National Mourning Day today
The nation observes National Mourning Day today marking the 43rd anniversary of the death of the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Govt expects to bring back Rashed from US
The government is expecting a ‘good outcome’ in its diplomatic and legal efforts for bringing back MA Rashed Chowdhury, one of the six condemned fugitive convicts of the killing of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, from the United States, officials have said.
DU female student briefly detained by DB
A Dhaka University female student, also a quota reform movement activist, was briefly detained by Detective Branch of police on Tuesday for her alleged involvement in spreading rumour during the recent student protest.
7 killed in road accident
At least seven people, including three children on their way to a wedding party, were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Sonaimorirtak of Shibpur in Narsingdi on Tuesday morning.
Hearing on Shahidul’s bail petition on Sept 11
The counsel of acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam on Tuesday filed bail petition before a Dhaka court in a case filed under the ICT Act and the court set September 11 for hearing the petition.
China says claims 1 million Uyghurs put in camps 'completely untrue'
China has vociferously defended its human rights record at the United Nations, after accusations were made that more than a million Uyghur Muslims have been imprisoned in political reeducation camps.
Turkey's currency crisis rages on as lira sinks again
Turkey's currency dropped again Monday as the country wrestled with a crisis that has rattled markets around the world.
New Mexico compound suspects can be freed on bond, judge says
A New Mexico judge on Monday granted bond to five adults accused of child abuse on a compound outside of Taos.
Iran's Supreme Leader: No war or talks with US over sanctions
Iran's Supreme Leader is standing firm against reimposed US sanctions, saying Monday there would be "no war, nor will we negotiate with the United States."
Committee for abolishing almost all quotas
Cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said on Monday that ‘almost all quotas’ in public service recruitment might be abolished, but the government would seek Supreme Court’s opinion on the 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters’ children and grandchildren.
