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SC order read out to convicts

The full verdicts of the Supreme Court rejecting the review petitions of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid were read out to the two war crimes convicts at Dhaka Central Jail yesterday night. Jail super of Dhaka Central Jail Jahangir Kabir read out the verdicts to Chowdhury and Mujahid around 10:50pm, said jail sources. When contacted, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told The Independent that there was no possibility of implementing by Thursday night the SC verdicts on the two war crimes convicts. Earlier, around 8:42pm, the written verdicts reached the jail from the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), which received the verdicts from the Supreme Court (SC) around 7:30pm, according to Attorney…

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SQ Chy denied justice: BNP

BNP yesterday claimed that its senior leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury has been denied justice as he…

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News

�Purposeless� Rampal trip ends on vague note

Dubbing the much-hyped trip “purposeless”, environmentalists and academicians who visited the Rampal power plant site yesterday said this would change neither their stance nor that of the government. The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral resources brought some of the renowned protesters,…

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Metro

27 reporters get DRU award

The Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) yesterday handed over its annual Best Reporting Award to 27 reporters at a function in the capital. Reporters from print, electronic and online media, including Senior Reporter of The Independent Tareque Moretaza and Business Editor of Independent Television Shahed…

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Editorial

Increasing skilled manpower in Bangladesh

Sweety, Liza, Asad, Zulfikar and many others like them had a common dream – to have good careers and let their families have a better life. Realization of that dream should have been simple – incomes that matched their accumulation of skills and years of job experience. They however, found…

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Op-ed

Kneejerk finger-pointing after Paris attacks

The horrors unleashed on the streets of Paris on Friday night took place against the background of two major ongoing international crises: The first is the Syrian conflict and the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and the second is the refugee crisis that now besets Europe.…

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Miscellaneous

Pranab for stronger regional connectivity

Emphasising regional connectivity, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said regional connectivity and cooperation among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal must be deepened to ensure equal benefits for all. “Connectivity by roads, railways, rivers, sea, transmission lines, petroleum pipelines…

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Business

Muhith for fixed day for paying taxes

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday advocated introducing a fixed day for paying taxes, which he believes would make the tax return procedure less time consuming and hassle-free, reports BSS. Referring that people in the United States pay taxes on a fixed day on April 1 every year, the finance minister…

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Worldwide

Protests, China Sea tensions at APEC summit

AFP, MANILA: Police and protesters clashed Thursday outside a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders who were meeting for a summit dominated by a US-China tussle for regional influence. The annual 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering—hosted this year by the Philippines—is…

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Dhakalive

Alvee�s dream to co-star with her idol finally comes true

Veteran actress and multi-time National Film Award winner Anwara Begum and popular new generation actress Alvee have acted together for the first time in the ATN Bangla ongoing drama serial ‘DB’, directed by Jahangir Alam Sumon. The actresses of two generations acted in the episode titled…

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Sports

Jurgensen ashamed of Australian team for not touring Bangladesh

BPL franchisee Rangpur Riders head coach Shane Jurgensen personally felt ashamed of Australian cricket team for not touring Bangladesh and stated that he didn’t notice anything of concerning for cricket. “Oh, no security concern. Fantastic so far,” said Shane Jurgensen, who arrived…

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Nationwide

Mayoral aspirants pledge development

Local leaders of ruling party Awami League aspiring to contest in the coming municipal polls, due in December, are alone in the foray with BNP and other parties still remaining on the sideline. Posters, festoons and billboards with pictures of AL aspirants and words of greetings and pledges for development…

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EU condemns attack on Italian priest

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon yesterday condemned the attack on Italian doctor and priest Piero Parolari in Dinajpur, calling upon the government to promptly bring the perpetrators to justice. Referring to earlier incidents related to killing of two foreigners, he said that…

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