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Tarique, Babar, 28 others indicted

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique Rahman, former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and 29 others were on Sunday indicted in two cases for the grenade attacks on an Awami League rally in the... Full story

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Heated exchanges as BNP returns to JS

The Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday witnessed heated exchanges and subsequent expunge of ‘unparliamentary words’ as lawmakers of both ruling and opposition camps lost temper in the house on the opposition’s return after almost a year. Full story

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Univ’s vision in question as founder criticised

The ability of the Asian University for Women to develop into a world-class university has been impeded by the role played by its founder Kamal Ahmad, according to former members of the university’s US support foundation and senior academic staff at the university. Full story

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Tk 5,500cr JV investment on hold

Investment of around Tk 5,500 crore by 59 joint ventures in the private sector approved by the government last year have come to a standstill mainly due to gas shortage and suspension of loan disbursement by the World Bank for a few of the projects. Full story

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Enclave dwellers begin hunger strike

Indians living in 111 enclaves of their country in Bangladesh began an indefinite hunger strike on Sunday afternoon to press the demand for exchange of enclaves of the two countries in each other’s possession. The Indians began the hunger strike in Boda upazila of Panchagarh district in Bangladesh. Full story

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PM swipes at Khaleda again over ISI money

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, again on Sunday swiped at the opposition leader Khaleda Zia allegedly for taking money from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence ahead of the 1991 general election. ‘It’s not a report written by any paid columnist against Khaleda... Full story

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Journalists to hold sit-in on April 8 across country

Journalists announced at a grand rally in the city on Sunday that they would hold countrywide sit-in demonstrations on April 8 to press the demand for proper investigation into the recent cold blooded murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi in their apartments in the city and bringing the offenders to book Full story

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It was rash for previous govt to mark 28 offshore blocks

The foreign minister, Dipu Moni, on Sunday said that the marking of 28 offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal by the previous government was a ‘rash decision’ and such an ‘unilateral’ move without negotiations with neighbours... Full story

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Kamaruzzaman charge hearing begins

The prosecution on Sunday told the International Crimes Tribunal that the detained Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Mohammad Kamaruzzaman should be indicted as he was a top leader of Al-Badr, an auxiliary force of the Pakistani occupation army. The prosecution made the plea as it placed... Full story

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ICT chides prosecution for failure to produce witness

The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday adjourned the proceedings till March 20 asking the prosecution to file an application detailing its future course of action about producing witnesses in the case. The tribunal, widely known as war crimes tribunal instituted for trial of the 1971 war... Full story

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Watson hails game-changer Doherty

Australia skipper Shane Watson saluted left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty as a game-changing slow bowler after the tourists’ 64-run win over the West Indies in their opening one-day international. Full story

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Kohli just too good for Pakistan

Virat Kohli smashed his career best 183 runs to lead India to a six-wicket win over Pakistan and keep their hopes alive for a berth in the final of the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Sunday. Pakistan, who have two wins and a bonus points from their two... Full story

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Civic group voices concerns over HC rule on Asif Nazrul

A group of citizens, including jurists, journalists, politicians, writers and educationists, on Saturday expressed concerns over the High Court’s summoning professor Asif Nazrul for giving a political analysis on a private television channel on March 12. Full story

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HC orders removal of premature campaign stuff

The High Court on Sunday directed the administrators of the two Dhaka city corporations and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner to remove in 10 days all posters, banners, and structures promoting the aspirant candidates in the upcoming DCC elections. The court also asked the government to explain in two... Full story

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Libya, France, ICC want to try Gaddafi spy chief

France and the International Criminal Court have filed formal requests with Mauritania to extradite Libya’s ex-spy chief Abdullah Senussi, a security source said Sunday as Tripoli insisted that it should put him on trial. ‘For the time being two requests have been received by Mauritania. One from France arrived on Saturday and... Full story

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Prachanda’s son refuses $250,000 grant amid row

The son of the leader of Nepal’s ruling Maoists was forced Sunday to refuse $250,000 from his father’s government for a Mount Everest expedition after the offer sparked accusations of corruption. Opposition activists had burned effigies of the prime minister, Baburam Bhattarai, and warned they would stage ‘massive’ protests across the impoverished Himalayan nation after details of the grant emerged. Full story

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Ex-ISI chief didn’t name BNP or Khaleda: Fakhrul

Confession made by former chief of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence Asad Durrani does not include anything about the intelligence organisation funding BNP, claims the party’s acting secretary-general. Showing an affidavit copy of the confession the former ISI chief made before the Pakistan Supreme Court recently, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, told journalists that it did not include name of any individual funded... Full story

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Light tremor jolts parts of country

A Meteorological Department official said a light earthquake jolted parts of Bangladesh Sunday morning. Assistant director of Bangladesh Meteorological Department Shamsuddin Ahmed told the news agency that the 4.6-maginitude tremor shook buildings in the capital Dhaka at 8:56am and lasted 10 seconds. No casualties were reported immediately but many residents... Full story

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Poet Abu Zafar’s death anniv today

The 11th anniversary of the death of poet Abu Zafar Obaidullah will be observed today. The Poet Abu Zafar Obaidullah Smriti Pathagar (memorial library) will hold a prayer session at Baherchar of Babuganj in Barisal. It also held an Obaidullah memorial fair in March 8–9. Full story

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PM seeks actions from India to improve ties

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday urged India to reciprocate with the steps taken by Bangladesh for improving the relation between the two neighbouring countries. She urged for concluding the Teesta River Water Sharing... Full story

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