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Mir Quasem hanged

Mir Quasem hanged
War crimes kingpin Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali was executed yesterday night inside Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in Gazipur for his crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 War of Liberation. Superintendent of Kashimpur jail Prashanta Kumar Banik confirmed the hanging of the 63-year old condemned war criminal and said Quasem was hanged at 10:30pm. Quasem, known as the key financer of Jamaat-e-Islami, was hanged a day after he had refused to seek presidential clemency, the last option to save his life. A team of four hangmen, led by Shahjahan, carried out the execution. The IG (Prisons), Dhaka Range SM Mahfuzul Haque Nuruzzaman, Kasimpur Jail Super Prashanta Kumar Banik, District Magistrate SM Alam, Civil Surgeon Ali Haider Khan and Police…

Dalim Hotel stands testimony to Mir Quasem’s evil deeds

Dalim Hotel stands testimony to Mir Quasem’s evil deeds

The three-storey Dalim Hotel in Chittagong still stands, bearing testimony to the inhuman torture on pro-Liberation fighters in 1971. The hotel on Nazir Ahmed Chowdhury Lane gained infamy as a “torture cell” of Al Badr members under the supervision of Mir Quasem Ali, evoking a sense of loathing…
Number of psychiatric patients on the rise: Study

Number of psychiatric patients on the rise: Study

The number of psychiatric patients among adult people is on the rise in the country, creating a new social problem, says a new study conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), reports UNB. The survey's preliminary findings show that about 31 per cent adult people suffer from mental…
Restoring Narsunda river

Restoring Narsunda river

It is really very sad that the Tk 110-crore Narsunda river restoration project in Kishoreganj has become very difficult because of non-cooperation from the encroachers who have occupied a 3.5 stretch of the river. According to a report published in this newspaper yesterday, the local administration,…
Sharing responsibility

Sharing responsibility

If the Indian Government’s current thinking is anything to go by, chances are that celebrities may find themselves behind bars for facing the camera.  Simply put, this means that film stars have to share responsibility of content and quality of the products they endorse that helps them rake…
Indian envoy for spread of Gandhi’s message of peace

Indian envoy for spread of Gandhi’s message of peace

Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla yesterday visited Gandhi Ashram in Noakhali and urged all to continue working for the benefit of all sections of society and spread Gandhi’s message of non-violence, peace, tolerance and communal harmony, reports UNB. He said the Gandhi Ashram Trust,…
CASHING IN ON DATA BOOM

CASHING IN ON DATA BOOM

With growing economic and technological transformations today, data have emerged as the most essential component for developing any business. Cashing in on the thriving need for storing data, Bangladesh is eyeing a boom in data centre business. As of now, only one private data centre named Colocity…
Strongman Uzbek leader Karimov buried

Strongman Uzbek leader Karimov buried

AFP, SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan laid strongman Islam Karimov to rest Saturday amid tight security, after his death triggered the deepest period of uncertainty in the country’s post-Soviet history with no clear successor in view.Karimov, 78, was pronounced dead late Friday after suffering…
It’s a special day for Sabina Yasmin today

It’s a special day for Sabina Yasmin today

Today is the birthday of Sabina Yasmin, a living music legend of the subcontinent. To make sure the birthday of the glittering star in the sky of the country’s music world should not be spent silently, Channel i has taken special initiative to celebrate it in a grand manner. DhakaLive has news…
Bangladesh thrash Chinese Taipei

Bangladesh thrash Chinese Taipei

Bangladesh crossed the toughest hurdle on their way to be group champions when they came from behind to overpower the Chinese Taipei to win their fourth match in row by 4-2 in the AFC Under-16 Women’s Qualifying match yesterday. Held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh won their successive…
Pineapple losing its charm

Pineapple losing its charm

Pineapple growers are spraying hormones untimely and excessively on pineapples in Madhupur of Tangail to increase the size of the fruit. As a result of the bad practice, consumers of the fruit are attacked with different diseases while Madhupur pineapple is losing its original taste, making it less…
Media reports erroneous, misleading: Delhi

Media reports erroneous, misleading: Delhi

India has described as ‘erroneous and misleading’ the media reports that stated water released from the Farakka Barrage in West Bengal is contributing to floods in Bangladesh. "In response to a question, an Indian official has clarified that media reports regarding the release of water…
The Gandhi Clan and Its Reluctant Candidate

The Gandhi Clan and Its Reluctant Candidate

The year is 1980 and Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka, are in a parked Ambassador car at New Delhi’s Palam Airport, not yet named Indira Gandhi International Airport. There is an argument, a little pushing. In the door frame, unnoticed, appears a handsome man in the uniform of an Indian Airlines…
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