Dhaka, Oct 29 : Five years after withholding it, the Election Commission has finally revoked the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party in compliance with a High Court order. A gazette notification, signed by EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed, was published on Sunday cancelling the party’s registration as per article 90H (4) of the Representation of the People Order ...

Dialogue likely to be held Wednesday at Ganobhaban, says Montu Dhaka, Oct 29 : Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday night phoned Jatiya Oikyafront leader and Gano Forum president Mostafa Mohsin Montu seeking the list of the alliance leaders who will join dialogue with the ruling party over the next election. “Obaidul Quader phoned me around 8:15pm and ...

barrister Mainul Hosein. File photo Dhaka, Oct 29 : The High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to provide first-class division to barrister Mainul Hosein in jail. The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order following a writ petition filed by Mainul’s wife Saju Hossain seeking first class division facilities for Mainul. Saju Hossain ...

 “Halloween” ruled the North American box office for a second week running, frightening off the competition as it raked in another $32 million, according to estimates reported Sunday by industry tracker Exhibitor Relations.   Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, the low-budget Universal Pictures production recounts her character Laurie Strode’s final confrontation with a masked homicidal maniac four decades after surviving his ...

IBM announced Sunday it will acquire North Carolina-based open-source software company Red Hat in a $34 billion stock deal that the technology and consulting giant’s chief executive says will advance the company to the next step in cloud computing.   IBM and Raleigh-based Red Hat said in a joint statement that IBM would buy all Red Hat common shares at ...

From choosing the right sherwani to pampering themselves in the salon, the new age grooms have a lot to keep in mind when it comes to choosing the perfect look for their special day.   Here are some tips that men should keep in mind when deciding their wedding look.  Balance between trends and classics: Yes, trends are cool to ...

Leicester City’s Thai billionaire boss was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Premier League side’s stadium car park moments after taking off from the pitch, the club said on Sunday.   A stream of fans already fearing the worst had laid out flowers, football scarves and Buddhist prayers outside the club’s King ...

Dhaka, Oct 29 : After holding its public rallies in Sylhet and Chattogram, Jatiya Oikyafront led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has decided to hold another rally in the capital on November 2 to push for its seven-point demand, including holding the next national election under a non-party government. On behalf of the Oikyafront, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir ...

Indonesia’s disaster agency says a Lion Air passenger jet crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta and was carrying 188 passengers and crew.   Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho posted photos on Twitter of debris including a crushed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft fuselage that had been collected by search and rescue vessels that have ...

The names of the 11 people killed in Saturday’s attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh have been released, with the oldest aged 97.   Two brothers and a husband and wife were among those killed. Six people were injured, including four policemen.  The suspect, Robert Bowers, 46, is in custody and faces 29 criminal counts in what is thought to ...