BNP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to rescind its plan to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO) and the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next polls.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
Sr military men responsible for HR violations in Myanmar: US
Mentioning that the findings of a new report indicates widespread human rights abuses by the Myanmar military and its other security forces, the United States has said it held high-level military individuals in Myanmar responsible for the situation.
More specialist doctors – better medicare planned: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will take effective steps to create more specialist physicians to provide better medical services in the country.
BNP permitted to hold founding anniversary rally Saturday
BNP on Wednesday said it got permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to hold a rally in the city on Saturday, marking the party’s 40th founding anniversary.
BNP welcomes move for opposition unity in election
BNP on Wednesday highly appreciated Jaukta Front’s efforts to forge a national unity together with Gano Forum to hold the next general election in a credible manner.
‘Please let’s not fail Rohingyas again’, – Blanchett
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett has said the focus of all their efforts must be to provide much-needed support inside Bangladesh while working to ensure conditions in Myanmar are conducive to Rohingyas’ return to their homeland.
BNP leader Amir Khasru seeks time to face ACC
BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday sought time to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for interrogation over his alleged involvement in money laundering and amassing illegal wealth.
Engine-boat with 100 on board sinks in the Jamuna: 3 missing
Three people, including two children, went missing as a trawler capsized in the Jamuna River at Char Alokdia in Shivalaya upazila on Tuesday morning.
Quader condemns BNP for seeking trial of grenade attack
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said BNP’s demand for the trial of August 21 grenade attack is a ‘cruel joke’ about the barbaric and brutal killing.
HC asks govt to return Sylhet Mayor’s passport
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to return the passport of Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury for six months.
There must not be impunity for HR violations in Rakhine: UK
British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field has said the gravity of the UN report on human rights violations in Myanmar warrants the attention of both the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council.
Chittagong University VC gets life threat
Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury, Vice-chancellor of Chittagong University (CU) allegedly received a death threat over his cell phone.
Next election will be a challenge for AL: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the next election is a big challenge for Awami League, not for BNP, as people will not cast votes for the ruling party.
BD Elections Dec end: Preparation to use EVMs in 100 seats
The Election Commission has planned to hold the 11th national election in the last week of December next and it is acquiring capacity to use EVMs in one-third polling stations across the country.
Making the case for investing in water, sanitation & hygiene
Tea picker Bina, 45 from Sylhet, Bangladesh, used to walk for an hour each day to collect water from a well, also using water from a nearby stream, which was contaminated. Bina and her children were often sick as a…
No law to protect graft, nothing to rejoice: ACC
Referring to the draft Sarkari Chakori Ain which proposed taking prior permission for arresting any public servant, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Monday said the corrupt officials have nothing to rejoice with it.
Quota movement: Eden College student Luma gets bail
A court here on Monday granted bail of Eden College student, Lutfur Nahar Luma Sarkar, in a case filed under Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) Act.
Aug 21 grenade attack case framed as ‘political weapon’: BNP
Stating that the party wants exemplary punishment of the real perpetrators of the August 21 grenade attack incident, BNP on Monday alleged that the government is making efforts to fulfill its desire using the case as a political weapon.
Youth ‘pushed’ to death from running bus in Chattogram
A young man was pushed to death from a moving bus allegedly by its helper in City Gate area of the port city on Monday afternoon.
Nepal newspaper report ‘fictitious’, ‘irreverent’: US Bangla
Rejecting a Nepal newspaper report over the investigation findings on the US-Bangla plane crash led by their government, the authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Monday said the report was ‘fictitious’ and ‘irreverent’.
Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, military’s TV network
Facebook on Monday banned Myanmar’s army chief and removed dozens of other pages, which, the social media platform said, have covertly pushed the messages of the Myanmar military.
Stocks perform mixed on higher transactions
Stocks witnessed flat on Monday with falling trend of most of the major price indices at Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges despite higher transactions.
US-Bangla pilot was ‘mentally stressed, reckless’: Nepal
Captain Abid Sultan of US-Bangla Flight BS211 was going through tremendous ‘personal mental stress and anxiety, and a series of erroneous decisions on his part that led to the crash of the flight’, according to the details of an official…
Myanmar generals should face ‘genocide’ case: UN
UN human rights investigators on Monday said Myanmar’s top military leaders should be prosecuted for “genocide” against Rohingyas.
UNSC should seek justice for Myanmar atrocities: Report
United Nations member countries should urgently act to ensure that those responsible for atrocity crimes in Myanmar are held to account, Human Rights Watch said. The UN Security Council should refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court…
National Poet Nazrul Islam’s death anniversary Monday
The 42nd death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed on Monday.
Amartya Sen voices support for detained Shahidul Alam
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has issued a statement in support of photographer Shahidul Alam, who was arrested from the capital on August 5 following his Facebook posts on student protests demanding safe roads.
Closing Malaysian jobs to BD manpower worrying: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Sunday expressed deep concern over Malaysian government’s decision to stop taking migrant workers from Bangladesh.
Milk intake reduces childhood stunting in BD: IFPRI study
Milk consumption has a large impact on linear growth in the crucial first 1,000 days of an infant’s life, potentially reducing stunting by as much as 10.4 point among children in Bangladesh, according to a new study done by the…
‘Unknown’ disease at Tripura Palli again 4 Ctg children die
Four children died and 21 others fell sick in five days till Sunday due to the outbreak of an ‘unknown’ disease at remote Tripura Palli on a hill in Hathazari upazila.