Not a single Rohingya taken back

Myanmar has taken back not a single of its forcibly displaced Rohingyas nationals about six months after signing agreement with Bangladesh for their repatriation to Rakhine

HC asks EC to hold GCC polls by June 28

The Appellate Division on Thursday asked the Election Commission to hold Gazipur City Corporation polls by June 28.A four-judge bench headed by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after vacating the High Court stay on the elections scheduled for May 15.

SOLVING CAPITAL’S WATERLOGGING Decisions mostly not implemented

The capital’s inhabitants expressed fears that due to non-implementation of most of the decisions the government took last year to solve the perennial waterlogging problem would increase their plights with the advent of monsoon

Five hurt as two launches collide at Sadarghat

Five people were injured in a head-on collision between two launches on the Buraganga River near Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the city on Thursday.

SC to give judgement Tuesday on appeals against Khaleda’s bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday concluded hearing on the two appeals of the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission, challenging the High Court bail order granted to Bangladesh Nationalist

Stay on GCC polls: Hearing deferred for a day

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to Thursday the hearing on the appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court order that stayed Gazipur City Corporation election for three months.

SSC, EQUIVALENT EXAMS 100pc pass schools falling, zero pass schools rising

The number of educational institutions having 100 per cent pass rate in Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations has decreased four-fold to 1,574 in five years.

HC asks BRTC, Sajan Paribahan to pay Tk 1cr to Rajib’s family

The High Court on Tuesday directed the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation’s chairman and Sajan Bus Company owners to pay Tk one crore as compensation to two minor brothers of road accident victim Rajib Hasan

QUOTA REFORM Govt staging drama over publishing gazette

Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, a platform of students protesting at quota system in government jobs, on Tuesday announced that they would form human chains at colleges and universities across the country today

Provide Tk 1 crore compensation to Rajib’s family: HC

The High Court on Tuesday issued an order to provide Tk 1 crore as compensation to the family of Rajib Hasan, a student of Govt Titumir College