The Supreme Court yesterday fixed February 2 for hearing the appeal filed by Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali against the tribunal verdict that had awarded him death penalty for wartime offences. Four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha fix the date following…

The call for withdrawal of a diplomat from Bangladesh high commission in Islamabad is not at all helpful for the relationship between Bangladesh and Pakistan, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said yesterday. Pakistan, on Tuesday, asked Bangladesh to withdraw Moushumi Rahman, counsellor…

The authorities of National Board of Revenue (NBR) have sought information on bank accounts of Debapriya Bhattacharya, a macro-economist and Distinguished Fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), and his wife Irina Bhattacharya for a period of eight years. The NBR, on January 4, issued letters to…

Bangladesh has condemned the recent attacks on Saudi Arabian missions in Iran and urged the Iranian authorities to take necessary measures to stop repetition of such incidents. Protesters launched attacks on Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad following the execution of Shia cleric…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) officials yesterday warned of a mass leave programme from Jan 15 unless the ‘discrepancies’ in the new pay scale are removed. Bangladesh Bank Officers Welfare Council announced the programme at a rally in front of the BB in the capital. Central bank officials present…

The Election Commission (EC) will hold reelection at 51 centres across 20 municipalities on January 12. Election at these centres were suspended due to irregularities and violence triggered on polling day, December 30. EC Secretary Md Sirajul Islam confirmed the news and said, “A file has been…