Syed Badrul Ahsan, Editor-in-Charge, The Asian Age: There are all the stories of the men, and sometimes women, who have gone missing in our historical chronicles. In a number of these instances, it was these individuals themselves who were to blame for falling by the wayside. And then there are the people who ought to…
Abrar Hussain: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Bangladesh will become a failed state if anti-liberation forces return to power. “If the anti-liberation forces and patrons of killers return to power, the country will become a failed one again,” she said while addressing a reception yesterday organized by Canada Awami League at Metro Toronto…
Abrar Hussain: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her request for deportation of Noor Chowdhury, one of Bangabandhu’s convicted killers, during a meeting on Sunday at Quebec with her Canadian counterpart Justine Trudeau. The Premier’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim stated she called for Trudeau’s personal initiative for immediate extradition of the self-confessed killer, one of the…
Abrar Hussain: A Nara-yanganj court yesterday sentenced four people to death for raping and killing Khadiza, a 10-year-old girl, fifteen years ago, reports Banglanews24. Judge Jewel Rana of Narayanganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Court announced the verdict at 12:00am. The convicts were Sujon, Alamin, Abul Kalam, Shahadat, none of whom were present in the court….
Sofian Khan: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday warned of the new drafted law will ensure capital punishment to masterminds, godfather and patrons of illegal drug trading. In a bid to take tougher actions against patrons and godfathers of illegal drugs and drug syndicate, the government has drafted Narcotics Control Act 2018 keeping the provision of…
Sayeed Muhammad: Muslims across the country will be offering their Shab-e-Qadr or Lailatul Qadr prayers tonight, marking the bestowment of the first verses of Holy Quran on Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), reports BSS. According to the holy book, the Night of Decree, is better than 1,000 nights as the angels and the spirit descend therein,…
Sofian Khan: Finance Minister AMA Muhith warned of taking necessary steps if members of Jatiya Party calls him a former minister of the party again. The minister came up with the warning yesterday while taking part in discussions on the supplementary budget for 2017-18 fiscal as Jatiya Party MP Selim Uddin repeatedly mentioned him as a…
Sejuti Mourin: Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday that BNP chief Khaleda Zia will be taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for medical tests, after her personal doctors claimed she had suffered a ‘mild stroke’ while in jail. Huq made the remarks at an event at the Secretariat where he handed over car keys…
Sofian Khan: Cumilla special tribunal was asked by the High Court (HC) for disposing a bail petition as soon as possible filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed in Cumilla over the February 3, 2015 arson attack. The hearing was passed by a bench comprising Justice Md Shawkat Hossain and Justice Abu…
Sabah Mannan: As Trump settles in for a summit with North Korea in Singapore today, the president has taken more swipes at Canada and its Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over trade issues. In a series of tweets yesterday, Trump wrote that “Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not reciprocal.” The…