The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety reports that human rights expert and attorney Jeffrey Krilla has been named president of the coalition representing 20 North American apparel companies, retailers and brands. Krilla brings extensive foreign policy experience to the position,…
By Parameswaran Ponnudurai
DHAKA – Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Wednesday said the forthcoming general election is going to be held before the completion of tenure of Ninth Parliament, first of its kind in the country.
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The 19th session of the ninth Parliament, likely to be the last sitting of the current parliament, will begin tomorrow (Thursday) amid expectation of something dramatic happening to resolve the ongoing political stalemate over the caretaker government issue.
The visiting European Union (EU) Election Exploratory Mission on Wednesday discussed with the Election Commission the arrangements the commission has taken for holding a credible election.
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) opened a new branch at Roumari Bazar in Kurigram on Wednesday. M Zakir Hossain, Member of Parliament from Kurigram-4 constituency, inaugurated the 280th branch of IBBL as the chief guest at a function.
The trial of alleged war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami again slowed down on Wednesday due to the absence of the prosecution witness for deposition.
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran has urged all to not read too much into media reports that the Indian border guards plan to fly drones along the Bangladesh frontiers.
Jatiya Party President H M Ershad left Dhaka for Seoul on Wednesday on a five-day visit to attend the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP).
A freedom fighter prosecution witness on Wednesday corroborated another PW’s evidence narrating how accused Mobarak Hossain, a 1971 Razakar Commander, had been involved in the ‘crimes against humanity’ during the Liberation War.
The High Court on Wednesday ordered medical examination of the mental health of Oishee Rahman, a prime suspect in the murder of her police inspector father Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Begum.
Officials of state-owned Northwest Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) has started evaluation of the tender proposals for 360 MW Bheramara Power Plant with a target to award its contract by January next year.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has detected that a number of business entities of Bismillah Group were involved in plundering about Tk 1,200 crore from five commercial banks showing fake documents.
The US government has voiced concern about recent reports that the government of Bangladesh may pursue a tax evasion case against Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and urged the government to treat him in a fair and transparent manner in keeping…
The BNP has reacted sharply to the government’s decision to take legal action against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, saying the decision smacked of vengeance.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directly accused BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia of her involvement in the BDR mutiny and killing of 57 army officials on February 25-26, 2009.
The BNP has demanded the holding of the forthcoming national elections under a non-party caretaker government despite a constitutional amendment scrapping the provision.
Prime Minister’s International Affairs Advisor Gowher Rizvi has said the government will not make any decision under overseas pressure but hoped the general elections will be contested by all parties.
Opposition BNP on Wednesday claimed that a UN official has conveyed it that the government is not willing to hold talks on non-party caretaker government.
Cyber Crimes Tribunal of Dhaka on Wednesday took cognisance of the case filed against Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and its Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan under the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Act 2006.
A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for possessing arms in the city.
Two siblings drowned in a pond at Katoli village under Shalika upzila of the district on Tuesday.
As many as 24 incidents of robbery have taken place in Sylhet in the last three months, which clearly indicates a serious slide in the law and order here.
The authorities of Mawa-Kawrakandi Ghat have been forced to keep the ferry service limited on the route on Wednesday as a ferry ran aground in a canal.
Police on Tuesday arrested a local leader of Jubo League from Shahi Eidgah area on charge of his involvement in a robbery incident at a jewellery market in the city’s Zinda Bazar.
Police recovered the body of a young man from beside the Gouripur-Matlab Road at Manikkandi in Daudkandi upazila on Wednesday.
A local leader of Awami Shilpi Gosthi (ASG), associate body of Bangladesh Awami League for artistes, was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet (Old) Highway in Jagannathpur area of Moulvibazar on Tuesday.
Rangpur Hajj Training and Haji Kallyan Sangstha (RHTHKS) accorded farewell to the Hajj pilgrims at a ceremony arranged at Lalkuthi Jam-e-Mosque in the city on Tuesday.