The Darbar Hall of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) at the city’s Peelkhana which bore the brunt of Wednesday’s bloody carnage now stands as a mute spectator of the horrible incident of BDR revolt. As the rebel BDR sepoys fired shots from automatic weapons and blasted several grenades targeting their commanding officers from all directions on the […]
Nation mourns the dead
The nation paid glowing tributes to those BDR officials who were killed in the Wednesday’s Peelkhana tragedy in observance of the three-day national mourning on the second day yesterday. As part of the programme, national flag was hoisted at half-mast atop all government, non-government and private buildings as well as offices of political parties paying […]
3 more mass graves at BDR HQ
Three more mass graves were found yesterday inside the compound of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Headquarters at Peelkhana in the city, from where 10 more decomposed bodies including the body of Nazneen Shakil, wife of the slain Director General (DG) of BDR Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed were recovered. With these, a total of 71 bodies […]
Trial in tribunal, not all mutineers BDR men
A special tribunal will be formed to fast-track trial of the perpetrators who "planned" the recent massacre at the BDR headquarters, some of whom were not paramilitary border guards, a minister said Saturday. "A full investigation into the gory killings will be carried out. The government has some evidence which point to the involvement of […]
Govt identifies port, shipping projects worth crores
The government has identified port projects and shipping projects estimated about Rs 55,000 crore and Rs 45,000 crore respectively, to be completed by the 11th Plan period. Union Shipping Minister T R Baalu in Kochi inaugurating the Small Ship Division of the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) said that the Ministry has identified 285 port projects […]
Watchdog asked to investigate Newsquest Glasgow
Scottish politicians are asking the Competition Commission to examine Newsqueat’s cuts at the Herald and Times group in Glasgow. The Scottish parliament will tonight debate the "devastating cuts" at the Herald and Times group, after the motion was backed by 30 MSPs. Sandra White MSP, leading the debate, said the MSPs were hoping the Competition […]
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