BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the trial process of the August 21 grenade attack case was nothing but a “stage-managed drama.” Speaking at a conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, he also claimed that their party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and other leaders were not involved in any way in the grenade attack, UNB ...

The players who are in the ‘back up’ plan for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup are determined to prepare them the way the national players are taking preparations for cricket’s biggest extravaganza, said Saif Hassan. Soumya Sarkar, Zakir Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah Riyad are in Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) ...

A woman and her daughter were killed and four members of the same family were injured in a fire that broke out following a gas cylinder blast at Jaflong in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet early Monday. The deceased were Jasmine Akter, 30, and her daughter Sumaiya Akter, 12. The injured were Jesmin’s husband Yaqub Mia, mother-in-law and two children Zubair ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday chalked out various programmes, including a rally and a discussion, to celebrate its 45th founding anniversary on September 1. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programmes at a press briefing at its Nayapaltan central office after a joint meeting of the party and its associate bodies, reports UNB. As per the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stressed the need for expediting the implementation of the trial court’s verdict of the August 21 grenade attack case. “Our leaders and activists including Ivy Rahman were brutally killed in broad daylight on this August 21. The trial has been held. Its (trial court) judgment has been handed out. This verdict should be implemented ...

An individual who has suffered from a heart attack which then led to severe pain a year after the incident, is more likely to die within the eight years afterward, according to a new study. The Journal of the American Heart Association published a study on Thursday which has shown results proving that people who reported extreme pain a year ...

A court in Sunamganj district on Sunday sentenced seven people to life-term imprisonment for killing a man named Jamal Uddin in Dowarabazar Upazila of the district in 2006. Additional District and Session Judge Jhalak Rai handed down the verdict to Motin Mia, Nurul Haque, Anar Ali, Aftab Uddin, Siraj Ali, Mangla Mia and Helal. All of them were the residents ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid tribute to the victims of August 21 grenade attack by placing wreaths at a makeshift memorial built in front of Awami League’s central office on Bangabandhu Avenue. She placed the wreaths at a makeshift memorial, built in memory of the victims of the grenade attack, on Monday morning. Sheikh Hasina first paid the tribute ...

Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim has been jailed for three years in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing illegal wealth. Dhaka Special Judge Court-7 Judge Prodip Kumar Roy pronounced the judgement on Monday after the conclusion of legal arguments by both the defence and prosecution on August 10. On March 1, 2021, the ...

India sealed a T20 series win in Ireland as Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 58 and Rinku Singh’s explosive debut cameo eased the tourists to a 33-run victory in Dublin on Sunday. After the loss of two early wickets, Gaikwad and Sanju Samson put on 71 to build the platform for India’s total of 185-5. But they needed Singh’s 38 from 21 balls ...