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News Analysis: Justice Khairul's dubious distinction

Justice ABM Khairul Haque has become the lone former chief justice who has strongly criticised a Supreme Court verdict to defend the

7y ago

This also happens

When all major infrastructure projects are facing delays and cost escalation, the venture to build three new bridges on the Shitalakkhya, Meghna and Gumti rivers is making good progress. All of them are expected to be completed by the December 2018 deadline, and setting an example, will cost less than what was estimated in the development project proforma (DPP).

7y ago

Narayanganj 7-murder: HC gives death to 15, life to 11

The High Court upholds death for 15 convicts while commuting the penalty of 11 others – all of whom were sentenced to death by lower court in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder cases.

7y ago

PM slams CJ for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan

Coming down heavily on the chief justice for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she is not scared at all with such a threat and this is not tolerable either.

7y ago

Legendary film star Razzak passes away

Legendary Bangla film actor Razzak passes away at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 76.

7y ago

Ericsson staff demo in Dhaka protesting lay off

Ericsson employees in Dhaka demonstrate at their office premises protesting laying off of 50 employees, what the company says are in line with company policy.

7y ago

2 schoolgirls 'gang-raped'

Six youths have allegedly gang-raped two schoolgirls in Sujanagar of Pabna and then uploaded the footage of them committing the crime on Facebook.

7y ago

Moon Ride on the cards

Excessive rains and flooding twice in just four months have left most of the roads in a miserable state, which could make people's journey home for Eid-ul-Azha a nightmare. If rain continues and the flood situation doesn't improve shortly, the road networks will be further damaged, compounding woes of travellers. Many roads are currently under floodwater.

7y ago

Bangladeshi girls sex trafficked to India narrate ordeal

On an overcast evening, on a boat criss-crossing a river on the Bangladesh-India border, Payal, 16, hides under a fishing net hoping to reach India where her agent says a dance tutor’s job awaits her.

7y ago

Not only joints, Chikungunya messes with your mind too

During the last two months, anticipations and suspense regarding the Chikungunya viral fever caused by Aedes Aegypti mosquito have gone viral. Half of the Dhakaites still are in physical pain left by the virus, half are half-relieved that they have been spared so far, and half-anxious about being the next victim.

7y ago

THE DIVA WITH AN ATTITUDE

Boss 2 is doing great at the box office, and honestly we did not think that it would be this successful.

7y ago

‘Rape’ in Banani: Ivan placed on 4-day remand

A Dhaka court places Bahauddin Ivan on a four-day remand in connection with a case filed for raping college student in Dhaka’s Banani area.

7y ago

Brutal

Centring a fight that began over paying bills at a tea stall on Tuesday, a group of villagers swooped on another group the next

7y ago

Another girl 'raped' in city's Banani

A college student sued a young man for raping her at his house in the capital's Banani early yesterday.

7y ago

What I learnt as a BBA student

After high school, a degree in Business Administration is something most of us have considered.

7y ago

Disgraceful

An upscale rooftop restaurant in the capital's Uttara has put up a sign banning foreign citizens, giving in to the landlord's pressure.

7y ago

Snakes in walls: House owner kills all 27 in fear

Locals kill what they claim were cobras, 27 of them, after the snakes were found holing up in the walls of a residential house in Rajshahi city.

7y ago

Farhad Mazhar taken to hospital in Dhaka

Writer, columnist and poet Farhad Mazhar has been admitted to Birdem Hospital in Dhaka after a magistrate recorded his judicial statement and gave him to his own custody.

7y ago