The United Nations has said it stands ready to work with the new government of Bangladesh and other national stakeholders to further efforts towards a peaceful and inclusive society, good governance and the rule of law in line with the…
Category: Governance
Mainul gets bail in 15 defamation cases
The High Court on Sunday granted six months bail to Barrister Mainul Hosein in 15 defamation cases.The HC bench of Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order after hearing separate bail petitions.
PM for Armed Forces’ participation in country’s uplift
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for the participation the Armed Forces in overall development of the country.
Italian ex-militant Battisti arrested in Bolivia
A former communist militant who Brazil’s new president had vowed to extradite has been detained in Bolivia, a Brazilian official said. Italian Cesare Battisti is wanted for four murders in Italy during the 1970s, which he denies committing. Battisti spent…
City of London moves to revoke award from Suu Kyi
Dhaka, Jan 12 – City of London Corporation councillors have voted in favour of removing the honorary freedom award granted to Aung San Suu Kyi over her failure to condemn atrocities committed against the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
Bodi tells Yaba traders: ‘Surrender by Wednesday’
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 13 – Controversial ex-MP Abdur Rahman Bodi on Friday asked yaba traders at Teknaf and Ukhia Upazilas to surrender within five days. “If the enlisted yaba traders do not surrender within five days, they will face terrible…
‘New arrivals’ cloud Rohingya repatriation prospect
The worsening situation in Rakhine brings worries Dhaka, Jan 13 – Despite Bangladesh’s “serious efforts” to resume the halted repatriation process, the recent deteriorating condition in the Rakhine State of Myanmar has brought “much worries” among all concerned, clouding the…
AL nomination forms for reserved seats of MPs from Tuesday
Dhaka, Jan 12 – The ruling Awami League has set Tuesday, January 15 to sell nomination forms for aspirants to its 43 reserved seats (women) in the 11th Parliament.
Dhaka Police chief warns garment unrest ‘vested interests’
Dhaka, Jan 12 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Saturday warned unnamed ‘vested quarters’ against trying to use the ongoing unrest in the garments sector to serve their own subversive ends, and vowed not to let…
US government shutdown set to hit record length
Washington, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says it would be easy for him just to declare a national emergency and find federal money to build a barrier along the southern border, but he’s not going to be so…
BNP slams govt for not responding to call for dialogue
Dhaka, Jan 12 – BNP on Saturday alleged that the ruling party is unwilling to sit in talks with opposition parties as it has no answer to defend ‘huge fake votes cast during the December-30 election’.
Joy describes why Oikya Front suffered election debacle
Dhaka, Jan 12– Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday said BNP and Oikya Front, having been thoroughly rejected by voters, have started begging their foreign masters for help.
Bangladesh garment workers’ unrest on; 50 factories closed
Dhaka, Jan 12 –Readymade garment (RMG) workers demonstrated for a sixth consecutive day on Saturday in the capital, Ashulia and Gazipur demanding higher wages.
Call election in 3 months: Polls with Jamaat error: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Jan 12 – Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said it was a mistake of his party to join the recent 11th parliamentary elections with Jamaat-e-Islami under the banner of Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF).
Ctg Customs House revenue officer in jail for alleged graft
Dhaka, Jan 11 – A Chittagong court yesterday sent Nazim Uddin, a revenue officer of the Chattogram Customs House, to jail in connection with a bribery case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission against him.
Bd minister warns schools against charging extra fees
Newly-appointed Education Minister Dipu Moni said strict measures would be taken against educational institutions if they charge students extra fees.
Rab arrests 9 people on different charges in Gazipur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested nine people on different charges from separate places here on Thursday night. Among the arrestees, three- Shahjahan Mia, Khokon and Mukul-were arrested in a murder case.Tipped off, a team of…
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
A court in Myanmar on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters journalists convicted of violating the country’s Official Secrets Act during their reporting on the country’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, maintaining the seven-year prison terms they were sentenced to…
Remove illegal establishments from roads in a week: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday ordered the authorities concerned to remove all the illegal establishments along roads and highways across the country within a week.
Preventing a new Euro-Missile Race
Next month, it is very likely the Trump administration will take the next step toward fulfilling the president’s threat to “terminate” one of the most far-reaching and most successful nuclear arms reduction agreements: the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty,…
Two unidentified men found dead in Dhaka’s Buriganga River
Keraniganj, Jan 11 – Police recovered the bodies of two unidentified men from the Buringanga River in South Keraniganj area on Thursday.
HC asks Etihad Airways: Handover women harassment footage
Dhaka, Jan 10 – The High Court on Thursday directed authorities concerned of Etihad Airways to handover video footage containing the alleged incident of harassing and torturing two Bangladesh born women at Abu Dhabi International Airport in 2011.
Dec 30 election – great example of palatial trick: Dr. Kamal
Dhaka, Jan 10 – Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday termed the 30 December election as a great example of palatial trick.
466 extrajudicial killings in 2018: ASK
Dhaka, Jan 10 – Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation, yesterday said that 2018 marked the highest number of extrajudicial killings in history, numbering at 466.
Teenage girl’s slaughtered body recovered in Noakhali
Police recovered the slaughtered and hacked body of a teenag girl from her house at Purba Shullokia village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.
EU election experts meet BNP female candidates
A two-member European Union (EU) election expert mission on Thursday held a meeting with BNP’s three female candidates who contested the 11th parliamentary election.
20-km tailback on Bd’s premier Dhaka-Chittagong highway
A 20-kilometer long tailback was created on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Daudkandi upazila on Thursday morning, causing immense sufferings to hundreds of passengers.
Ershad gets official recognition as Opposition Leader
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and Cochairman GM Quader have been officially recognised as Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Opposition respectively in the 11th parliament.
Missing man found dead in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Jan 10 – A man, who had been reported missing Monday, was found dead at Sormongla in Godagari Upazila on Wednesday.
2 suspected drug traders killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 10 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Sabrang in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday.