The ice seems to have melted between popular Bengali film star Shakib Khan and actress Apu Biswas as the actor yesterday said that he will be accepting Apu as his wife and will start living as a family with their son from the coming Bengali New Year set to commence from the day after tomorrow. "I…

BNP leaders yesterday observed that Bangladesh has not benefited from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to India. In an immediate reaction to the Prime Minister’s press conference on the outcome of her visit to New Delhi, they said the Premier has not only failed to achieve what…

The executions of Mufti Hannan, top leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihadi al Islami (HuJI), and his two aides, Sharif Shahedul Alam alias Bipul and Delwar Hossain alias Ripon are likely to take place today (Wednesday). Mufti Hannan and Bipul will be executed at the Kashimpur High Security Prison in Gazipur,…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday agreed with alems and ulemas of the Qawmi Madrasas that the statue of the Greek goddess Themis on the Supreme Court premises should be removed.  She personally thinks the statue should not be there. “To speak the truth, I don’t like it myself.…

Upholding the death penalty against four convicts in the sensational Rajon killing case, the High Court yesterday (Tuesday) observed that those who committed the crime had lost their humanity and behaved like animals during the gruesome incident. “After he was tortured, Rajon sought water. But…

Petrobangla, the state-owned oil and energy corporation, will block USD 76 million from US oil giant Chevron’s regular bill, following the High…