DHAKA: It was a war between India and Pakistan, a defence lawyer said before the war-crime tribunal, triggering an outcry from the prosecutors who said he should be banished from Bangladesh.            Bashing the comment of Jamaat-hired lawyer, Barrister Fakhrul Islam, with

DHAKA: Police arrested the suspected kingpin of foreign currency counterfeiters and terror financiers and aide to JMB leader Saidur Rahman.The arreste+d person was identified as Solaiman Majumder, 33, hailed from Dhanaitari of Comilla.  Sources said a police squad led by assistant

DHAKA: Ruling-party leader Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir lost his parliament membership as the Election Commission Wednesday formally declared Chandpur-1 seat vacant for electoral anomalies and called a fresh vote. The Election Commission announced its decision to hold by-lection in the

DHAKA: Home Minister Sahara Khatun again warned Wednesday that toll extortion and terrorism would not be tolerated in the country anyway, as a police became victim of terror strike in a latest instance.“Don’t be afraid of toll collectors. Measures will be taken upon complaints,” the

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed and 19 injured in road accidents in Gazipur, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Nilphamari and Gopalganj districts Wednesday, as traffic disorder continues to take its daily toll.Gazipur district correspondent of banglanews reports that at least two people were

DHAKA: Bangladesh is no longer getting the scope for taking leasehold of agricultural land in Myanmar for farming to make up for a shortage of farmland to produce enough food to feed its 150-million-plus people. The latest development was informed Wednesday at the beginning of the 4th

DHAKA: The current anthrax situation would be brought under control within a fortnight, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Captain (Retd) Mujibur Rahman Fakir said Wednesday, as the cattle-borne scourge created panic among the commoners and crippled beef trade.“We are

DHAKA: At least 15 people were injured in a nighttime clash between students of Dhaka University Shahidullah hall and family members of Dhaka Medical College Hospital employees on Tuesday night.Agitated students ransacked several shops and set fire to the front side of the emergency

DHAKA: Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee may not be produced before the international crimes tribunal Wednesday on grounds of his sickness after Tuesday’s court appearance in connection with war-crime charges. A competent source on anonymity told banglanews that Sayedee became

DHAKA: Additional Inspector-General of Police (admin) Nabo Bikram Kishore Tripura is going to be appointed ambassador, on the back of a recent top-level reshuffle in the force. Prime Minister’s Advisor HT Imam has given a directive to the Establishment Ministry to take necessary steps

DHAKA: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan made a plea in parliament Tuesday that the government should take action against Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman for his alleged connection with the 21st August grenade attack on Awami League rally in 2004.Shahjan Khan rose on a point of order and

DHAKA:  Supreme Court lawyers threatened to go for a stern countrywide movement if the decision to increase court fee is not cancelled. The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will boycott the court along with other lawyers’ bodies of the country, if necessary, said Association

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the developed countries to provide the financial assistance pledged for attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as she saw it unattainable without funding by the fortunate ones of humanity.“It is not possible to attain the MDGs

DHAKA: Ten Bangladeshi citizens have been held in Britain for working over there without necessary legal papers, said a release from the British High Commission in Dhaka Tuesday about their government’s sweeping action.It also said the arrested persons will be deported to Bangladesh

DHAKA: The Communications Ministry made mandatory fastening seatbelt and wearing helmet for car drivers and bike riders during driving to prevent road accidents, as tragic mishaps seemed to be order of the day.   Rash driving by untrained drivers and lax enforcement of traffic rules are

DHAKA: Ruling-party lawmaker Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir is finally going to lose his parliament membership as the Election Commission is bent on formally declaring Chandpur-1 seat vacant as per Supreme Court order.“The EC will announce its decision Wednesday on the basis of the Supreme

DHAKA: The government Tuesday formed a 25-member National Steering Committee for controlling the anthrax hullabaloo before Eid-ul-Azha, as the dread of the cattle disease—sometimes stoked up by hoax—put the meat trade on a shambles. In order to meet the exigencies head-on, the

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