Lawyers at central jail to meet Kamaruzzaman
A five-member lawyer’s team have arrived at the Dhaka Central Jail to meet war crimes convict Mohammad Kamaruzzaman.
The team arrived at the jail around 10am on Thursday.
Jamaat hartal underway peacefully
The countrywide 48-hour hartal enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is underway peacefully for the second day.
The hartal had began around 6am on Wednesday and will end at 6am on Friday.
Putin tops Forbes most powerful list
Russian President Vladimir Putin has topped Forbes’ annual list of the World’s Most Powerful People 2014.
This is the second year in a row that Forbes has declared Putin the top powerful man and made Obama the also-ran.
Modi likely to reshuffle cabinet
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reshuffle his cabinet by Monday amid strong possibility of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar joining the Union Cabinet.
Along with Parrikar, Birendra Singh, Jat leader from Haryana who crossed over from Congress before the assembly polls, is likely to be accommodated in the Cabinet, reports Times of India.
Kamaruzzaman to file review petition
Convicted war criminal Mohammad Kamaruzzaman will file a review petition against the Appellate Division's verdict, says his counsel.
The petition will be filed within 30-day from the date when the defence receives the full verdict copy.
BGB official beaten to death in Satkhira
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official has been beaten to death by local smugglers near Lakshmidari border area in Satkhira.
The deceased is Nazrul Islam, company commander subadar of BGB Vomra camp, said BGB 38 Battalion Commander Major Najir Ahmed.
Fake FF certificate holder health secy quits
Health and Family Welfare Secretary M Neazuddin Miah has gone on voluntary retirement on Thursday.
The health secretary told UNB that he sent a resignation letter to the secretary of Public Administration Ministry on Thursday morning showing personal reason.
Ramna blast death convict held
Rapid Action Battalion have arrested a death convict in Ramna Batamul bomb blast killing case from Keraniganj area in the capital.
The arrestee is Abu Bakar Siddique alias Hafez Selim, the associate of Mufti Abdul Hannan.
Sramik Dal leader found dead in Comilla
Police have recovered the body of a Sramik Dal leader from a paddy field at Boyalmari village under Daudkandi upazila in Comilla.
The deceased Mokhlesur Rahman, 45, son of Mojibur Rahman of the village and the president of the party's Boyalmari union unit.
Obama seeks $6.2 billion for Ebola fight
President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $6.2 billion in emergency funds to confront Ebola at its source in West Africa and to secure the United States against any possible spread.
Administration officials say $2 billion would be apportioned to the United States Agency for International Development and $2.4 billion would go to the department of health and human services.
