Rakibul Hasan Myanmar’s authoritative illegality continues in ‘legal procedures’ surpassing all UN standards regarding citizens’ rights. The United Nations has said all Burmese should be allowed an option to self-identify their ethnicity. But most recently, the country declares it won’t…
A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced a man to 10 years’ imprisonment with fine of Tk 50,000 for killing his brother-in-law in 2012. Judge ABM Sajedur Rahman of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 also says in his verdict that if the…
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday interrogated four top officials of two Petrobangla subsidiaries in connection with a graft allegation. ACC deputy director Ahsan Ali quizzed them from 10 am tol 3 pm at the ACC head office. Ahsan…
Probashi Kallyan Bank has provided migration loans to 3,303 people to facilitate them get overseas employments, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told Parliament on Monday. As of December 31, 2013, the bank disbursed migration loans of Tk 33 crore to 3,303…
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court on Monday unearthed another factory producing fake rice saline of icddr,b at North Badda in the city. The mobile court also sentenced the fake factory owner, his younger brother and three employees to…
Some 108 union parishads have already been connected with the optical fiber network as part of the government’s plan to expand the network to all union parishads, Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister told Parliament on Monday. With a view…
The Election Commission plans to arrange polls in early May in the upazilas where the voting could not be held during the five-phase local body elections. We’re thinking of holding elections to the remaining upazilas in May,” Election Commissioner Md…
Director general of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) Prof Rolf-Dieter Heur on Monday said he often wonders why Satyendra Nath Bose was not given the Nobel Prize. “Prof Higgs (Peter Higgs) together with Englert (Francois Englert) won the…
President Abdul Hamid has told graduates that they need to be creative. Hamid was speaking at the 48th convocation of Dhaka University while he gave students this advice on Monday. He said getting a degree was not enough. “Your education…
The High Court has summoned BNP leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy for a remark he made which the court considers defamatory. The bench of Justices Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and ABM Altaf Hossain issued the suo-moto order on Monday. The BNP Standing…
The High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to submit before it probe reports on police firing on the students of Rajshahi University made by police as per the Police Regulations of Bengal, 1943. An HC bench comprising Justice…
Parliament on Monday witnessed an unscheduled debate on monthly income of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her inability to pay house rent as government ministers raised question about the expenditure of the former premier. Taking floor on point of order,…
Bangladesh on Monday officially lodged a strong protest with the Indian authorities against the killing of three Bangladesh nationals by Indian civilians in Tripura. Voicing deep concern over the matter, Bangladesh also urged the Indian authorities to launch an inquiry…
An emotional Oscar Pistorius has apologised to the family of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, on the first day of his evidence at his murder trial.
Australia’s air safety body is looking into reports that a triathlete has been injured by a falling drone.
Dr. Rajiv Shah (L), Administrator for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have a conversation at a launch event for a new organization, the U.S. Global Development Lab, on April 3, 2014…
Parliament on Monday passed the Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Bill, 2014 with the provision for special allowances to the Supreme Court judges. With the passage of the bill, the chief justice, judges of the appellate and high…
A couple in New Zealand are hoping to claim back a unique engagement ring, which has reportedly been found six years after it was lost in the sea.
Hospitals and medical clinics around Indonesia have been told to get ready to receive depressed losing candidates after parliamentary elections on Wednesday, it’s been reported.
Gareth Bale could have played for the England, but the Cardiff-born Real Madrid superstar opted to represent Wales instead.
Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano insists that off-field controversy will not derail the Catalan club’s treble bid.
Some 400 dropout students from the distressed and underprivileged communities in the city received financial grants valued at around Taka 12.50 lakh for restarting their institutional learning in the city.
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Memberbari area in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.
A sexagenarian man was killed as a running bus ran over him at Nouhata in the district town on Monday morning.
Although Boro rice cultivation at Muria Haor in the district is frequently affected by flashfloods, the government has taken no remedial measures so far.
A fire broke out at a dwelling house at Mirboxtula in the city on Sunday night burning down huge amount of valuables.
At least 10 policemen were injured in a clash with the activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, pro-Jamaat-e-Islami student organisation, at Uttar Kathaltali village in Barlekha upazila on Sunday night.
A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was expelled from the organisation on Sunday for violating party discipline by engaging in activities hurting party interests.
At least 14 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Gangarampur Bazar in Shalikha upazila on Sunday night.
A mobile court here on Sunday sentenced two men to six months’ imprisonment each for peddling drugs.