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Sayedee to die for war crimes
Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-amir Delwar Hossain Sayedee was on Thursday sentenced to death by an International Crimes Tribunal for committing murders and persecution during the country’s Liberation War in 1971. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal-1 delivered the historic... Full story
40 killed in countrywide violence
At least 40 people were killed as Jamaat and Shibir activists and followers clashed with law enforcers across the country on Thursday centring on the international crimes tribunal verdict that sentenced Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee to death penalty on charges... Full story
Two-day hartal from Sunday
Jamaat on Thursday called 48-hours’ nationwide hartal beginning Sunday. Jamaat said that it called the shutdown in protest against killing of its activities by the law enforcement agencies during Thursday’s hartal. Full story
Shahbagh protests term verdict people’s victory
Shahbagh protesters termed ‘people’s victory’ the verdict International Crimes Tribunal 1 gave on Thursday sentencing Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee on war crimes charges and brought out a victory procession. Shahbagh protestors in... Full story
Govt against using youths as political tools: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said her government does not want to use the youth force as a political weapon, rather it wants that they (youths) would contribute to the country’s socioeconomic development by... Full story
METRO
Curtain falls on Ekushey Book Fair
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair concluded on Thursday, with a thin crowd. A total of 3,070 titles hit the fair over the month which was 3,669 last year while the total turnover has been estimated at Tk 10.15 till Thursday that reached Tk 26 crore in 2012, said the fair information centre. Full story
BUSINESS
Charges for large-amounts raised, e-transfers made free
The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday increased the charges imposed on clients for making large inter-bank transactions through crossed cheques but waived that for transactions up to Tk 50,000 and for electronic fund transfers. Full story
INTERNATIONAL
US pledges $60m for Syria opposition
The United States on Thursday pledged $60 million in ‘non-lethal’ assistance for the Syrian political opposition to president Bashar al-Assad as well as the first direct US aid to rebel fighters in the form of food and medical assistance. Full story
SPORTS
PM orders Ruposhi Bangla to stop renovation till WT20
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has ordered to suspend the renovation works at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel for a year to facilitate the accommodation of players and officials during the ICC World Twenty20, said the officials on Thursday. The order came when a group of BCB officials, including... Full story
EDITORIAL
Incumbents’ undue interference puts SCBs in doldrums
Lack of proper monitoring on the part of the Bangladesh Bank, coupled... Full story
TIMEOUT
Roadside art show brings out the beast within
As in the past, artists have taken a centre stage in the ongoing Shahbagh demonstrations by putting their paintings, cartoons, and posters on the 1971 war crimes on display along the road from fine arts faculty to Teacher-Student Centre of... Full story
LETTERS
Public toilet woes
IT IS, as New Age commented in its editorial columns on Thursday, indeed indicative of the city authorities’ general indifference to public health that the Dhaka City Corporation North and the Dhaka City Corporation South... Full story
