ROHINGYA CRISIS Bangladesh refutes Myanmar claim
The government on Wednesday refuted the Myanmar authorities’ claim that Bangladesh was mischaracterising the Rohingya crisis, sticking to the line of argument of the UN and the
WAR CRIMES AD verdict in Azhar’s appeal today
The Appellate Division delivers today its verdict in the appeal of war crime death-row convict Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam.
PASSPORT DELIVERY CRISIS Three lakh pending for printing, applicants rush to Dhaka
Applicants and their family members in Dhaka and different parts of the country are crowding the Agargaon headquarters of the Department of Immigrations and Passport in the capital every day
Independence of judiciary adds to case backlog: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the complications and congestion of cases increased in the name of independence of the judiciary.
Government clings to power using state machinery: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged the government clings to power forcibly by using state machinery and destroying democracy.
Nusrat Murder High Court receives death reference
The High Court Division on Tuesday received the death reference of SM Sirajuddoula, principal of Sonagazi Senior Islamia Fazil Madrassah and 15 others who have been sentenced to death for
Printing Textbook ACC asked to explain why probe won’t be ordered
The High Court on Tuesday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission to explain in four weeks why it would not be asked to investigate the use of low quality paper in printing textbooks by the National
Sea water likely to flood a fourth of Bangladesh by 2050: study
A new research released globally on Tuesday said that a fourth of Bangladesh could face coastal floods by 2050 because of climate change-induced sea-level rise.
Abrar Murder BUET protesters to continue boycott of classes, exams
The protesting students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Tuesday announced to continue boycotting all academic activities which rolled into thirteen consecutive days
Agricultural households drop by 2.92 percentage points
The rate of agricultural households in the country’s rural areas has decreased by 2.92 per cent over the last 10 years due to rapid urbanisation and shift of farmers to non-agriculture occupations,
