Defence argument continuing in Zia orphanage graft case
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s defence lawyer is placing his closing arguments before a court in Dhaka on Tuesday for the fourth day in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Blogger accused of ‘disrespecting Prophet’ held at Dhaka airport
Immigration police arrested a blogger who is accused in a case filed under the Information Communication Technology Act with Amtali police station of Barguna at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday night
Feb 24 and 25 SSC exams to be rescheduled for DNCC by-polls
The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations of Dhaka Board of February 24 and 25 will be rescheduled to March due to the by-polls of Dhaka North City Corporation.
FF Faruk’s wife aspires to be AL candidate from Tangail-5
Wife of slain Awami League leader Faruk Ahmed on Tuesday announced her aspiration to be the party’s candidate for the next general election from Tangail -5 (Sadar) constituency. Nahar Ahmed came up with the announcement at a press briefing at Tangail Press Club this morning.
Singer Shafin to vie for mayor post
Popular band singer Shafin Ahmed will contest in the by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral post.Chairman of newly formed Nationalist Democratic Movement, Bobby Hajjaj, on Tuesday announced singer Shafin's name as candidate at a press conference at National Press Club.
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.
