Engaged in traffic control, student volunteers ignored, abused
Student volunteers, fielded to help control city traffic, find themselves helpless as transport drivers, including those of government offices, and pedestrians pay hardly any heed to their polite requests to follow traffic rules.
ACC to revive TAC graft cases
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to reopen cases against the people who got clemency from the now-defunct Truth and Accountability Commission created by the army-backed caretaker government during 2007-08.
Holy Ashura today
Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, will be observed in the country today with due religious fervour and solemnity.
Zia Charitable Graft trial to continue in Khaleda's absence
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-5 on Thursday decided to continue trial proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust graft case at old central jail in the absence of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Bangladesh parliament passes Digital Security Bill
The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday passed the much-talked about Digital Security Bill 2018 ignoring the concern of the journalists on eight sections.
4,300 acre hills, forests cut down: UNDP study
A joint study has found that 4,300 acres of hills and forests have been cut down at Ukhia and Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar to make temporary facilities and cooking fuel for Rohingyas taking shelter there to flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar since August 25, 2017.
Nirmul Committee fears sectarian violence during elections
The Forum for Secular Bangladesh and Trial of War Criminals of 1971, better known as Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, on Tuesday said that the religious minorities in remote areas of the country were now in fear of sectarian violence during the upcoming national elections.
Tk 3,825.34 crore project to procure 1.5 lakh EVMs cleared
The executive committee of the National Economic Council on Tuesday approved a project for the purchase of 1.5 lakh electronic voting machines in three phases despite most political parties voicing reservations about their use in the next general elections.
Myanmar military brutality against Rohingya 'hard to fathom': UN
Myanmar’s powerful army should be removed from politics, UN investigators said Tuesday in the final version of a damning report reiterating calls for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
PM seeks India’s support for Bangladesh’s development
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she looks forward to continued support from India for the development of Bangladesh.
