KSA plans crackdown

The Saudi Arabian government will start a massive crackdown on illegal foreign workers after the end of the amnesty that expires on November 4.
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11y ago

AL candidate wins Barguna by-polls

Ruling Awami League (AL) candidate Shawkat Hachanur Rahman (Rimon) won the by-election to the Barguna-2 constituency in small margin.
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11y ago

DCs to have no role

The government will not appoint deputy commissioners (DCs) to oversee the election for nine borrower directors of Grameen Bank as it does not want to involve public servants in the election process.
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11y ago

Egypt army chief calls for quick transition to election

Army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) stands next to interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi (R) during the military funeral service of Police General Nabil Farag, who was killed on Thursday in Kerdasa, at Al-Rashdan Mosque in Cairo's Nasr City district on September 20, 2013. Photo: Reuters  Army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) stands next to interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi (R) during the military funeral service of Police General Nabil Farag, who was killed on Thursday in Kerdasa, at Al...

11y ago

Part of verdict 'leaked'

The government has launched an investigation into the alleged leak of war crimes verdict against Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
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11y ago

Too scared to be elated

Witness Ashish Chowdhury's home is under lock and key. Many residents of Jagotmollopara in Raozan of Chittagong have left their homes fearing violence and backlash after the verdict delivery in Salauddin Quader Chowdhury's case yesterday. Salauddin was found guilty of killing at least 32 people of the neighbourhood which is also his home village. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das Witness Ashish Chowdhury's home is under lock and key. Many residents of Jagotmollopara in Raozan of Chittagong have left their homes fearing...

11y ago

Shahbagh youths celebrate over SQ Chy sentence

Youths of Gonojagoron Mancha bring out a celebratory procession after a special tribunal in Dhaka sentenced opposition lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury death penalty for his crimes against humanity committed during the country's Liberation War. Photo: Photo: Focus Bangla Youths of Gonojagoron Mancha bring out a celebratory procession after a special tribunal in Dhaka sentenced opposition lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury death penalty for his crimes against humanity committed...

11y ago

Honour for 60 more foreign friends today

Bangladesh will honour 60 foreign friends and organisations from different countries for their outstanding contributions to the 1971 Liberation War.
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11y ago

Lalu Prasad convicted in fodder scam case

Rashtriya Janta Dal president Lalu Prasad: Photo: Reuters Rashtriya Janta Dal president Lalu Prasad: Photo: Reuters

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11y ago

Gunmen kill 40 in Nigerian college

Photo taken from BBC Online

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11y ago