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Appeal Against Dhaka-10 By-polls Stay Order
Full bench hearing today after heated debate
A special Appellate Division bench yesterday decided that a full bench should address the high-profile appeal against the High Court's stay order of Dhaka-10 parliamentary by-polls, after it heard the
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Appeal Against Dhaka-10 By-polls Stay Order
More twists to riddle
It came as a mind-boggling riddle as to who filed the petition against a High Court order that stayed the Dhaka-10 parliamentary by-poll when the Supreme Court yesterday found three persons -- the secretary
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JMJB-outlaw turf war looms
Islamic militants cobble up 500 guerrilla units, cops give up chase for Bangla Bhai
Villagers in Rajshahi and Naogaon fear a bloody turf war between the Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) and its rival underground operatives, as the police suspended their operation to arrest dreaded
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Rivals gun down 8 Kushtia outlaws
Eight underground operatives were gunned down allegedly by their rivals at village Baghdanga in sadar upazila, 40 kilometers off the district headquarters early yesterday.
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Govt urged not to sit on warehouse issue
Support goes to import via land port
Top business leaders and economists yesterday threw their weight behind the demand of garment exporters for a central bonded warehouse to help the sector survive in quota-free regime from next year.
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Who banned journos in SC building?
Strange it may sound, yet no-one knows for sure who passed the order barring journalists from entering the Supreme Court building since Saturday.
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Saudi kidnappers slit throats of 9
Commandos free dozens of hostages
Saudi commandos jumped from helicopters to storm a housing complex yesterday and freed dozens of foreign hostages from militants who had already slit the throats of nine people.
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Signs of warmth in Indo-Bangla ties
Morshed undertakes New Delhi visit today for high-level interface with Manmohan government
Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's special envoy Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan arrives here today on a four-day visit for the first high-level interface with the new Indian government amid indications
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Shining Rafiq
West Indies were 175 for three at tea after seeing Bangladesh spill as many as six catches on the third day of the first Test here at Beausejour Stadium.
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Tk 85cr allocated for shipping dev
The government has approved a special Tk 85.14-crore allocation for improving infrastructure and logistic support in the shipping sector in a bid to reduce ferry disaster in the country.
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Nizami admits Islamic militants' existence
Demands Bangla Bhai's arrest
Ruling coalition partner Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami yesterday admitted that some extremist outfits might indulge in adventure in the name of Islam in Bangladesh, but his party being moderate
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Zia's death anniversary observed
The ruling BNP and its front organisations yesterday observed the 23rd death anniversary of party's founder and late president Ziaur Rahman across the country in a befitting manner.
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Four US soldiers killed in Iraq
Mother, daughter killed in mortar attack; 4 American soldiers die in Afghanistan
Three US marines were killed Saturday in the al-Anbar province in western Iraq, the US military said yesterday in a statement.
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Sharon submits Gaza withdrawal plan
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon submitted his Gaza withdrawal plan to a cabinet debate yesterday, setting up a showdown with rebellious rightist ministers that could shatter his coalition whatever
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ADB to give $250m pvt sector loans
Funds to be channeled through banks for infrastructure development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide loans through certain commercial banks for the development of financing facility including infrastructure by the private sector.
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6-yr-old girl raped
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Olama Dal on Thursday allegedly violated a six-year old girl at city's Mogaltuli area in Agrabad, the child's family said yesterday.
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Dhaka, Manila to share info to fight terrorism
Bangladesh and the Philippines yesterday agreed to exchange quick information to deal with regional and international terrorism as the two countries held wide-ranging talks to reinforce their ties.
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Power crisis hangs on
The power crisis across the country continued yesterday although the 360 megawatt Haripur plant resumed functioning.
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Chalabi's office under siege again
Iraqi police have surrounded the offices of Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi in the western town of Ramadi, a member of his party, the Iraqi National Congress (INC), told AFP yesterday.
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Ershad denies JIC quizzed Bidisha
Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP) HM Ershad yesterday denied that his wife Bidisha Ershad was taken to Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) for questioning on Saturday.
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Shrine Blast
UK police check findings
The Scotland Yard officials yesterday examined their findings into the shrine blast in Sylhet after they had returned to the capital the previous day.
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