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Bangladesh
Court Upholds Death Sentences in Coup Case
DHAKA,
Nov 19 (VoBD) - Bangladesh's Supreme Court on
Thursday upheld death sentences on five men convicted of
killing the country's independence leader, Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman, in an army revolt 34 years ago, lawyers and court
officials said. Mujib was slain with most members of his
family in the August 15, 1975 revolt, which ended the nation's
first spell of democracy and set the stage for a series
of coups and foiled coups.
This file
handout photos received from the Melbourne Royal Children's
Hospital on November 13 and taken in August 2009 shows Trishna
(left) and Krishna, the Bangladeshi set of twins joined
at the head. Australian doctors successfully separated joined-at-the-head
Bangladeshi twins after more than 24 hours of surgery on
Tuesday, describing the moment as "surreal".
In this photograph
President Barack Obama and Bangladesh Ambassador to United
States Mr. Akramul Qader which was taken during the aforementioned
credential ceremony on 04 November 2009. Photo: VoBD
2006
Nobel Peace Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus gives a speech before
the plenary Session of the 4th European Developpment Days
meeting in Stockholm in October 2009. Yunus brought ideas
for creating micro "social businesses" from Bangladesh
to Germany, with backing from several of the world's leading
corporations.
Ambassador
Mr.Akramul Qader presented his Credentials to U. S. President
Mr. Barack H. Obama
Washington
DC - 4 Nov (VoBD) - Ambassador of Bangladesh
to the United States, Akramul Qader presented his Credentials
today to the President of the United States of America,
Barack H. Obama at the Oval office of the White House.
Rally
held to demand passage of Student Safety Act
Via Weekly Thikana and Transalated
by Moinuddin Naser.
New
York - 5 Nov (VoBD) - A rally was held October
22 in front of City Hall to demand that the New York City
Council pass the Student Safety Act [Intro. 816-2008]. The
Urban Youth Collaborative, an organization devoted to human
rights activists, organized the rally in which leaders from
different activist groups - including Desis Rising Up and
Moving (DRUM) and the New York Civil Liberties Union - spoke.
Round
Table Discussion on Bangladesh: Climate change
London-
29 Oct (VoBD) - As
a follow up to Copenhagen summit in Dec 2009 on climate
change a round table discussion was held on 29 Oct 2009
at the table in The Nature of the Beast: Goshka Macuga,
Whitechapel Gallery, organised by the European Action Group
on Climate Change in Bangladesh.
October 22, 2009 Government of Bangladesh accords the status of State Minister to Akramul Qader, Ambassador of Bangladesh to USA with all benefits and privileges. Photo: VoBD.
Bangladesh is elected member of ECOSOC securing the highest number of votes
New York, 26 October (VoBD) - Bangladesh has been elected today as a member of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 3-year term beginning from 1 January 2010.
DCI
Hosts 2nd Annual Child Rights Conference and Concert
VoBD
- New York: More
than 400 people attended Distressed Children & Infant
(DCI) International's 2nd Annual Conference on Child Rights
and Journey for Rights & Sight Benefit Concert on October
17th, 2009. The day's events took place at Yale School of
Medicine's TAC Building and Mary Harkness Auditorium.
Bangladesh
Consul General in New York M Shamsul Haque presented a painting
to the Commisioner of New York City David Barney
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