By Chandra Muzaffar It is significant that US President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw his troops from Syria. The 14th December decision was followed immediately by another announcement by the President to pull out a sizeable number of soldiers…
Dhaka, Dec 27 – United States have expressed concern over the high level of campaign violence during the election campaign ahead of the election scheduled on December 30.
Dhaka, Dec 27 – The High Court on Thursday cleared the way for 25 Jamaat-e-Islami contenders for the 11th parliamentary elections as it declined to direct Election Commission to treat the Jamaat leaders disqualified for contesting the election.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Thursday honoured members of the Swadhin Bangla Football team on the occasion of the Victory Day.
Dhaka – Changing its earlier stance, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has now decided to allow former Australian captain Steve Smith, who is currently facing a one-year suspension for his involvement in ball-tampering scandal in March last, to play in the…
Dhaka – Rajshahi Kings added Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to their side for the upcoming edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) scheduled to kick off from January 5 next year.
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Candidate Master (CM) Subrota Biswas of Uttara Central Chess Club earned 6.5 points after the 9th or penultimate round of the Bhopal International Grandmasters Chess Tournament’2018, now being held in Bhopal, India, on Thursday.
The Election Commission on Thursday withdrew the ban on bike use by journalists during their election duty on December 30.
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said Awami-League-led grand alliance will form then next government by winning the upcoming election with two-third majority.
Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury on Thursday said the Armed Forces will act only when police, Rab and BGB members fail to control any untoward situation during the election.
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who returned home from Singapore only three days before the election, on Thursday announced to step aside from the election race in Dhaka-17 constituency.
Russia has reiterated its position to resolve Rohingya crisis through “bilateral negotiations” saying it will not support any resolution in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to put pressure on Myanmar engaging the UN.
Speakers at a discussion meeting said that the Election Commission must play a pro-active role in resisting any violence centering the general election scheduled for December 30.
BNP on Thursday claimed that 12,588 opposition leaders and activists were injured in around 2,716 incidents of attack across the country during electioneering over the last 22 days.
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Calling upon all to stage a vote revolution, Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said December 30 will be another victory day of the nation after December 16 as Oikyafront will win the…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday vowed to build such a Bangladesh where there will be no disparity between the poor and the rich if her party is voted power again.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on all stakeholders to ensure an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion before, during and after the general election in Bangladesh.
The Community Health Care Providers (CHCPs) working at the community clinics in rural areas could play a vital role in attaining the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Culture Desk The 83rd birth anniversary of versatile Bengali poet Syed Shamsul Haque will be observed today in a befitting manner.
Sister Wendy Beckett, the Roman Catholic nun who left her cloistered convent life to launch a television career in later life and became an unlikely small screen star, has died aged 88.
New Warner Bros. release “Aquaman” made the biggest waves in North American theaters over the weekend with $67.4 million in ticket sales.
Some unidentified miscreants hurled two crude bombs at the house of Asaduzzaman Bablu, general secretary of upazila unit BNP at Cougaccha in Gangni upazila on Wednesday night.
At least 180 rooms at the workers colony in Chakrawarty area of the city were gutted in a fire early Thursday.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said holding a fair election under the Awami League government is not possible.
US pop star Miley Cyrus has confirmed her marriage to Australian actor and long-standing partner Liam Hemsworth. She shared images from the ceremony, reported to have been held on Sunday, on social media. The couple met nearly a decade ago…
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have made an unannounced Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq. They travelled there “late on Christmas night” to thank troops for “their service, their success and their sacrifice”, the White…
Dhaka, Dec 26 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated Panchlaish Branch as its 342nd branch on Wednesday, 26th December 2018 at SFA Tower, Probortok Morh, Panchlaish, Chittagong.