When it comes to the military and the judiciary, Pakistan’s journalists are “between a rock and a hard place,” Zohra Yusuf, of the independent non-profit Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, told CPJ.
Category: Governance
Duterte OKs bill creating Muslim autonomous region in south
Manila, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed legislation creating a new Muslim autonomous region aimed at settling nearly half a century of Muslim unrest in the south, where troops crushed an attempt last year by Islamic…
3 robber, one extremist suspects killed in ‘gunfights’ in 3 dists
Dhaka, July 27 –Three suspected robbers and an ‘outlaw’ were killed in separate gunfights with police and Rab in Comilla, Sirajganj and Rajbari districts early Friday.
Gazipur mayor, councilors sworn in
Newly elected mayor of Gazipur Md. Jahangir Alam and councilors of the Gazipur City Corporation were sworn in at the Prime Minister Office here today.
BD riddled with 3.4m pending cases: Law Minister
Noting that the country is riddled with 34 lakh pending cases, Law Minister Annisul Huq on Thursday said the ministry has initiated to form a ‘District Case Coordination Committee’ to expedite the disposals of the cases across the country.
AL out to hold ‘voter-less polls’ in 3 cities: BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday alleged that the ruling party is trying to hold ‘voter-less’ elections in Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet city corporations on July 30.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan declares victory in vote
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday, in his first public address since his party grabbed a lead in the preliminary General Election results, shared his vision for the country and pledged to safeguard the interests of ordinary citizens.
পাকিস্তান নির্বাচন: ১১৩ আসনে এগিয়ে সাবেক ক্রিকেটার ইমরান খানের দল
পাকিস্তানে জাতীয় নির্বাচনে বুধবার ভোটগ্রহণ শেষে চলছে গণনা। বিভিন্ন কেন্দ্র থেকে ফলাফল আসছে। প্রাথমিকভাবে পাওয়া বেসরকারি ফলাফলে এখন পর্যন্ত এগিয়ে রয়েছেন দেশটির সাবেক ক্রিকেটার ইমরান খানের দল পাকিস্তান তেহরিক ই ইনসাফ- পিটিআই। তার সমর্থকেরা ইতিমধ্যেই রাস্তায় নেমে উল্লাস করছেন। তবে…
Jemima congratulates ex-husband Imran Khan
Jemima Goldsmith has said her former husband Imran Khan has won the general election in Pakistan and will now be the country’s prime minister. She praised the ex-cricketer’s ‘tenacity, belief and refusal to accept defeat’, explaining: ’22 years later, after…
BNP terms PM’s remark on Khaleda’s illness ‘inhuman’
BNP on Wednesday termed ‘inhuman and vindictive’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent comment that Khaleda Zia is ‘faking illness’ in jail to avoid appearance in court.
‘No inventory of Barapukuria coal since 2006’
Petrobangla never made any inventory since start of the Barapukuria coal-mine operation and supply of the coal to the nearby Barapukuria power plant in 2006.
UAE begins amnesty period on August 1
UAE authorities will officially begin an amnesty period for illegal residents and workers on August 1, according to state news agency WAM. The amnesty will last until October 31 and allow any violators who entered the country before August to…
Khaleda’s bail in Zia Charitable Trust graft case extended
Dhaka, July 24 – A Dhaka court onTuesday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia until July 31 in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Dr Md Akteruzzaman of Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka passed the order…
HC directs to display fees in clinics
Dhaka, July 24 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court onTuesday directed the private clinics, hospitals, clinical laboratories and diagnostic centres display their charges and fees fixed for medical tests at public places.
Xulhaz murder report deferred to Sept 3
Dhaka, July 24 – A court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the submission of investigation reports in Xulhaz Mannan and Mahbub Tanoy murder case and another report about the same murder under the Arms Act to September 3.
Fabricated audio clips against 2 Rajshahi BNP men: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir termed fabricated the audio clip of two BNP leaders’ conversations over Rajshahi bomb attack, saying that even the Prime Minister’s conversation with him can be generated using the technology.
Eliminate extortion,tender grabbing, drugs, PM tells DCs
Laying out a 23-point directive for them, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to take tough actions against extortion, tender grabbing, muscle flexing, terrorism and drugs for eliminating these menaces from society.
Pakistan and the world need inclusive conflict prevention
Last week, 200 people were injured and 131 died in a suicide bombing in Mastung, Baluchistan. This attack was second most deadly since the 2014 Army Public School Attack in Peshawar, KhyberPukhtunkwah, which killed 144 people. This recent attack was…
Tree plantation held at RU
Rajshahi, July 23 – With a view to enhancing the beauty of the university campus as well as to maintain the ecological balance of Rajshahi University (RU) a tree plantation program held on the campus on Monday.
All parties to join polls, PM tells Rushanara
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hoped that all political parties will join the next parliamentary elections to be held in the year-end.
BNP starts “blame game” after being rejected in city polls: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has started playing “blame game” after being rejected by the people in the city corporation elections.
BNP’s Sylhet mayoral candidate brings harassment charges
Police in Sylhet has picked up son of the member secretary of the election conducting committee of BNP’s mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) polls, Ariful Haque claimed at a press conference on Monday.
Charges pressed against 8 in Holey café attack case
Police on Monday pressed charges against eight people in the sensational Holey Artisan café attack case.
ACC forms panel to probe Barapukuria ‘coal disappearance’
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday formed a three-member probe committee to look into the ‘disappearance of coal’ from Barapukuria coal mine.
BNP’s Khosru for putting up resistance against ‘unfair arrest’
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday urged their party leaders and activists to put up a resistance against unfair arrest by law enforcers.
Criminal cases soon against those behind coal shortage: Nasrul
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said on Monday that the ministry will file criminal cases against the guilty persons after receiving report of a probe committee, formed to investigate causes of unusual shortage of coal supply from…
One dead as 15 people shot in Toronto
A young woman has been killed and 13 others injured in a shooting incident in Toronto, Canadian police say. The Sunday night shooting happened in the Danforth and Logan avenues area. The gunman died in an exchange of fire.
BNP leader held over bomb blast in Rajshahi rally
Police arrested a local BNP leader early Sunday in a case filed over the crude bomb attack on a rally of the party’s mayoral candidate Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul.
Charge sheet in Holey Artisan attack case Monday
Crime Reporter The charge sheet of the militant attack on Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital on July 1 in 2016 will be submitted to the court today. “We are going to submit the charge sheet in the Holey…
Fish trader hacked dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka- A local fish trader of Alamdanga upazila was hacked to death over long-running enmity at Asmankhali Bazar on Sunday night.