British MP Tulip urges Hasina to release Shahidul Alam
A British MP, who is the niece of Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has called on her aunt to release arrested photojournalist and artist Shahidul Alam who regularly exhibits in the UK.
Myanmar army had genocidal intent: UN
Myanmar’s military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with ‘genocidal intent’ and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, UN investigators said on Monday.
Myanmar still continues Rohingya cleansing: NHRC chief
National Human Rights Commission chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque on Monday alleged that Myanmar was still continuing their targeted activities of Rohingya cleansing in Rakhaine state of Myanmar to achieve their vested interest.
Govt relaxes driving licence rules
The government has decided to allow drivers with licences for running light vehicles to run medium vehicles and drivers with licences for running medium vehicles to run heavy vehicles, with minimum one-year experience in both cases.
AL, BNP allies dissatisfied with delay in seat sharing
Parties in the alliances led by the ruling Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party are ‘dissatisfied’ with delay in sharing of seats ahead of the 11th parliamentary polls likely to be held in December.
BNP suspects conspiracy behind Aug 21 grenade attack case
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party thinks the government is hatching conspiracy against the party and desperately tries to convince the people that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its acting chairman Tarique Rahman were involved in August 21 grenade attack.
US Bangla terms Nepal newspaper report fictitious
Rejecting a Nepal newspaper report over the investigation findings on the US-Bangla plane crash led by their government, the authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Monday said the report was 'fictitious' and 'irreverent'.
Deaths mock road safety directives
Fate it is indeed as nothing, not even prime minister’s directives backed by those of the higher court, administration and law enforcers, seems to have any effect on the meaningless deaths on highways every day.
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 42nd death anniv today
The 42nd death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed today. Socio-cultural organisations, television channels and radio stations have planned elaborate programmes marking the day.
EC adjourns meeting until Thursday
An Election Commission meeting was on Sunday adjourned until Thursday for amending the Representation of the People Order to introduce electronic voting in parliamentary elections. The EC meeting discussed introduction of electronic voting in parliamentary elections, election
