Bangladesh Armed Forces on Wednesday jointly hosted an iftar party in honour of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Senakunja in the Dhaka Cantonment.
Category: Governance
Snowden granted papers needed to leave Moscow airport
Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was on Wednesday granted documents that will allow him to leave a Moscow airport where he is holed up, an airport source said on Wednesday.
FM flies to Delhi Thursday to pursue ‘pending issues’
As the government’s term is coming to close in October next, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni leaves here for New Delhi Thursday on a 3-day visit in an apparent last-ditch effort to have talks with Dr Manmohan Singh to push…
Ensure fair selection of judges, ombudsman, HRW asks Peru
Peru should uphold its obligation to respect the independence of the Constitutional Court and the ombudsman by adhering to an impartial and objective appointment process for all candidates to the posts, Human Rights Watch said today.
Salman in Makkah, unavailable to testify in SQ Chy case
Former FBCCI President Salman F Rahman will not testify in the war crimes trial for the BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, the defence counsel has said.
Fake magistrate jailed in Jhenidah
A mobile court here on Monday sentenced a young man to 15 days’ imprisonment on charge of entering the district record room posing as executive magistrate.
USAID teams up with Yunus Social Business
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has joined hands with Yunus Social Business (YSB) to provide financial and technical assistance to the development of the Social Business Incubator Fund to promote social business in vulnerable and underserved communities around…
Pakistan, Spanish envoys, UNDP RR meet Speaker
Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi Qureshi and Spanish envoy Luis Tejada on Tuesday met Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhdury separately and discussed bilateral issues.
ECNEC approves 7 projects involving Tk 747 crore
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Tk 172-crore project to boost country’s ongoing agricultural mechanization process through distributing nearly 32,000 modern agricultural equipments among the farmers.
ICT Act: Hearing on Mollah case admissibility ends Tuesday
With the arguments by the Attorney General, the hearing on the latest amendment to the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 that provides equal scope for appeal by both sides against the ICT verdict in the case of war crimes convict…
Witnesses elude police in Rony, ITV cases
Police are yet to get any witness in the cases lodged by ruling MP Golam Maula Rony and private Independent TV co-owner Salman F Rahman.
Two Bangladeshis killed in Malaysia
Two Bangladeshis were killed while two others suffered injuries in an accident that involved three vehicles at the North South Expressway near Tapah in Malaysia on Monday morning.
Traffic snarls before Eid
Unauthorised, makeshift vending outlets erected on the sidewalks are adding to the problem of traffic congestion which has started increasing with the passing of every day leading to the holy Eid.
Vested property appeal till Dec 31
The Cabinet has approved the draft of the Vested Property Return (Amendment) Act, 2013, extending the date for appeal to Dec 31, failing which the courts will claim ownership of vested property.
Sylhet Metro Court starts functioning next week
The Chief Metropolitan Court in Sylhet starts its operation on Sunday with an attempt to reduce congestion of cases in the district judge court.
Mueen-uddin Chowdhury calls ICT a ‘farce’
War crimes accused Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin has said he will not return to Bangladesh to face the International Crimes Tribunal, terming it ‘a farce’. In an interview to Al-Jazeera’s Jonah Hull for the program ‘Talk to Al-jazeera’, he said the tribunal…
Dipu defends her foreign tours
Dr Dipu Moni on Sunday said an orchestrated campaign is on in the news media against the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh.
SQ Chy submits additional documents over his education
Turning down the objection raised by the prosecution, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday allowed war crimes accused Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to furnish additional documents on his educational certificates obtained from Dhaka and Punjab Universities to justify his plea of…
Two testifies in Biswajit murder case
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka on Sunday recorded the depositions of two more witnesses in the case filed in connection with the murder of Biswajit Das.
MP Roni granted bail
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to Awami League MP Golam Maola Roni in a case filed on charge of attempt to murder.
Women’s progress not possible by misinterpreting religion: FM
Apparently in response to Hefajat-e-Islam ameer Allama Ahmed Shafi’s remarks about women, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Saturday said the progress of women cannot be hindered through the misinterpretation of religion.
Shahidul Haque confirmed as Foreign Secretary
Md Shahidul Haque has become Bangladesh’s new Foreign Secretary after having performed the duties in an interim capacity since January.
AL campaign to highlight achievements after Eid
The Awami League will launch a massive campaign after the Eid-ul-Fitr to highlight the achievement of its government as well as to remind the people of the ‘misrule’ of previous BNP government.
End incorrect, unlawful use of teargas: HRW urges Turkey
(Istanbul) – Police fired teargas canisters directly at protesters during the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul, turning them into dangerous projectiles that caused serious injuries, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch has documented 10 cases in which people…
No holiday for land ports till Eid
All land ports and duty stations along Bangladesh-India border will remain open until Eid-ul-Fitr even on weekends.
Another reshuffle in administration
Seven joint secretaries and three deputy secretaries were given transfers and postings and one of them was made as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) on Wednesday in a latest reshuffle in the bureaucracy.
Amendment of ICT Act 1973 valid, Ajmalul Hossain QC
The amendment to the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 is a valid law for trying the crimes against humanity during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, argued Ajmalul Hossain, QC, before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday.
Deposition begins in Biswajit killing case
A Dhaka court on Sunday started to record the depositions of the complainant in the much-talked-about Biswajit murder case.
EC ready to hold polls under any govt: Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Sunday said the Election Commission is ready to hold the next parliamentary polls under any type of interim government.
City polls won’t be allowed to impact nat’l election: FM
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni said here on Saturday the ruling party will find out the reasons behind defeats of the party-backed candidates in the five city corporation elections and will take proper steps to avoid its negative impact on…