landed in the country after a 96-day trip to London for her medical treatment. The Emirates flight carrying Khaleda landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 5:10pm on Wednesday. Thousands of party leaders and supporters took position from the early afternoon on both sides of the road from the airport to Khaleda’s Gulshan residence to welcome her. Khaleda…
by Kazi Mobarrak Hossain in bdnews24.com, Oct 17, 2017 at 15.29hrs The ruling Awami League party’s reform proposals to the Election Commission, or EC, will directly contradict the BNP’s recommendations on the election-time government, constituency boundaries, army deployment and electronic voting machines, or EVMs. A 21-member Awami League delegation led by the party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader and Advisory Council member HT Imam will speak to the Election Commission at 11am on Wednesday, said Awami…
An image of a fake front page of The Daily Star’s October 14 issue was circulated on social media yesterday. In the image, it is seen that The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam wrote a commentary (headlined “A disgrace to Bangladesh” and under the second headline “As if we are heading to jungle law”). The fact is Mahfuz Anam has not written any commentary recently. The lead story in the page under the headline “CJ…
by Rejaul Karim Byron in The Daily Star, Oct 15, 2017 The deal signed between Beijing and Dhaka for setting up a dedicated economic zone in Chittagong during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Bangladesh last year is yet to see any progress. Some 26 deals were signed during Xi’s visit to Dhaka in October last year with a view to boosting trade and investment between the two countries. Of the deals, there has been…
report in The Daily Star, Oct 12, 2017 The government yesterday reconstituted the International Crimes Tribunal-1 by appointing its chairman and two members after three months of stalemate in war crimes trial. Justice Md Shahinur Islam, a High Court judge and member of the tribunal, has been appointed as the chairman of the tribunal. Justice Amir Hossain, another HC judge, and Abu Ahmed Jomader, a retired district judge who is now on post-retirement leave (PRL),…
Report in the daily star, Oct 12, 2017 Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today claimed arrest of two militants of the Neo JMB’s “Sarwar- Tamim group” from Narayanganj’s Rupganj. The arrestees were identified as Mamunur Rashid Mamun, 34, and Ismail Hoesn, 29, Alap Uddin, assistant director of Rab-11, told The Daily Star. They were said to have been involved in recruitment wing of the militant group. The law enforcers said they were looking for these militants…