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Frustration grows as trial lingers

Frustration grows as trial lingers
The trial in the August 21 grenade attack case continues to linger at the trial court. Nobody knows how much the family members of the victims will have to wait for justice. After the verdict is delivered by the trial court, there are many legal steps in the High Court and Supreme Court. The grenade attack on an Awami League rally took place on August 21, 2004. Even after the verdict on the possible review petition, those convicted may delay its implementation by seeking presidential clemency. Many have expressed frustration saying that in their lifetime, they might not see the punishment of the attackers and masterminds of the grenade attack. Surprisingly, ministers, lawmakers, politicians, along with prosecutors, become very active when the…

Police suspect militants’ hand in disappearance of madrasa boy

Police suspect militants’ hand in disappearance of madrasa boy

Law enforcement agencies suspect the involvement of militants in the mysterious disappearance of a 12-year-old madrasa student from Nabinagar Housing area under Mohammadpur police station in the city. Hailing from a slum at Lohargate area under Mohammadia Homes, Md Monsurul Haque, son of Md Anisul Haque…
‘Dhaka Chaka’ evokes mixed reactions

‘Dhaka Chaka’ evokes mixed reactions

Special air-conditioned buses in the posh Gulshan area are failing to cater to passengers. The passengers have to pay three times the fare that they had to in the past, and spend as much time inside the bus as they did when public buses were allowed in the area.  “Nothing is special for us.…
Twelve years of the heinous grenade attack

Twelve years of the heinous grenade attack

The nation today is recalling the 12th anniversary of the savage 21 August grenade attack with a renewed call for holding trials of perpetrators of the carnage. The apparent target of the heinous attack was current Prime Minister and then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina. The heinous attempt to murder…
India’s tough stance against terrorism

India’s tough stance against terrorism

In a clear shift in strategy Bangladesh and India have come together to take on Pakistan. This is, to put it bluntly, what the recent rhetoric from both countries seems to indicate.   No more are there indirect references nor any veiled warnings. It is now a finger pointing exercise: plain…
Beware of muggers

Beware of muggers

Beware! You may fall prey to muggers while crossing some places in the capital that have been earmarked as ‘hotspots of mugging’. Talking to victims and law enforcement officials, correspondents found out that the muggers usually snatch mobile phone sets, laptops, other electronic devices,…
Net your dream car

Net your dream car

When private bank employee Nihad Ferdous got his long-cherished promotion last month, the first thing he wanted was to buy a car. “It was my dream. I had been working hard for years to do this,” he said. However, with his modest budget of Tk 6 lakh, Ferdous’s search could not move…
Afghan district falls to Taliban

Afghan district falls to Taliban

AFP, KUNDUZ: Taliban militants on Saturday captured a district in northeastern Kunduz province, near the provincial capital where militants scored their biggest victory in 14 years last September. The militants, waging a bloody insurgency to topple the Western-backed Kabul government, have intensified…
Natyam Repertory, Theatre School Praktoni holding separate events today

Natyam Repertory, Theatre School Praktoni holding separate events today

Marking the 8th death anniversary of noted theatre personality Abdullah Al Mamun today, the first show of ‘Chardike Juddha’--a play written by Abdullah Al Mamun--will be brought to the stage by theatre troupe Natyam Repertory today at 7pm at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala…
Taskin to undergo bowling action test in Brisbane

Taskin to undergo bowling action test in Brisbane

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will send suspended fast-bowler Taskin Ahmed in ICC-accredited testing centre of ‘National Cricket Centre’ in Brisbane, Australia for his biomechanic test in the first week of September.  In a bid to attend the test on September 8, Taskin is likely to…
Pre-paid irrigation cards make farmers happy

Pre-paid irrigation cards make farmers happy

RAJSHAHI: Farmers have become happy over using pre-paid card system in irrigation and the system got immense popularity among them in the vast Barind tract during the last couple of years, reports BSS. Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities (BMDA) commissioned the cards under a project titled “Smart…
Science students
to face tougher
contest

Science students to face tougher contest

Students of the Science and Home Economics groups who have just passed their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations are likely to face tough competition in getting into the universities of their choice, as the number of successful students far outstrips the availability of seats. The competition…
Islamophobia
Why Adnan doesn’t get a job 
callback but Aidan does

Islamophobia Why Adnan doesn’t get a job callback but Aidan does

You can imagine her surprise when the young lawyer was mistakenly copied into an email which revealed she hadn’t got a job because of her parents’ religion. Well, she might have been surprised, but as a Muslim, such instances of discrimination are hardly uncommon. In fact, the Islamophobia…
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Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.

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