ICC team probes Rohingya atrocities
A team from the office of the International Criminal Court prosecutor was in Bangladesh on Wednesday for a preliminary probe into alleged atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Myanmar military in 2017.
Cumilla arson case: Khaleda gets 6-month interim bail
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia secured a six-month interim bail in a case filed over the death of people in an arson attack in Cumilla.
BNP holds human chain for Khaleda 's release, treatment
Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday held human chain in Dhaka demanding unconditional release and proper treatment of the party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who has been in jail since February 8, 2018.
Tk 150cr more for scam-hit Janata, Basic
The financial institutions division has recommended that Janata and BASIC banks be provided with Tk 150 crore bailout funds because of severe capital shortfall faced by both the scam-hit state-owned banks.
Obaidul may undergo bypass surgery
Ailing Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader was likely to undergo a bypass surgery at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore where he was now being treated, doctors concerned said on Tuesday.
BNP meets home minister for Khaleda’s treatment
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Tuesday met home minister Asaduzzaman Khan at his office in Dhaka and requested him to make better arrangement for the treatment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Eminent citizens condemn withdrawal of permission
Eminent citizens and rights activists on Tuesday condemned the withdrawal of permission earlier granted to hold a talk noted author and activist Arundhati Roy at Krishibid Institution.
Only Patuakhali DC sent river grabbers’ list to NRCC
Patuakhali deputy commissioner alone sent river grabbers’ list to the National River Conservatio
Utility services to 29 buildings snapped
A task force on Monday snapped utility services to 29 buildings housing chemicals in the Old Town of Dhaka.
DU would be a sanctuary of freedom of thoughts
Students contesting for the cultural affairs secretary post in the March 11 Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections observed that cultural atmosphere of the Dhaka University now stood diametrically opposed to the spirit of the Liberation War due to parochial political practices over the years.
