Bergman awaits verdict over war toll claim
A Bangladesh court is expected to rule Monday on whether an award-winning British journalist is guilty of contempt after he questioned the assertion that three million people died in the 1971 independence war.
In a case seen as a test of the country’s commitment to free speech, judges will decide if David Bergman acted unlawfully by doubting the official version of one of the most contentious issues in Bangladesh’s short history.
Bergman is the author of a popular blog about Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic court which has found several opposition supporters guilty of mass murder over their role in the 1971 conflict.
Saarc Summit ends amid tension, drama
With all the eight nations signing a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif shaking hands after the first-day tension, the 18th Saarc Summit concluded here on Thursday.
The Summit came to an end in the afternoon with the adoption of a 36-point Kathmandu Declaration 2014.
Nepalese Prime Minister and Chairperson of the 18th Saarc Summit Sushil Koirala declared the Summit’s conclusion, terming it a success, UNB reports.
In his co...
Nepalese Prime Minister and Chairperson of the 18th Saarc Summit Sushil Koirala declared the Summit’s conclusion, terming it a success, UNB reports.
In his co...
BD scientist nominated to UN technology bank panel
Bangladeshi scientist Firdausi Qadri has been nominated to a UN panel to assess the scope and functions of the proposed UN technology bank, media reported Thursday.
The bank will be dedicated to helping the least developed countries (LDCs) emerge out of poverty, said a statement from the spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
“The secretary-general has asked the high-level panel to give practical recommendations on the matter, which can provide a strong impetus to accelerating structural transformation and...
The bank will be dedicated to helping the least developed countries (LDCs) emerge out of poverty, said a statement from the spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
“The secretary-general has asked the high-level panel to give practical recommendations on the matter, which can provide a strong impetus to accelerating structural transformation and...
BIA new body elected
Sheikh Kabir Hossain has been unanimously re-elected as President and Mr. Ahsanul Islam Titu re-elected as Vice-President of the Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) for the year 2015 & 2016 recently. The election was held at the office of the BIA which was presided over by Mr. Nizam Uddin Ahmed, Chairman, Election Board of BIA. Mr. Enamul Haque Khan was the Secretary of the Election Board.
Mr. Hossain is the Chairman of Sonar Bangla Insurance Limited and former Chairman, Bangladesh Red-Crescent Society, Member, Privatization Commission, Membe...
Mr. Hossain is the Chairman of Sonar Bangla Insurance Limited and former Chairman, Bangladesh Red-Crescent Society, Member, Privatization Commission, Membe...
Global Social Business Summit set to begin in Mexico
The four-day ‘Global Social Business Summit 2014’ is set to being in Mexico City on Tuesday (local time) to discuss innovative ways to fight social and economic problems through social business.
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto are scheduled to inaugurate the Summit together, said a Yunus Centre Press Release.
Grameen Creative Lab and Yunus Centre are going to organise the annual event to be attended by experts from the private sector, civil society, governments and academia to set an impetus for the socia...
Grameen Creative Lab and Yunus Centre are going to organise the annual event to be attended by experts from the private sector, civil society, governments and academia to set an impetus for the socia...
Extremists didn’t kill Prof Shafiul, says RAB
Bangladeshi authorities said the killing of a university professor this month wasn’t an assassination by an extremist group as had been previously thought.
The Rapid Action Battalion, an elite police unit, announced over the weekend that revenge was the motive behind the stabbing death of Shafiul Islam, a professor of sociology at the University of Rajshahi, on Nov. 15.
A group of men have confessed to killing Mr. Islam in retaliation for allegedly insulting the wife of one of the men, said Mufti Mahmud Khan, a commander and s...
A group of men have confessed to killing Mr. Islam in retaliation for allegedly insulting the wife of one of the men, said Mufti Mahmud Khan, a commander and s...
