Amartya Sen extends support to Shahidul
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has issued a statement in support of jailed photographer Shahidul Alam.
EC for using EVM in next general elections
The Election Commission is scheduled for today to hold a meeting to prepare its proposal seeking amendment to the Representation of the People Order to make provisions for the use of Electronic Voting Machines in the next general elections.
No change in plight of Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh camps
The plight of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas who came to Bangladesh fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar remains miserable a year after the latest round of influx since August 2017.
Disrupted ferry, train services mark return journey
Holidaymakers, after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha in outlying districts, continued to return to the capital on Saturday, facing disruption in train and ferry services.
Fakhrul meets Khaleda at jail
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met the party’s imprisoned chairperson Khaleda Zia at Old Dhaka Central Jail on Saturday afternoon.
426 Australian academicians demand Shahidul Alam’s release
Acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam’s immediate release has been demanded by 426 academicians and professional staff of Australian universities.
No plan to shift Shahidul Alam to any hospital: authorities
The authorities of Dhaka Central Jail at Keraniganj on Thursday said that they had no plan to shift detained acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam any hospital outside the jail right now.
DSCC claims removing 90pc animal waste, DNCC claims 100pc
Dhaka north city corporation panel mayor Jamal Mostafa on Thursday said 100 per cent wastes of sacrificial animals on the holy Eid-ul-Azha were removed within 24 hours in the city corporation area as per the prior announcement.
Int’l efforts needed to ensure education of 500,000 Rohingya kids: UNICEF
International efforts are urgently needed to prevent over half a million Rohingya children from falling prey to despair and frustration in Cox's Bazar as they are being denied the chance of a proper education, said UNICEF on Thursday.
People to resist lopsided election, says BNP
Accusing the government of preparing to hold another lopsided election, Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday warn of putting up a strong resistance against the move.
