Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

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Azharul files review petition against death penalty

DHAKA: Convicted war criminal Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam on Sunday (July 19) filed a review petition with the Supreme Court against death penalty for his crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A 23-page review petition based on 14 grounds praying for reconsideration of death sentence has been filed with the relevant branch

Indictment hearing in Pori Moni's drug case Dec 14

<p><strong>A Dhaka court fixed December 14 for the hearing of indictment in the narcotics case filed against actor Shamsunnahar Smriti, popularly known by her screen name Pori Moni.</strong></p> <p>Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul Kayesh accepted the chargesheet filed by the investigators in the case filed

World steps into new era of unrest 

<p><strong>The world has steadily grown more violent, witnessing the highest number of state-based conflicts since 1946. According to a new conflict trend analysis, the past three years have been the most violent in the last three decades. Last year was one of the most turbulent since the end of the Cold War.</strong></p>

BASIS launches US desk

<p><strong>BASIS on Sunday launched its America Desk to expand Bangladesh&rsquo;s tech export opportunities in the world&rsquo;s largest economy, and to increase business-to-business knowledge sharing with the tech powerhouse.</strong></p> <p>The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services

Nahid gets ICT Ministry, Asif to head Sports Ministry

<p><strong>Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has been assigned to the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology.</strong></p> <p>Another coordinator Asif Mahmud has been given the responsibility of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.</p>