Dhaka, Mar 10 – Thousands of tourists remained stranded at St. Martin’s Island a tourist attraction south of Teknaf, the southernmost area of Bangladesh on Friday Afternoon as the went rough due to inclement weather. The maritime ports of Chittagong,…
Formally removed from office by a historic Constitutional Court ruling Friday, Park Geun-hye has lost her presidential immunity from prosecution over a corruption scandal that has sent dozens of high-profile figures to face criminal trials. They include Park’s friend of…
Criticising again the ‘role of Dr Yunus’ in the process of cancellation promised fund by the World Bank , Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she does not know whether people will try that reputed person for his act…
Over Tk 5,000 crore was laundered from the country last year to buy visas for male migrant workers, says a new survey from Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The study reveals that a total of Tk 5,234 crore was spent in…
Two policemen were identified for their involvement directly in setting fire to the houses of Santal community during the eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila, according to probe reports submitted by police administration. Rangpur Range Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of police…
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a drive recovered huge grenades, bombs and bomb-making materials from a ‘militant den’ at Gobhania in Mirsarai upazila early Wednesday. Acting on the confessional statements…
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered the transfer of the case of Zia Orphanage Trust graft to Dhaka Senior Special Judge’s Court (Metropolitan Session Judge’s Court) from Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim…
Underscoring the need for releasing those now in jail for no crime, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the victims can also ask for compensation from the authorities concerned. Replying to a tabled question from Jatiya Party MP Nurul…
The CIA has become the preeminent hacking operation, sneaking into high-tech phones and televisions to spy on people worldwide, according to an explosive WikiLeaks publication of purported internal CIA documents on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Mar 8 – Sisteen heads of foreign missions, stationed in Dhaka, have called upon all to stand with them and their Bangladeshi sisters and male allies to end gender-based violence (GBV) once and for all. “We call upon each…
Dhaka – The ruling Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader has expressed his apprehension that a massive violence might be taken place in the country ahead of the next general elections scheduled to be held in 2019.
A court here on Tuesday placed Mostafa Kamal, the suspected attacker on a prison van carrying Huji chief Mufti Hannan and some of his associates, on a five day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Judge of…
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to speedily move forward the process of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries to boost bilateral trade. The decision came during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and…
From Golam Moin Uddin Jakarta (Indonesia), Mar 6 – The first-ever Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders’ Summit formally kicked off here Tuesday morning under the theme ‘Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable, and Prosperous Indian Ocean’. Indonesian President…
The US military says it has begun deploying a controversial missile defence system in South Korea. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (Thaad) is designed to protect against threats from North Korea. The move to begin installing the system comes…
The nation is set to observe the ‘Historic 7 March’, a red-letter day in the country’s history, tomorrow in a befitting manner. On this day in 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in his historic speech at…
Two crude bombs were hurled at a prison van carrying Mufti Hannan, chief of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji), and some of his associates at Tongi of the city on Monday. Mizanur Rahman, jail super of high security…
A discussion with a Singaporean company to dredge rivers in exchange for the excavated sand is underway, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud has said.He told the media at a programme in Dhaka Reporters’ Unity on Sunday that the government…
Shamsuzzoha Sarker, personal assistant of former Jatiya Party MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency Dr Abdul Kader Khan, reportedly confessed before a court here on Sunday to his involvement in the killing of Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton. Additional district magistrate…
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a petition filed by BGMEA seeking review of the court’s verdict that directed the authorities concerned to demolish the unauthorised multi-storey office building at Hatirjheel in Dhaka.
The government has banned Ansar Al Islam, the Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, for their anti-state activities. The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday issued a notification in this regard. According to…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday criticised her cabinet member AMA Muhith for praising the role of microcredit and Dr Muhammad Yunus in eradicating the country’s poverty. “A couple of days back, our Finance Minister highly praised microcredit and said…
Sadrul Hasan, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Mar 4 – Some 5,000 consumers in nine remote islands of the country are now receiving electricity for 24 hours from locally-installed solar PV–based mini-grid projects to light up their houses and other establishments.…
Golam Moin Uddin & AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writers Dhaka, Mar 4 – Bangladesh has sought over $ 8.93 billion Chinese assistance to help implement eight priority projects in Bangladesh for the year 2017 which is seen as a follow-up…
GreenWatch Dhaka NewsDesk The demand recently made by the Indian state of Bihar to decommission the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges was positively scrutinised and some urgent steps were recommended to save Bihar from the recurrent flood problem attributed to…
Transnational drug trafficking organisations operate within Bangladesh with connections to Burma and India, says a new report released by the US Department of State. Narcotics enforcement agencies have reported increased trafficking of synthetic drugs such as “yaba” (a mixture of…
Bangladesh government should move quickly to adopt regulations to limit the harms of a new law that “legalises” child marriage, said the Human Rights Watch (HRW). “The focus now must be on containing the damage caused by Bangladesh legalising child…
To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva, 3 March 2017 Re: UN-mandated international Commission of Inquiry or similar international mechanism to investigate serious human rights violations in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Dhaka, Mar 2 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon all, including guardians, teachers, public representatives and well-off section of society, to extend cooperation to children so that they feel more encouraged to engage in sports and games.…
Dhaka – The BNP on Thursday called upon the people to get untied and build a strong resistance against all undemocratic and anti-state moves of the government.