Veteran journalist ABM Musa who passed away in the capital on Wednesday was laid to eternal rest here on Thursday night. He was buried at his family graveyard at Kutubpur village in Fulgazi upazila around 9:30pm following fourth namaz-e-janaza. Earlier,…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted Leader of the Opposition Begum Raushon Ershad, PM’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Bangla Nabo Borsho 1421.
Jatiya Party MP Kazi Firoz Rashid on Tuesday said his party is not seen as a real opposition in parliament. Standing on a point of order in the House, he expressed his dismay after no one from JP has been…
Bangladesh on Monday officially lodged a strong protest with the Indian authorities against the killing of three Bangladesh nationals by Indian civilians in Tripura. Voicing deep concern over the matter, Bangladesh also urged the Indian authorities to launch an inquiry…
Eminent professionals and members of the Institute of Informatics and Development (IID) at a meeting on Saturday observed that public policy without evidence and participation can make journey towards blind development. They made the observation while addressing the annual general…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday demanded formation of supreme judicial council to impeach Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed and acting CEC Abdul Mobarak. “The CEC and acting CEC should be impeached for violation of the constitution through…
Indian Mujahideen, whose India head Tehsin Akhtar and four other operatives were arrested this week from the India-Nepal border and Jodhpur, began as a small group of radicalised Muslim youth called ‘Usaba’ and now has operations spread through South Asia,…
Noted thinker and intellectual Badruddin Umar on Friday called for a fresh constitution to meet the demand of the people and help resolve the current political crisis in the country. “The country can not run under the present constitution…reality is…
Finally, superintendent of police of Munshiganj M Habibur Rahman has been withdrawn in connection with the assault of Gazaria UNO by a cop. Habibur was made officer on special duty (OSD) and attached to the Police Headquarters on charges of…
Police lobbed truncheons to foil the attempts of Ganajagaran Mancha and Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command to hold their protest rallies at Shahbagh intersection on Friday afternoon. They also detained seven leaders and activists of the two organisations as they tried…
The Election Commission has no plan yet to hold direct elections to the 50 parliamentary seats reserved exclusively for women. This was stated by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq, also responsible for the EC secretariat in Parliament,…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday identified internal and external barriers related to the country’s macro economy that stood in the way of its development and progress. She said this while replying to a question from MA Hannan (Mymensing-7) during…
Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government would be able to announce new pay scale for government employees in the next fiscal. She said this while replying to a question from…
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday blamed the Election Commission for its failure to check anomalies and election frauds in the just-concluded staggered upazila elections. “The Election Commission will have to shoulder the responsibility for whatever…
A 112-member contingent of Bangladesh Army left Dhaka on Tuesday to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali for the first time. The team of army personnel – headed by Col Mohammad Jahangir Harun – left Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Parliament on Monday formed another 10 standing committees on different ministries. The JS bodies have been formed unanimously as chief whip ASM Firoze proposed the names of the committees. With this a total of 24 standing committees and parliamentary committees…
The fifth and final round of voting in 73 upazila parishads in 34 districts was held amid reports of irregularities and election boycott by a number of candidates, mostly the BNP loyalists. The polling was held from 8am to 4pm…
The parliamentary standing committees on different ministries are going to be formed this week to enhance legislative activities. “We are at final stage to form the standing committees this week. The committees are likely to be formed Monday or Tuesday,” said…
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique allegedly beat an engineer of the Power Development Board (PDB) in Tangail’s Kalihati Upazila on Friday. The minister at his home in the Upazila reportedly beat Deputy Assistant Engineer (Sales and…
Members of Bangladesh Navy arrested 15 Indian fishermen for illegally catching fish in the Bay of Bengal under Mongla upazila on Thursday. Mohammad Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mongla Police Station, said a patrol team of Navy arrested the Indian fishermen…
Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a non-government organisation, on Friday alleged that the Election Commission does not exercise its authority to curb vote rigging and anomalies to ensure a fair election. Sujan, working on good governance, also alleged that the commission…
The Election Commission will give its decision on Sunday on the suspension of the January election results in two Jessore constituencies won by Awami League candidates Sheikh Afil Uddin and Monirul Islam. The results in Jessore-1 and Jessore-2 seats were…
A satellite scanning the Indian Ocean for remnants of a missing jetliner found a possible plane debris field containing 122 objects, a top Malaysian official said Wednesday, calling it “the most credible lead that we have.” Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein…
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu said Tuesday the government is mulling over lifting the ban on private television channels, Islamic Television and Diganta Television. Inu’s statement in parliament came in reply to a written question of AKM Mayeedul Islam (Kurigram-3).…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will probe the wealth of newly elected female lawmakers for the reserved seats if it receives any specific allegation against them. “We are yet to receive any complaint about the wealth of female lawmakers. The commission…
Additional security measures have been taken in every polling center to avert violence during the fourth phase upazila polls, said State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman on Saturday.
STAFF REPORTER Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi of Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency on Thursday submitted his wealth statement before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), according to ACC sources. Bodi went to the ACC headquarters at Segun Bagicha at about 12:30pm and…
The government has promoted seven secretaries to senior secretaries. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday.
A bill was placed in Parliament on Tuesday with a proposal to provide judges of the Supreme Court monthly special allowances. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq placed the bill titled Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges)…
The 94th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed across the country on Monday as the National Children’s Day. The day was a public holiday. On March 17, 1920, the architect of the nation was born at Tungipara…