Dhaka, March 11 – The BNP was not given permission till Sunday to hold its planned rally at Suhrawardy Udyan today demanding the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Category: Perspectives
March 7 speech on of the best in world: Hasina
Dhaka, Mar 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is quite different from those of other great leaders of the world.
Most UAE companies still dominated by men
Most UAE companies are still dominated by men, according to a new report by job site Monster. In a survey of 2,000 men and women carried out for International Women’s Day the company found that just over half of respondents…
8000 flats planned for insolvent BD freedom fighters
Dhaka, March 8 – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of six projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 7,466.73 crore including one to construct some 8,000 flats for the insolvent freedom…
Zia Orphanage Graft Case convict Salimul files appeal
Dhaka, March 6 – Former BNP lawmaker Kazi Salimul Haque, convicted with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case yesterday filed an appeal with the High Court Division of the Supreme Court challenging the verdict that…
Conspiracy on to turn Bangladesh into failed state: BNP
Dhaka, March 6 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday accused the ruling Awami League of hatching conspiracy to identify the country a ‘failed state.’
’94pc women commuters in BD experience sexual harassment’
Dhaka, March 6 – About ninety-four per cent women commuting in public transport in Bangladesh have experienced sexual harassment in verbal, physical and other forms, a study by development organisation BRAC has revealed.
BNP forms human chain demanding Khaleda’s release
Dhaka, March 6 – Senior leaders of BNP were in the human chain formed in front of the Jatiya Press Club amid tight security around 10:40am on Tuesday, demanding release of party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Far-right, anti-EU parties surge in “Ungovernable Italy”
Rome — A rival pair of populist and stridently anti-European Union political forces surged in Italy’s parliamentary election, but neither gained enough support to govern the country alone, preliminary results showed Monday.
Pro-AL panel narrowly win Dhaka Bar election
Dhaka, March 4 – The pro-Awami League While penal won 14 posts including the post of General Secretary in the Dhaka Bar Association election for the session 2018-2019.
BNP’s fresh action plan to secure release of Khaleda Zia
Dhaka, March 4 – The BNP will again stage programme of human chain and sit-in demonstration across the country demanding unconditional the release of chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Myanmar Army opens fire along border: BGB on high alert
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 2 – Myanmar Army opened fire along Tambru border in Naikkhonchhari upazila of Bandarban on Thursday night, apparently to frighten the Rohingyas who were stranded in the no-man’s land between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
SC upholds NBR decision to freeze Robi accounts
Dhaka, Mar 1 – The Appellate Division on Thursday stayed for three days the High Court order that stayed the decision of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to freeze all the bank accounts of mobile phone operator Robi on…
Ecuador endangered
John Seed The tropical Andes of Ecuador are at the top of the world list of biodiversity hotspots in terms of vertebrate species, endemic vertebrates, and endemic plants. Ecuador has more orchid and hummingbird species than Brazil, which is 32…
BNP seeks Dr Kamal’s legal advice on Khaleda’s bail
Dhaka, Feb 27 – Eminent lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain will provide legal advice to the lawyers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to ensure her bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
HC issues rule against reappointment of JU VC
Special Correspondent The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Monday) issued a rule asking the respondents as to why the appointment of Dr Farzana Islam, the incumbent vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) for second term should not be declared illegal.
Khaleda’s bail in a second case extended by a day
Dhaka, Feb 25 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Sunday postponed the hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case until Monday and extended the bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia till that date. Judge Dr Md…
Foiling BNP’s black flag demo: Govt provokes violence -Fakhrul
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday asked why the opposition political party should need permission to hold political programmes.
‘Minus good governance people are left to suffer’
Dhaka, Feb – The people of the country continue to suffer for a lack of good governance and absence of transparency in securing their basic rights like education and health, the speakers in a round table meeting on Saturday.
Demonizing OXFAM – Fair or foul?
By Kul Chandra Gautam Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb 22 (IPS) – As a member of OXFAM GB’s Council of Trustees since 2014, I have received many queries about the recent scandal concerning sexual misconduct committed by some OXFAM staff in Haiti…
A new dawn for South Africa
By Mia Swart Doha, Qatar, Feb 22 (IPS) – In the post-Apartheid era, it is safe to say that Jacob Zuma has become the most reviled public figure in South Africa. Zuma was essentially discredited even before he became president…
Zia Charitable case: ACC seeks warrant for Khaleda Zia
Dhaka, Feb 22 – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday submitted a petition to Special Court-5 of Dhaka for producing Begum Khaleda Zia before the court in the Zia Charitable graft case.
BNP pays tributes to Language martyrs in the morning
Dhaka, Feb 21 – The BNP has paid tributes to the Language Movement heroes on International Mother Language Day by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Prioritise disposal of cases pending over 5 years: SC
Dhaka, Feb – The Supreme Court of Bangladedsh on Monday directed the country’s lower courts and tribunals to dispose cases pending for more than five years on priority basis.
Vision 2030 & the political costs of Saudi reforms – Part 2
By Adel Abdel Ghafar Doha, Qatar, Feb 20 (IPS) – A pillar of the Saudi social contract has been the allocation of oil rents to the population in exchange for loyalty and fidelity to the Saud clan. A key weakness…
Paradise on tenterhooks
By Amantha Perera Colombi, Sri Lanka, Feb 20 (IPS) – It was a shutdown that was emblematic of the instability plaguing the Maldives in recent months. On Feb. 8, Raajje TV, an opposition aligned TV channel in the atolls, suspended…
Over 10,000 civilian casualties in Afghan conflict last year
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Civilians continued to suffer the effects of armed conflict in Afghanistan throughout 2017, with 10,453 civilian casualties (3,438 deaths and 7,015 injured) being documented between 1 January and 31 December of that year, according to a…
Khaleda’s lawyers receive 1174 page copy of verdict
Dhaka. Feb 19 – Dhaka. Feb 19 – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s lawyer yesterday received the certified copy of the judgment of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against six persons including the BNP Chief. This paved the way…
BNP yet to get police permission for Feb 22 rally
Dhaka, Feb 19 – BNP is yet to get police permission to hold its planned rally on February 22 either at Suhrawardy Udyan or in front of party central office at Naya Paltan protesting jailing Khaleda Zia in a graft…
Murder-suspect killed in Dhaka city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Feb 18 – A suspect of Saturday’s Merul Badda murder incident was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Satarkul area of Badda in the capital early Sunday.