One year into the death of her son, Hamida Begum still searches for an answer. For her, some compensation was no consolation, will never be. "Did the money call me mother?" says Hamida. "Give me my son back, I will return you the money." The compensation -- Tk 11 lakh -- came from the prime minister and other ruling party leaders.
A Speedy Trial Tribunal (STT) in Rajshahi has sentenced two persons to death today for killing Dr Mohammad Yunus, an economics professor of Rajshahi University, about five years back. Monjurul Basit, judge of the STT, also fined them Tk 5,000 each and acquitted six other accused of the charges of the murder.
The prison authorities have taken all preparations for execution of five convicts condemned to death in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman murder case.
President Zillur Rahman, prime minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the opposition in parliament Khaleda Zia have expressed deep shock and profound sorrow at the death of veteran Indian Communist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu.
Frantic Haitians awaiting a global rescue effort clawed through the ruins of their capital seeking survivors from an earthquake that left streets strewn with corpses and a death toll that may top 100,000. Injured and shocked survivors steeled themselves Thursday for a second night on streets and sidewalks littered with the dead from Haiti's worst earthquake in more than a century.
The Appellate Divison of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday directed the lawyers of BM Bakir Hossain, who recently died in police custody, to file written application for judicial and administrative investigation about his death.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday held the government responsible for the death of BM Bakir Hossain, joint secretary of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, in police custody and termed it a “clear violation of human rights.”
The prevailing mild cold wave over Rajshahi and Khulna Divisions and the regions of Tangail and Srimangal is likely to continue today (Tuesday) and the situation may improve a little by tomorrow.
Three members of a family were killed and 40 houses were gutted in a fierce fire at Rallybagan slam of Tanbazar area here early today (Thursday). The deceased were identified as Moni Rani, 25, her son Kishore Chandra, 4, and her mother Mono Rani, 55.
In a sequel to heists in five public offices in Rajshahi and Natore over last two nights, criminals ransacked another government office at Sutrapur in Bogra town on Sunday night and stabbed its night guard to death. Meanwhile, the government sent alerts to all district and upazila administration offices and law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant.
