Teesta water-sharing deal not soon

Teesta water-sharing deal will take some more time till the interests of all concerned, including those of Paschimbanga, are addressed. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was told this by her Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh during a discussion on the Teesta accord and transit, among other issues, at Addu in the Maldives yesterday. The two leaders held [...]

Bangladesh Parliament Opposition BNP chief Khaleda reminds of ‘final’ programme

Sylhet, Oct 20, 2011 (bdnews24)—Opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia has reminded the government of a ‘final’ anti-government movement, to be announced after the road marches. “We will announce the final movement programme soon. You must all prepare for that programme. We will remove this government and put a patriotic one in place,” she said, addressing [...]

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee indicted

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday framed 20 specific charges against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee for committing genocide and crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971. The charge framing represents a watershed in the country’s history as it marks the beginning of the war crimes tribunal’s first trial since its formation on March [...]

Passengers’ plight mounts with Eid nearing

Bangladesh Newspaper DHAKA, AUG 28: Sufferings of home bound passengers continued on Sunday as they were facing a series of difficulties on their way to home for celebrating Eid by train, bus and launch. After sweating hard to collect train tickets, a large number of home bound passengers were seen waiting at the platforms of [...]

Vitamin A pills ‘could save thousands of children’

Giving vitamin A supplements to children under the age of five in developing countries could save 600,000 lives a year, researchers claim. Writing in the British Medical Journal, UK and Pakistani experts assessed 43 studies involving 200,000 children, and found deaths were cut by 24% if children were given the vitamin.And they say taking it [...]

Politics of crime in Bangladesh

Eleven days after the grisly grenade blasts at an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004, the then prime minister Khaleda Zia pinned the blame on AL leaders. This week, 82 months into the attack, the Criminal Investigation Department pressed charges against her son Tarique Rahman, nephew Saiful Islam Duke, ex-political secretary Harris Chowdhury, ex-state [...]

Bangladeshi judge delaying hearing in war crimes case

A special tribunal Wednesday delayed a potential war crimes indictment against a leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party, which calls the case politically motivated. Delwar Hossain Sayedee and four other leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami party are jailed pending investigation of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the 1971 independence war against Pakistan. The hearing Wednesday [...]

Bangladesh PM tour to resolve border issues

The government on Wednesday expressed hope that the border issues between India and Bangladesh would be resolved during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to that country next month. Singh will visit Dhaka on September 6 and 7. During Question Hour, Home Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha, “Issues related to land boundary between India [...]