Dhaka, May 8 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday criticised Chief Justice SK Sinha for his claim that there is no rule of law in the country and that the judiciary is not independent.
Category: Politics
Bangladesh executive, judiciary in friction over jurisdiction
Dhaka – Expressing its dissatisfaction for not issuing the gazette notification over the conduct rules for the lower court judges, the Supreme Court on Monday wanted to know from the attorney general that how much far Bangababhan from the apex…
SC hears Govt appeal against declaring 16th amendment illegal
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Monday started hearing on an appeal filed by the government against a High Court (HC) verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution establishing parliament’s authority to remove Supreme…
MPs’ attendence thin at ‘role of lawmakers ‘ workshop
Dhaka – The presence of ruling party lawmakers was thin on the second day of the three-day long workshop on ‘Lawmakers’ role in social media’ organized by Centre for Research and Information (CRI), a non-profit policy research organization of Bangladesh…
In a divided France, challenges await President-elect Macron
Paris – It will be a short honeymoon for French President-elect Emmanuel Macron. France’s youngest president faces the daunting task of reuniting a troubled and divided nation riven by anxieties about terrorism and chronic unemployment and ravaged by a bitter…
Brexit slowdown begins (Probably)
by Simon Wren-Lewis When the Bank of England after the Brexit vote forecast 0.8% GDP growth in 2017, they expected consumption growth to decline to just 1%, with only a small fall in the savings ratio. But consumption growth proved…
Theresa May’s Pyrrhic Victory
by Anatole Kaletsky The British election called by Prime Minister Theresa May for June 8 will transform the outlook for Britain’s politics and its relationship with Europe, but not necessarily in the way that a vastly increased majority for May’s…
Manipur villages oppose oil explorations
Newmai News Network Imphal, May 5 – Concerned by the efforts of the government to drill oil in some hill districts of Manipur, some serious consultations were carried by villagers in association with some organizations on May 2 and 3…
Macron’s decisive win to become French President
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Mr Macron won by 66.06% to 33.94% to become, at 39, the country’s youngest president.
SC allows Moudud another week in Niko graft case
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order for one more week clearing the way for a subordinate court to resume trial proceedings against former Law Minister Moudud Ahmed in the Niko…
HC stays two asron cases filed against Khaleda
Dhaka – The High Court on Suinday stayed the trial proceedings of two arson cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia over arson and vandalism in 2015.
Macron, political upstart who may become French president
Paris – French centrist Emmanuel Macron has already achieved an immense task: A former outsider with little political experience, he is now the front-runner in France’s presidential race, banking on a promise to revive the country through radical pro-business measures…
BNP ridicules Ershad’s new political alliance
BNP on Sunday ridiculed the Jatiya Party-led new political alliance, United National Alliance (UNA), saying all the parties there, except two, are created by HM Ershad. “We’ve heard the so-called domestic opposition party has formed an alliance with 58 parties.…
Ershad’s new alliance with over half a century of parties
Dhaka – Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has finally cobbled together a new alliance of 58 political parties with himself at the helm. The alliance is going to be the biggest coalition of parties in Bangladesh in terms of numbers…
Pope Francis angered by America’s ‘mother of all bombs’ name
Pope Francis has criticised the naming of the US military’s largest non-nuclear explosive ever used in combat as “the mother of all bombs”.
Nigeria Chibok girls: Eighty-two freed by Boko Haram
Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, the president’s office says. They were handed over in exchange for Boko Haram suspects after negotiations.
French voters decide between Le Pen and Macron
French voters are choosing their next president after an unpredictable campaign that has divided the country. The second round contest pits centrist Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old former investment banker, against the far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen, 48.
‘2 militants blow themselves up’ in Jhenidah on SW Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 7 – Two alleged militants blew themselves up as members of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit were carrying out a drive at a suspected ‘militant den’ at Bojrapur village under Maheshkhali upazila of Jhenidah early…
Death count marches upward to 38 amid Venezuela unrest
Caracas – The number killed in Venezuela amid mounting political unrest rose to 38 on Friday, as opposition leaders reported that dozens of officers had been detained for refusing to repress protesters. AP/UNB news agency reported
French watchdog: large amount of Macron data leaked
Paris – France’s election campaign commission says “a significant amount of data” has been leaked on social networks following a hacking attack allegedly suffered by centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, 36 hours before the nation votes Sunday in the crucial…
Coop in space exploration to benefit all SA nations: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her belief that any cooperation in space exploration will definitely take the South Asian countries to the ambitious technological enhancement for the benefit of the region. “I’m sure that any cooperation in space…
A polished Le Pen maintains gritty image in French vote
Paris – The months of grueling campaigning have polished her image. The driving ambition has been softened to widen her appeal to French voters. But Marine Le Pen has not lost the gritty, populist edge that speaks to the common…
Abbas warns of painful steps against Palestinian rival Hamas
Jerusalem – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that “things will be painful” for political rival Hamas, referring to recent financial steps he has taken to pressure the Islamic militant rulers of the Gaza Strip. AP/UNB news agency reported
SSC pass rate falls 8 percent
Dhaka – The trend of higher percentage of pass in results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations has been broken this year both in pass percentage and Grade Point Average (GPA)-5.
No gap between Executive and Judiciary: Minister
Dhaka – Law minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said that it was clear from the chief justice’s statement that there was no gap between the executive and the judiciary.
Trump vows to be mediator for Israeli-Palestinian peace
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to work as a “mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator” to help broker peace between the Israelis and Palestinians as he welcomed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House.
French election: Macron ‘most convincing’ in final debate
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was more impressive than rival Marine Le Pen in Wednesday evening’s final TV debate, a viewers’ poll says. The candidates traded insults for more than two hours, arguing over terrorism, the economy, and Europe. The…
4 Shibir men held in Comilla
Dhaka – Police arrested four activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from a house in Brahmanpara upazila in Comilla on Wednesday.The arrestees are Shahin Alam, 27, Ishak Bhuiyan, 24, Hizbullah, 18, and Omar Faruk, 22. They…
None will remain homeless: PM
Reaffirming her commitment to ensure accommodation and jobs for the poor and the homeless, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she does not want anyone to remain homeless after Bangabandhu’s birth centenary. “Our aim is to ensure home for…
Hasina reject’s Khaleda’s remarks on India deals
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday dismissed BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s statement over the instruments signed during her recent India tour as totally untrue, whimsical and thoughtless, saying it is an ill-motivated attempt to mislead people. “None of the agreements/memoranda…