Describing the current government as a ‘spineless’ one, BNP on Wednesday said it will not be able to send Rohingyas back to their home in Myanmar.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air: WHO
Nine out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants, shows new data from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
Digital Security Act: Minister assures of taking concerns into consideration
Post, Telecommunications and ICT minister Mustafa Jabbar said on Wednesday that the government would not pass the proposed Digital Security Act, 2018 without addressing the concerns of the media professionals.
No anger worked for quota reform: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she has accepted the demand for quota reform as the students demanded it and nothing was done out of anger.
People to vote for AL this time too: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the people of Bangladesh will surely vote in favour of Awami League this time too if they do not want to push the country to the path of destruction like in 2001.
U.N. could help Myanmar gather evidence of crimes against Rohingya: British envoy
Britain’s U.N. envoy on Tuesday suggested the U.N. Security Council could consider helping Myanmar collect evidence of crimes committed during a military crackdown of the Rohingya people, denounced by the world body as ethnic cleansing after most recent bout of…
Egyptian Photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, aka Shawkan, to Receive 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, has been selected by an independent international jury of media professionals as the laureate of the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize.
Violence down, free speech violations hit record levels
Last year, violations of the right to freedom of expression in Bangladesh reached their highest point in five years, with 335 incidents, according to new figures released by ARTICLE 19 to mark World Press Freedom Day.
No mayhem, maintain cordial relations: PM to employers, workers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged both employers and workers to maintain cordial relations among them avoiding any mayhem in their workplaces.
No benefit from lodging complaints with foreigners: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today came down heavily on a section of labour leaders for their ill efforts to defame the country by lodging complaints with foreigners and asserted that there will be no benefit from it (complaints) as long…
Workers, activists mark May Day with defiant rallies
Workers and activists marked May Day on Tuesday with rallies to demand their government address labor issues. International Workers’ Day is a public holiday in many countries, though activities are restricted in some places, sometimes leading to confrontations. A look…
RMG workers block Dhaka-Aricha highway demanding arrears
Agitated workers of a readymade garment factory on Tuesday blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway for at least five hours demanding their arrears.
Suu Kyi underscores Myanmar’s readiness to receive ‘verified’ Rohingyas
Myanmar’ State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi underscored Myanmar’s readiness to receive the verified Rohingyas and necessary cooperation of Bangladesh to expedite the repatriation process.
Korean Air heiress apologizes before police questioning
A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.
70 people killed in lightning strikes in March, April: Minister
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Tuesday said 70 people were killed in lightning strikes in different parts of the country in March and April.
Myanmar army chief denies rape allegation of Rohingas
Myanmar military commander-in-chief Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing in a meeting with the UN Security Council delegates in the capital Naypyidaw claimed that no sexual abuse took place during the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
9 journos among 25 killed in twin Kabul blasts
At least 25 people were killed, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer for Afghanistan Shah Marai and eight other journalists, when two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul on Monday.
Lightning kills 17 in 10 BD districts
Seventeen people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Narayanganj, Sunamganj, Rajshahi, Jamalpur, Pabna, Moulvibazar, Rajbari, Cumilla, Habiganj and Nilphamari districts on Monday.
Young mother 2 daughters found dead in city home
A young mother and her two daughters were found dead at their government staff-quarters residence in the city’s Darus Salam area on Monday evening.
World’s oldest known spider dies in Australia
The world’s oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during a long-term population study in Australia, researchers said Monday.
Khaleda must face court for release
Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has no other way to get release from jail without facing the court procedures.
Solar power changing lifestyle in remote charlands of BD
By virtue of solar power, the lifestyle of around two lakh people, living in some 200 remote and hardly reachable riverine char villages of all five districts in greater Rangpur region, is changing fast.
Holy Shab-e-Barat Tuesday night
The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed across the country tomorrow night with due religious fervour and devotion.
How Europe gets Roma culture wrong
There are several different social groups known as Roma which share common historical and cultural elements, formerly called Gypsies, Tzigane, Zingari, Gitanes, Zigeuner, Bohemians and Gitanos. According to the prevailing approach, based mainly on linguistic – rather than historical –…
Why we need to socialise competition law
Until January 2018 Carillion was a huge British conglomerate before going bankrupt. From its roots as a construction company, it expanded into a grand-scale facilities management company: The construction projects such as schools, prisons and road-building that it undertook were…
People suffer as Nor’wester downpour swamps Dhaka
Three spells of rain in the capital on Sunday following a nor’wester earlier in the morning inundated many areas, causing troubles to commuters in their movement.
Prioritise disaster-resilient infrastructure: Govt urged
Rights bodies on Sunday demanded for prioritising disaster and climate-resilient infrastructures for the coastal and disaster prone population.
DUJ-BFUJ condemn mass sacking of journalists
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Sunday condemned and expressed grave concern at the recent sacking of 70 journalists and employees from two newspapers – ‘Bangladesh News’ and ‘Din Poriborton’.
BCL won’t be run at the dictate of any syndicate: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader here today said that Bangladesh Chhatra League will not run at the dictate of any syndicate, who wants to influence in electing new leadership of student…
India, Pak, China to have joint military drill
In a first, India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in Russia in September, which will also be joined by China and several other countries.