Phyllis Omido Nairobi – The announcement of the winners of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize is an opportunity to celebrate activist leaders. But it is also a moment to recognize just how much courage their efforts (and those of a…
Category: Governance
Dhaka welcomes US Senate move to probe Hillary-Yunus link
Dhaka – The government has welcomed the move of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary to look into then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s alleged hands in the interference in an ‘independent investigation’ against Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh.…
US body on judiciary seeks info over Hillary’s link to Yunus
Dhaka – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary has asked the US State Department for information on whether then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her position to intervene in an ‘independent investigation’ against Muhammad Yunus by a ‘sovereign…
US Navy recovers cannon to identify 200-year-old shipwreck
Providence – Now that a cannon that rested in waters off Rhode Island’s shore for two centuries has been raised, U.S. Navy archaeologists are hoping to confirm that the ship that sank at the site was a schooner commanded by…
Police file case against 400 over Rangamati arson attacks
Rangamati – Police have filed a case against more than 400 people on charge of arson attacks on some 100 houses in Langadu upazila following the killing of a Jubo League leader. Dulal, a sub-inspector at Langadu Police Station, filed…
Blasts at protest victim’s funeral in Kabul
Explosions have been heard in Kabul at the funeral of man killed in Friday’s protests over the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. Local media report multiple casualties after at least three blasts. The funeral was for a senator’s son –…
House torched after killing woman, daughter in Bhola
Dhaka, June 3 – A woman was slaughtered while her nine-month-old daughter was burnt to death at ward no 2 in Pashchim Joynagar union of Daulatkhan upazila of Bhola on Saturday morning.
Rocket launchers, SMGs found in N’ganj canal
Dhaka – Police have recovered a huge arms from a canal in Narayanganj following information gleaned from a detained drug peddler.
Cities, businesses, urban citizens can save Planet from climate change
London, UK (01 June) – Cities, businesses and urban citizens are today looking to the most comprehensive roadmap available on how they can deliver their part of the Paris Agreement and prevent catastrophic climate change. According to research by C40…
Verdict in appeal over 16th amendment decision any day
Dhaka – The hearing of the appeal filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court against the High Court order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution ended on Thursday at about 1.15 pm.
Lack of army justice could provoke crimes in Kashmir
The Indian army’s rewarding of an officer for actions that included serious human rights violations undermines accountability and the stature of the military, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 22, 2017, Maj. Nitin Leetul Gogoi was commended for evacuating…
59 held in Jhenidah drive
Dhaka – Police arrested 59 people including two activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and two Neo JMB activists in separate drives from different parts of the district from Wednesday in Jhenidah to Thursday morning .
‘Arms trader’ held in city
Dhaka -Police held an alleged arms trader along with arms and ammunitions from in front of the Allah’r dan hotel in Gabtali area on Thursday.
Teenage boy ‘beaten to death’ in Gazipur
Dhaka -A teenage shop employee was beaten to death allegedly by the shop owner at Auchpara area in Tongi in Gazipur on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Tomal, 14, son of Sohrab Ali of Tirsa village in Sherpur sadar.
New gas price effective from Thursday
Dhaka – The new gas price is going be effective from Thursday as the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the High Court order that stayed for six months a government decision for raising gas prices for all consumers with effect…
Navy rescues 20 fishermen from Bay
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Navy has rescued 20 fishermen from a sunken boat, caused by the Cyclone Mora, from the Bay of Bengal. UNB news reported
Rab detain three ‘JMB’ men in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three suspected members of banned Islamic outfit Jama’at ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recovered huge amount of explosives and militancy books from Tejgaon Industrial area in the city early Wednesday.
8th ICC Champions Trophy kicks off Thursday
Dhaka, May 31 (UNB) – The 8th edition of the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy will kick off at Kennington Oval in London on Thursday.Bangladesh will start their Group A campaign taking on the host England in the tournament opener, starting…
2 killed in Mymensingh road accident
Dhaka– Two women were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Mymensingh-Sherpur road in Tarakanda upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Man to die for killing wife in Joypurhat
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2012.The condemned convict is Nazrul Islam.
SC stays BNP leader Moudud’s Niko graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial proceedings against BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed in Niko graft case for three months. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha…
Charges framed for bomb attack on Ahmedia holy place
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday framed charges against 10 members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in the case filed about the bomb blast at Hussaini Dalan in old Dhaka in 2015. Later, Judge…
Court summons Emran Sarkar for defaming PM
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka yesterday summoned Ganojagaran Mancho spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed against them for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Imran, Sanatan summoned for defaming PM
Dhaka – A court here summoned on Wednesday Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for their derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Metropolitan Magistrate SM Masud Zaman asked them…
Indian ship with relief materials heading towards Ctg
Dhaka – Indian Navy ship, INS Sumitra, an offshore patrol vessel, is carrying disaster relief materials and now 90nm south off Chittagong. UNB news reported
Indian Navy rescues 32 Bangladeshis from Bay
Dhaka – Indian Navy officials rescued 32 Bangladeshi nationals and recovered a body from the Bay of Bengal at Moheshkhali on Wednesday morning. UNB news reported
HC summons Ashulia OC to explain conduct
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday summoned the Officer-in- Charge (OC) of Ashulia Police Station to explain as to why a Jahangirnagar University student and also an accused in a vandalism case, was kept…
Court stay on gas price hike 2nd phase goes
The chamber court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had stayed for six months the second phase of the gas price hike scheduled to become effective from June 1. There is no legal bar for the government to execute…
Two drug peddlers held in Magura
Dhaka- Police detained two alleged drug peddlers along with 50 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets and 20 puria of hemp from Mohammadpur bazaar area of Mohammadpur upazila in Magura on Monday night.
2 to die for killing ASI Humayun
Dhaka – A speedy trial tribunal here on Tuesday sentenced two people, including a woman, to death for killing an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Shah Ali Police Station in 2013.Judge Abdur Rahman of speedy trial tribunal-4 handed down the verdict…