Review petition filed against 16th amendment verdict
The government on Sunday filed petition seeking review of Appellate Division’s July 3 verdict scrapping the 16th amendment that empowered parliament to remove Supreme Court judges for ‘misbehaviour or incapacity’.
Safety alarms help empower Rohingya women
A piercing wail emanates from the small device in the palm of a young Rohingya woman, drawing startled looks from other refugees crowded onto a hillside in a Bangladesh camp.
Vendors back on sidewalks, streets
Evicted vendors are back on the sidewalks and streets of the capital disrupting traffic and pedestrian movements. The authorities’ failure to rehabilitate the vendors as promised has been blamed for the negative development.
Quader slams formation of BCL school bodies
Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday strongly criticised Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the party, over formation of school committees.
RICE PRICE HIKE 5.2 lakh people fall into poverty: study
At least 5.2 lakh people have fallen into poverty because of rice price hike which has also caused a rise in head count poverty rate by 0.32 percentage points in past few months in the country, according to a study of the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling.
Voting at Rangpur city polls underway
People are exercising their right to vote in the elections to Rangpur City Corporation without any major incident so far.The number of presence of voters is increasing with the passage of time as the balloting in 193 polling stations started at 8:00am on Thursday.
QUESTION LEAKS Education system under question
Question leaks that have so far menaced public and other examinations have now started taking place for terminal examinations even at the primary level, further jeopardizing the already declining standards of education.
Withdraw legal notice against Hasina: AL
The ruling Awami League on Wednesday called on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to withdraw the legal notice served against its party president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on a defamation charge
Fog disrupts flight operations at Dhaka airport
Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were disrupted since early Wednesday due to dense fog, affecting the schedules of over 33 domestic and international flights.
Rangpur city polls today
The stage was all set on Wednesday for holding the Rangpur City Corporation election today amid cold wave affecting the regular city life.
