All 15 BDR jawans of Lalmonirhat acquitted

All the 15 BDR jawans of 31 Rifle Battalion stationed in Lalmonirhat accused of February 26-27 rebellion were acquitted by the court on Thursday. Additional district and sessions judge Mohammad Abu Sufian passed the order acquitting them from the charge of rebellion during the massacre in Peelkhana BDR headquarter that left 74 people dead. The judge in his order gave the prosecution 15 days time to appeal against the judgment. If not appealed, they should be freed within 15 days and handed over to BDR, reports UNB.
BDR DG to lead mutiny trial.... The Daily Star

Overseas Job Market Slide
Minister blames missions
Lack of coordination among different wings of Bangladesh missions jeopardised overseas job market for Bangladeshi nationals, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said yesterday....read the Daily Star.

Jasim mulls legal action against EC
Maj (retd) Jasim Uddin, whose MP status the Supreme Court has scrapped recently, said he is thinking about taking legal action against Election Commission...Daily Star.

Dhaka, Yangon play down
troop build-up at border
Thaindian.com
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh and Myanmar have sought to play down the tensions along the border in the past three weeks.....

Sonadia deep-sea port may start in 2016
Regional trade links in view
NURUL AMIN, CHITTAGONG
Oct. 22: The government has laid renewed emphasis on setting up the long-awaited deep-sea port at Sonadia Island in Cox's Bazar ... .The Independent.

Haats near India-Bangladesh
border to open soon
Press Trust of India
Shillong, Oct 22 (PTI) India and Bangladesh have reached an agreement to revive the border haats (markets) which have remained closed since Bangladesh came ...

Abuse of moms may
stunt kid's growth

Children of abused mothers may be smaller at birth and show stunted early growth, according to research from Bangladesh.....Reuters.

It's ok for man to beat wife, say 36 percent of Bangladeshi women........
IANS/Thaindian.com

RAB detains, beats up New Age correspondent ..... The NewAge.

US weighs immigration
fee hike....The NewAge

50m people still live in
extreme poverty.....The NewAge

BNP names council sub-committees ....The NewAge

G-9 guides BNP: Crisis-riddled BNP formed "Group-2009".... Daily Star

Initial probe finds sabotage 'evidence'
Textbook warehouse fire doused after 85-hours

A primary investigation has found the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) warehouse fire, which was finally doused Thursday morning, as an act of sabotage ......Daily Star.
Probe finds NCTB fire subversive: Nahid..........the NewAge