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…
Echoing Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Monday said elections to all the local bodies should be held on partisan basis like that of parliament. “No non-partisan election is held in the…
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Monday observed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is not still safe. “Sheikh Hasina is always gripped by fear of death. The anti-liberation forces have always been engaged in a plot to kill Sheikh Hasina…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called for united efforts at making the country economically self-reliant in fulfilling the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She made the appeal while delivering her speech at a seminar titled ‘Speech of March…
Two frigates and two maritime patrol aircraft of Bangladesh Navy have been deployed in the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas as part of search operation for the missing Malaysian aircraft. The move came at the directive of the…
President Abdul Hamid on Friday called upon people from all walks of life to actively cooperate with the government in a bid to ensure country’s overall development. “Development is an ongoing process. The government’s responsibility is to ensure a development-friendly…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has collected some information on money laundering by some former ministers of the BNP-Jamaat led government, says Commissioner M Sahabuddin Chuppu. “The commission has received specific information on money laundering by about four or five BNP…
The two-day election of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will begin on Wednesday. The voting will be held from 10am to 5pm on Wednesday and Thursday with a one-hour break from 1pm on both days. A seven-member panel, headed…
The government will give opportunity to 10,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims to perform hajj at Tk 300,000- 350,000. Altogether 101,758 Bangladeshi pilgrims will perform Hajj this year. Other than the 10,000 going on government packages, the rest can perform Hajj through private…
All the 50 reserved seats for women in Parliament will be elected uncontested as they have no rivals, it is learnt. The number of elected unopposed MPs in the legislature would thus thand at 203 This picture emerged on Sunday,…
A member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead and another person injured in a gun attack by masked miscreants in Babuichhari area of Dighinala upazila this (Sunday) morning. The deceased was identified as Sudrishti Chakma, 35.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Alamgir Kabir and three others for reportedly causing a loss of about Tk 15.52 crore to the government by allocating a…
Urging all to stand against the enemies of country’s development and to cooperate with police in uprooting terrorism, subversive activities and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday warned of harsh punishment to those who will join hands with the…
Election Commissioner Mohammad Abu Hafiz on Wednesday warned the election officials that any kind of negligence on their part in the upazila polls would not be tolerated. He issued the warning while speaking at a views-exchange meeting as the chief…
Law Reporters’ Forum (LRF) on Tuesday made a fervent appeal to the judiciary to be more tolerant and generous towards journalists facing charges of contempt of court. In a joint statement, LRF president Saleh Uddin and its general secretary Wakil…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday served separate notices to three ruling Awami League leaders and their family members to submit wealth statements within a week, said an ACC official. He said the concerned ACC enquiry officers sent the notices…
BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya-Parishad’s Blue penal also got the Treasurer post of Dhaka Bar Association, as announced on Saturday at 10.15 pm. Earlier, on Friday the result of 24 posts, leaving the position of the Treasurer was declared as Md…
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will send notices to three ruling party MPs and their four family members seeking their wealth statements following the allegations of illegal wealth accumulation. The Commission at its regular meeting on Sunday decided to serve…
A five-member committee has been set up to investigate the Jamuna oil depot fire that left nine workers injured on Friday. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has formed the committee, said its Chairman Yunusur Rahman. The fire started while workers were…
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Friday said the present government will continue to work for the overall development of police. “The present government has given police the honour and increased their status. Work for the development of the force,…
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said the second phase election in 115 upazila parishads was peaceful except a few stray incidents. “Today’s polls have been completed by and large peacefully except a few incidents of violence in…
The Election Commission has asked the law enforcers to be on ‘maximum alert’ to hold the second phase of the Upazila Parishad election smoothly on Thursday. Polls will be held in 116 Upazilas and some 20 million voters are expected…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to extend her cabinet on Wednesday. Sources at the Cabinet Division told UNB that AH Mahmood Ali, an MP from Dinajpur-4 constituency, will take oath as a minister and he is expected…
A High Court order has been issued, asking all sign boards, nameplates and number plates of vehicles to be written in Bengali language, except for foreign embassies and entities, in Bangladesh. The bench of Justices Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and ABM…
Good news awaits workers seeking overseas jobs as the government is expecting a positive outcome from the negotiations with some Middle Eastern countries to tap the labour markets therein, according to officials. The government has already struck some progress with…
Dhaka – Forty members of Bangladesh Coast Guard, will be awarded medals in recognition of their professional excellence and courageous role in anti-crime operations last year. State Minister for Home Assaduzzaman Khan will distribute the medals at a function marking…
Dhaka – Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Wednesday asked the law enforcers to ensure special security measures for the minority community during the staggered countrywide upazila elections, starting February 19. He, however, said the law enforcing agencies have…
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday provided Rs 50,000 as compensation to a Bangladeshi national who was stripped and tortured by the BSF men along a border here over two years ago.
Savar – Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s claim over killings and forced disappearances of 300 leaders and activists of her party and its allies is irresponsible.