The Security Service Division of the home ministry has asked the attorney general and the secretary of the law ministry to ensure quick completion of the trials of prisoners who face charges of militancy and anti-state activities. The Security Service Division wrote to the AG and the secretary recently,…

Leaders and workers of the Bangladesh Awami League (AL) yesterday (Friday) celebrated their party’s 68th founding anniversary by placing floral wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi Road No. 32. The party was…

Multiple blasts killed at least 37 people and wounded dozens in two Pakistani cities on the last Friday of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, as officials warned the toll could rise, reports AFP from Peshawar. Authorities said 13 people were killed and 124 wounded when twin blasts tore through a market…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to visit London after Eid-ul-Fitr as part of her follow-up treatment and to meet her elder son and granddaughter, according to party sources. A senior vice-chairman of the party, preferring anonymity, told The Independent that Khaleda was going to London after the…

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will now investigate the killing of assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Mizanur Rahman, reports UNB.  The case was transferred to the DB Thursday evening, said Inspector (Investigation) Shah Akhteruzzaman Ilias of the police station.…