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10 to die for plot to kill Hasina

10 to die for plot to kill Hasina
A Dhaka court yesterday handed down the death penalty to 10 men accused of attempting to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Kotalipara, Gopalganj, in 2000. The Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 judge Mamtaj Begum delivered the verdict, saying “the convicts would be executed by a firing squad”. The death row convicts are Wasim Akhter, Md Yousuf, Md Rashed Driver, Sheikh Forid, Hafez Tarequl Alam Bodor, Maulana Abu Bakkar, Mufti Shofiqur Rahman, Maulana Yahya, Mufti Abdul Hye and Mannan Abdul Rouf. “The convicted can be executed either by hanging or by a firing squad as per the order of the High Court,” the tribunal verdict said. It also sentenced one to life imprisonment and three others to 14 years in jail in the attempted…

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Rail link to 3 divisions snapped
Rail link to 3 divisions snapped
A trail of destruction caused by the floods disrupted railway communication between the northern districts…

Attempt made to erase Bangabandhu’s ideals

Attempt made to erase Bangabandhu’s ideals

President Abdul Hamid yesterday said anti-liberation forces not only killed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as an individual but also tried to eliminate his ideology from the soil of this country through the killing, reports UNB. “The vested quarter wanted to erase the ideals of Bangabandhu…
Damaged roads to be repaired before Eid, says Quader

Damaged roads to be repaired before Eid, says Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said all damaged roads and highways will be readied before holy Eid-ul-Azha for smooth traffic of the homebound passengers, reports BSS. “Currently 23 points of different national and regional highways from one to three kilometer are…
Waterlogging removal project in Chittagong

Waterlogging removal project in Chittagong

The government has taken a huge project to address the perennial water-logging problem in the port city of Chittagong. Not that the predicament was not addressed before, but almost all of the past initiatives were poorly and also inefficiently implemented. However, a little over a week ago the Executive…
The deepening ties between Tehran, Ankara and Doha can break

The deepening ties between Tehran, Ankara and Doha can break

The latest developments in the region, specifically the formation of a new Qatari-Turkish-Iranian axis, could have a significant impact on the geopolitical, strategic and socio-economic landscape. In the past, the region was mainly thought of through the predominant narrative of Shia groups led by the…
EC to invite 6 more political parties to join dialogue

EC to invite 6 more political parties to join dialogue

The Election Commission is likely to invite six more political parties to join its dialogue on September 10, 12 and 14 next, reports UNB. As part of the EC’s move to sit with all the 40 registered political parties from August 24 next, the Commission earlier invited six political parties to join…
Export earning from US marks 6.01pc fall in fiscal year 2016-17

Export earning from US marks 6.01pc fall in fiscal year 2016-17

Export earning from the USA, the largest export destination for Bangladesh products, witnessed a 6.01 per cent fall during last fiscal (2016-17) compared to the previous fiscal year (2015-16), mostly due to the moderate performance of the RMG sector, reports UNB. Bangladesh exports to the USA totalled…
Lebanon army advances against IS in border battle

Lebanon army advances against IS in border battle

BEIRUT: Lebanese soldiers renewed fire on Islamic State group positions on the country's eastern border with Syria on Sunday after capturing a third of the territory held by jihadists in the area, reports AFP. Lebanon's army began its operation in the Jurud Ras Baalbek and Jurud al-Qaa region…
Selim Al Deen’s ‘Nimojjon’ on Shilpakala stage today

Selim Al Deen’s ‘Nimojjon’ on Shilpakala stage today

As a part of the ongoing theatre festival titled ‘Selim Al Deen Utsab’ to mark the 68th birth anniversary of Natyacharya Selim Al Deen, Dhaka Theatre will stage a special show of Selim Al Deen’s much-acclaimed play ‘Nimojjon’ today evening at the National Theatre Hall of…
Nasir wants to stick to natural batting

Nasir wants to stick to natural batting

Nasir Hossain kept faith on his natural batting to cement his place in the Test squad once again as the selectors brought him back into the fold after two years following his tremendous performance in the domestic circuit. Nasir last played against South Africa in 2015 in October last year before he…
‘Bou Bazar’ thrives 
in Chandpur

‘Bou Bazar’ thrives in Chandpur

If anyone visits Chandpur municipality, he or she will surely find a unique kitchen market on Mayor Road where all the sellers and the buyers are women, reports UNB. Apart from vegetables, grocery items and fish, housewives, mostly from low-income families, sell other items, including needles, yarn,…
Flood victims to get food aid for 3 months: PM

Flood victims to get food aid for 3 months: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday announced to provide food assistance to the flood-affected families of the country for the next three months until the next crops are harvested, reports UNB from Dinajpur. She also said the government will do everything possible to ensure their food, healthcare…
Ethiopia’s miraculous underground churches

Ethiopia’s miraculous underground churches

I have always questioned God’s existence, but in the northern Ethiopian town of Lalibela, I was presented with fairly substantial evidence. Officially Christian since 330AD, Ethiopia claims to be the oldest Christian country in the world. And despite being ravaged by poverty, faith has remained…
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