Dhaka to follow Nuremberg trials model for its war criminalsDHAKA - Bangladesh will follow the post World War-II Nuremberg trials as a model to amend a law under which it wants to try those who collaborated with the erstwhile East Pakistan regime during the 1971 freedom war. $710 bounty on each fugitive Dhaka mutineerDHAKA - The Bangladesh government has announced a reward of 50,000 Taka ($710) for the arrest of each of the 1,800 absconding Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers involved in the February mutiny. Bangladesh wants to try Pakistani soldiers for 1971 war crimesDHAKA - Bangladesh wants to try Pakistani military personnel for war crimes during the 1971 freedom movement. Hasina, Zia trade charges in parliamentDHAKA - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused opposition leader Khaleda Zia of ‘fomenting trouble’ that led to the border guards’ mutiny while Zia said Hasina should resign for failing to handle the rebellion. Bangladesh arrests British charity chief on terrorism chargesDHAKA - Security forces arrested the chief of a British charity Monday for suspected terrorism financing under the guise of operating religious schools in southern Bangladesh, officials said. Bangladesh to probe 1971 war crimes afreshDHAKA - The Bangladesh government Sunday announced it would form a panel to investigate war crimes allegedly perpetrated by Pakistani occupation forces and their local agents 38 years ago. Tackle smaller SAARC issues first: expertsDHAKA - South Asian experts who are meeting here have suggested that to quicken the pace of regional cooperation, countries should take up ’smaller’ issues before taking up bigger, more difficult ones. Bangladesh cultural movement inspires Indian musicianDHAKA - Bengalis in India look to Bangladesh to establish cultural and linguistic mores, according to folk musician Ajit Pandey. Dhaka prepares national defence policyDHAKA - Bangladesh is readying its first draft of a national defence policy, a minister has said. Dhaka wants task force to prevent terror fundingDHAKA - Bangladesh has said it would like the anti-terrorism task force, which it wants to set up with its neighbours, to prevent funding of militant bodies. Bangladesh probes British connection to ‘bomb factory’DHAKA - Bangladesh Wednesday said militancy was a global phenomenon and ‘could not be a major challenge’ as its officers announced they would probe suspected links with a Britain-based charity of an Islamic seminary where a ‘mini-ordnance factory’ was found during a crackdown on suspected militants. Dhaka, New Delhi renew river trade, transit protocolDHAKA - Dhaka and New Delhi have renewed for two years their river trade and transit treaty. Now experts will explore the feasibility of India using more river ports in Bangladesh to reach isolated parts of northeastern India. Bangladesh fears militant attacks on garment factoriesDHAKA - Bangladesh Tuesday alerted its intelligence agencies and local governments against possible militant attacks on garment industries contributing major export earnings to its economy, a junior minister said. Dhaka to import 60,000 tonnes of wheat from IndiaDHAKA - Bangladesh is to import 60,000 tonnes of wheat from India to meet its domestic demand. Russia submits proposal for building nuclear plant in BangladeshDHAKA - Russia Sunday submitted a proposal to the Bangladeshi government to build a nuclear power plant in the country, the Russian ambassador here said. Maruti competes with world leaders at Dhaka motor showDHAKA - India’s Maruti is on display along with major global vehicle makers at the Dhaka motor show, hoping to increase its share in Bangladesh’s tiny auto market. Bangladesh deploys more border guards as Myanmar erects fenceDHAKA - Bangladesh has deployed more troopers of its border guards after Myanmar moved men and material for erecting a barbed wire fence along a 200-km border between the two countries. I am not afraid of bullet, grenade: Sheikh HasinaDHAKA - Stung by last month’s mutiny by the border guards whom she had addressed just a day prior to the uprising, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she is ‘not afraid of a bullet or a grenade’. Corruption case filed against former Bangladesh PM’s sonDHAKA - Bangladesh’s anti-graft body has pressed charges against Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger businessman son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, for money laundering. Killers of slain Bangladesh border guard chief identifiedDHAKA - Three of the detained Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers have been identified as among those who gunned down their chief, Maj. Gen. Shakil Ahmed, and 55 army officers in last month’s mutiny, authorities said. Bangladesh to modernise fire serviceDHAKA - A day after a major fire at the country’s largest shopping mall, Bangladesh Saturday said it would soon mordenise its fire brigade to tackle any such terrible fire in the future. Seven killed in Bangladesh mall blazeDHAKA - Seven people were killed Friday when a massive fire engulfed a high-rise shopping complex in the Bangladeshi capital, officials said. Four killed in Bangladesh mall fireDHAKA - At least four people were killed and 20 injured in a devastating fire at Basundhara City, Bangladesh’s largest shopping mall, here Friday, officials said. One killed in Dhaka shopping complex fireDHAKA - One firefighter was killed and at least 17 people were injured after a fire broke out at Bangladesh’s biggest shopping complex in the capital city Dhaka Friday afternoon. Bangladesh to have exclusive TV channel for childrenDHAKA - Bangladesh will launch Dugdugi TV, a channel exclusively for children, April 14 on Pahela Baishakh that marks the beginning of the Bengali year. Global meltdown effect: 300 Bangladeshi workers return from MalaysiaDHAKA/KUALA LUMPUR - At least 300 Bangladeshi workers returned home from Malaysia after their visas were cancelled citing unemployment caused by global recession, media reports said Friday. Major fire breaks out in Dhaka shopping complexDHAKA - A massive fire broke out Friday afternoon in a crowded shopping complex in this Bangladesh capital, an official said. Dhaka mutiny had terror links: MinisterDHAKA - A Bangladesh minister Thursday blamed activists of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for last month’s mutiny by the border guards. Post-mutiny Dhaka cancels Independence Day paradeDHAKA - The Bangladesh government Thursday cancelled the national parade to mark its 39th Independence Day as part of the security measures in the wake of last month’s mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers. Scotland Yard to help probe Dhaka mutinyDHAKA - A team from Britain’s Scotland Yard will arrive here Wednesday to help probe the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny amid indications that the carnage that left 74 people dead could have been ‘pre-planned’. |
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