U.K. and Canadian foreign ministers host Commonwealth colleagues in London Canada and Britain are calling for an urgent investigation of crimes committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya population.
Category: Governance
Report deferred in case against Khaleda for derogatory words
Dhaka, April 17 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the date for submission of the investigation report in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for making derogatory comments about Bangabandhu Sheikh…
3 ‘robbers’ killed in Dhamrai ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Three suspected robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and their cohorts at Kelia area of Dhamrai on Tuesday afternoon.
Chemical weapons team in Syria kept from alleged attack site
Douma, Syria, April 17 — Syrian and Russian authorities prevented independent investigators from going to the scene of a suspected chemical attack, the head of the chemical watchdog group said Monday, blocking international efforts to establish what happened and who was…
BNP for army in Gazipur, Khulna city polls
Dhaka, April 17 – BNP on Tuesday demanded deployment of army seven days before the elections to Khulna and Gazipur city corporations billed for May 15.
Oriental Bank loan scam: 5 ex-officials get 68 years in jail
A court here on Tuesday sentenced five former officials of Oriental Bank Limited, now known as ICB Islamic Bank, to 68 years imprisonment each and fined them Tk 4.02 crore each in four graft cases.
Police refutes quota-reform activists’ claim of blindfolding
Police today denied the claim of three quota reform activists’ that they were blindfolded while being taken to Detective Branch (DB) office yesterday, saying “It was a misunderstanding”.
Rohingya lawyer urges UN to refer Burma to ICC for crimes
United Nations, Apr 17 (AP/UNB)— A lawyer from Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority who focuses on the trauma, mass rape and trafficking of its girls and women urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to refer Myanmar to the International Criminal…
Bail pleas of 2 ‘rash drivers’ rejected
Dhaka, April 16 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka Monday rejected the bail pleas of two accused in a case filed over a Titumir College student’s arm losing in a road accident in the city’s Karwan Bazar…
Social worker shot dead in Khagrachhari
Dhaka – A social worker was shot to death by miscreants at Perachhara in Sadar upazila in Khagrachhari on Monday afternoon.
6 get life in prison for gruesome 2003 Narsingdi murder
Dhaka – A court here on Monday convicted six people of killing a trader here in 2003 and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
6 get life in prison for gruesome 2003 Narsingdi murder
Narsingdi, April 16 – A court here on Monday convicted six people of killing a trader here in 2003 and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
Narail court to hear Khaleda bail plea on May 8
Narail, April 16 – A court here on Monday fixed May 8 for hearing on appeal petition filed seeking BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in a case over ‘derogatory remarks’ against freedom fighters.
AL forms national election conducting committee
Dhaka, April 16 –Awami League has formed its national election conducting committee, headed by its President Sheikh Hasina, ahead of the next parliamentary polls likely to be held in December next.
Hasina failed to keep election pledges, says Ershad
Nilphamari, April 16 – Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Monday said although Sheikh Hasina came to power promising to provide the poor with rice at Tk 10 per kg and job for youths at every house, she could not…
PM joins Saudi-led military drill’s concluding ceremony
DAMMAM, (Saudi Arabia) April 16 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today joined the concluding ceremony of a Saudi-led joint grand military exercise named “Gulf Shield-1” in the kingdom’s eastern province of Al- Jubail.
BRTA launches drive against unfit vehicles in Dhaka
Dhaka, Apr 16 – The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Monday launched drives against unfit and faulty vehicles in different parts of capital Dhaka.
Accused ABT militant put on remand
Dhaka, April 15 – A Dhaka court Sunday placed Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) operation wing member Sabur alias Razu alias Saad on a four-day remand in the writer and blogger Avijit Roy murder case.
Khaleda’s bail hearing on ‘fake birthday’ April 25
Dhaka, April 15 – The Bail hearing in two cases filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on the charges of helping war criminals and celebrating fake birthday will be held on April 25.
2 workers killed in Rajshashi crane fall
Dhaka – Two workers were killed when a crane collapsed on them at a multi-storied under-construction building in Shah Makhdum area here on Sunday.
Anti-hawker drive: Charge sheet filed against gun-toting ex-BCL leaders
Dhaka, April 15 – The charge sheet accusing two expelled leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in a case filed over brandishing firearms during a hawker eviction drive in Gulistan area of the capital was placed before a court here…
Khaleda Zia seriously ill: Rizvi
Dhaka, April 15 – BNP on Sunday alleged that though its chairperson Khaleda Zia is seriously ill in jail, she has so far not given any treatment.
3 railway security guards hacked in Chuadanga
Dhaka- Three security guards including an Ansar member of Darshana International Railway Station were hacked to injuries by miscreants in the yard on Saturday night.
‘Mission Accomplished’ in Syria, Trump declares on Twitter
Washington, Apr 14 (AP/UNB) — Allied missiles struck at the heart of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal in a show of force and resolve aimed at punishing the Assad government for a suspected poison gas attack against civilians and deterring the…
Mission accomplished in Syria – Trump declares
Allied missiles struck at the heart of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal in a show of force and resolve aimed at punishing the Assad government for a suspected poison gas attack against civilians and deterring the possible future use of such…
BGB entertains BSF-men with sweetmeat on Pahela Baishakh
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) entertained Border Security Force (BSF) members with sweetmeats here on Saturday on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year 1425.
Badruddoza Chy skeptical about fair polls
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday expressed his doubt about a free, fair and neutral election for the government’s ‘illogical and anti-democratic steps’.
‘Middle East: A threat to world peace and security’
The situation in the Middle East is in chaos — to such an extent it has become a threat to international peace and security.
UN cracks down on peacekeeping forces for HR
The United Nations, whose peacekeepers have come under increased scrutiny because of widespread charges of sexual abuse and human rights violations, claims it is now committed to ensuring that all personnel serving with the UN meet the “highest standards of…
Man hacked dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death in a clash over a coconut tree dispute at Farmpara in Chuadanga district town on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Lalon, 34, son of Anar Ali of the town and…