The Washington-based Human Rights Watch, in its ltest he report, published today has said that the Banladesh security forces have used excessive force responding to street protests killing at least 150 people and injuring at least 2000 others since February…
Opposition BNP on Wednesday threatened to wage a strong movement demanding the removal of the Election Commissioners (ECs) if the Representation of the People Order, (RPO) is amended to facilitate a particular party.
Seeking her party’s reelection to keep up the pace of development in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including the Ulema-Mshayekh and Awami League leaders, so that the BNP, Jamaat and Hefajat men cannot disrepute the…
Prosecutor Dr Tureen Afroz on Wednesday ‘identified’ war crimes accused BNP MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury as the 1971 Rasputin before the International Crimes Tribunal -1 while summing up arguments in the case.
Welcoming Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in politics, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday suggested him to pursue healthy politics.
A larger High Court bench headed by Justice M Moazzem Hossain is expected to deliver its judgment Thursday on a long pending public interest litigation writ petition challenging the validity of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration as political party.
Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday said the grateful people want to bring the party back to power for the success of the present government.
Members of Parliaments from seven Asian and African nations on Wednesday said parliaments have a critical role to play in ensuring the accountability of all parties for allocating the required resources and achieving the desired results for women and children.
India’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has struck down the Tipaimukh hydel project in the country’s northeastern state of Manipur on grounds it will ruin the environment.
The ‘killer’ of Juba League leader Reazul Haque Milki has been identified from a video footage, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) says.
Speakers at a roundtable discussion here on Tuesday said people want to see the emergence of a third political force as a better alternative to Awami League and BNP to free the nation from the ongoing crisis.
A group of Jahangirnagar University teachers under new platform on Tuesday announced fresh agitation programmes demanding resignation of their Vice Chancellor Prof Anwar Hossain, triggering further tension on the campus.
The power the RPO vests in the Election Commission to cancel candidacy for breach of regulation is ‘not executable at all and is meaningless’, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has said.
Labour Secretary Mikail Shipar on Tuesday admitted that the government had to ignore to some extent the interest the workers in favour of the industries in the recent amendment of the labour law.
Shahbagh Police Station in the capital found no basis in the case filed by Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony against The Independent Television Chairman Salman F Rahman and two of its journalists.
Dhaka University administration, in a drive, has evicted more than 100 outsiders or illegal dwellers from Jagannath Hall and sealed 12 rooms on Monday night.
Again Bangladesh received poor response in its re-tender for hydrocarbon exploration as only an Australia-Singapore joint venture, Santos-Kris Energy, submitted bid for a single shallow water block on Monday, the closing day of submission.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has invited applications from interested mobile phone operators for providing licenses for the third generation (3G) cellular mobile phone services.
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Monday urged the Prime Minister to reinstate the caretaker government system to save the country and its democracy.
A footwear factory worker was burned to death and seven others suffered serious burn injuries as a fire broke out in their Islambagh factory here on Monday.
China has switched on a pipeline bringing natural gas from Myanmar, a state company said Monday, in a project that has raised concerns in Myanmar’s nascent civil society about whether its giant neighbor’s resource grabs will benefit local people.
A wave of car bombs has killed at least 48 people in mostly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and in other cities around the country.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday defended her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s comment that Awami League will come to power again.
About 82 percent of iftar items that have flooded the capital, including fruits and vegetables, are contaminated with formalin, according to a sample survey by Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba).
Parliamentary Stranding Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Sunday recommended bringing amendments to the old laws enacted in British period including criminal procedures code, penal code and civil laws.
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Sunday said that the recently announced monetary policy with the target of reducing the private sector credit growth will cut investment drastically.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has given approval to file charge sheet in the case against seven Oriental Bank Limited officials including its senior vice president Shah Md Harun and former vice president Abul Kashem Mahmud Ullah for misappropriation of Tk 1.08…
The High Court has fixed Monday for order on the writ petitions filed Sunday morning seeking the schedule of the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation (DCC).
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday underscored the need for putting in place a policy for both the print and electronic media to ensure their accountability.
Renewing her warning against the emergence of undemocratic force, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there will be no election in the country for 10 years in the country if any unconstitutional government captures power this time.