Anger in Myanmar social media as Pope pronounces ‘Rohingya’
Pope Francis’s embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked some angry comment on social media in Myanmar, where just days earlier he chose not to publicly air their plight.
Govt has plans to destroy young community: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday claimed that the present ‘repressor’ government had developed a blueprint to destroy the country’s young generation so that they could not mobilse or take part in protests against the government ‘misrule’
Compensate Tareque’s family: HC
The High Court Division on Sunday directed the owners of the bus, its driver and an insurance company to pay Tk 4,61,75,452 as compensation to the family of filmmaker Tareque Masud who was killed under the wheels of the bus in 2011
Dhaka city traffic keeps going awry
Traffic rule violation in the capital is going on unchecked due mainly to traffic mismanagement and lack of proper planning and facilities, urban and transport experts find
PM off to Cambodia on 3-day visit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Phnom Penh on Sunday morning on a three-day official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of her Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen
President asks judges to ensure quick disposal of cases impartially
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday said judges have to ensure quick disposal of cases in an impartial manner to fortify people's confidence on the judiciary to overcome problems of delay in trial process and backlog of cases.
Comilla maintain top slot with win against Rangpur
Comilla Victorians defeated Rangpur Riders by four wickets to register their 8th win and maintained the lead in the points table of the seven-team Bangladesh Premier League T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday
Country observes Eid-e-Miladunnabi with religious fervour
The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), was observed in the country and elsewhere in the Muslim World today with due reverence and religious fervour
Pope leaves Dhaka after seeking Rohingya forgiveness
Pope Francis ended a diplomatically tricky trip to Asia on Saturday, seeking the forgiveness of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh after his controversial decision to not directly refer to their plight when he visited their homeland, Myanmar
Arrest warrant issued for Khaleda in graft cases
A Dhaka court on Thursday issued warrant of arrest for Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in two graft cases — Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Orphanage Trust corruption case and Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Charitable Trust corruption case
