BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said ex-Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury should be put on trial for making ‘contemptuous’ comments on Chief Justice SK Sinha. “His (Choudhury’s) remarks (on Chief Justice) are indecent, unforgivable and…
In the detritus of Hurricane Harvey a splash of red, white and blue catches the eye. It is a rain-sodden American flag, half-hidden under the green leaves of fallen trees. A few paces away Judie McRae, 44, is inspecting the…
Clashes in western Myanmar that began last week when insurgents launched attacks against police posts were continuing Sunday, with the government and advocates for the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority trading charges of killing civilians, burning down homes and planting land…
Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. The National Hurricane Center said the…
The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) has taken an initiative to conduct a survey in eight char areas of southern region to select one or two suitable sites to set up the country’s second nuclear power plant, aiming to meet…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said no one will suffer from hunger due to the ongoing flood, renewing the promise that her government’s support for the flood victims will continue until the next crops are harvested. “Our aim is…
The 41st death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, popularly known as Bidrohi Kobi, will be observed Sunday with due respect across the country. The poet passed away in Dhaka at the age of 77 after suffering from a…
Some 27 million people are ‘predicted to be at risk’ of sea-level rise in Bangladesh by 2050, says a Dhaka-based international non-government organisation. “Climate change is a concern now affecting every one of us and Bangladesh is one of the…
Green activists at a discussion here on Saturday urged the government to introduce Saudi Arabia-like modern waste management system to deal with the wastes of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha. They said millions of animals are sacrificed during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha,…
The Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the Myanmar envoy in Dhaka and expressed ‘serious concern’ over the recent happenings, including the fresh entry of Myanmar nationals into Bangladesh. Thousands of unarmed civilians, including women, children and elderly people from the…
Thailand’s former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra may have fled the country after failing to appear in court to hear the verdict in her long-running trial, according to the junta that ousted her in a coup in 2014 and reports in…
BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is facing the vengeance of the ruling Awami League if media reports of investigation into his wealth are true. “The people are seeing this as the Awami League’s…
At least 89 people including a dozen security forces were killed as Rohingya militants besieged border posts in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar’s authorities said Friday. The state is bisected by religious hatred focused on the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority, who…
Water levels at 69 river stations monitored by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have been marked fall while 20 stations recorded rise. Among the 90 monitored water level stations, one river station was recorded steady while 22 river…
Panchkula, Aug 25 (AP/UNB) – Mobs rampaged across a north Indian state on Friday, leaving 28 people dead and more than 250 others injured, after a court declared a quasi-religious sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers, authorities…
Myanmar’s government says attacks by ethnic Rohingya militants on security outposts in the western state of Rakhine have left 71 people dead. The office of the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said Friday that 59 of the dead were…
The Health Ministry has suspended two officials of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) for their negligence in dealing with a case filed over manufacturing toxic paracetamol syrup that claimed at least 28 children’s lives in 2009. Sirajul Haque…
The Myanmar government needs to lay out a clear strategy and timeline for the citizenship verification process which should be transparent and efficient with a solid basis in the existing legislation, says an international commission. The Commission, led by former…
Devastating floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains have killed more than 950 people and affected close to 40 million across northern India, southern Nepal and northern Bangladesh, officials said Thursday. The rains have led to wide-scale flooding in a broad…
The High Court issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why three sections (2ga, 3, and 6) of the Organ Transplantation Act-1999 will not be declared unconstitutional. The HC also asked them to explain why the failure of…
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday alleged that the August 21 grenade attack on Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s rally in 2004 was carried by the party itself to put the then Khaleda Zia-led government in…
The High Court on Thursday directed the government not to allow any industrial unit to be set up within 10 kilometers of the Sundarbans. The HC bench of Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hasan passed the order after…
Former President Badruddoza Chowdhury and Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain have called for a national unity for the emergence of a greater political force.They came up with the call in a joint statement issued on Thursday.
Princes William and Harry have spoken candidly about the death of their mother, Princess Diana, in an interview marking 20 years since she was killed in a car crash, paying tribute to the actions of their father in breaking the…
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Wednesday said ensuring safe food for all alongside food security is now a big challenge for the government. “Bangladesh is a role model for the South Asian countries in ensuring food security but providing…
Legendary actor Razzak, who passed away at a city hospital on Monday, laid to eternal rest at Banani Graveyard on Wednesday morning.He was buried around 10:20 am.
Politicians from across the world have reacted to US President Donald Trump’s new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. Trump on Monday committed the United States to an open-ended conflict in Afghanistan and signalled he would send more troops there.…
McDonald’s India has announced it will close nearly 170 McDonald’s outlets in northern and eastern India after the American fast food giant decided to terminate a franchise agreement with its Indian partner. McDonald’s said its partner Connaught Plaza Restaurants violated…
Coming down heavily on the Chief Justice for comparing Bangladesh with Pakistan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she is not scared at all with such a threat and this is not tolerable either.“This is very much disgraceful that…
Legendary actor Razzak, popularly known as Nayak Raj Razzak, passed away on Monday evening bringing the curtain down on an illustrious life. He was 76.The actor was taken to United Hospital around 5:30pm after he suffered a cardiac arrest where…