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Nizami death sentence upheld

Nizami death sentence upheld
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Matiur Rahman Nizami, for his involvement in wartime offences. In its short order, the apex court said: “This appeal is allowed in part. Appellant Matiur Rahman Nizami is acquitted of Charge Nos. 1, 3, 4 and his conviction and sentence in respect of Charge Nos. 2, 6, 7, 8 and 16 are maintained.” In a jam-packed courtroom, the four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, read out the summary of the verdict at 9:05am. The party has called a daylong countrywide hartal for today to protest the verdict. The other members of the bench were Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, Justice Syed Mahmud…

Thousands throng Tongi as Ijtema begins tomorrow

Thousands throng Tongi as Ijtema begins tomorrow

Thousands of devotees have started gathering at the venue of Biswa Ijtema, scheduled to start tomorrow on the banks of the Turag river at Tongi in Gazipur district. The ground, comprising 165 acres, has been prepared to accommodate at least two million devotees from home and 150 other countries. Around…
Project okayed to boost freshwater supply in Ctg

Project okayed to boost freshwater supply in Ctg

The government has taken an initiative to enhance the water supply capacity of Chittagong Wasa by 60 million litres a day and thus meet the growing demand of freshwater in the port city to a large extent, reports UNB. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved a project…
Can violence be justified to achieve humanitarian ends?

Can violence be justified to achieve humanitarian ends?

To address this issue I will look into what we mean by humanitarian ends and how they relate to the goals of what humanitarian intervention seeks to attain. I will look at the various forms of humanitarian intervention and relate it in light of violence, and look at both the ways in which humanitarian…
Wellness shouldn't be accompanied 
by selfishness

Wellness shouldn't be accompanied by selfishness

Surround yourself with positive people, get regular exercise and give generously to the needy. These are just a few of the many things claimed to help boost our well-being. The start of the New Year saw many of us joining gyms, buying activity tracking devices and just generally committing to things…
EU to provide €118m

EU to provide �118m

The European Union has announced grants, worth 118 million euros, for civil society participation in decision making, food and nutrition security, and skills development in Bangladesh, reports UNB. The EU Development Cooperation Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2014-2020 aims to assist Bangladesh…
Chinese firm likely to get EPC contract

Chinese firm likely to get EPC contract

A Chinese company is likely to get the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the 1,320-megawatt coal-based power plant in Payra, Patuakhali. The company Northeast Electric Power Engineering Company (NEPC), a well known brand name in electric power construction industry in China…
Experts sceptical over N Korean claim

Experts sceptical over N Korean claim

AFP, SEOUL: Nuclear experts cast doubt Wednesday on North Korea’s claimed first successful test of a miniaturised hydrogen bomb, saying the detected seismic activity suggested a less powerful device. The announcement followed hints last month by leader Kim Jong-Un that Pyongyang had already developed…
72nd solo art show of Kalidas begins at Nat’l Museum

72nd solo art show of Kalidas begins at Nat�l Museum

A three-week solo art exhibition of internationally renowned artist Kalidas Karmakar titled ‘Alluvial Soul-Soil-Symbol’, which is the artist’s 72nd exhibition, is now on display at the Nalinikanta Bhattasali Gallery of Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbag in the city. Cultural Affairs…
Rookie duo love to take challenge

Rookie duo love to take challenge

The rookies of Bangladesh national team are unfazed by the challenges lied ahead as the series against Zimbabwe is seen as the platform to make World T20 position stronger. Pressure will be immense on both Nurul Hasan Sohan and Abu Haider Rony after their tremendous performance in the BPL. Since the…
Killing of minor boy protested

Killing of minor boy protested

The villagers of a Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah district formed a human chain wearing black badges and demonstrated at Kaliganj main bus stand yesterday morning as police failed to nab the killers of Saurav Das. They also submitted memorandum to the upazila nirbahi officer in Kaliganj in this connection.…
Every district to have at least one university, says PM

Every district to have at least one university, says PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her commitment for making higher education affordable for the common people by establishing at least one university in every district under public or private initiatives, reports UNB. “To make the higher education affordable for the common people,…
After Benazir

After Benazir

On Dec 22, 2015, as interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan sanctioned a 60-day extension to the Rangers’ special policing powers in Sindh, he might have unwittingly handed the PPP an opportunity that they had been searching for since long: to become “a party of resistance” in Punjab…
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