Sakib forgets past, looks forward
Newly-appointed Test skipper Sakib al Hasan said on Monday that he was looking to start afresh in his second term as captain in the longest format putting behind his bitter memories in the first spell.
AL’s allies slam govt for price spiral
The partners of the ruling Awami League-led alliance on Monday criticised the government for the price spiral of essentials. At a meeting of the alliance at AL president Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi office, they said that the common people were suffering much to run their families because of skyrocketing price hike of essentials, including rice and onion.
Rohingya crisis : BD seeks both bilateral, global urgent action
Bangladesh has said not only bilateral, but the international community's urgent action is needed for the permanent solution to Rohingya crisis. Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN ambassador Masud Bin Momen made the remark at an event titled 'Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian
PM leaves for Paris to attend One Planet Summit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Paris on Monday morning on a three-day official visit to attend One Planet Summit.An Emirates flight carrying the prime minister and her entourage left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:20am.
Khaleda’s ‘asset abroad’: BNP dismisses PM’s allegation
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday claimed that the allegation that their party chief Khaleda Zia and her family members had illegal assets abroad was baseless
Man, son among four killed in Comilla road accident
Four people, including a man and his minor son, were killed and 10 others injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Daudkandi in Comilla early Monday.
Sakib returns to Test helm
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday removed Mushfiqur Rahim as Test captain and replaced him with all-rounder Sakib al Hasan ahead of two-Test series against Sri Lanka in January-February at home.
PM opens four power plants, 100pc electrification in 10 UZs
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated four new power plants including two solar power plants as well 100 per cent electrification in 10 upazilas.
Human rights index now below zero: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said that human rights index in Bangladesh had dropped below zero.In a message issued on the occasion of the Human Rights Day, Khaleda said that Bangladesh had been turned into a ‘slaughtering ground’ before and after January 5, 2015 ‘unilateral’ election.
Govt gets three more days to publish judges’ conduct rules
The Supreme Court on Sunday extended time for the government up to December 13 to issue a gazette notification on lower court judges’ conduct rules.
