The appeals of seven war criminals sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) of Bangladesh are currently pending with the Supreme Court (SC). A total of 13 convicted war criminals were awarded death penalty by the tribunals for wartime offences. Seven of them have filed appeals with…

Nestle said yesterday that India's decision to ban the Swiss food giant's hugely popular Maggi instant noodles over safety concerns had led to $50.5 million worth of goods being withdrawn, reports AFP from Zurich. Nestle said its Indian unit had estimated the value of Maggi noodle stocks withdrawn…

One more batch of 37 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims will come back home. They were rescued by the Myanmar navy on 22 May. The group will come back on Friday, 19 June from Myanmar through the Ghundum border point in Naikhyongchari upazilla of Bandarban district. A BGB team led by 17 Battalion…

Leaders of the ruling Awami League (AL) yesterday expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the death sentence to Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for killing intellectuals during the Liberation War in 1971. They also hoped that the verdict would be…

Jamaat-e-Islami has called a 24-hour nationwide hartal from today morning protesting the Supreme Court Appellate Division verdict that upheld the death penalty of Jaamat secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for his wartime crimes against humanity. Makbul Ahmad, acting ameer of the party, announced…

Expressing dissatisfaction over the verdict, the family members of Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid yesterday rejected the verdict that upheld his death penalty. Mujahid’s son, Ali Ahmed Mabrur, while expressing his reaction to the verdict on the Supreme Court (SC)premises after the verdict…