Rifat murder trial begins on January 8
A Barguna court on Wednesday set January 8 for starting trial of Rifat Sharif murder case after indicting 10 adults accused, including Ayesha Siddika Minni,..
Challenges galore for govt in 2020
Recovering bad loans, repatriation of Rohingyas, full implementation of the new road law, automation of the VAT collection system, employment for ..
Bangladesh wants waterway links with Bhutan, Nepal, India’s Assam
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the shipping ministry to expanding communications with India’s north-eastern province of Assam ..
JSC, JDC pass rates rise
The pass rates in the Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil Certificate examinations, held after eight years of schooling, rose this year compared to the last year.
2019 year of killing democracy, says Fakhrul
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Tuesday said that the outgoing year of 2019 was bad
Dhaka protests at Tokyo stance on Rohingya genocide
The government has protested against Japan’s stance that no genocide was committed against ethnic and religious minority Rohingya people in Rakhine of Myanmar.
Clash, protests mark first anniversary of 2018 elections
The government on Monday obstructed holding of rallies and processions in the capital and elsewhere the country as most of the opposition political ..
BNP is father of destroying democracy, says Obaidul
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday termed Bangladesh Nationalist Party as the father of destroying democracy, saying that BNP..
COLD WAVE Hay fire keeps killing poor in north
The tally of cold-related deaths maintained by the government does not include those caused by burns from fire lit by people to keep warm.
LOOKING BACK 2019 369 killed extrajudicially as rights abuses go unabated
Rights activists expressed concern over continued rights abuses in Bangladesh throughout 2019, saying that the government was giving priority to social, ..
