Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said the freedom of the Judiciary will not be affected by the rules which have been issued determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges. The minister came up with the remark while addressing…
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Migratory birds shying away hitherto safe JU campus
Each year as winter descends lakes on the Jahangirnagar University campus play host to hundreds of migratory birds, who prefer taking this temporary refuge to escape extreme chilly weather of Siberian region. But this year the scene appears unpleasantly different.…
End military campaign against Rohingyas: UN
OIC welcomes appointment of UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Dhaka, Dec 25 – The UN General Assembly has urged Myanmar to end a military campaign against the Muslim Rohingya minority. A resolution brought by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)…
‘Ganga has no hope under’ India’s clean river mission
New Delhi, 25 Dec – Apart from mentioning Govt failure in checking Ganga pollution, India’s Comptroller & Auditor General’s (CAG) performance audit report on Ganga rejuvenation tabled in the Indian Parliament on December 19 last specifically specifically mentions that National…
Pope calls in X-mas message for two-state solution in ME
Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after US President Donald Trump stoked regional tensions with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Francis spoke of the…
SC Bar terms review plea against 16th Amendment verdict a conspiracy
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday alleged that the government is conspiring to have revoked the full verdict of the Supreme Court against its verdict on the 16th amendment to the constitution through filing a review petition. SCBA…
Bethlehem trek’s like today’s migrations: Pope Francis
Vatican City, Dec 25 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for a better life…
Lafarge to buy Holcim for Taka 5 billion
Lafarge Surma Cement announced Sunday that it has approved a plan for the acquisition of Holcim Bangladesh at a price previously set by Bangladesh Bank. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was informed by Lafarge about this approval on Sunday, said the…
Govt seeks SC review of its verdict on 16th Amendment
Dhaka – A review petition against the Supreme Court verdict pronounced on the 16th amendment of the Constitution has been submitted to the respective section of the court. On behalf of the state the 908-page review appeal was submitted on…
One day BD navy to become builder from buyer: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed the hope that Bangladesh Navy will turn into a builder force from a buyer one gradually as the government has taken various steps to this end. “We’ll be able to make Buyer Navy…
Election commissioner terms Rangpur polls a model election
Election Commissioner Rafiqul Islam on Thursday termed Rangpur City Corporation polls a ‘model election’ saying that it was held amid a festive mood. “The Rangpur City Corporation election was held in a festive mood. We earlier promised to hold a…
AL ally JP’s mayoral candidate leads Rangpur City polls
Jatiya Party candidate Mostafizur Rahman has taken a clear lead in the mayoral race of Rangpur City Corporation as shown in the early unofficial result. According to the primary count announced till 9pm on Thursday by returning officer Suvash Chandra…
PM Hasina seeks cooperation of all in making BD more prosperous
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought cooperation from all, irrespective of religions, casts and creeds, in making Bangladesh a more prosperous country. “This is our country, this country is for the people of all religions, casts and creeds…we want…
Voting in Rangpur City elections starts
Dhaka, Dec 21 – Voting in the election to Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election began on Thursday morning amid a four-tier security measure having the presence of over 5,500 security personnel.
Gas cyllinder blast burns a passenger bus in Dhaka City
Dhaka – A bus burned down due to a gas cylinder explosion near Shahbag area of Dhaka around 12 pm on Wednesday creating panic on the road.
Saudis intercept Yemen rebel missile: Dhaka denounces attack
Riyadh, Dec 20 (AP/UNB) — The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Shiite rebels said it intercepted a missile fired over southern Riyadh on Tuesday, which the rebels said was targeting a “top leadership” meeting at the royal palace in the kingdom’s…
Burma: Methodical massacre at Rohingya village Tula Toli
Yangon – The Burmese army carried out systematic killings and rape of several hundred Rohingya Muslims in Tula Toli village in Rakhine State on August 30, 2017, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The massacre was part…
Turkish PM pays homage to martyrs – Bangabandhu
Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday visited the National Mausoleum and paid respect to the martyrs placing wreaths. The Turkish Prime Minister also signed visitors’ book and planted a sapling there. Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf…
BD-Myanmar form joint working group for Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday formed a joint working group to start next step of work for repatriation of Rohingyas living in Bangladesh and signed the terms of reference (TOR). The agreed TOR mandates the JWG to undertake all necessary…
Working groups for Rohingya repatriation talks Tuesday
Bangladesh and Myanmar will hold talks here on Tuesday morning to finalise the formation of a joint working group to start the repatriation of Rohingyas living in Bangladesh. A delegation, led by Myanmar’s Permanent Secretary Myint Thu arrived, here on…
PM Hasina congratulates Indian and Russian war veterans
Expressing her gratitude to the war veterans of India and Russia who fought for liberating Bangladesh in 1971 and contributed to removing mines from Chittagong port and its adjacent areas, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the people of…
Delhi-based envoys call for return of Myanmar nationals
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Ambassadors, high commissioners and diplomats of concurrently accredited countries to Bangladesh with residences in New Delhi on Sunday called for ensuring the rightful return of the Myanmar nationals, who were forcibly displaced from its Rakhine State,…
One million BD migrant workers get jobs abroad in ’17
Dhaka – Bangladeshi workers going on jobs abroad are expected to exceed one million (10 lakh) this year and it would the highest ever number in a year in the expatriate sector in the country, said minister for expatriates’ welfare…
Bangladesh to bring diplomats from New Delhi to see Rohingya plight
The foreign ministry is taking 15 non-resident diplomats to Cox’s Bazar to see Rohingya plight as Dhaka continues to exert pressure on Myanmar to take back its nationals using diplomatic tools. The ambassadors or high commissioners are of Bosnia and…
Nation celebrated 47th Victory Day
The nation celebrated the 47th Victory Day paying deep homage to the Liberation War martyrs today (Saturday). On this day in 1971, Pakistani occupation forces surrendered after a nine-month war resulting in free, independent and sovereign Bangladesh.
President and PM attend Victory Day Parade
An attractive Victory Day Parade to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the country’s victory, that had been achieved through the War of Liberation against Pakistani occupation forces in 1971, was held in the city today.
Dhaka fears grave consequences of US Jerusalem recognition
Bangladesh has said that the United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and transfer of US Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv may trigger grave consequences and threats to international peace and security. “We’re afraid that United…
Bangladesh celebrates 47th Victory Day Saturday
The nation is set to celebrate the 47th Victory Day on Saturday with elaborate programmes to pay deep homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country during the liberation war in 1971. On this day in…
WTO Ministerial Confce-11 collapses as US blocks outcomes
Buenos Aires, 14 Dec (D. Ravi Kanth) – The World Trade Organization’s eleventh ministerial conference (MC11) collapsed here on Wednesday like a house of cards, after the United States single-handedly blocked outcomes on mandated decisions and the draft ministerial declaration,…
Rohingya refugees endure lingering trauma
By Farid Ahmed Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Dec 14 (IPS) – Twelve-year-old Rubina still struggles with the horrors she witnessed in her homeland in Myanmar before fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh three months ago.